69 Z06 Camaro

[spode]

Hi everyone,
My name is Jeff and I live in So Cal. It's been 20 years or so sense my last car project. I did a replica of an 037 Rally car but took time off after. About 2 years ago I got the bug again and started a Porsche 914 project. It had a LS6 and the suspension from a 996 under it. While working on it one day John (aka Driveability) was casing :_paranoid my area and stopped to check it out. After stopping by a couple more times he made me an offer that I decided to accept. My mind was already drifting toward a Camaro, so as John was picking up the 914 I was dropping off my new project.
The plan is a full frame with late model C6 Z06 drive-line. I've had the car for a little over a year now so I will try and get caught up to where I am currently.
Byndbad914 is how I came across this site, as he had a 914 project here but there are so many cool builds and ideas that it has become a routine for me come here.
The 037
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The 914
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The Camaro came with extra quarter skins and I figured I would be able to just use those and save as much of the outer shell as possible. I knew I wasn't going to use much of the original car but I really underestimated how bad this car had been tore up. Here is the car when I brought it home. Comments and suggestions are always welcome, either on the thread or PM.

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And my Orange Coolaide because I see some people here ride. :yes:
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Jeff

[LS7 Z/28]

I like your style Jeff. That body isn't so bad, we've all seen worse. It's a perfect starting point for the style of build you're going for. Looks like fun, and so do those previous projects. That's a sweet bike too. Good luck with the project, I'm looking forward to future progress.

[Sieg]

Welcome Jeff!

Variety is the spice of life. :thumbsup:

[glassman]

Yep, have some orange (mixed with white) Koolaid up here too!

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[Vince@Meanstreets]

pretty good start and a nice rear foundation to hold up that transaxle.

welcome to the site.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

btw give me a hollar when you get to the rear track and rear body width dilema.

[spode]

btw give me a hollar when you get to the rear track and rear body width dilema.

I'm about 1 year into the build already so I've mostly crossed that bridge. :willy:
Thanks for the offer, I'm sure there will something else thou.


Jeff

[spode]

One of the first things I needed was some kind of frame table/cart. I still had another car I needed in the garage so it had to be mobile, square and adjustable sense the garage floor is not level.
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Some tear down pictures.
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[spode]

I was able to find the transmission and tube assemble on craigslist but it was missing the rearend. It took more than a few weeks to find one on Ebay. He was asking a couple hundred more then others I had seen but they sell fast. I figured I better just get it. After talking to the guy it ended up being the rearend from this trans. Something he was going to install in his car but needed to sell. Also found a complete rear suspension, seems that everyone uses the front suspension components but not so much the rear.
One of the first things I decided to replace was the rocker panels. They had been shortened for the Pro Street tires and where rusted through in a few areas.

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[WSSix]

Welcome to the site. This sounds like a great build. I'm curious to know how you made your table adjustable as I'll be in the same boat should I ever need to make a frame table.

Thanks

[spode]

Welcome to the site. This sounds like a great build. I'm curious to know how you made your table adjustable as I'll be in the same boat should I ever need to make a frame table.

Thanks

The wheels are attached to square tubing that slides within the larger square tubing that is welded to the table. 3" .250 wall square for the frame, 2.5" .250 wall for the wheels and a bit of grinding to get them to slide nicely. You can see the bolts that are above the wheels that allow me to raise or lower any corner. Also the cross rails are just tacked into place so they can be relocated when needed. Measure width, length and cross-measure about 1000 times to keep it square. Less welding means less chance of distortion. This is nothing like some of the more solid non-movable tables but I just don't have room for that.

Jeff

[spode]

After much debate I decided to use the stock rear aluminum subframe. Made a jig to hold it in place, got some bends from Art Morrison and started on the frame.

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[Vince@Meanstreets]

nice work!!

[spode]

Picked up a new block, :faint: some LS7 heads and Forgeline rims from the Corvette forums and an intake from here. The motor was going to be setback a little more then I was hoping so I made new offset transmission mounts. Pictures show the motor with the offset mounts.
Finding front suspension was harder, seems there is good demand for the C6 suspension. Got some new/setup only front knuckles off Ebay but the guy had drilled the lower ball joint holes, so after getting that mess fixed I ordered new.

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[spode]

nice work!!

Thanks
Jeff

[Ron in SoCal]

Love this project! From previous project pics I've seen, using the Vette drivetrain sometimes creates a cramped space (floor height, tunnel, etc.) in a first gen Camaro. Just curious if you've looked at that and if it's an issue? Also, is the block new or used?

Keep goin' Jeff! :cheers:

[spode]

Love this project! From previous project pics I've seen, using the Vette drivetrain sometimes creates a cramped space (floor height, tunnel, etc.) in a first gen Camaro. Just curious if you've looked at that and if it's an issue? Also, is the block new or used?

Keep goin' Jeff! :cheers:

I had to be a little careful on seat choice as I wanted them to fit down between the frame rails and not on top of them. So far it's working fine, as I get the thread up to date I'll get those pictures up. I'm working on the floor and trans tunnel now.
Block is new as used motors didn't seem to come up much when I was looking and didn't want to put out the money all at once for a new motor although in the long run it might have been better.
BTW enjoy the builds you have going.

Jeff

[spode]

Front of frame coming together, engine and rack and pinion mounts.
Everything is cell phone pictures so sorry for not being steady enough when taking some of them.


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Jeff

[Jr]

Damn. Looks good.

[andrewb70]

Great job on the Camaro, but I really love the 914. Do you have a link to where I can see more pictures of that build?

Andrew

[streetbird]

Very nice work, I will follow this one for sure

[spode]

Great job on the Camaro, but I really love the 914. Do you have a link to where I can see more pictures of that build?

Andrew

Andrew,
I did not have one going when I started it but John has a build thread here.
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=45044
Give him a nudge on his thread and I will text him for an update. I talked to him a couple weeks ago and he was getting ready to start it.

Jeff

[Chad-1stGen]

Sweet. I'm looking forward to more pics!

After seeing what you have done so far the starting point of the car doesn't look as rough as I initially thought. You have cut it all away anyhow!

[driveability]

Andrew,
I did not have one going when I started it but John has a build thread here.
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=45044
Give him a nudge on his thread and I will text him for an update. I talked to him a couple weeks ago and he was getting ready to start it.

Jeff

Nice to see your Cam being seen ! I'm close to driving up to see ya in the 914. Here is a video.
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[spode]

Picture overload ahead. I didn't plan on replacing the the entire car but the rear panels were cut up and the roof rails were rusted though. Also some cage construction.

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[spode]

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Jeff

[spode]

And finally on the ground.

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Jeff

[Vince@Meanstreets]

looking f'n good!!!!!!!

awesome work

Have you decided what body you will be going with? :peepwall:

[spode]

looking f'n good!!!!!!!

awesome work

Have you decided what body you will be going with? :peepwall:



Thinking of leaving it "Dune Buggy" style. :bunny: LOL

Jeff

[Che70velle]

Wow. Amazing fab skills you have sir!
You gonna build a traditional style header, or something trick?

[Evan Iroc-Z]

Wow, that is amazing! I cannot wait to see this get finished.

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Took me another coffee to realize it was a torque tube and IRS in there:flashie:

[waynieZ]

Wow amazing!

[Ron in SoCal]

Love your work Spode. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Chassisworks]

Cool project. Good call on the Woodward rack. I dig the Orange Crush, too. I'm more of a blue flavored guy, myself.

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[Blake Foster]

looking f'n good!!!!!!!

awesome work

Have you decided what body you will be going with? :peepwall:

lmao I was thinking the same thing........... What happened to the Camaro he was building.

[Payton King]

Nice looking project! Looking forward to more updates.

[REAL BOB JOHNSON]

Seeing this is like a flash back on mine.page 54 Great build

[GregWeld]

Love this stuff!!! Looking like it is going to be some major fun that's for sure.

[spode]

Wow. Amazing fab skills you have sir!
You gonna build a traditional style header, or something trick?

Built Tri-Y headers, that part will be coming soon.


Cool project. Good call on the Woodward rack. I dig the Orange Crush, too. I'm more of a blue flavored guy, myself.

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Rack was 28" so not so common. Kind of a hard pill to swallow :G-Dub: but there have been a few of those so far. :headspin: Cool picture, had a WR for a few years but started riding motocross so switched to an MX bike for a while. Now back to playing on trails. KTM is proud of their bikes thou.


Seeing this is like a flash back on mine.page 54 Great build

I thought I had seen most of the builds here but somehow I missed yours. I even did a search for ZO6 in the title as to not make something confusing with another build. Maybe a rename is coming. I've only looked at the first page of your build but I see I have some reading to do. It looks very nice.

Thanks to all for the kind words. I'll try and get more posted to catch up with where I am now.

Jeff

[Sonar Chief]

Awesome build going here ....

Question, where did you get the shims/ spacers for the upper control arms? Different widths?

Thanks,

Michael

[spode]

On the rotisserie to finish up some welding. Then Harbor Freight dollies and stands to keep it mobile. Started hanging body panels. The inner fender wells have to be raised 2.5" for ride height and widened 3" each side for track. Plan is to run it full width. I did end up re-drilling and narrowing the track width by 3/4" in the back. Car will be widened 6" in back and 5.5" up front. Every time I thought I had an idea how to make that work I would hang the body panels and not like the results. So I would move on to something else till I could come up with another idea. Eventually I decided to widened the tail panel 2", that really helped the rear of the car.

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Starting to look like a Camaro again. :excited:

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[spode]

Awesome build going here ....

Question, where did you get the shims/ spacers for the upper control arms? Different widths?

Thanks,

Michael


I made the aluminum bushings for spherical bearings to replace the rubber. I looked all over for cross ties to go through the bearing but it seems nobody sells them. Can't remember (either Chassis Works, Roadster Shop or Art Morrison) posted how they make them so I gave it a try. I'm not sure if that will be what I end up using. I drilled everything stock C6 spacing so I can always go back to stock if wanted.
I hope that is what your asking.

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Jeff

[Vince@Meanstreets]

exactly what I was thinking too Jeff. looking great!!!!

[Sonar Chief]

Jeff .... I was wondering about the shims between the mounting bolts and the plates for the upper control arms, looks like about 1/2 inch?

[spode]

exactly what I was thinking too Jeff. looking great!!!!

I had read and seen how you did one on here. I think you even mentioned about moving the lights out. So many good ideas here. I was thinking that was the direction I needed to go but after seeing the one you did it confirmed it for me. Thanks.

Jeff .... I was wondering about the shims between the mounting bolts and the plates for the upper control arms, looks like about 1/2 inch?

Those are just some aluminum spacers I cut to get the alignment close. Nothing final on that yet and I might change the way the control arm mounts to the frame anyway. I spent a whole day making a mounting system for the control arms then decided I didn't like it. Ended up making these and might end up using the original idea after all. :hairpullout: LOL


Jeff

[Track Junky]

Wow!! Great work!! Great choice for wheels!!

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[spode]

Figured it was time to start thinking of brakes. Decided on Wilwood stuff and as the Aero6 calipers had just come out that was the direction i was thinking. I liked the floating hats but noticed the mounting hardware was different. I made a call to Wilwood to see what was different between the brackets but didn't really get a clear answer. That was fine as the floating was more $$$ and I figured it wasn't really necessary. They did say that Summit would know how to order the Aero6 calipers instead of the W6A that was standard at that time. I called Summit and gave them the part number for the kit and the part numbers for the calipers I wanted to switch too. The guy wasn't sure how to do that but took my number and would call me back. :whistling: After waiting a day it was clear they weren't calling back. I had to look around here but I remembered someone getting their brakes from Ron Sutton. A quick google search for his name came up with nothing. :wacko: I don't know if I was blind or he didn't have his contact in his signature yet but I had to find the posting that showed the box that had his business name on it. The next day made a call to Ron, I got all my answers and lot more info then I ever hoped for. He put a brake package together for me with prices that where very reasonable and brakes were on there way. I have sense had him do a complete suspension review with sway-bar and spring recommendations.

:ups:

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[Vince@Meanstreets]

You can never go wrong with Sutton!!

[GregWeld]

I never got a hat.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

I never got a hat.

LOL, you can have Gaetano's.

C5 rear fender liners in the for sale section

[Track Junky]

You can never go wrong with Sutton!!

X2!! Ron hooked me up with a set of shocks with his "secret sauce" and they were just what the doctor ordered. :thumbsup:

[Track Junky]

LOL, you can have Gaetano's.

C5 rear fender liners in the for sale section

That's a negative. Greg aint getting my hat!!

[spode]

I never got a hat.

Damm, I forgot the Waiver.

Waiver
ASSUMPTION OF RISKS: Participant understands that operating a car at or near the speeds at which it is capable of presents inherent and inevitable risks that can never be completely eliminated. Factors beyond our control will affect the operational safety of the vehicle under these conditions. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (a) the skill and experience of the driver; (b) the performance of inspections, maintenance procedures, and repairs; (c) weather, lighting, and track conditions; (d) the presence of other operating cars; (e) the presence of other drivers, (f) the health, physical and mental condition of the driver and (g) the speed at which a car is driven.
Hat not included.
:rules:

Jeff

[bonecrrusher]

I see Pfadt coilovers up front - what you doing for the rear?

You using there trans mounts too?

[spode]

I see Pfadt coilovers up front - what you doing for the rear?

You using there trans mounts too?

Pfadt coilovers all the way around. I got them just before Pfadt went under. I had heard good things about them before but not so good lately. Pfadt has sense reopened in Corona. The good thing is I should be about to adapt just about any C6 coilover set up if needed.
Pfadt trans mounts and Hinson engine mounts.


Jeff

[bonecrrusher]

I have there swaybars and coilovers - nothing too bad to say just yet...

I did see they reopen - but looks like they are just making headers again.

[bhcustomdesigns]

Awesome build,very nice work!:thumbsup:

[efs69]

Jeff,

This is one hell of a build. Looks great! I am in Notth OC. I'd like to check it out if I could.

Efrain

[spode]

Awesome build,very nice work!:thumbsup:

Thanks :thankyou:

Jeff,
This is one hell of a build. Looks great! I am in Notth OC. I'd like to check it out if I could.
Efrain

Send me a PM.

[spode]

The car is kinda low so getting the front wheels room to turn means widening the front too. Some one posted this picture and it made me think the stepped front fender might work. I mocked it up (quick and dirty) but it didn't look right to me, so while I thought about that issue I moved on to other items.

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[spode]

Headers, I had to get some tighter bends for some of it and I wish I was more consistent with my welds. :bang:
Room is tight so decide to use a Tri-Y design.


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[spode]

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[Build-It-Break-it]

Wow great work, where in socal are you located? LoOKs like Victorville. You using a thermal arc 186? I have one and love it.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Man if you are ever looking for work....I wanna get the band back together. :thankyou:

[Track Junky]

That's $$$ right there. Nice work. Going to have to make some tough choices on the front widening. Flaring wont match the rear. Going to have to do your homework on that one. I'd probably try a combination of fender stretching but then pinch it at the door so that it wouldn't appear so pronounced. Either way looks like the biggest challenge I see. Might want to pick up a couple pairs of junk fenders if you can find them and play around with a few different scenarios.

Headers, I had to get some tighter bends for some of it and I wish I was more consistent with my welds. :bang:
Room is tight so decide to use a Tri-Y design.


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[LXSS350]

WOW great work. You have to be proud the car looks very tough and well built. You should have one very nice ride when you are finished.

[LS7 Z/28]

How much more width are you looking for? Maybe the Anvil widebody fenders will give you enough room so you don't have to mess around experimenting with metal. It's going to be tough to make them look decent. Good work and good luck going forward.

[spode]

Wow great work, where in socal are you located? LoOKs like Victorville. You using a thermal arc 186? I have one and love it.

I'm in OC. The Thermal Arc is the first tig I've owned, picked it up 2 years ago and so far I like it, although I have nothing to compere it to. The fan is super loud.

Man if you are ever looking for work....I wanna get the band back together. :thankyou:

I have a good job right now but if things continue the route they are going we my need to talk. :rockin: LOL

WOW great work. You have to be proud the car looks very tough and well built. You should have one very nice ride when you are finished.

Thanks, it took a while before I decide to post it here. So many top quality builds, but so many good ideas and help.

That's $$$ right there. Nice work. Going to have to make some tough choices on the front widening. Flaring wont match the rear. Going to have to do your homework on that one. I'd probably try a combination of fender stretching but then pinch it at the door so that it wouldn't appear so pronounced. Either way looks like the biggest challenge I see. Might want to pick up a couple pairs of junk fenders if you can find them and play around with a few different scenarios.

So far I've cut up a couple fenders and a door, (rusted out junk for you hardcore OEMs) :underchair: I'll get that posted soon and that should get me close to where I am now. Trying to get the rocker panels right is the latest. Ironworks has some nice ones on the Camaro they are building.

Jeff

[spode]

How much more width are you looking for? Maybe the Anvil widebody fenders will give you enough room so you don't have to mess around experimenting with metal. It's going to be tough to make them look decent. Good work and good luck going forward.

Thought about those but I need 2 1/2 on each side. Even thought about their fiberglass ones so I could cut and modify to get more out of them. Plus I needed to widen the front enough to match the rear.

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[LS7 Z/28]

Thought about those but I need 2 1/2 on each side. Even thought about their fiberglass ones so I could cut and modify to get more out of them. Plus I needed to widen the front enough to match the rear.


Yeah that's what I was thinking too, get the glass ones and modify them. That's the route I would go. Not sure how that front suspension is set up but most of the guys with low '69's are getting away with fender clearance partly because they are taking advanatge of negative camber. The fender style line is iconic so I'm guessing you don't want to lose that but it's also a pain when you want the car low with fat tires. The '67 & 8's are just more fitting for flared out fenders with those big round openings. It's all a compromise I guess. Most of the guys I've seen that have their cars down in the dirt have to run pretty small front tires.

[spode]

Anvil had their blem blowout sale going. I had no intentions of getting carbon fiber parts but after calling them I put some $$$ together and headed down. Ended up with a header panel, hood, cowl, trunk and spoiler for less than their retail hood price. After getting those pieces it was time to figure out the fenders. It did feel a little odd cutting up new pieces even if they are aftermarket.


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[spode]

Still a lot of metal work to go but at least it is starting come together.

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[Vince@Meanstreets]

looks like you got it. nice

[Build-It-Break-it]

If you went with a flat face rim like a Forgestar, could you of prevented the wide body?

[Chassisworks]

If you went with a flat face rim like a Forgestar, could you of prevented the wide body?

It needs the flat face/high offset rim for the suspension to work properly. Just like a Corvette does.

[Sonar Chief]

Looks innocent enough ..... what ya doing to the roof? jk!!!!!

Great job, shees coming together nicely!

[Che70velle]

Wow, that's an incredible amount of metal work. You've got skills!
This is my favorite build right now.

[Flash68]

Love what's your doing here.... keep truckin.

[dhutton]

Amazing build, and in a garage no less.

Don

[MillerBuilt]

Wow! Serious talent right there!

[69camarorsssls]

Great project and looks like good progress so far. Mine is about the same level as yours. Good luck and look forward to seeing more pics throughout the build!

[Justin@EntropyRad]

That looked crazy with the patches..but you made it look seamless afterwards..nice work!

[Solid LT1]

Wow! Great over the top build! When you get it on the road be careful of those Nittos the Invos aren't the stickiest tire in the world....your build deserves some Falkens, BFG Rivals or even the Michelin Pilot Super Sports are all equal to the level of your build. My Vette racer buddies really like the LG coil overs over the Pfadts better adjustability/response but your level might find JRI shocks appropriate.

[Rybar]

Gotta agree with the others pretty amazing build.

[windycitychev]

This is one awesome project with some sweet skills

[waynieZ]

Wow! Looking good.

[Ron in SoCal]

Any updates Spode?

[spode]

Work got in the way. Making slow progress, but hoping to pick up the pace now.

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[Build-It-Break-it]

Amazing fab skills. It's looking killer.

[Ron in SoCal]

Incredible dude. Thx for the update :thumbsup:

[frankv11]

Way over the top. That thing is insane.
So how much of the original Camaro were you able to save lol

[gnx7]

Just stumbled upon this build thread! You are killing it for sure..... :bigun2:

Noticed the FD RX-7 parked on the street. Is that yours?

What rear brake setup are you going to go with?

Cheers!

[simon455]

Awesome Job, looking at it, Makes me wanna convert my ladder bar firebird into killer pro touring machine

[spode]

Way over the top. That thing is insane.
So how much of the original Camaro were you able to save lol

The only surviving parts were the A pillars. I thought a lot more of it would be usable but as most here know things change as you get into a build.

Just stumbled upon this build thread! You are killing it for sure..... :bigun2:

Noticed the FD RX-7 parked on the street. Is that yours?

What rear brake setup are you going to go with?

Cheers!

Superlites for the rear brakes. Something I worked with Ron Sutton on.
The FD was mine, I really liked that car. :(
Trying to get this thing ready for paint so not much exciting to show right now.

[spode]

Had the week off so tried to make some progress. Body is not 100% yet but I really needed to get some parts on this car and out of every room of the house. Painted the underside and Raptor lined the fender wells and center tunnel.

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Had to widen the rear spoiler
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[spode]

Rear brake duct off a Corvette to supply air to the trans and diff coolers.
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Driveshaft looked good.
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A fitting from Vince at Meanstreets to connect the AN line to the slave cyl.
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Motor ready to go.
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[waynieZ]

Amazing job! It's hard to believe it is made up of so many different panels if you didn't see it all apart. Beautiful work.

[spode]

Finally getting some parts on this thing. :)
Back to work this week but trying to keep the ball rolling.

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Weight check. Still missing a lot of stuff but looks reasonable so far.
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[alex n]

Awesome metal work , what you did with the rocker is awesome I love that body line, the fender vents are sweet too , the whole car is done nicely and not too over the top , some guys get too crazy with those mods and the end result is an ugly car , what you have done here is beautiful, very nice job.

[tubbed69]

Awesome metal work , what you did with the rocker is awesome I love that body line, the fender vents are sweet too , the whole car is done nicely and not too over the top , some guys get too crazy with those mods and the end result is an ugly car , what you have done here is beautiful, very nice job.

I agree very nice touches without taking away from the 69,very impressive work:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[tmadden]

Had the week off so tried to make some progress. Body is not 100% yet but I really needed to get some parts on this car and out of every room of the house. Painted the underside and Raptor lined the fender wells and center tunnel.

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Had to widen the rear spoiler
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The lines look fantastic

[66tintop]

I just went thur the whole 11 pages of the build, I says to me self? The guy sure has ALL the mad arse skills to pull this build off ! Wow! I love it when someone can just dive in and cut ,modify, and put it all back together to make look perfect. I realize it's not easy ,but the creativity and execution is simply amazing ! Love it all ,and thanks for sharing 😎

[FathomGreen69]

Incredible work man. You've actually managed to improve the looks of maybe the most beautiful car on the road. Stunning craftsmanship on par with any of the big shops in the country. In your garage, no less! Kudos to you, can't wait for the next update.

[syborg tt]

You not I love about vacation. I finally have time to look at all of the awesome builds on this site. I am really looking forward to seeing more build pictures as this is one of my favorites.


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[Charley7]

Just incredible.


Charley

[desids]

The widened body is extremely cool, can't wait to see it in paint. Nice work!

[driveability]

Jeff,
I'm the guy who sold your beautiful 914 creation away :twak: .
Not a day go's by I regret it :bigun2: .

I'm now in Wa. state now !
Watching you work your magic AGAIN !!!!!
Still have my BENZ :Tomcat:

[driveability]

I stopped by and its in paint :D Looks ridiculously great !!!! It's amazing a
car like that could be built by one person in a small / home / garage :trophy-1302: Hope to see some pictures soon

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[spode]

Short video.

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[waynieZ]

Sounds and looks sweet!

[MtotheIKEo]

Wow. Beautiful car.