Meenaggie 1968 Camaro Build at GAP Racing

[GAP Industries]

I am starting a build thread for a customer that has allowed us to take part in his project. Casey has had the Camaro for a while and bought it as a partially done project with no drivetrain.

Here is the plan for the 1968 Camaro :

LS2 crate motor with zero miles
Head are stock 243 castings, stock intake, drive by wire, etc
Texas Speed Cam 224/228 .581/.588 on a 142 LSA with new pushrods and springs
Autokraft oil pan for F-body swaps
S&P motor mount adaptor plates to put engine in stock location
Wegner black anodized front accessory drive with A/C, P/S, and alternator
Stock GM water pump
GMPP LS2 24X crate motor 411 ECM and O2 sensors, drive by wire pedal, and engine harness from Painless Wiring
Wegner black anodized valve covers (need to figure out what to do with oil fill)
Prodigy dual pass radiator set up for LS with steam return line and dual electric fans painted black
Going to keep battery up front in stock location (Braille to save some space)
Cold air intake with filter near driver side inner fender well (K&N kit from 2005 GTO)
Dynatech MuscleMaxx 1-3/4” long tube headers for LS into 1st Gen F-body – ceramic coated
Dynatech 3” stainless steel dual exhaust with x-pipe (most likely need to customize over axle bends)
Monster Transmission 4L65E “Mega” automatic transmission
Bowler tubular transmission crossmember with Energy trans mount
Hotchkis front sway bar
DSE 600 series power steering box in ceramic finish
American Auto Wire Classic Update Kit
DSE modified stock subframe with their coil over kit
DSE upper and lower control arms
DSE Koni coil overs with 550 lbs/in spring 10” springs up front
RideTech Air-Bar in Rear with Varishock Coilovers with 175 lbs/in 12” springs in rear using both upper and lower weld-on mounts to rear housing
Moser 12-Bolt with 33-spline axles, new big ford bearing ends, Tru-trac posi, 3.73 gears, billet 1350 yoke, Moser aluminum cover with pre-load, narrowed for deep dish wheels
Solid stock height body bushings by Speedtech
Rick SS Tank with Walbro pump and notched corners
New fuel hard lines with Corvette fuel regulator
Baer Track 13” 4-pistion brakes in front
Baer Sport 12” 2-pistion brakes in rear
DSE power master cylinder
DSE Selcta-Speed wiper motor
Budnik Tiller 5 17X8 in front and 17X11 in rear with Sumitomo HTR Z Tires 245/45/17 in front and 315/35/17 in rear
Lots of black anodized billets parts from Fesler (hood hinges, trunk hinges, door jamb vents, hood latch, tail lights, 69 driving lights)
Billet sill plates in black anodized from Route 66 Motorsports
RideTech black anodized gas cap
Billet grille (black)
Ididit black powder coat tilt wheel
Billet Specialties black anodized steering wheel
Corbeau GTS II buckets seats in black leather with double locking sliders and brackets
Front and rear 3-point seatbelts by Morris Classic Concepts (black with starburst)
Dakota Digital VHX gauges (silver with blue lights)
MCI Camaro low-rise console
Marquez door panels and package tray
Power windows for all four by Nu-Relics with black console mounted switches
All black interior with cut pile carpet by ACC (Essex)
Black cut pile carpet trunk mat by ACC to match interior
Prodigy stainless body hardware kit
Totally Stainless bolts for suspension, door striker, body mounts, steering box, etc
LED headlights from JW Speaker
Double-din in-dash CD and small four-channel amp
Vintage Air GenIV surefit system installed with hoses in inner fender for clean appearance
Modified dash for Vintage Air black louvers

Body / exterior mods :

Remove side markers (front and rear)
69 driving lights in 68 lower valance (metal)
Fill vents in cowl with solid piece (metal)
Delete center speaker grill in dash
Delete front bumper and weld fender extensions to fender to remove bumper bracket gap
Smooth rear bumper painted black to match anodized finish of tail lights and gas cap
Modify body to remove need for windshield and rear glass trim
Shave drip rail
Trim / roll fender lip for better tire clearance
Smooth firewall
DSE minitubs installed
No emblems

Paint :

Black (base / clear in gloss)
Satin black engine bay and chassis
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[GAP Industries]

Here is the car the day we picked it up
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Casey had collected a ton of parts for the project which made our job a lot easier.
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[GAP Industries]

The process began by doing an inventory of the parts and then digging into the car to see what we needed to knock out all his requests.
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The car is a very solid car.
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We started the tear down
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[GAP Industries]

Before all the drivetrain was removed, we started to fit the Dynatech exhaust kit he supplied and try to modify it from the axle back to work with the rear suspension setup
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[GAP Industries]

Once the exhaust was sorted out, we took it off the car and welded it all up. Then on to the body modifications
Deleting the door locks
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Removing the vents in the cowl
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Welded up the side marker lights
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Deleted the front bumper bracket and welded the extensions in
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Deleted the center speaker in the dash
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Welded up the factory AC vents
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Repaired the damaged dash area
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We made a recess for the push start button
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And modified the center of the dash
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[GAP Industries]

Then we pulled the engine to make some changes to the firewall and core support
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We also finished up the drip rails
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Here is the core support before we started cutting and welding on it
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Now he can take advantage of the entire surface of the radiator
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[GAP Industries]

Started to fit all the pieces and make modifications before it ships off to paint
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[GAP Industries]

Doing a little Engine upgrade while the body is at paint
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[GAP Industries]

Here is an update from the body shop.
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Caseys%20Camaro/IMG_2933_zpsf4a85d62.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Caseys%20Camaro/IMG_2933_zpsf4a85d62.jpg.html)

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[GAP Industries]

I know Casey has a lot of pictures he will be posting. I just wanted to get the build up to date. Should see a lot of things happening in 2014. Hope to se color on this thing soon. We will be posting updates as soon as we can and once the car is back at our shop in our clean room we will be posting.

[will69camaro]

Another solid build you guys are working on! Didn't realize that car had so much going on it with the body mods. Looks GOOD!

[GAP Industries]

Thanks Will. I am uploading photos right now for the "Other" builds I have going on. Just a few. LoL

[tubbed69]

You guys are building some very nice cars,great work.Was wondering who makes the core support close out,it's really nice:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[GAP Industries]

It is made by Anvil Auto.

[tubbed69]

Thank you.

[meenaggie]

Tim, many thanks for starting this long overdue build thread. It has been a pleasure working with you and the crew at GAP Racing. Can't wait to see it all come together in 2014.

Here are some pic of fitting the rear end, installing the LS engine and rear air bar. This is basically how it went to GAP. I finally found a good use for those college text books measuring for the rear end. :lol:

[GAP Industries]

Nice way to use those books. LoL
Thank you for letting us be a part of it.

[meenaggie]

Purchased the Dakota Digital GSS-2000 transmission gear sending unit from the classified ad section. It will be a one-wire install with my Dakota Digital VHX gauges. Most likely will be selling the new in box C5 Corvette auto shifter I have and switching to a 6" Lokar shifter in their midnight series (black). Trying to decide to go with round or rectangular shifter boot trim that will go in the MCI camaro switchblade console I already have.

[68KMARO]

Great build, keep the pictures coming.


Rich
68kmaro

[GAP Industries]

A little body shop update. They should have color on it real soon.
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[rickpaw]

Car looks great Casey.

Where did the transmission crossmember come from? Bowler transmission?

[aggie91]

Great start and the mods GAP is doing to the car look good. Looking forward to more...

[Ricochet]

Great work guys! You have quite a few projects going on. Nice to see. One mod you did on the this was welding up the bumper brackets and lower fender extenetions. I don't undertsand why more people do not do that. Looks so much cleaner and flows well with the rounded wheels wells on the 67 & 68's. Nice work!

[waynieZ]

It looks great Nice work guys.

[meenaggie]

Where did the transmission crossmember come from? Bowler transmission?

Correct, the crossmember came from Bowler. Bowler designed it for Ride Tech's 68' Camaro named Velocity (now sold to new owner). It worked great and put the transmission right where it needed to be with plenty of clearance for the 3" exhaust. I did have to mount the Energy Suspension trans mount "backwards" to fit correctly due to the bulge that is designed into the mount. That did not seem to bother me as I can't really tell if the pre-load on these do anything. I have the S&P adapter plates for the LS and OEM small block stand-offs for engine placement.

How is your bird running? Any plans to do any more upgrades?

[rickpaw]

I finally found a good use for those college text books measuring for the rear end. :lol:

I know calculus was good for something.



How is your bird running? Any plans to do any more upgrades?

It's running good. I have a bunch of boxes from Mark @ SC&C for his stage 1 plus front suspension package, and Ridetech singles all around. I just need to find time to install them.

I will need to look at that x-member. When I did the swap, Bowler was out with no ETA so I settled for BMR x-member, and had to add a bunch of shims to get the angle right.

[Moose]

Love the build. :D

Did you have to move the lower control arms on the rear inward at all to get the wheels to fit? or are they in the same position?

I've been thinking about mini tubbing my car, and a have the G bar setup.

[meenaggie]

Did you have to move the lower control arms on the rear inward at all to get the wheels to fit? or are they in the same position?

I've been thinking about mini tubbing my car, and a have the G bar setup.

I did not have to move the lower arm inward. I bolted it to the original front spring pocket location and used that to locate the lower bracket on the rear end housing. It is a tight fit and I would not recommend any more wheel width then I have which is a 315 tire on an 11" wheel on a 68' with my exact setup. It is worth noting that my rear suspension is the first generation of the AirBar and RideTech (and others) have made improvements to help with the control arm to wheel clearance on newer versions. You can now order a kit for a mini tub that offsets the control arm to the innermost side. It uses a bushing on the leaf spring pocket side. While this doesn't move the mounting locations it does provide additional clearance from the control arm to the tire/wheel. I am sure I could order the parts to retrofit as the mounting points don't change but think I am okay as is. Hope that info helps.

[meenaggie]

One mod you did on the this was welding up the bumper brackets and lower fender extenetions. I don't undertsand why more people do not do that. Looks so much cleaner and flows well with the rounded wheels wells on the 67 & 68's. Nice work!

Here is an updated picture of the what is described above. I agree!

[GAP Industries]

Body shop update. Made a trip out to see if it was ready for color. Still a few little things to do but they are close.
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[72Z/28]

Amazing build and love the dashboard mods

[meenaggie]

Some shots from the paint and body shop . . . finally getting some long overdue black paint on it as it was in guide coat for 5+ years! Went to see it in person about 10 days ago and is looking good. Black base went on and it got blocked yet again. Since it is going to be black this helped find a few extra imperfections that were not as visible with just guide coat. Getting excited to see it moved back to GAP for final assembly.

http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Caseys%20Camaro/2378A3A6-BB61-4C29-B6D4-F1F086020C12_zpskrzs75zy.jpg
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[rickpaw]

Getting closer Casey. When do you think it will be done?

[GAP Industries]

I just uploaded these to photobucket so I could do an update. Hopefully we will have it back at the shop really soon.

[meenaggie]

Tim, beat you to it this time. Thanks for uploading the pics! It is going to look really good in your clean room.

Tu, realistically I would estimate this fall before everything is 100% complete.

[GAP Industries]

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Updated pics from Jason at the Body Shop

[rickpaw]

Tim, beat you to it this time. Thanks for uploading the pics! It is going to look really good in your clean room.

Tu, realistically I would estimate this fall before everything is 100% complete.

Think you'll have it done before fall GG in FW? I'm think about going there with the FB.

[GAP Industries]

That's the goal

[tubbed69]

Guys black paint looks great,hard to beat black :thumbsup:

[slipknawt]

Where did you source the A/C vents from?

[rickpaw]

Where did you source the A/C vents from?

Those look like Nostalgic AC 2.5" vents

http://nostalgicac.com/duct-hose-vents/dash-vents/2-5-inch-pro-series-round-vent.html

[meenaggie]

They are actually Vintage Air P/N 49193-VUL from their Standard Series. I got them from Summit Racing for $7.15 each but they are closer $10 each now. The description is correct on the Summit website but picture is incorrect for some reason. I bought them in 2011 and checked my Summit invoice for the P/N. Also noticed that Pace has them.

Cut sheet from Vintage Air
http://www.vintageair.com/2012catalog/2012%20VintageAir%20Catalog%20Final%20WEB%20(Page% 2051).pdf

Summit and Pace websites
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/vta-49193-vul/overview/
http://paceperformance.com/i-5932113-vta49193-vul-vintage-air.html

[meenaggie]

Car is back at GAP shop from paint. Pictures provided by Tim. Going to look at it in person tomorrow . . . very excited! Really liking the subtle body mods.

[will69camaro]

Cool I'll see you up there tomorrow then!

Congrats on getting it back. Looks killer!

[Ron in SoCal]

Looks great Sir :cheers:

[Vince@Meanstreets]

BAD in BLACK!

[sleepertime]

It looks like it is moving along. It is really looking good, lot's of changes since I last saw it.

[rickpaw]

Car looks great. Had I known you and William will be at Tim, I'd rearrange my schedule to come out and look/meet with you guys.

Tu

[DOOM]

Black looks awesome! No bettter color!

[Rick D]

Very nice!! Always a great feeling to get color on a car!

[will69camaro]

Had I known you and William will be at Tim, I'd rearrange my schedule to come out and look/meet with you guys.

Tu

Sounds awkward she. You say it like that. LOL.

Another time Tu.

[rickpaw]

Sounds awkward she. You say it like that. LOL.

Another time Tu.

Well you know what I meant. LOL

[meenaggie]

Few more pics from my visit to the GAP shop today. Can see the Anvil close out panel and Fesler hinges in the shot with the hood up. Looking forward to seeing more of the black billet pieces go on . . . Fesler billet hood hinges, door handles, trunk hinges, door jamb vents, tail lights, hood latch, '69 driving lights, hood stops . . . Metrom door sill plates . . . Anvil fender braces . . . Coachworks gas filler, light knob, wiper knob . . . Vintage Air 3 knob Gen IV horizontal A/C controller.

[aggie91]

Looks great! I love a slick black paint job.

[syborg tt]

This makes me want to build an early 1st gen

[Swain]

Few more pics from my visit to the GAP shop today. Can see the Anvil close out panel and Fesler hinges in the shot with the hood up. Looking forward to seeing more of the black billet pieces go on . . . Fesler billet hood hinges, door handles, trunk hinges, door jamb vents, tail lights, hood latch, '69 driving lights, hood stops . . . Metrom door sill plates . . . Anvil fender braces . . . Coachworks gas filler, light knob, wiper knob . . . Vintage Air 3 knob Gen IV horizontal A/C controller.

Looks just like my Dash :)

[Gambit]

Gee you're smashing through this! Another killer ride coming out of the shop. Nice list of parts you've got for it mate

[Rick D]

Looks great, you can't beat a black first gen!!




This makes me want to build an early 1st gen

Marty if you built one car a year you still wouldn't get through them all in your life time!! :D

[GAP Industries]

Now that I am back to some sort of normal schedule, I will start posting photos of the builds back up again. Lots to do on this one to get it ready for its debut. :popcorn2:

[meenaggie]

Just ordered a Braille B3121 billet mount in black from B&B Classics Inc. Picture of this jewel from their website below. (They are a site sponsor with banner to left.)
http://www.bbclassicsinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0322-800x574.jpg

Billy at B&B Classics Inc. was great to work with and it was nice to speak to someone with several years of real experience using the Braille B3121.

This should make tucking the battery in the stock location a little easier and look great as well. I will run the parts over to Tim at GAP when they arrive.

[LS7 Z/28]

Just ordered a Braille B3121 billet mount in black from B&B Classics Inc. Billy at B&B Classics Inc. was great to work with and it was nice to speak to someone with several years of real experience using the Braille B3121.

This should make tucking the battery in the stock location a little easier and look great as well. I will run the parts over to Tim at GAP when they arrive.
I just ordered the exact same mount from Billy, great choice. I've ordered a few things from him and he's great to deal with. Great project! Good luck with the final details.

[meenaggie]

Went to the GAP Racing shop on Monday to drop off some parts (battery, battery mount & battery cables). Got to see the Camaro in person. Pictures below to show update on getting the under side coated. DSE subframe connectors are now installed. Camaro should move into clean room for assembly on August 4th.

[rickpaw]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I bet you're super excited.

[meenaggie]

More updates from GAP Racing . . . Rear end has been stripped down and is ready for paint. Underside coating is complete. Ride Tech 4-Link bars installed with new hardware. Seeing good progress and hope Stampede is off to the Recovery Room this weekend so my camaro can slide into the clean room.

[meenaggie]

Trunk interior has been recoated. Looking much cleaner. Before and after pics below. (I think you can figure out which is which.) Also first time I have seen the Fesler billet trunk hinges installed.

[meenaggie]

Pics of the tail panel with the Fesler tail lights and Precision Coachworks gas filler installed. I like the sinister look if you couldn't tell.

[Richio1]

Looks great. Love how the tail panel turned out.

[rickpaw]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Rick D]

Very nice, I love the tail panel as well!! It's turning out great.

[tubbed69]

Car is turning out very nice,it's hard to beat black,great job so far:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[meenaggie]

Jeff, Tu, Rick, tubbed69, thanks for the kind words!
Can't wait to see it finished. The camaro is at a very exciting point in the build where everything seems to be coming together.

[waynieZ]

The car is looking great. Nice work.

[GAP Industries]

Casey beat me to the post. I've been super busy but hope to have time to start posting more progress of our builds.


The LS2 and 4L60 trans are installed.
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[GAP Industries]

We went through and started replacing bolts with stainless socket heads

Oil pan is all buttoned up
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New Moroso trans pan installed and received the same bolt treatment
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Exhaust system started going back in also
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[GAP Industries]

The Black anodized Fesler 69 Camaro driving lights are installed on the 68 Camaro. We will be switching these back out to the LED version
The condenser was painted satin black along with the AC hardlines.
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[meenaggie]

A few more pics of when I was at the shop about 2 weeks ago. Good to see it going back together and excited to see it finished. Tim will touch up the tie rod ends and castle nuts. Ordered a one-piece headliner with A/B pillars and matching sun visors from TMI Products in black ultrasuede. Still several weeks out from being delivered but will help complete the modern interior as I have the Marquez door panels and package tray, Corbeau GTS II seats and no rise switchblade console from MCI. Glass and weather stripping should start to go in soon. Got clear glass from AMD so hoping quality is in line with what others have said (i.e. should be very nice). Plumbing the fuel and brakes is also about to start. I could keep going on the list of things Tim at GAP is working on but you get the idea . . .

[Spiffav8]

Man that's looking good!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[meenaggie]

Some updates on the interior side of the floor. Before picture, new floor plugs and POR 15 picture, FatMat Mega Mat install picture and last one is Essex cut pile carpet laying in loose to allow it to take start to take shape. Tim at GAP sent the pictures and planning to swing by the shop next week if time allows. Looking like wiring should start pretty soon. Waiting to put the front and rear glass in because I went with a one piece headliner pre-covered in ultra suede from TMI. That should be here in about 2 weeks.

[meenaggie]

More updates from GAP Racing. Starting to put side windows together and install them (new AMD glass), wiring has begun (AAW kit), installing the Vintage Air HVAC system, brakes back on (13" in front and 12" in rear), gas tank back in with new wiring, rear diff cover upgrade complete, DSE wiper motor installed . . . Going to drop off my all black wiper arms and blades I got from Camaro Central. Good looking pieces and nice to be able to get them in black without having to disassemble for paint. My one piece suede headliner should ship from TMI next week (or so I hope).

[lil427z]

Looking good:gitrdun:

[meenaggie]

More updates from my last visit to GAP Racing. Body and engine wiring is in progress, JW Speaker headlights now in and billet grill was installed. Still need to swap the halogen driving lights for the LED version that includes turn signals. Plumbing is next on the list. Hoping to have it running by Christmas.

[WSSix]

Very clean! Coming along nicely.

[meenaggie]

Some more progress on my Camaro at GAP Racing (see sponsor banner to left :D). Wiring and plumbing are both >80% complete. Having to tweak the Painless engine harness in a couple places to make it fit correctly and will then cover it with braided wire loom. Got the Braille battery mounted using the very trick black powder coat billet piece from B&B Classics, Inc. (see sponsor banner to left :D). Pic of the interior was as good as I could get with my point and shoot at the time.

[waynieZ]

Sweet !

[tones2SS]

Nice updates. Coming along.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Wow...very clean.

Impressive build. :thumbsup:

[tmadden]

Looking very good guys! :gitrdun:

[meenaggie]

Thanks for all the comments. Hoping to have one piece headliner from TMI in the next 2 weeks and start making decisions on interior coverings.

[meenaggie]

Lots of updates since the last post . . . and getting close to being complete. Switched from stock intake to the TSP sheet metal part; fabricated cold air intake tube with close out panel; Rushforth Nightrains 18" wheels with Pirelli tires; interior is mostly complete - MCC console, Marquez door panels, Corbeau GTS II seats, cut pile essex carpet, TMI one-piece headliner, Modo Innovations pedal covers; lots of wiring complete . . . enjoy the pics.

[meenaggie]

More pics . . .

[WSSix]

Love the door panels and console. Very clean look. Glad you're still making progress with the car.

[n77nxc]

How well did the TMI one piece headliner fit? I really like the look.

[meenaggie]

Regarding the TMI headliner . . . well, I received serial number one or two that was sold to the public. With that said, I would say the fit needed some improvement, especially in the areas where it fit against the front and rear windshield. In fact, at the rear glass I will need to fabricate some trim to make it look "right" and cover the gap.

Check out the install of one of the more recent productions on camaros.net. They selected the vinyl covering which I really like but was not available when I purchased mine (only available in Unisuede). Notice the picture of where the headliner rolls up into the molding at the top of the rear glass in Post #5. My headliner does not do that. If it did it would fit better and I would not need to fabricate the trim piece to cover the gap.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/23-interiors/365121-tmi-vinyl-headliner-sport-r-door-panels-w-pics.html

So in short it looks like TMI addressed the issues with fit since I received my product. It would of been nice for TMI to contact me with the information about the improvements as I happened to stumble across the newer pictures on camaros.net looking at to fix the issues with mine.

[n77nxc]

Regarding the TMI headliner . . . well, I received serial number one or two that was sold to the public. With that said, I would say the fit needed some improvement, especially in the areas where it fit against the front and rear windshield. In fact, at the rear glass I will need to fabricate some trim to make it look "right" and cover the gap.

Check out the install of one of the more recent productions on camaros.net. They selected the vinyl covering which I really like but was not available when I purchased mine (only available in Unisuede). Notice the picture of where the headliner rolls up into the molding at the top of the rear glass in Post #5. My headliner does not do that. If it did it would fit better and I would not need to fabricate the trim piece to cover the gap.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/23-interiors/365121-tmi-vinyl-headliner-sport-r-door-panels-w-pics.html

So in short it looks like TMI addressed the issues with fit since I received my product. It would of been nice for TMI to contact me with the information about the improvements as I happened to stumble across the newer pictures on camaros.net looking at to fix the issues with mine.

Great info sir! I really appreciate it. Sucks you had issues with yours but it does look like the vinyl one fits really nice. For $350, I think its a bargain.