Mike's 1969 Camaro Convertible Protouring project

[69convertible]

Yes this is a post of my 1969 Convertible Camaro build, but be fore I get started here is a little history on the one and only restoration project I have done and completed up to now. I bought this 1970 RS/SS in 2009 it had 51k original miles!

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7 months later here is what I accomplished!

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[69convertible]

So after I sold the '70 camaro 3 months after I finished her, I flipped a few projects ('55 small window, a '55 Big window and a '55 Belair HT) and made some $$. I bought the Camaro I always wanted!! A 1969 Camaro Convertible. I found her on CL and she was mine an hour later, this was Mothers Day 2012. Here are the only two pics I took that day.

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/1969%20camaro/2012-05-06_19-50-27_95-Copy_zps15d6bb6a.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/1969%20camaro/2012-05-06_19-50-27_95-Copy_zps15d6bb6a.jpg.html)

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[69convertible]

Two days later on Tuesday evening after only driving the car for two days, the Goodwrench 2 barrel, 2 bolt main 350 was out. Engine bay was quickly prepped with a spray can and waiting for the ZZ4 I picked up from a friend for $500!! It was supposed to go in my friends circle track car but rules changed and he could run a 4 barrel so his engine sponsor gave him a complete new motor. Lucky for me this motor was taking up space in his shop....$500 honest, I felt a little guilty-- just a little! Here are pics after new valve covers, intake, carb etc...

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/1969%20camaro/2012-05-10_21-08-12_6-Copy_zpsfaf0c963.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/1969%20camaro/2012-05-10_21-08-12_6-Copy_zpsfaf0c963.jpg.html)

These pics are 10 days after I bought her.. so Mid-May 2012

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More updates to come

[69convertible]

So For the summer of 2012 we enjoyed cruising around evenings and weekends here in SoCal. The only changes done after the motor swap were exhaust, cutting a coil from the front springs to get a more desirable ride height and some adjustments to the convertible top. My son even started getting some interest from some neighborhood girls when the car was around...haha.

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/2012-05-19_18-39-10_93-Copy_zps4efca396.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/2012-05-19_18-39-10_93-Copy_zps4efca396.jpg.html)

So fast-forward to February of this year (2013), teardown begins!

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So off we got to get the 4 layers of paint blasted off! The car had the factory Red paint and then 3 more paint jobs over the years, only one of those repaints was 2-stage the other two were single stage.

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No turning back now- what have I gotten myself into!!

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[69convertible]

So back from blasting and yep just as we had known quarter panels had been replaced back in the 90's, top notch job though so just a few tweeks here and there were needed.

Metal work to be done- repair a few small rust areas, smooth fire wall, shave marker lights, shave door and trunk locks but leave door handles, shave exterior emblems, shave interior dash above glove box and factory speaker mesh holes.

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[69convertible]

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Look closely this picture shows the area of the firewall we cut out, for some reason I didn't get a head on picture of this??
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[Ron in SoCal]

Lookin good Mike! :cheers:

What city are you in? And what shop is doing the work?

[69convertible]

Look what I found!!! Brand new crate motor, LS3, for $5k got it from a shop that put it into a customers car and then he couldn't pay the bill so they pulled it right back out and I snatched it up. Reciept from GM says he paid $7200.
I was planning on running the ZZ4 until this deal came along! Sold the ZZ4 and turbo350 to the owner of Global West suspension for his Impala project.

I already have a TKO600 on the shelf in my shop waiting to get installed!

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/1969%20camaro/IMG_0151_zps6afa9754.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/1969%20camaro/IMG_0151_zps6afa9754.jpg.html)

[intocarss]

That 70 is beautiful!!!!!!!:trophy-1302:

[Che70velle]

Look what I found!!! Brand new crate motor, LS3, for $5k got it from a shop that put it into a customers car and then he couldn't pay the bill so they pulled it right back out and I snatched it up. Reciept from GM says he paid $7200.
I was planning on running the ZZ4 until this deal came along! Sold the ZZ4 and turbo350 to the owner of Global West suspension for his Impala project.

I already have a TKO600 on the shelf in my shop waiting to get installed!

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/1969%20camaro/IMG_0151_zps6afa9754.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/1969%20camaro/IMG_0151_zps6afa9754.jpg.html)

I never find deals like this! :disgusted:

[214Chevy]

You are one hell of a deal finding son of a gun. Congrats!! :hello: What are you planning for wheels?

[waynieZ]

Awesome score!

[tubbed69]

you sure will happy with that motor,great deal

[eye mechanic]

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b510/eyemechanic/animated-banner450_zpsb3c67f45.gif (http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/eyemechanic.webs.com)

Great looking '70. Interested what you think of my take on it. I would like to draw the new project...what are you thinking for wheels, color etc...

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b510/eyemechanic/artbombs/artbomb040_zps36daab3b.jpg

[69convertible]

Lookin good Mike! :cheers:

What city are you in? And what shop is doing the work?

I live in Highland, I am doing all the work at my Hangar at the Redlands airport. Where are you located?

[69convertible]

You are one hell of a deal finding son of a gun. Congrats!! :hello: What are you planning for wheels?

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Great looking '70. Interested what you think of my take on it. I would like to draw the new project...what are you thinking for wheels, color etc...

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b510/eyemechanic/artbombs/artbomb040_zps36daab3b.jpg

Some great things were said on this forum about John Henson former owner of Driversinc, so i tracked him down. He owns NewGen wheels and has also started another wheel co. called Forged Union. I met with him and we went over a few design ideas for a split spoke 5 star wheel, and let me tell you its gonna be Awesome!!! Should have them in a few weeks or so.
19x 9.5 in the rear, 18x 8 up front.
Eye mechanic- I love the drawing!! You have Mad skills! The '69 wil be Black with Red interior, i think it will be a blood red interior like the new BMW's, but I'm open for any suggestions on what shade of red.

[69convertible]

That 70 is beautiful!!!!!!!:trophy-1302:

you should be on that show the barter kings, you'd kick their azzes

Awesome score!

you sure will happy with that motor,great deal

Thanks guys!
I can always find deals on Craigslist!

[69convertible]

ok here are a few more pics from last month (April). Some body work is being done, soon it will be ready to go into the booth for primer.

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[syborg tt]

Love both Builds - keep up the great work

[DOOM]

Car is looking awesome!!:trophy-1302: A little nervous you don't have the sub and core support under the front end.:hairpullout:

[GregWeld]

Car is looking awesome!!:trophy-1302: A little nervous you don't have the sub and core support under the front end.:hairpullout:





I'd be a lot more nervous about his wheel supplier.....



OMG....





Car project looks great!!!

[DOOM]

I'd be a lot more nervous about his wheel supplier.....



OMG....





Car project looks great!!!

OMG is right Greg!!! PM SENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

[69convertible]

I'm back and boy have I been Busy!! The car is painted assembled and picking her up this week from the interior shop. And Oh ya, guys don't worry John came thru just fine with my custom wheels.
As of right this second I'm waiting for picks to upload so I can post them.
STAY TUNED!

[69convertible]

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Primer being laid down!

[69convertible]

Pics still down loading, I want to skip forward to the present day pics, but since I haven't posted pics in two years I'm trying to stay focused and posts pics in order. But here's a little teaser pic of the "jewelry"!!


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[WSSix]

Awesome! Glad to see you bring this one back from the dead

[Scott Haggai]

So after I sold the '70 camaro 3 months after I finished her, I flipped a few projects ('55 small window, a '55 Big window and a '55 Belair HT) and made some $$. I bought the Camaro I always wanted!! A 1969 Camaro Convertible. I found her on CL and she was mine an hour later, this was Mothers Day 2012. Here are the only two pics I took that day.

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/1969%20camaro/2012-05-06_19-50-27_95-Copy_zps15d6bb6a.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/1969%20camaro/2012-05-06_19-50-27_95-Copy_zps15d6bb6a.jpg.html)

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/1969%20camaro/2012-05-06_19-50-44_663-Copy_zps585ec585.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/1969%20camaro/2012-05-06_19-50-44_663-Copy_zps585ec585.jpg.html)

awesome looking car!

[69convertible]

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Assembled and riding on some craigslist rollers

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A little custom touch to cover up the ugly end of the steering column, a set screw be hind pinches it tight

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Custom little bracket I made for the drive by wire pedal

[69convertible]

What a nice new DSE dash...

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..But then again, everyone has that dash. Lets cut this $500 dash up!

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Better??

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[69convertible]

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Wait for it..

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Here's a sneak peek

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[69convertible]

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I love this piece, lotsa work went into getting this right

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[69convertible]

I took my Subframe to Global west suspension, they put it on their jig, grinded out all the factory stitch welds and laid down a little over 100' of solid bead. This helps take out the flex in these old sub frames. I then took it to powder coat. Semi gloss black- no SHINY stuff

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After grabbing a steal of a deal on a brand new GM crate LS3 off of CL
($5k, someone over their head in a project) I assembling the Vintage air front runner system, headers and TKO600 trans. Now it was time to put them together.

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-12/6D7BFF86-7854-48D6-A98D-807F59BDDAA0_zps8rx35idy.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-12/6D7BFF86-7854-48D6-A98D-807F59BDDAA0_zps8rx35idy.jpg.html)

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[69convertible]

oh ya time to under coat, then assembly.
Here's some random pics, feel free to ask any questions about them, I'm trying to post them in order.

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/A8DF9E99-66AB-4604-A72A-2E054CBD7336_zps1yi0iyel.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/A8DF9E99-66AB-4604-A72A-2E054CBD7336_zps1yi0iyel.jpg.html)

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/0B0C0B0B-1C2F-4686-AB91-07B2C7AC79D8_zpssb7tckpx.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/0B0C0B0B-1C2F-4686-AB91-07B2C7AC79D8_zpssb7tckpx.jpg.html)

My son and I by ourselves installed front subframe and rear end in less than two hours, And he's only 9 in this pic
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/71458B7E-E1E1-496E-811F-E27A5D553317_zpswo6ovmhl.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/71458B7E-E1E1-496E-811F-E27A5D553317_zpswo6ovmhl.jpg.html)

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/E2EDDDE6-9260-40C1-9EFD-4EF69C392BCC_zpsuz3ry12r.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/E2EDDDE6-9260-40C1-9EFD-4EF69C392BCC_zpsuz3ry12r.jpg.html)

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/CF70AC54-3D1E-4AD5-AEE8-FEEE453E79E1_zpsxl8iev3i.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/CF70AC54-3D1E-4AD5-AEE8-FEEE453E79E1_zpsxl8iev3i.jpg.html)

Didn't like any shrouds, so I made my own

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/642A1D55-07C8-4716-8105-278DBAEBDB90_zpsqq41uht0.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/642A1D55-07C8-4716-8105-278DBAEBDB90_zpsqq41uht0.jpg.html)

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx101/m_iler/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/46BD2800-DE6C-424C-B526-C31804D91FB9_zpspvq7wodx.jpg (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/m_iler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/46BD2800-DE6C-424C-B526-C31804D91FB9_zpspvq7wodx.jpg.html)

[syborg tt]

Mike,

Great update and it's cool to see your son out in the shop working with you.