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    can i turn my 85 camaro into a drifter... ??? comments please....

    Well hey guys im really into muscle and not much into imports but i love the drifting scene... well my question is can i or should i even try to turn my camaro into a drifter... or should i just get a lil import for drifting and start from scratch.... please let me know what i should do.....thanks'

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    yea u can.as long as its a stick and has posi.my best freind drives a 98 v6 and he's does really good. the weight is a problem but he's got used to it. also theres a guy that i saw in a drift session video that have a 80's iroc so yea
    Last edited by drft89; 11-26-2007, 10:01 PM.

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    • #3
      Short and simple, yes you can. It'd take a bit of work but there's already a pro driving a Camaro (I think with cooper?)

      The first thing you'll want to look at is getting a Posi, or even a spool for your diff. Then I heavily recommend looking into suspension and lightening your chassis.

      Now if your learning you might have some trouble with such a large and torquy car. It can be done, but it makes for a more difficult learning process.

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      • #4
        I'm using an '86 Z28.

        The biggest problems with the third gen camaros are their weight and chassis flex.

        If it's a track car, pull as much weight out of the front end as possible (and the car as a whole). They're pretty nose heavy, so if you're going to focus on shedding pounds, that's the place to really do it. You may want to consider moving the battery.

        As for flex, the first place to start would be Sub-Frame connectors, then a Strut Tower brace. Again, if it's a track car, a cage/roll bar will help alot. Just don't really plan on using your rear seats again. If you get in an accident and someone's in the back, they're probably going to get a face full of chromoly.

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        • #5
          I'm kinda glad to hear so many folks want to drift fbodys!

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          • #6
            Drifting a camaro.

            (In reply to a previous post. Im almost posative that its the 68 Camaro running for team Falken. Ive been paying a lot of attention to that camaro for the last 2 years. Its my inspiration.

            Anywho.

            You can drift a camaro most definatly. As already stated make sure its manual and has positraction. Since its in that shape its already got the aerodynamics Taken care of.

            Before anyone in america knew what drifting was they referd to it as power sliding. or Cutting courners to save time...

            I will say that there is a good chance that the front nose clip will in the least get scratched up. Any camaro after 1980 had a front nose clip that was almost guaranteed to see scratches. And this has held true up untill the last model made before the new camaro concept.

            In my mind every camaro was a good year. But if you found a camaro that DIDNT have a scratched nose piece. They probly had it replaced.

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            • #7
              YES! anything that is FR with enough power to move itself is an ideal drifter

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              • #8
                I say go for it.. I am learning to drift in probably one of the more worse cars to drift in, an SRT-8 Charger.

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                • #9
                  Yeah, there are a lot of f-body drifters. They just seem to be more underground a lot of times, and a lot of times they are the guys that really participate and don't just show up online and talk about it. Anyway, I've known several...and they were very talented.

                  However if you have an emotional attachment to your car or you have put a lot of money into it, yeah, buying a beater would be wise. You can do a lot of damage while drifting and it's not as hard to get involved as everyone makes it seem. So many cars come from the factory drift ready, yeah, coilovers, tie bars, new bushings, etc. are great and cheaper than they used to be, but it doesn't mean they are required, especially if the car doesn't double as your daily driver.

                  LSD (if your car didn't come with it) and (maybe as minor as) stiffer springs to tighten it up is really all you need to start out. Then keep in running, get your seat time in, and upgrade your car as you develop as a driver.

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                  • #10
                    Sure, you probably want info, but to heck with info.
                    See for yourself.

                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9x3gr_YUL8

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