pro touring 69 camaro project

[millertime179]

hey guys my name is kevin and ive never post anything on here just kinda followed the site and looked at all the cool projects on here. my stepdad scott with the sunoco camaro has been telling me i should post some pics of my car on here. although my car isn't much compared to scotts car or alot of other cars on here i decided to throw up a few pics of my car ive been working on for the last two years and see what everyone thinks. the goal for the project was to build a car as cheap as possible yet still perform well and look good and hold up to some serious punishment. but anyway heres a few pics of my 69 camaro.

[Kendall Burleson]

good looking build.:hail: :hail:

[Derek Miller]

Sounds like you have great mentor and possibly a great extra set of hands which is always important. The build is looking great. What subframe are you running?

[T_Raven]

Looks good so far. Did you build that subframe?

[millertime179]

Sounds like you have great mentor and possibly a great extra set of hands which is always important. The build is looking great. What subframe are you running?

yeah scott is definitely alot of help if there is something i cant figure out the answer is just a phone call away. lol the subframe i built off of scotts jig using stock camaro geometry. i wanted to run C6 suspension but im building the car on a tight budget so to try to save a little money i used the camaro stuff.

[68/Camaro]

Hey Kevin Nice Project! :thumbsup:
FYI Join Photobucket to post pics makes it a lot easier

[68400BIRD]

Looks great so far. Keep up the good work. Really impressed that you built your own frame.

[Rybar]

Project is looking great. Sounds like your stepdad will be a big help with your build. His car is awesome. :thumbsup:

[coolwelder62]

Hey guys Kevin's car is really a nice build.He is being very modest.Kevin worked side by side w/Brian Kellison on the paint & body work and the car came out smokin hot.This is a 24year old that owns his own house pays all of his bills and stills manages to build a bad as% hot rod.Most of the time he works at lest 50hr a week.He has built almost every part himself.I have done some tig welding and givin some advise but thats it.And when it's done look out because he can wheel a car.I will not win another autox agin.I guess that go kart racing as a kid is now going to back fire on me now.:cheers: :thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

Very nice project. It looks great.

[millertime179]

Hey guys Kevin's car is really a nice build.He is being very modest.Kevin worked side by side w/Brian Kellison on the paint & body work and the car came out smokin hot.This is a 24year old that owns his own house pays all of his bills and stills manages to build a bad as% hot rod.Most of the time he works at lest 50hr a week.He has built almost every part himself.I have done some tig welding and givin some advise but thats it.And when it's done look out because he can wheel a car.I will not win another autox agin.I guess that go kart racing as a kid is now going to back fire on me now.:cheers: :thumbsup:

haha thanks for talking me up scott! lol ill have to admit its been really tough keeping up with everyday life and still find time and funds for the project. but when its done all the hard work and hours will be well worth it! thanks again to scott for all the advice and help....theres no way i would have made it this far without his help. and also want to thank brian kellison...he really helped me out on the paint and body work and did a hell of a job! im really happy with the way it turned out. hope to have the car running within the next couple months.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Kevin, it looks great.:thumbsup:

What color is it?

[tones2SS]

Looking good.
Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

[Mach2]

The car is cyber gray metallic off the new zr1 corvettes.
Keep up the good work kev! Give me a hollar if you ever need anyhelp!! :thumbsup:

[millertime179]

The car is cyber gray metallic off the new zr1 corvettes.
Keep up the good work kev! Give me a hollar if you ever need anyhelp!! :thumbsup:

hey thanks bud will do.

[GregWeld]

Nice work! Great color choice...

Not every build has to be 8 bazillion dollars! I love what you're doing - keep it up and hold your line... Good to see a family working together for that common goal.. :cheers: :thumbsup:

[rlplive]

Looks great man. You picked a great color. I can't wait to see it done. Maybe you can take it to the next Optima Challenge?

[millertime179]

Looks great man. You picked a great color. I can't wait to see it done. Maybe you can take it to the next Optima Challenge?

hey thanks man i appreciate the kind words. yeah that would be pretty cool to be able to run it for the ultimate street car. im sure ill have alot of things to work out after i get it running. hope to have it running in the next month.

[rlplive]

hey thanks man i appreciate the kind words. yeah that would be pretty cool to be able to run it for the ultimate street car. im sure ill have alot of things to work out after i get it running. hope to have it running in the next month.

When it gets nice again I will have to come down and hang out with you and Scott again. I would love to take a ride in it.
Ryan

[millertime179]

When it gets nice again I will have to come down and hang out with you and Scott again. I would love to take a ride in it.
Ryan

yeah for sure man ill probably post some more pics when it gets closer to being driveable.

[coolwelder62]

Kevin post's some photo's of the new corbeau seat's.:thumbsup:

[millertime179]

hey guys i havent posted any progress photos of my camaro in a while so thought i would share a few pics since the car is close to being done. over the winter i installed the vintage air gen IV dse wiper kit and the interior and stereo in the car. also got a steal on a set of Z51 corvette brakes and anvil carbon header and wiper cowl. a few little things left to do and now saving some money for a set of forgelines and i think i will be good to go. but anyway here are a few pics. thanks kevin

[millertime179]

heres a few more pics.

[radrambler]

Kevin
you guys have fun at GOODGUYS..i hear your one heck of a wheelman..:drive: from Scott..
CAR looks GREAT

:thumbsup:
Tom

[coolwelder62]

I don't see any cup holder's for those big glup Dr. pepper's.:lol: :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Nice car.
What wheels are those? They look pretty cool on a '69 Camaro. Are the center caps missing on them in the pics as well?

[coolwelder62]

Nice car.
What wheels are those? They look pretty cool on a '69 Camaro. Are the center caps missing on them in the pics as well?Those are centerlines,Hammers-w/o the center caps installed Frts 17x9.5's rears 17x11's

[waynieZ]

It looks real nice.

[millertime179]

Kevin
you guys have fun at GOODGUYS..i hear your one heck of a wheelman..:drive: from Scott..
CAR looks GREAT

:thumbsup:
Tom

tom
thanks for the kind words...im sure goodguys will be a good time im really looking forward to it just hope my pile of junk holds together. :lol: and yeah thanks to scott and all the years of go kart racing when i was younger i guess im not to shabby behind the wheel. lol
take care, kevin

[millertime179]

Nice car.
What wheels are those? They look pretty cool on a '69 Camaro. Are the center caps missing on them in the pics as well?

as scott said they are centerline hammers, and they were a set of wheels we had laying around and used them on my project until i can afford a new set of wheels. I decided to leave the caps off because i didn't care for how they looked and went with long studs and big lug nuts to kinda give it the race car look.
thanks for looking, kevin

[millertime179]

scott instead of putting cup holders in the car i decided to buy me one of those beer helmets and fill it with dr pepper so i never get thirsty while out on the autocross.:thumbsup: :lol:

[millertime179]

It looks real nice.

thanks wayne your new garage looks great and im sure it will look even better when you get your car in there.:thumbsup:

[Rybar]

Kevin, the car looks really good. What color is it painted? I like it :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

as scott said they are centerline hammers, and they were a set of wheels we had laying around and used them on my project until i can afford a new set of wheels. I decided to leave the caps off because i didn't care for how they looked and went with long studs and big lug nuts to kinda give it the race car look.
thanks for looking, kevin

Looks great Kevin.:thumbsup:

[millertime179]

Kevin, the car looks really good. What color is it painted? I like it :thumbsup:

its cyber gray metalic...its a 2010 corvette/camaro color.
thanks kevin

[radrambler]

Kevin
I hope you kick some butt in the autocross. Have fun.:thumbsup:
Id find a Hooters in the area if i were you..lol.. Scott told me ..:D

Tom

[MODO Innovations]

I rode with Kevin at the Good Guys event in TX yesterday. He's a heck of a wheel man...nice and smooth. It's a nice car and built in his 2 car garage. Kevin is like 25 years old and has some mad fab skills...I guess some of Scott's skills kind of rubbed off on him a little. I enjoyed the ride and the conversations with Kevin and Scott.

[coolwelder62]

Kevin's camaro worked real well this weekend.We need to tweak on it a little more.He say's he needs more power to hang w/Kyle Tucker and Brian Finch.As awlays we got meet and hang out with some great people.Can't wait until the next goodguy's event.

[radrambler]

KEVIN

DAMN... YOU BUILT YOUR CAR, IT HAD 100 MILES ON IT AND AUTOCROSSED YOUR CAR TO 2ND PLACE TO FINCH
AND HELD QUICKEST TIME FOR A WHILE
39.559 FINCH
39.749 MILLER

THATS FREAKING AWESOME:bow:

Tom

[millertime179]

I rode with Kevin at the Good Guys event in TX yesterday. He's a heck of a wheel man...nice and smooth. It's a nice car and built in his 2 car garage. Kevin is like 25 years old and has some mad fab skills...I guess some of Scott's skills kind of rubbed off on him a little. I enjoyed the ride and the conversations with Kevin and Scott.

hey thanks shannon really glad we got to meet you it made the weekend that much better and we had a blast! hope we can meet up again sometime in the near future. take care bud

[millertime179]

KEVIN

DAMN... YOU BUILT YOUR CAR, IT HAD 100 MILES ON IT AND AUTOCROSSED YOUR CAR TO 2ND PLACE TO FINCH
AND HELD QUICKEST TIME FOR A WHILE
39.559 FINCH
39.749 MILLER

THATS FREAKING AWESOME:bow:

Tom

hey thanks for the kind words tom. yeah for a car built out of leftovers on a shoe string budget im pretty stoked i was able to run that close to kyle and wheel master brian finch. and the car just rolled over a hundred miles on the odometer so who knows maybe after a little more work and tuning we can get it up there and beat those guys. but definitely happy with the weekend and we had a blast!
take care, kevin

[6spdcamaro]

Kevin, congratulations on the awesome run. It is cool to see your budget car running as well as it did. You're a hell of a driver too. I don't know if you remember me, but you gave me and my brother a ride in the sunoco car at charlotte last year. Thanks again! I'm looking forward to possibly seeing you and scott at some more events this year.

[millertime179]

Kevin, congratulations on the awesome run. It is cool to see your budget car running as well as it did. You're a hell of a driver too. I don't know if you remember me, but you gave me and my brother a ride in the sunoco car at charlotte last year. Thanks again! I'm looking forward to possibly seeing you and scott at some more events this year.

yeah i remember giving you guys rides and thanks for the kind words bud. Im pretty sure we will be back at charlotte this year with my car and scotts 72 camaro so hopefully we will see you guys there and go for another ride. we will also be at nashville and possibly des moines and columbus.
take care bud!
kevin

[radrambler]

http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac278/kustomcarguy/DSC_0037.jpg

in action today in Nashville :thumbsup:
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac278/kustomcarguy/DSC_0040.jpg


Tom

[tones2SS]

Very, very nice Tom. Car looks lean and mean. Love that stance.
I'm also digging that wheel and tire set up.:thumbsup:

[coolwelder62]

Kevin's camaro worked super all weekend long.If the tires were legal we would be taking it back to Nashville this next week end.He was 2 tick's slower than Mr.Finch at the end of the day Sun.But I think giving Mike Ring a ride around the autox course was pretty cool for me.:thumbsup:

[Jr]

What size are the front and rear tires? 275 & 335?

Any chance we can get some pics of the rear suspension?

Great looking car!

[Track Junky]

Hey Kevin, dont know how I missed this thread but awesome car!! I like the way it looks with those wheels(I know your saving for Forgelines), gives the car a kind of ruff look to it.

Your in great hands with Scott. Give him a punch in the shoulder hello from me.;)

Congrats on the auto-x times. Hope to see you guys out on the west coast some time :thumbsup:

[Ricochet]

Nice car and even better first outstanding! That's saying something right there! :thumbsup:

[MODO Innovations]

What size are the front and rear tires? 275 & 335?

Any chance we can get some pics of the rear suspension?

Great looking car!

The suspension components are posted here minus the shocks-http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=32140

[millertime179]

What size are the front and rear tires? 275 & 335?

Any chance we can get some pics of the rear suspension?

Great looking car!

the fronts are 275/40/17 and the rears are 315/35/17. there should be some pics of the rear suspension earlier in this thread or you can check out shannons thread under chassis and suspension (scott mocks rear suspension)

kevin

[Jr]

This thread doesn't have any pics of the rear suspension. Modo's thread doesn't have any installed pics, either.

[coolwelder62]

I will get Kevin to bring his car over to the shop and we will get some photo's of the car and the rear suspension up on the lift.So everybody can get a real nice view.

[Rick D]

I will get Kevin to bring his car over to the shop and we will get some photo's of the car and the rear suspension up on the lift.So everybody can get a real nice view.

Cool Scott looking forward to seeing it installed!! :thumbsup:

[syborg tt]

Hi Kevin,

Car looks great

I do have a question.

What exhaust manifolds are on the motor ?

[coolwelder62]

Hi Kevin,

Car looks great

I do have a question.

What exhaust manifolds are on the motor ?Those are the stock LS1 manifold's.W/jet coating.

[millertime179]

Hi Kevin,

Car looks great

I do have a question.

What exhaust manifolds are on the motor ?


they are just stock manifolds off a 98 trans am. they are tube welded together instead of cast iron so i had them jet coated and just used them for now to save a little money. hoping next winter to do a little motor work and then ill put some headers on it.

thanks kevin

[gasfumes]

What motor mounts and adapter plates used on subframe?

[millertime179]

What motor mounts and adapter plates used on subframe?

the motor mounts are energy suspension poly mounts and we machined the adapter plates out of aluminum.

kevin

[Jr]

Kevin,
Did you upgrade the front suspension in the 69? If so, do you have any pics? What size wheel tire did you fit in there?

[Jr]

Good news.

Scott,
Can he turn lock to lock without rubbing with that wide of a rim/tire?

[coolwelder62]

Good news.

Scott,
Can he turn lock to lock without rubbing with that wide of a rim/tire?Lock to lock with no rubbing.

[windycitychev]

sweet ride and awesome work on it

[grendel]

What's up with this build Kevin? You coming to lunch/dinner, say Saturday?

I may have some stuff for it :)