Heath Elmer's '79 Chevy Camaro Z28 - The Silver Bucket

By The Numbers

’79 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Heath Elmer • Mesa, AZ
Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,695 lbs.
ENGINE
Type:	Chevrolet displacing 355 cubic inches
	(4.030 bore x 3.480 stroke)
Block:	GM Gen I 350
Compression ratio:	10.3:1
Oiling:	powdercoated Milodon six-quart pan,
	stock oiling system
Rotating assembly:	3.850-inch stroke Scat cast crank,
	5.700-inch Scat forged I-beam rods, forged flat-top
	pistons, Total Seal rings, ATI Super damper
Cylinder heads:	Edelbrock RPM,
	64cc combustion chambers,
	ported by Joe Martin
Camshaft:	Edelbrock RPM hydraulic flat tappet,
	244 degrees duration @ .050-inch,
	.510-inch lift, COMP timing gear
Valvetrain:	2.02/1.60-inch valves,
	1.6:1 COMP Pro Magnum roller rocker arms,
	COMP pushrods, COMP valvesprings
Induction:	Edelbrock Air-Gap intake,
	Speed Demon 650-cfm w/mechanical secondaries,
	’70 Z28 dual-snorkel air cleaner,
	Airaid element, 130-gph Holley fuel pump,
	Aeromotive regulator, Prolite hoses and fittings
Power adder:	NOS Cheater 150,
	installed and tuned by Joe Martin
Ignition:	MSD Pro Billet distributor,
	Digital 6 box, Blaster coil, Taylor 8.5mm wires,
	14 degrees initial, 36 total timing,
	Optima battery, CSR mini-starter
Exhaust:	HPC-coated Hedman JR headers,
	1 5/8-inch primary pipes, 3.0-inch collectors,
	Flowmaster ball-and-seat flanges,
	2.5-inch mandrel-bent system,
	X-pipe, Borla stainless steel mufflers
Fasteners:	ARP
Built by:	Basko, Gilbert, AZ (short-block)

DRIVETRAIN
Transmission:	Tremec TKO-600 five-speed,
	Centerforce 10.4-inch Dual Friction clutch assembly,
	CMG/Hurst shifter
Driveshaft:	Chrome-moly steel by Inland Empire
Rear axle:	GM 10-bolt, ARP 1/2-inch wheel studs,
	Posi-traction differential, Moser axles,
	3.73:1 ring-and-pinion

CHASSIS
Front suspension:	OE upper and lower
	control arms, stock spindles,
	QA1 coilover w/single-adjustable shocks,
	Hotchkis 1 3/8-inch sway bar
Rear suspension:	stock F41 leaf springs,
	QA1 adjustable shock absorbers,
	Competition Engineering Slide-A-Link bars
Brakes:	Baer Sport 12-inch, front;
	Baer Iron Sport 11.65-inch, rear