{"id":1798,"date":"2015-01-13T11:31:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T15:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2017-03-07T13:04:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T18:04:19","slug":"f-bomb-camaro-returns-to-the-dragstrip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1798","title":{"rendered":"F-Bomb Camaro Returns To The Dragstrip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5323\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5323\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5323\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5323\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1973 Camaro F-bomb goes for 8 seconds at drag&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?resize=625%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1973 Camaro F-bomb goes for 8 seconds at drag\" width=\"625\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?resize=600%2C334&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?resize=624%2C347&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Freiburger returns to the dragstrip with his 1973 F-bomb Camaro to attempt to reach the 8&#8217;s. The Camaro&#8217;s engine is a twin-turbo V8 built by Nelson Racing Engines capable of 1,500 horsepower.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/upE4C7jM6h8\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHYi8icg8EC6DvMJD5OcTOg\">Nelson Racing Engines<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Freiburger returns to the dragstrip with his 1973 F-bomb Camaro to attempt to reach the 8&#8217;s. The Camaro&#8217;s engine is a twin-turbo V8 built by Nelson Racing Engines capable of 1,500 horsepower. Source: Nelson Racing Engines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5323,"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camaro"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1973-Camaro-F-bomb-returns-to-track-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20","url_meta":{"origin":1798,"position":0},"title":"Project F-Bomb","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 27, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Hot Rod has started a new project car called F-Bomb. 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