By
Brian Wagner August 15, 2018James Goad has decided to get the band back together and bring his infamous “Reaper SS” Camaro back to the streets. However, this time the star of Discovery Channel’s hit show
Street Outlaws has made some changes to the car and is pairing it up with his other Camaro known as “Deez Nuts”. Goad plans on bringing both cars to the
Street Outlaws $200,000-to-win event at Bristol with the goal of scoring the biggest payout in no-prep history.The Reaper SS was the original car that Goad made his appearance with on the list and used to race against the best in the 405. To step up his game, Goad brought out his second Camaro Deez Nuts, but the car soon came under fire due to its design. Seeing the writing on the wall, Goad made the decision to bring his old warhorse out of retirement to make a run at the track and streets.
“There was a lot of controversy about Deez Nuts and the fact I built that car to the rules at the time. The car had a carbon fiber body on it that was already mounted, so I confirmed that the rules stated it needed to have a full steel roof and quarters, then added those to the body. That created a lot of controversy, so I decided to pull Deez Nuts off the list and borrow Reaper from my little brother. He asked what I was going to do with the car, and I told him put it back on the street since it fit the rules better. He was fine with that because he was tired of seeing it sit,” Goad explains.The first incarnation of the Reaper had a big cubic-inch nitrous engine under the hood, but for this tour of duty Goad is changing things up. This time around Reaper will feature a 540 cubic-inch
ProCharged powerplant that he purchased from Megalodon owner Brent Austin. The Reaper has also been outfitted with a new
Davis Technologies Profiler to help it keep traction when all the boosted power comes in.