Another 1st Gen Camaro build

[skooli]

Well I have decided to jump in head first on my 67 Camaro.
I was just going to replace my tired crate motor with a first gen 350 and my parts buying snowballed into a mess. I won't go into too much detail yet, but the gist is a new Currie 9" rear end, new disc brakes all around, Pro Comp tubular control arms, DSE leaf springs and sway bar, new wiring, and I think I'm going with Budnik tiller 5's. But the center piece is the '79 L48 Block. It's getting a complete rebuild with a bunch of goodies that should net me about 450hp. We start the tear down on monday and I will start posting pics probably monday night. As soon as it's out of the shop, it goes back into daily driver status. Anyway, here's a before shot to get started:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/newcam054.jpg

[intocarss]

That looks good! Sounds like you're heading in the rt direction!

[Spiffav8]

Looks like a great car to start with. Should be a fun car by the time you've finished. Seeing that picture sure makes me miss my 67. Looking forward to seeing the pictures as the build progresses.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[coolwelder62]

Looks like a great car to start with. Should be a fun car by the time you've finished. Seeing that picture sure makes me miss my 67. Looking forward to seeing the pictures as the build progresses.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:X2 ,:thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

Nice looking car. Welcome to the party!!

[skooli]

Thanks for the replies. I know it's not a high end build like some of the other cars on this forum, but I think it's going to turn out pretty solid.

[skooli]

Finally got started. The front clip is off and motor is out. The inner fenders are going to be powder coated and I need to do some rust repair on the firewall, lower cowl, and radiator core support. And apparently my car was originally an SS 396. It's got the 4N fisher body code that supposedly represents the L35 SS396. Does anyone know any details on that? It might change my plans from PT to resto. Anyway here's her current state:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/077-1.jpg

the junk crate motor:
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cowl rust:
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firewall rust:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/082-1.jpg

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The subframe is solid and just had some surface rust:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/086.jpg

[skooli]

My work hit a snag a few months ago when my wife was diagnosed with an auto immune illness. Well I'm back on track. Fixed the rust in the cowl, got the subframe back on with aluminum bushings, got the new control arms in, and the fender wells powder coated. Still waiting for brakes and new rearend. I put the old brakes on just to mock up and take pics.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/115.jpg

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The block comes back from the machine shop today, but unfortunately I'm deploying for 6 months. All my parts should be in my garage waiting when I get back so things will go pretty quick at the end of November.

[intocarss]

Cars looking great. Thanks for your service and come home safe :thumbsup:

[Rick D]

Cool project I love 67's they are sweet!!

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Thanks for the replies. I know it's not a high end build like some of the other cars on this forum, but I think it's going to turn out pretty solid.

High or low end, as long as your in the game. There all good :thumbsup:

[skooli]

Finally got my 383 from Blueprint Engines. The dyno sheet says 420hp @5500 rpm, and 450 lb/ft of torque.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/motor3_zps1f3b117a.jpg

Gonna finish cleaining up the intake manifold, painting the headers, paint the block Hugger Orange, and hopefully have it in the car in the next couple of days.

[skooli]

Engine is finally in. Having the fender wells, hood hinges, and core support powder coated, replacing the brake booster/master cylinder with an SSBC set up, adding a quick ratio steering box and that should finish up the enigine compartment. It's only taken a year. Hopefully the rest of the project goes a little faster.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/IMG_0464_zps9687f0be.jpg

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[WSSix]

Congrats! :thumbsup: The engine looks good in there. Good luck finishing the rest.

[coolwelder62]

Those blueprint engine's seem like a deal.

[Cole]

Whats the combo on that 383?

[skooli]

Whats the combo on that 383?

It's a 4 bolt main block with one piece rear main.

Flat tappet cam (.480 Int / .486 Exh & 229 Int / 230 Exh duration @ .050)

Blueprint 195cc aluminum heads

Here's the link to the page on their site:http: //www.blueprintengines.com/index.php/gm-383-bp3834ct1

[skooli]

Well there's been some progress, but the real world has intervened and turned this into more of a budget build than I planned for. It's going to be more of a mild resto-mod than a pro-touring car. The original plan was to use a Currie 9" but the budget has led to me rebuilding my 12 bolt. I tore it down and it was in pretty good shape with Richmond 4.11s an Eaton Posi and Strange C clip Eliminators. It needed new bearings so I ordered new C clip eliminators from Strange. Unfortunately that means no disc brakes so I went with drums from Classic Industries. At least they're better than the old rusty brakes. I cleaned and painted the housing and now it's ready to get back under the car.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/IMG_0853_zpsacae99da.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/skooli/media/IMG_0853_zpsacae99da.jpg.html)
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[skooli]

Well it's back on the wheels, but I'm under a time crunch because I'm moving to the mainland. So no time for paint or body work. I did get my new front fascia on so I'll have front turn signals. I'll have to paint it when I get settled in to our new place. Here's some new pics.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/IMG_0917_zpsf4d31775.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/skooli/media/IMG_0917_zpsf4d31775.jpg.html)

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[Rick D]

Looking good, there's nothing wrong with a buget build!! I hope you do not have to move all of those cars in your garage??

[tubbed69]

You are doing a great job so far,it does not have to be high end build to be appreciated around here,the way you are doing a lot of the work yourself gets tons of respect from me,good luck with the car and your move and like Rick said I hope your not moving all those cars.:thumbsup:

[Ricochet]

High or low end, as long as your in the game. There all good :thumbsup:


Well said Tracy! Keep up the good work!

[skooli]

Nope, those aren't my cars. The owner is letting me use his garage for my build. He restores old British roadsters.

Thanks for the compliments. I'm a little bummed at the course the build has taken, but when I can afford paint, new rear springs and some wheels, it should be close to getting back in the direction I wanted.

[skooli]

Well it's running, and running well, but I still have a million loose ends to finish up. I have a ton of wiring and something is wrong with either the driver's side axle shaft or the rear brake. It grinds once every rotation. I'll have to trouble shoot it in March when I get to Oklahoma. Here's a short video of it running after the first fire up.

http://s6.photobucket.com/user/skooli/media/IMG_3043_zps0e6d011e.mp4.html

I'm also starting to look for a good 17" wheel to stay in my budget. I was thinking Vintage Wheel Works V45. I need to find out how to fit a 275 in the back with my C clip eliminators. The backspace is going to be off a little because of the spacers.

[skooli]

I just got back from overseas and got one last cruise out of her before I have to put her on the ship. When we get settled in Oklahoma, I'm gonna put her back in the garage to work out some bugs.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/IMG_1036_zps970b1cf4.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/skooli/media/IMG_1036_zps970b1cf4.jpg.html)

I need to clean up the ground wire off the battery. I don't like the short wire running straight from the battery like that. I also need to hide some other wires and wire up my electric choke. I got a bad master cylinder from the parts store, but they're doing me right, so I'll bench bleed and install the new one on the mainland.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/skooli/IMG_1062_zps76432a48.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/skooli/media/IMG_1062_zps76432a48.jpg.html)

I didn't have time to paint my new front valance and the headlight doors are giving me grief. The passenger side opens, but the motor keeps buzzing like it's still trying to open, and the driver's side doesn't open. Once again, issues I'll tackle when I get it to the mainland. At least I got one last island cruise out of her. The motor is really strong too. I can't wait to drive it with all the bugs worked out.