The Story of the GAWWDAM Camaro

Joseph Scaglione

Mar 29, 2023

Story of the GAWWDAM Camaro - Part 5

With the engine needing a rebuild, I had to weigh my options. I knew the clutch was slipping, so it should be replaced before putting the...

Joseph Scaglione

Mar 27, 2023

Now that the majority of parts were sourced, the next step was to start building the hot side and getting the turbo mounted. I borrowed...

Joseph Scaglione

Mar 11, 2023

The time my car spent up at college with me was during my first semester of Junior year. When I got home after the semester for winter...

Joseph Scaglione

Mar 5, 2023

Dammmmmn son, it's about to get real. The first drive of the v8 powered Camaro happened just a few days before leaving for freshman year...

Joseph Scaglione

Mar 4, 2023

Time to throw it way back to the beginning. This photo is from the day I purchased my Camaro. The date was August 8, 2011 and I was 15...

From a v6, to a 355/auto, to a 355/t56, to a turbo 5.3/t56, to a turbo 5.3/auto.

Joseph Scaglione

Apr 28, 2023

Building the Cold Side I had bought this beast of an Intercooler from SheepeyRace before I got the cage done. It originally had a 3"...

Joseph Scaglione

Apr 5, 2023

Building the "hot side" of the turbo system & Steering Shaft. If you're not familiar with all of the components of a turbo system, take a...

Joseph Scaglione

Apr 5, 2023

I burned the piston in the 5.3 in October of 2019. It took some time to really come up with a plan on what to do with the car. Obviously,...

time to do it right.