Street Machine Australia - May 2018

“I’VE had this 1968 SS Camaro for 18 years now; it’s

an ongoing project. I purchased it from a guy in Mount

Macedon; it had a 350 Chev, four-speed and 12-bolt

diff at the time. Now it runs a 400ci small-block

pushing out around 550hp, with a Scat crank, Icon

forged pistons, Scat H-beam rods, Crow hydraulic-

roller cam, Edelbrock Victor alloy heads and Yella Terra

shaft rockers. On top is an Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap

manifold and 750 Holley carby, with spark coming

from an ICE ignition system. A 350 trans with a shift

kit and 3500 Dominator stall converter gets the power

back to a shortened 12-bolt diff with a Truetrac centre

and Moser axles. She rides on Air Ride suspension

with ShockWaves and a four-link set-up. I’ve got

tubular A-arms up front and self-levellers as well. The

paint is the same as when I purchased it, with just a

few touch-ups, and I also redid the interior to original

specs. Next will be a self-tuning EFI system and a

digital dash.” Photos: Caprice Photography

“THIS is my EK Holden; I’ve had it for 15
years and built it for my wife as a cool
factory-looking old car. The paint and
interior are still original, with only one
repair back in the 60s. I got a bit carried
away with it and made a full chassis with
a new floor for clearance, fitted an HR
front end and HQ brakes all ’round. Then
I threw in a 350 Chev, TH400 and nine-
inch diff with 3.0:1 gears. One weekend

we went to the Ballarat Swap Meet and

I scored a tunnel ram for another car, but

my boys convinced me to put it on the EK

instead. I took it to Summernats this year

and had a great time cruising, and the

burnout went well until I melted the shift

cable in Drive. I still didn’t stop cruising

though! I’ve since removed the tunnel

ram to quieten it down a bit.” Photos:

Bright Design

ROB KRANJC

1968 CAMARO SS

CLARKE CODY

EK HOLDEN