70 camaros

[RichSchmidt]

I have 2 questions.First is what type of sidepipe/header setup did motion use on bigblock 70 and up camaros?Did they use the vette headers?
The second question is does anybody know what factory package motion prefered to build it's 1970 and up cars on?Did they use more original Z/28's since the Z would have had 4.10's and could be ordered with manual brakes{which would have worked with a big phase 3 cam},or did they prefer to start with an SS396 which came with big blocks springs,and then maybe have to ditch the power brakes?I was wondering if anybody ever noticed which factory paq
ckage these cars had.
In case anybody is wondering I am doing a resto on my 1973 firebird street legal drag car,and am going to do it in a 70's retro style{I built it with the gangsta street racer look the last time},and I was thinking of maybe citrus green with a blackk Vtop,and an L88 hood,and maybe sidepipes if I could round up a set.It has a 440 inch bigblock chevy with late GM aluminum heads and a dominator,and I figured I could fit it with the retro look,and maybe some super trick wheels and give it a clean nostalgic look.That Motion firebird from 1974 has me thinking of a 70 camaro deck spoiler too.I plan on some M/T valve covers,and other retro engine dress up stuff.I will keep everybody posted of the progress.BTW,my plan is to get the sidepipe headers,then use 3.5" truck pipe and turn downs to make open sidepipes that I can have coated to look like chrome{really loud chrome}.

[COPO]

I've seen the 2nd gen. Camaro Motion cars with both the mid-year vette side exhaust and also Kustom or Hooker branded chrome sidepipes. Motion used both SS BB cars as well as Z-28's as a base. The '71 Phase 3 BM Camaro I owned started as a Z-28 w/a factory 4.10 rear. All the factory 2nd gen. Z-28's came with power front discs as a factory mandatory option.

[Fhakya]

Here's my personal favorite 70-73 firebird. It was converted by one of the Motion mechanics. I couldn't find the thread with the whole article but here's the ones w/ the best shots of the car.

Good luck on the project.

-Mark Holman

[Kim_Howie]

I could never find any part #s for a drum brake 70 camaro of any type. I don't think they made a 70 drum brake camaro. I think disc were standard equp.

[RichSchmidt]

I was thinking maybe the Z was available with manual disc brakes.The SS had to have power brakes,I wasnt aware that the Z also had to have power brakes.

[Kim_Howie]

Rich I don't know the answer to that. I thought you were saying on the post at first, they manual drum brakes. Not manual disc brakes. Sorry Kim

[COPO]

All the Z's had power discs.