There are an infinite number of ways to build a pro-touring car, and perhaps the single greatest thing about the pro-touring genre is the fact that the term is always open to interpretation. Here are a few classifications-
Pro-Touring: A classic muscle car with upgraded and updated suspension components, brake system, drive train and aesthetics, including many of the creature comforts of a new car. Built to function as well or better than some of today’s best performance cars. Pro-Touring cars are built to be driven. Driven on the street, on the race track, on the drag strip, through cones at an auto-cross, no matter the setting, pro-touring cars are meant to be driven. [Generally speaking, late model cars are not considered pro-touring due to their factory designed suspension and brake packages.]
G-Machine: [Once considered to mean the same thing as pro-touring, the term has now evolved to mean a slightly less refined pro-touring car] A classic muscle car with upgraded and updated suspension, brakes, drive train and aesthetics, generally lacking some of the creature comforts one would find in a pro-touring car, such as cup-holders, leather seats, etc., otherwise identical to a pro-touring car.
Street Fighter: [The term is adapted from a European genre of stripped down street bikes to mean stripped down pro-touring cars.] A classic muscle car with heavily modified and upgraded suspension and brake system components, powerful yet functional drive train, and little to no creature comforts. Most Street Fighters lack A/C, big billet wheels, chromed-out engine bays and navigation systems, but sport forged wheels, a roll cage and fabricated parts. Anything not necessary to make the car accelerate, decelerate, or handle better is stripped from the vehicle. Street Fighters are Pro-Touring counter-culture at its best; drivability is sacrificed for performance and function. In the simplest of fashions, Street Fighters can be equated to street legal race cars.
**As stated on ProTouring.com, 2008—Special Thanks!
SLEDGEHAMMER
Mike Bassi’s ProTouring 67 Camaro RS Coupe: LATERAL-G feature of the month, October 2007
Modified ZZ430 motor w/ Procharger PS1sc custom producing over 600hp, Tremec TKO600 McLeod twin disc setup with lightweight A-l flywheel, Full Power Window Conversion, Power Door Locks, Baer Brakes, Boze Forged Wheels with ENZO tires by Nitto 275/35ZR18's in rear and 245/40ZR18's in front, Competition Engineering "Slide-A-Link" Traction Bars, DSE Weld in sub frame connectors, Fatman subframew/ custom Eibach springs and Koni shocks, subframe rebuilt and channeled for custom 1 inch 3 piece speedtech swaybar hollow center.
Ididit Steering Column, Pro Comp Gauges in custom dash cluster & console, Ipod ready full Alpine IDA-X001 deck and stereo system. Remote start, trunk open and alarm system, 12 Bolt Moser rear end with True Track 3:73 gears. 33 spline axles, Denny’s 3 1/2 inch Nitrous ready driveshaft w/ chrome-moly 1350 u-joints, Rick’s custom stainless tank, Classic Auto Air conditioning system and full custom interior with Italian leather throughout. **Special thanks to Campbell Auto Restorations for all of their efforts in making “Sledgehammer” all that it can be**
1968 Camaro LS2 RS/SS Convertible
Custom-built LS2 ‘Vette engine w/ MagnaCharger- puts out 670hp while obtaining phenomenal 22mpg fuel economy through a Keisler-Tremec 5 speed accompanied by a hydraulic clutch setup, backed by a 12-bolt 3:55 posi rearend. Assuring that the adequately powered rocket can “stop on a dime,” CPP big 13” brakes are applied through a HydroBoost braking system and SSBC polished master cylinder. Since none of this matters unless power and braking can meet the pavement, the car sports 18x9.5” wide Coys wheels w/ sticky 275/40/18 Kumho EcstaXPT’s on the rear and 18x8 wheels wrapped in 245/40/18 front rubbers. Other add-ons include: narrowed tubular control arms, DSE rapid response power steering, Hotchkis frame connectors, x-brace, swaybars and lowering springs, “Slide-A-Link” traction bars, Rick’s stainless steel fuel tank & internal race pump, aluminum radiator w/ dual electric fans, air conditioning, power windows & convertible top, custom audio system & of course, a full fledged alarm system.
1967 ProTouring Coupe Camaro
Owned by Mike Provencher - ProBuilt 383 Stroker engine w/ Accel StealthRam fuel injection & Procharger P1 supercharger, Tremec 5 speed w/ hydraulic clutch, 12 bolt 3:73 posi-trac rearend w/ mini-tubbed rear fenderwells to accommodate extra wide 315 series rear tires. Custom paint, full custom leather interior, tubular control arms, coil-overs, HydroBoost braking with oversized Baer 4-wheel disc brakes, Hotchkis swaybars, lowering springs & frame connectors. Aluminum radiator w/ dual electric fans, Rick’s stainless fuel tank & race pump, air conditioning, Ididit tilt steering, AutoMeter gauges, DynaMat, custom audio & anti-theft system.
1969 Rally Sport Coupe Camaro
Supercharged 650hp LS6 ‘Vette engine custom-built by TurnKey Engine Supply, Keisler-Tremec 5 speed w/ hydraulic clutch, 12-bolt posi rearend w/ 4:11 gears. HydroBoost braking with 13” front CPP brakes & 12” rears, narrowed tubular control arms w/adjustable coil-overs, Hotchkis swaybars, lowering springs & frame connectors. “Slide-A-Link” traction bars, Rick’s aluminum fuel tank w/ race pump, Mattson’s aluminum radiator w/ dual electric fans, DynaMat and much more to come!
1967 Plymouth Barracuda “Notch-Back”
DiamondBack Racing 408ci small block, TTI custom headers, March serpentine pulley system, Keisler-Tremec 5-speed transmission w/ hydraulic clutch & Moser Dana60 rearend. Custom Alter-K-Tion front frame w/ power rack & pinon, HydroBoost braking system w/ 4-wheel Wilwood brakes & aluminum master cylinder. Full Martz Chassis rear 4-link system w/ adjustable coil-overs & panhard bar. 18” Coys wheels, Kumho EcstaXPT tires, Rick’s custom stainless fuel tank & race pump, Classic Auto Air A/C system, custom flanged 2 ½ exhaust system w/ Flowmasters, x-pipe & electric exhaust cut-outs, custom built frame connectors, MSD ignition & BeCool aluminum radiator w/ dual electric fans.
1968 RS/SS Coupe Camaro
530hp 6.0 liter LS cast-iron engine, Keisler-Tremec 5 speed w/ hydraulic clutch, Currie 9” Trac-Loc rearend. Custom “Hot Rods From Hell” 4-link Nascar style truck-arm rear suspension w/ Wayne-Due front subframe & rack & pinion steering. Custom roll cage, C5 front suspension & show quality paint….this one’s still under construction.
1970 Dodge Challenger
Pro-built 440 big block w/ CNC ported Edelbrock aluminum heads, 727 Torqueflite transmission w/ 2500 RPM stall converter, 8 ¾ SureGrip with 3:23 gears. TTI ceramic-kote headers and 3” dual exhaust w/ x-pipe, 4 wheel Wilwood disc brakes, Unisteer power rack & pinion steering, Ron Davis aluminum radiator & electric fan, custom AutoMeter gauges and 17” Centerline wheels wrapped in Nitto 50 series tires. Addco front & rear swaybars, custom seats and 4 point harnesses.
1965 Chevelle Super Sport
Options include: GM Performance ZZ4 350 crate motor w/ aluminum heads, serpentine pulley system, ATS C5 front spindles with 13” disc brakes, custom Savitzke adjustable upper control arms w/ Global West lowers. Fully adjustable rear tubular control arms, 12” rear disc brakes, QA1 shocks, Hotchkis front & rear springs and swaybars, TCI 700R4 transmission, Intro “Twisted Vista” wheels, Air Conditioning, 12 bolt posi rearend, custom leather interior, power windows and a 2 ½” dual exhaust system w/ x-pipe and MagnaFlow mufflers.
