{"id":1559,"date":"2010-11-21T15:34:23","date_gmt":"2010-11-21T20:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2010-11-21T15:34:23","modified_gmt":"2010-11-21T20:34:23","slug":"awd-ls6-1968-camaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1559","title":{"rendered":"AWD LS6 1968 Camaro"},"content":{"rendered":"

This project takes a 1968 Camaro and not only gives it a modern engine \/ transmission but also a modern AWD drivetrain. The owner claims when completed this will be the only AWD 1st generation Camaro and I think he might be right. The current plan is to use a AWD system from a wrecked Cadillac STS.<\/p>\n

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Source: ProjectAWDCamaro<\/a> via LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This project takes a 1968 Camaro and not only gives it a modern engine \/ transmission but also a modern AWD drivetrain. The owner claims when completed this will be the only AWD 1st generation Camaro and I think he might be right. The current plan is to use a AWD system from a wrecked… Read More »AWD LS6 1968 Camaro<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camaro"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":108023,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108023","url_meta":{"origin":1559,"position":0},"title":"AWD 1968 Camaro with a 2000 hp Chevy V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Marcin Blauth and his VTG-built AWD 1968 Camaro returned to Santa Pod Raceway in the UK. 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