New member in SF Bay Area/ 69RS Camaro

[69/RS]

Hello everybody,
I've been cruising this forum for a while but didn't become a member until I got my doner car for my build.
About 2 month ago, I was looking at a 69 SS Camaro in Arizona to buy. I drove from Walnut Creek,Ca to Phoenix AZ in the same day to find out that the seller failed to tell me the car was completely rear ended at some point and it was half ass repaired. He said he didn't know about it which I find very hard to believe because he had $500K+ of classic cars inside his garage specially built for his cars. I'm sure he's on this forum too.
As soon as I seen the bent frame rails, I called the dude out and thanked him for wasting my time,gas and money and got in my truck and drove right to Las Vegas and got there 10pm. Here is a picture of the SS in Arizona I almost got jacked on.
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo340/ls1240z/Stuff%20for%20sale/kgg.jpg
The pics below are of a 69RS in Vegas that I was eye ballen before I left California. I ended up buying it.
Sorry if the pics are to big. I dont know how to re size them.
I hope to post the engine and everything under the hood and car online today for sale. I plan to drop 90K into her. Everything from front end to rear end and everything under the hood will be replaced down to the last nut.
Looking at a 800 to 1000HP set up from http://www.d3cadillac.com/
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo340/ls1240z/Stuff%20for%20sale/DSC_0253.jpghttp://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo340/ls1240z/Stuff%20for%20sale/20111202_195934.jpghttp://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo340/ls1240z/Stuff%20for%20sale/DSC_0254.jpghttp://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo340/ls1240z/Stuff%20for%20sale/DSC_0255.jpghttp://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo340/ls1240z/Stuff%20for%20sale/DSC_0252.jpg

[CRCRFT78]

Welcome. Nice pickup on the white 69. I'm right next door in Concord, keep us updated on the progress.

[Vegas69]

Good catch on the bent rails. Many of the cars out there have been butchered in the 42 years they've been around.

The RS looks really nice. :thumbsup: Good luck on the build.

[rwhite692]

Congrats, looks like good raw material for your build.

[67XR7]

Welcome to another local guy! Im in American Canyon.

[DETON8R]

Nice car to start with. Have fun putting it together. My son and I are having a blast putting DETONATOR together. There are a few nice twisty roads in the north Bay, I can't wait to tear up the hills here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

There are a couple of Camaro clubs here locally. Camaro's Limited, based out of San Jose and Camaro Generations out of the Central Valley/Sacramento.

Good to have another enthusiast locally.:thumbsup:

[214Chevy]

Man, that white 69 is where it's at. Very nice!! $90k is gonna be a top notch build. Post lots of pics!!:lateral:

[Richio1]

Welcome from Napa Valley!
Yeah good catch one the frame rails. I bought mine from a guy in San Mateo who had build records going back more than 15 years and swore there was no damage that he knew of. I checked thoroughly but until it came back from the blaster could I see that my rails were bent and the damage was covered up with undercoating. Oh well, replaced them when replacing the trunk pan and minitubbing.
Good luck with the build. Looks like a good foundation to start with.

[youthpastor]

Welcome- wow lots of members are in your area- great place to live if you are into PT cars.

Great start too- Car looks super straight- Chris

[GregWeld]

I love the Endura bumper RS cars --- and when I was in high school -- every Camaro you saw had the vinyl roof! I like that on 'em still today!

Killer find. Hope once you get into it - it's as good as it looks. Sadly they usually aren't. Let's hope this one is!:cheers:

[scottysimp7]

Welcome. The white 69 looks like a great start. Do you already have a builder? Road Touring Customs in Gilroy, Ca (Rich Bermea) does a great job and built my 68. See 68 Camaro Stock to Stacked build in project updates. God Speed. :thumbsup:

[69/RS]

Good catch on the bent rails. Many of the cars out there have been butchered in the 42 years they've been around.

The RS looks really nice. :thumbsup: Good luck on the build.
This SS was super clean and looked like it came off the assembly line. It was to clean. I knew there was a skeleton in her closet so I just looked and ever nut bolt and screw. The trunk floor had a crinkle in it so I looked under the car and right above the rear end you could see the bent frame. It was a bad accident. Over the phone the seller would budge $100 more dollars. He was willing to drop a couple G's when he realized I was leaving with my money. I told him the car was tainted to me like a salvaged title car. I couldn't own it.

Congrats, looks like good raw material for your build.
Hope once you get into it - it's as good as it looks. Sadly they usually aren't. Let's hope this one is!

I wanted to build a bad ass 69 camaro but just had no time and though I would save time and some money if I bought a clean camaro with newer paint so I wouldn't have to do that part of the restoration....for now.
I plan to keep only the shell and interior. The car will look the same when done but ride and handle like a super car....I hope.

Thanks for all the kind words everybody. There's a lot of locals here to which is great!
I need to post my drive train ASAP like tonight. I wont pull it until I get a deposit from someone. I will give Concord Safety Center a call in the morning. The owner there aligned my car about 2 months ago and said he would be interested in it. I just assumed he wanted it for nothing since he owned a shop.
The faster I pull the motor, the quicker I can get started. I would like to see it dont by spring.

[67XR7]

I say put a chrome front bumper on it OR paint the rear!

[69/RS]

I say put a chrome front bumper on it OR paint the rear!
Dont want to mess with the body yet even though there are some things I do want to do to it. All frame and drive train right now.