Forget Status Quo. The Ringbrothers’ Latest Camaro Creation Goes Far Beyond the Norm
Car owner Bob Venne has always had a thing for second-gens, and he putted around town in a ’79 Z28 as a teenager. However, the ’70- 73 models were his true passion and he vowed to build one someday. Bob soon developed an interest in dirt track racing, but the responsibilities of life required walking away from the hobby, and he survived many years without a project car. That all changed one day when he caught a glimpse of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s famed ’72 Camaro. “That car renewed my interest in early second-gens and inspired me to look for a project car. I really liked the idea of building a muscle car with an aggressive stance, big brakes, a lot of motor, and modern amenities,” he explains. “I found a good candidate for a build not too far away from me in Minnesota. It had no motor and the front end was completely disassembled. Since it wasn’t something rare, like an RS or a Z28, I didn’t have a problem with cutting it up.”
Obviously, any car that packs this much visual punch better have some beans to back it up. It does. Power comes from a Mast Motorsports 427ci LS7 small-block that registers 650 ponies on the engine dyno. As no surprise, the motor is cocooned in a fully customized engine bay. The firewall, radiator core support, and airbox are all custom pieces. Even the inner fenders got a mini-tub job to house the massive front meats. Custom shrouding covers up the ugly factory coil packs, and also feature a lime green scallop pattern that ties into the hood stripes.
To make sure all that power doesn’t go up in smoke, the Camaro relies on a Detroit Speed Inc. QUADRALink rear suspension in lieu of the antiquated stock leaf springs. Up front is a hydroformed DSE front clip and tubular suspension. The custom Forgeline/Ringbrothers wheels feature a trick pin-drive mount that has just a single center lug nut, which partially conceal massive 15-inch Baer brake rotors clamped by six-piston calipers. The driver summons all this performance goodness from the comfort of a 100-percent custom interior.
As much as we hate to admit it, attempting to describe all the custom touches in a Ringbrothers creation is a nearly impossible proposition. Engaging prose and stellar photography can only do so much. Even so, Bob’s Camaro represents just one in a long line phenomenal Pro Touring machines that the Ringbrothers have launched well past the right side of the bell curve. These guys aren’t about maintaining status quo. They’re on a mission to set a new benchmark for status whoa.
“I love the LS7 in my Corvette Z06, so I knew I had to put one in my Camaro.” –Bob Venne
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