New Aus Member- 69 with pic

[usa-69z]

Hi Guys , im an australian enthusiast who has lurked the pages here for a while now. I thought it was time to be responsible and register.
I have owned 4 camaros now in Oz and several other US cars ie; blazer, impala, 92 vette. This is my current 'project' A 69 RS clone running a 10.5 -1 comp alloy headed balanced/blueprinted 4 bolt small block , 'solid' camshaft' barry grant carb on a strip dominator running thru 2 1/2 inch pipes with x pipe and magna flows, etc ,tricked 350 box -2500 stall , hotchkis suspension . All converted to Right hand drive in 08'. :thumbsup:

Regards,

Wade
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/dragstripper/MADday09007.jpg

[XcYZ]

Great car, welcome aboard. :cheers:

Cool license plate, too.

[camcojb]

very nice................ :yes:

Jody

[tony byram]

Sweet Camaro! And my favorite color too! Welcome aboard. :thumbsup:

[98ssnova]

Very nice car. I wa\ould like to see more of the right hand drive conversion. Also I like your front plate

[customcam]

Welcome to Lat-g mate

[usa-69z]

Thanx guys for the warm welcome !:cheers:
My car is a long way from what you guys build here. Its just the availability and choices of performance parts you have. Yeah we can get them sent across the water but we basically triple the catalogue price. And the way the dollar is , it makes it that much tougher. So you gotta be dedicated.

(customcam, do i sense an aussie feel to your welcome !):thumbsup:

As for right hand drive , i do have pics of the conversion , pretty straight foward , hardest part on a 69 is the dash as its not a mirror like say a 67 or 68 dash. Everything else is swapped across, wires lengthened, mirrors , belts changed , lenses orange for blinkers, (no red flash in tail lights) etc etc.. ill post some pics for anyone who is curious.

I will travel to US in april for my first trip (parts shopping) so advice will be needed on the best bits for my hard earned aussie dollar.

Thanx again:)

Wade

[bigtyme1]

Welcome to the sight, lots to see and learn here.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Welcome, we have quite a few members in the Land of oz. I gotta get over there to look at some cars.

[jy211]

Pic's of right hand drive please...:thumbsup:

[usa-69z]

Pic's of right hand drive please...:thumbsup:

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/dragstripper/001-1.jpg
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[bigtyme1]

WOW!, First time I ever saw one like this. Is the steering box on the right side as well? Keep up the good work .

[usa-69z]

WOW!, First time I ever saw one like this. Is the steering box on the right side as well? Keep up the good work .

yes, the steering box ( chev rhd ) is notched into the subframe on the right rail . Cut the peice from fire wall on left and weld in to right side for the colum.
Brake booster is from an aussie GM 'commodore' (they make your pontiac 'gto' , its really our aussie holden commodore)

Then wiring, handbrake swap, pedals etc.
We can register LHD here if over 30 years old 'as is' or if you change it over it must comply with that states design rules, ie; seatbelts , lights , blinkers,

Wade

[usa-69z]

This has been a long time overdue ! well from humble beginnings to "this is now"

my aussie RHD 69 has had a major rebuild , adding new panels, quarters glass , and black paint with grey hockey stripe, etc.

fitted injection recently using a 'fast ezi efi' computor and harness
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/dragstripper/STRIPES-BARREL-CARFEST021.jpg

[Spiffav8]

This has been a long time overdue ! well from humble beginnings to "this is now"

my aussie RHD 69 has had a major rebuild , adding new panels, quarters glass , and black paint with grey hockey stripe, etc.

fitted injection recently using a 'fast ezi efi' computor and harness
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/dragstripper/STRIPES-BARREL-CARFEST021.jpg

DANG! Car looks amazing! :wow:

:cheers:

[Rybar]

I'll second that, looks killer Gav, post more pics. :thumbsup:

[Simmo]

Farrrrk, nice work!

Funny how earlier on you mentioned you 69 'was nothing like what graces these pages'...well would ya look at that lol. Bug bit hard, looks like you have enjoyed the currency change!

Great to see you havent fallen for 22's and 'interesting' graphics all over the car that I see in most Aussie mags over here in NZ.

Nice conversion too, our rule is 20 years but I must admit it would be nice to be sitting on the right hand side here on our 2 lane 'roads'!

[badbu68]

Wow, looks mean! :hail:

[camsdad]

Wowza!
Must show more! :thumbsup:

[usa-69z]

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/dragstripper/STRIPES-BARREL-CARFEST017-1.jpg
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[DIGI-TAILS]

very nice build!!! :)

[intocarss]

Nice car and welcome. Looks like my Camaro is heading your way in a week or so

[Rybar]

Where's Al Moreno? Is this the nicest right hand drive 69 on the planet?? Nice work Gav car looks fantastic. :thumbsup:

[Ron in SoCal]

Nice car and welcome. Looks like my Camaro is heading your way in a week or so

More info Jerry?

[Ralphlovs72chev]

wow very nice! love the black!:thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Very, very nice. Looks a lot better in my opinion.
Nice stacks too!:thumbsup:

[usa-69z]

thanx guys, i apreciatte the positive feedback! its not the full big dollar resto you guys are use to seeing here but its a work in progress .

[scottysimp7]

Welcome. Camaro looks good. Love the RH conversion. Everyone probably does a double take! :thumbsup:

[usa-69z]

Its been a long while since i have posted here..

my car has gone thru many changes since the first pics i posted years ago..

A qwik rundown on specs..

383 stack injected with fast ecu.. t56 6 speed box
moser eaton posi 3.7 rear
four link rear , speedtech front.
RHD converted in Australia.
fikse rims , toyo tyres, wilwood brakes

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/dragstripper/CA012_zpsba68808b.jpg

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[Rybar]

Gav, Love your car man, that's just beautiful and perfect! Stance is killer what 4-link did you go with again?

[usa-69z]

Gav, Love your car man, that's just beautiful and perfect! Stance is killer what 4-link did you go with again?

Heya Ryan ,thanx ! , i went with the ridetech unit,.. i thought i wouldnt get it low enuf ,, but i can drop it another half inch ,, i did buy shorter coils but it sat way too low so went back to the ones supplied,, It rides great and dosn't bottom out at this height..Still having a few brake issues though.
Very happy with the result..

Gav

[cterry69]

Heya Ryan ,thanx ! , i went with the ridetech unit,.. i thought i wouldnt get it low enuf ,, but i can drop it another half inch ,, i did buy shorter coils but it sat way too low so went back to the ones supplied,, It rides great and dosn't bottom out at this height..Still having a few brake issues though.
Very happy with the result..

Gav

you have a beutiful car. Great job on the build. I only hope mine will be that nice someday. I just got a complete level 2 Ride tech suspension set up for mine and just registered here yesterday. I will start a build thread soon to post pics of my progress.