Re: I got some info on that SRD built 70 Camaro
Yup Mark,that definatly looks like it was built in the early 70's as a pro stocker or late 70's as a modified production car. I doubt it was an SRD car that was built for pro stock. In 70,a few of the cars were running the old bolt in bars,and by 71 most SRD cars had the type of cage thats in the pictures I posted. Notice how the door bar actually goes from the main hoop directly down to the floor mid way along the door opening right over where the subframe mounting ara is,then another bar extends foward from there and goes to the firewall where it is bolted to the firewall with a plate on the outside of the firewall that has a bar that is welded to the front subframe.The top driver's side door bar was aded later on. The bar that runs down the front windshield(a-pillar) doesnt go all the way to the floor,it mounts to the top of the bar that runs to the firewall. The drivers side bar on the car in the pics was added later. as far as I know,this cage wouldnt have been legal to run faster then 10.0 anytime after about 1980. Prety much all prostockers buit after 1974 were tube chassis cars.
As for the Jenkins 3 link,if you look at this car,you will see that the mounting bar is centered in the car. I believe his setup used a link that was actually more like a wishbone that acted to both center the axle and provide suspention.This car had aftermarket frame rails in the back,and the entire floor was cut out and a box was built to cover the 3 link setup,and that box was at least as big as what would be needed to clear a 4 link.
As for you car,it looks a little like another car I have seen. If the pics are still available,there is a write-up on that red 1970 Camaro that raced on an episode of pinks and was lost to a blue chevy powered Mustang. That was repored to be an ex prostocker as well,the cage looks a lot more like yours. I wonder whose old car that was.
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