Procharged 68 camaro

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Hey guys, just thought i would drop a few pics on here. I have a 68 Camaro i have had for ten years. I decided to do a forged ls2 d1 procharged swap with a 6 speed. I also decided to lower the car with 3 inch hotchkis springs up front and 3 inch DSE drop leaf springs in the rears. I also added a hotchkis sway bar and did the ls1 brake conversion. Along the way, i also did the common Iroc performance gear box swap. I have a pic of my car before i tore it apart. It has the standard grill but i purchased a billet rs grill and the DSE electric door conversion... thanks for looking

[camcojb]

that should be a lot of fun. :unibrow:

[Firehawk_McLeod]

that should be a lot of fun. :unibrow:

Thanks. Also, love your projects. Very clean. What kinda power are you pushing with the twin turbo ls2?

[Vette468]

yeah buddy !

[intocarss]

yeah buddy ! What he said :thumbsup:

[Firehawk_McLeod]

What he said :thumbsup:

Thanks. Is that your car in the avatar?

[intocarss]

Thanks. Is that your car in the avatar?

yes it is

[Firehawk_McLeod]

More pics. I have a le mans gas cap in store. Also threw in a few more pics of the engine and frame. I did a concept drawing on paint lol . turned out sweet. My girl friend bought me some sequential digitails. Gotta give her some credit... she knows exactly what to get a car guy for christmas lol. Oh yeah there's a pic of my trans am. The day i threw a rod. :( She is still sitting. Need to find some time to swap the engine, along with building this car.

[Firehawk_McLeod]

yes it is

Ive seen it on a few sites. Gotta love 67-68 camaros. Do you have a link to the build?

[Jr]

Everything looks great.

What pro-charger bracket did you use? Is this the universal LS kit offered by pro-charger?

[intocarss]

Ive seen it on a few sites. Gotta love 67-68 camaros. Do you have a link to the build? No I don't really have a build thread

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Everything looks great.

What pro-charger bracket did you use? Is this the universal LS kit offered by pro-charger?

Its the gto bracket. IM going to have issues with the head unit hitting the control arm. IM going to make some spacers/brackets.

[96z28ss]

Its the gto bracket. IM going to have issues with the head unit hitting the control arm. IM going to make some spacers/brackets.

I had originally used the gto bracket also. It just isn't a good bracket for the 1st gens. The Corvette bracket is much better. You also have to modify the inner fender too much. You also lose turning radius cause the wheel will hit the modified inner.

[Firehawk_McLeod]

I had originally used the gto bracket also. It just isn't a good bracket for the 1st gens. The Corvette bracket is much better. You also have to modify the inner fender too much. You also lose turning radius cause the wheel will hit the modified inner.

I think im going to put some spacers in between the bracket and the block to move it forward and have a pulley made or make a spacer for between the crank and the pulley. Or make a bracket to move the entire set up north a few inches to clear suspension and a arm

[Firehawk_McLeod]

MOcking up everything...
Rs billet grille, custom valance, etc
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php4?attachmentid=34452&stc=1&d=1332737407

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http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php4?attachmentid=34457&stc=1&d=1332737407

[awr68]

I had originally used the gto bracket also. It just isn't a good bracket for the 1st gens. The Corvette bracket is much better. You also have to modify the inner fender too much. You also lose turning radius cause the wheel will hit the modified inner.

Nice project!

I would listen to Bob...lots of good info there!

[John510]

Nice I love the firewall. This will be a bad ass car when its done!

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Nice I love the firewall. This will be a bad ass car when its done!


Someday lol. thanks. I cant wait to hear the engine and get the mini tub in.

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Ordered the McLeod Rxt clutch and McLeod flywheel, Aeromotive 1000 pump and regulator, ati procharger crank pulley, ati super damper, and 80lb injectors. Wow, Little parts that put a big dent in your wallet. lol. Should have more pics as part roll in.

[Firehawk_McLeod]

So how do i get a vender sponsor? Ive had this car since i was i was 13 and im 24 now. I will never sell this car lol. Im just getting to the point im needing some help on paying for stuff. And a guy said i should talk to venders about my build, which i think is modest, compared to the big boys lol.

[cascius]

So how do i get a vender sponsor? Ive had this car since i was i was 13 and im 24 now. I will never sell this car lol. Im just getting to the point im needing some help on paying for stuff. And a guy said i should talk to venders about my build, which i think is modest, compared to the big boys lol.

Good luck on that venture. This has been brought up more than once and it's something that most people don't understand. Most vendor sponsored cars are completed cars that have proven themselves and have something to offer the vendor. Also, even if a car does have a sponsor, that doesn't mean the vendor is giving away parts. They may be selling them at a deeply discounted rate or maybe at their cost but not necessarily free. Vendors are going to have a hard time justifying paying money on a car that is not making a name for itself, let alone not assembled. I'd say if you're getting low on funds then now is the time to park it in the corner until you're ready to continue.

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Good luck on that venture. This has been brought up more than once and it's something that most people don't understand. Most vendor sponsored cars are completed cars that have proven themselves and have something to offer the vendor. Also, even if a car does have a sponsor, that doesn't mean the vendor is giving away parts. They may be selling them at a deeply discounted rate or maybe at their cost but not necessarily free. Vendors are going to have a hard time justifying paying money on a car that is not making a name for itself, let alone not assembled. I'd say if you're getting low on funds then now is the time to park it in the corner until you're ready to continue.


I hear ya lol.... I was talking to a guy and sai one of his buddys hasnt paid for a set of gauges for four car deep. He said i should ask around lol... I figured it was a long shot....

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Here are some pics. Garret intercooler and a legit bracket my buddy made for me. A McLeod rxt clutch and flywheel. A fuel system start And some gto rear seats i picked up. Also, what do you guys think of the lemans gas cap place here?

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Has anyone installed and showed how they modified 04-06 gto seats to fit in 67-69 camaro firebirds.. I've read threw quite a few threads ... seeing starts and very few finishes. I know there a bit tall, but i like the function of comfortable better. Post some pics thanks

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Who has some pics of a 3inch drop on a first gen camaro

[tones2SS]

Here are some pics. Garret intercooler and a legit bracket my buddy made for me. A McLeod rxt clutch and flywheel. A fuel system start And some gto rear seats i picked up. Also, what do you guys think of the lemans gas cap place here?

Looking good! Man, those Pro-Chargers are nothing to sneeze at. Not only do they look nasty, they work like crazy when applied properly.
I'm digging that gas cap too.

[RedrumLs]

Should be a sick ride & a nice driver.

[DETON8R]

Has anyone installed and showed how they modified 04-06 gto seats to fit in 67-69 camaro firebirds.. I've read threw quite a few threads ... seeing starts and very few finishes. I know there a bit tall, but i like the function of comfortable better. Post some pics thanks

I've seen a few builds of cars that had the GTO seats and it takes a mods to get them to sit right. I seem to recall there was a comment that one of the motors for the seat hangs kinda low and either the floor pan need to be modified under the eats or the motor needs to be removed. There are a few threads on Protouring that deal with this mod, search around.

Fred Bartoli of Altronics used them and in the Camaro Performers didn't mention any mods that needed to occur to use that seat in his car. http://www.altronicsinc.com/camaro/
http://www.camaroperformers.com/featured-camaros/camp-1102-1969-chevy-camaro/viewall.html

I thought about it, but I was able to get a whole 4th gen and I am using those seats instead.

[Firehawk_McLeod]

I just threw the seats in for a look.

[Firehawk_McLeod]

I cut the holes in the inner fenders for the intercooler pipes

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Here are some more pics. modified gto bracket and intercooler and radiator install

[intocarss]

She's coming along nicely :thumbsup:

[Ron in SoCal]

Way to go Craig...:thumbsup:

[Firehawk_McLeod]

The fun part is... once you get everything mounted, you have to tear it all back apart and paint, then repeat lol. Ive been sand blasting parts for the last couple days. Im going to weld the lower fenders to the fenders. One less interrupting line in the body, a common mod i noticed. Hopefully in two weeks ill start doing some body work to the car and get the mini tubs in:unibrow:

[67 LS1 Vert]

any pictures of the intercooler pipes installed to see how you routed it around the fender to the cooler?

[Firehawk_McLeod]

any pictures of the intercooler pipes installed to see how you routed it around the fender to the cooler?

I cut 3.5 inch holes into the inner fenders. I posted pics on the last page. It shows how a 90 degree bend pipe goes around the dse headlight motors. I will be making different pipes, the 90 was used as a reference. Ill post pics when i get the pipes made.

[waynieZ]

nice work it looks great.

[tones2SS]

nice work it looks great.

THIS!!^^^

[Firehawk_McLeod]

Here are a few clear pics. We made an adapter bracket for the gto ls procharger bracket to work on the camaro.

[tones2SS]

Looks like a beast.

[69x22]

Looking good!
I wished I could have mounted my intercooler lower but the front parking/turn signal lights on a 69 get in the way. I also went with the C5bracket set up.

[Stilo]

:thumbsup: