Brother, Can You Spare a "Dime"? - Page 2

brian schuetta · 12-29-2018, 11:12 AM

Is the 1976 Camaro with the 305 2bbl still a good combo? I got everything except the cam, gears for the 8.5 10-bolt rear, and converter for the Metric 200. Found a complete 305 2bbl out of a 76' Nova for $150 to use as the starting point for the engine. Bullet did the crank, cast pistons on Scat rods. Most of the work was done locally. Car is running with a different engine. I started kicking this around awhile back and got enough parts together to do it whether it was a class car or a experiment to bracket race with in my 83' Camaro.

Billy Nees · 12-29-2018, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by brian schuetta

Is the 1976 Camaro with the 305 2bbl still a good combo?

Quick and dirty T/U/SA car. Not bad at all!

joe cool · 12-29-2018, 11:48 AM

I really enjoy reading this stuff fellas, It makes me look into those backyards for the old abandon cars.

GarysZ24 · 12-28-2018, 06:44 PM

The more I read all of these posts about that combo, the more I'm glad I sold my '81 D5 Street Eliminator winning '73 Pontiac Ventura, that had a 350 2bbl combo. At Bandimere's my stock 173 engine in my Z24 ran about the same in the quarter (maybe a few tenths quicker), at 17.55 than my Ventura ran, however the Ventura was a 3600lb car w/o me in it, vs the approx. 2600+ lb car with me in it.

It may be more of a challenge to race and win rounds with, but it was probably much cheaper to build and make competitive.

12-29-2018, 11:12 AM	#1
brian schuetta Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san antonio tx Posts: 259 Likes: 5 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Brother, Can You Spare a "Dime"? Is the 1976 Camaro with the 305 2bbl still a good combo? I got everything except the cam, gears for the 8.5 10-bolt rear, and converter for the Metric 200. Found a complete 305 2bbl out of a 76' Nova for $150 to use as the starting point for the engine. Bullet did the crank, cast pistons on Scat rods. Most of the work was done locally. Car is running with a different engine. I started kicking this around awhile back and got enough parts together to do it whether it was a class car or a experiment to bracket race with in my 83' Camaro.

12-29-2018, 11:48 AM	#3
joe cool Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: southwest iowa Posts: 53 Likes: 3 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Brother, Can You Spare a "Dime"? I really enjoy reading this stuff fellas, It makes me look into those backyards for the old abandon cars. __________________ Joe Keightley Pacific Junction Iowa

12-28-2018, 06:44 PM	#4
GarysZ24 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tempe, Az. Posts: 1,284 Likes: 950 Liked 256 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Brother, Can You Spare a "Dime"? The more I read all of these posts about that combo, the more I'm glad I sold my '81 D5 Street Eliminator winning '73 Pontiac Ventura, that had a 350 2bbl combo. At Bandimere's my stock 173 engine in my Z24 ran about the same in the quarter (maybe a few tenths quicker), at 17.55 than my Ventura ran, however the Ventura was a 3600lb car w/o me in it, vs the approx. 2600+ lb car with me in it. It may be more of a challenge to race and win rounds with, but it was probably much cheaper to build and make competitive. __________________ Gary Hampton '86 Z24,173 V6 CF/S #5824 (#78 in 2021)

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