81 Camaro Pro Stock Build Project
Completed 7/4/21
Original Don Hardy NHRA 1981 Pro Stock that had gone through years of changes. Scott testing it out before complete disassembly.
9/27/15 1/8" Mile 5.10 ET
7/4/21
7/4/21
7/4/21
Progress on 12/1/18
Starting new chassis - using only original roof and rear quarter panels
Mounting Lamb struts on new chassis
Main chassis completed
Woody building Funny Car cage
Kirkman Composits made the carbon fiber wheel tubs
Anti roll bar & titanium links
Fabricating front motor plate
Rear push bar system
Wishbone in welding fixture
Wishbone installed
Billet Specialties double beadlock rims & Hoosier 18500 's
Wheelie bars being built
Fabricated 4130 chrome moly rear end
4 link, Strange Pro Stock 2 piece axles and aluminum center section
Penske double adjustable shocks
Fitting rear motor plate
Cut out old wheel opening that was modified numerous times
Repairing cut out wheel opening and returning it to original shape
Spread the wheel opening 4" and replaced inner lip
Sheet metal work on the quarter panels completed
Carbon fiber seat being fitted
Starting to modify OEM cowl
New cowl completed with removable firewall
3 piece removeable firewall completed
Belly pan and rear end powder coated, ready to install
Carbon fiber wheel tubs and panels, fabricated truck lid Dzus lip
Lenco 5 speed, Liberty shifter, Browell bell housing
Ram dual disc clutch
Instrument panel being built for Auto Meter Gauges
Dash completed
New chassis completed and removing all the old paint jobs!
Removing old paint!!
Front end complete, OEM headlights & grills
Wing, trunk lid & White chutes
Making stainless headers, Burns collectors
Front motor plate, radiator overflow tank, radiator filler, XRP plumbing
Dry sump tank, oil breather / overflow, oil pump, XRP plumbing
Reher Morrison 650 ci
Tunnel near completion
Fitting tunnel around shifter
Jaz 1.5 gallon fuel cell, C&R radiator
Pedals
Racepak mounted
Braille battery mounted in driver compartment
Wing under construction
Launch controller, fire system, kill button, switch panel, chute lever
Tunnel complete and powder coated
Wiring laid out, MSD grid and Smartwire, etc
On the way to Tim Oros for paint
Tim Oros applying first coat of prep sealer
Body work done and in polyester sealer
At Tim Oros's shop - painting started
Center support added to door
Adjusting bottom of door to fit rocker panel
Removing low spot in door skin
Correcting windshield post and fitting door for proper gap
Door completed
Finished paint on door
Building hood scoop
Hood scoop completed
Trunk lid installed
All body panels installed
Final check on door gaps
Final fit on wing and chutes
Headlights and parking lights wired
Tail lights wired
Scott fitting front window
Framework with rivnut inserts to hold window
Optic Armor front window installed
Optic Armor rear window installed
Interior completed
Interior completed
Hoist we made to install Lenco 5 speed
Lenco Hoist
Original Don Hardy build tag 6-11-81 Model P-1