1970 twin turbo pro tour build

[alex n]

Here are some pics of my current project

[alex n]

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[WSSix]

Welcome, Alex. Can you give us some more details? I like what you've shown so far!

[KHShapiro]

Definitely want to see more

[ADiCarlo]

How are you going to run the ac lines with the turbo set up.

Slightly jealous of the turbo set up... Slightly.

Good work!


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[waynieZ]

Welcome Alex! It looks like a nice build you have going on here.
I agree WSSix we need more...

[tom091074]

More please!!!

[alex n]

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[214Chevy]

Definitely nice work. Keep the pics coming...:bigun2:

[alex n]

The car will be a bit european in the styling, nothing over the top, the door handles relate to the front bumpers I think, I took 1/2 inch out of the front bumpers to make them "sharper". The door handles are from a 1967 Jaguar XKE.
The hood started as a flat VFN piece that I modified using fiberglass sheet and epoxy resin to make the recessed ducts. The front marker lights are now brake cooling ducts and the aluminum turn signals have yet to be machined but will be very similar to the Marquez pieces. The tail lights have been machined as you can see in the pics , the lenses are from a Ferrari 308. The fuel fill looks like a dry break, it actually started out as one but I converted it to a regular gas cap using a pop up cap and bung normally used on custom motorcycles. It sits flush when closed but if you push and twist on the black part it pops up so you can grip it and twist off. It will mount in the drivers side quarter panel. I covered the license plate recess on the tail panel and am planning on using a straight bumper with the exhaust coming out of the rear roll pan. Also not pictured is a very small sheet metal rear wing that looks great.
As for drivetrain, the engine is a bow tie block 383 with a mild cam but very good internals, the intake is a torker 2 with an edelbrock throttle body to square bore adapter , I had to use the torker because of its low profile and it being a single plane. This hood must stay flat, as a hump in it is absolutely not an option. The trans is a T56 magnum. Kore 3 Z06 front brakes, Detroit speed upper and lower control arms, I haven't gotten it yet but plan on using a speed tech torque arm rear suspension. It does have the DS deep tubs for a fat rear tire. Glad you guys like what you see, This car has been in my head for a long time

[RLJ676]

Nice.

I love the door handle idea, if I was body working mine I'd have done similar and added billet first gen handles or similar. The stock lift type suck.

Can't wait to see more of your billet pieces, are you doing this yourself?

[alex n]

Yes , I made most of the pieces myself and will also finish the front lights in a lathe, the billet rear I designed , but due to the fact that they are angled my friends machine shop did them

[Dave95z28]

Did you fabricate the headers and the elbows to mount the headers? If not where did you get them?

The fabrication and execution on the car looks awesome.

Thanks,

David

[alex n]

Believe it or not the headers are up and forward ss from cx racing. 400 for the pair , a true 1/2 inch flange and pretty nice tig welds. Very happy for the money, the elbows and turbos are from them as well. A lot of people talk badly about those turbos because all the stuff is from China however I know quite a few people running them and they work well, the turbos I got for only 300 a piece

[Rybar]

Looks good, the motor looks awesome!

[alex n]

some more pics

[cpd004]

Very cool!

[MtotheIKEo]

Nice.

I love the door handle idea, if I was body working mine I'd have done similar and added billet first gen handles or similar. The stock lift type suck.

Can't wait to see more of your billet pieces, are you doing this yourself?

Agree, hate the floppy second gen handles.

[sick71]

Really digging the rear bumper and all the other changes. :cool:

[alex n]

I had to cut out the Detroit speed tubs ,I ended up going with a 345 30 19 tire and they just weren't big enough , also had to stretch the quarters with these panels , formed them on an English wheel

[alex n]

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[alex n]

Exhaust

[alex n]

Wheels and tires

[alex n]

Tubs

[alex n]

More tubs

[will69camaro]

I like this build. Thanks for sharing.

[syborg tt]

Alex what a awesome project. I love the everything your doing and I want a set of these.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/09/7d12ae140b5bd25fb6644ec592e7a115.jpg




Marty-mj
www.garagescene.net www.syborgtwinturbo.com www.2ndcamaro.com

[alex n]

Thanks Marty , I have looked to your build a lot in this process

[KPC67]

nice job on the quarter stretch:welder:

[alex n]

I wish I could take credit for the stretch but my friend Bob Carol from Carols Custom metalworks in Howell NJ wheeled them up and welded them in

[RLJ676]

Alex what a awesome project. I love the everything your doing and I want a set of these.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/09/7d12ae140b5bd25fb6644ec592e7a115.jpg




Marty-mj
www.garagescene.net www.syborgtwinturbo.com www.2ndcamaro.com

Sign me up for a set too.:G-Dub:

[alex n]

more progress....

[alex n]

a few more

[Zspoiler]

Your build reminds me of the Roadster Shops 1970 Camaro called "Rampage".You can find the car online.

[Che70velle]

Your build reminds me of the Roadster Shops 1970 Camaro called "Rampage".You can find the car online.

You can also find it on here with a very nice build thread.
I love what your doing with this car. Excellent work!

[alex n]

Thanks , the rampage car is mean looking ,this car is going to be very subtle and influenced by 60's sports car look. I can see it in my head and you'll see it when it's done

[gnx7]

you have some metal working skills! Looks great

[alex n]

more pics

[Ketzer]

Love the wheel choice and the offsets!

[MtotheIKEo]

Car is looking awesome. What is your plan for the fuel filler and tank vent?

[alex n]

The second or third photo on page 1 is the fuel filler it looks like a dry break but it's really just a regular fuel fill in the quarter panel, probably going to use a two much fabrication fuel vent

[Mikael A]

Im not big on this generation camaro but yours awesome.Great work and what type of undercoating is that.

[cpd004]

What type of coating did you use on the bottom of the car?

[alex n]

Raptor liner made by u-pol, Detroit speed uses it on all of their builds I am very happy with it. It dries hard but slightly flexible , it's a 2 part catalised system

[MtotheIKEo]

The second or third photo on page 1 is the fuel filler it looks like a dry break but it's really just a regular fuel fill in the quarter panel, probably going to use a two much fabrication fuel vent

I'll be interested to see how you handle the venting. I'd like to do something similar, can't stand he filler being behind the license plate.

[alex n]

The car is going to go together soon now that most of the hard stuff is done I will be posting more pics in the next few weeks, Ill be sure to show the fuel cell , filler and vent system

[MtotheIKEo]

Nice, I'm sure myself and many other members would appreciate it.

[Goosesdad]

Looks awesome!!!

[DKz Garage]

Awesome job! Your going to need those big tires...... good luck getting them to hook!

[will69camaro]

Looks really good. Loving this build.

[alex n]

Thanks guys I appreciate the kind words

[alex n]

a few more pics

[AMSOILGUY]

Looks mean.

[alex n]

Couldn't resist a good deal on brembo carbon ceramic brakes , so I switched to a 19 inch front wheel, the 18 in the above pics looked a bit small to me anyway.

[214Chevy]

Couldn't resist a good deal on brembo carbon ceramic brakes , so I switched to a 19 inch front wheel, the 18 in the above pics looked a bit small to me anyway.

Sweet stoppers!! :drive:

[alex n]

yea , they are sweet, I bought them in parts for sale on here , took them apart and had them powder coated , I had never rebuilt a caliper and it was very easy.

[Josh@Ridetech]

Good lord... That's cool!

[Goosesdad]

Gorgeous!

[waynieZ]

Sweet!

[Jimbo1367]

Stock looking REAR bumpers never looked out of place to me before. But now they stick out. Thanks alot !!! LOL. I totally love the tuck job. I wish I could do that to mine. Great job!!!

[Zoomin]

Man, all these really cool builds going on are awesome!

[alex n]

engine compartment packaging

[Mikael A]

Very cool,twin turbos have always been my dream.

[Jimbo1367]

Very cool,twin turbos have always been my dream.

You forgot the LS in that statement. LOL

[Mikael A]

You forgot the LS in that statement. LOL

No way twin turbo big block all the way

[alex n]

dash and console

[BigBronco]

Incredible build!

[MtotheIKEo]

Looks like it's coming together well! Did you ever get any more pics of the fuel filler?

[Nitrous]

How did this end up coming together?

[70rsss396]

What front inner fender-wells are you using?

[alex n]

Still working on it , changed a few directions since my my last post but I am now on the right track. Anvil deep inner fenders is what Im using to answer the above question

[alex n]

more pics

[Nitrous]

Any feedback on how the cx racing turbos are or have you not get a chance to play with them yet?

[alex n]

That is one of the things I changed directions on , I ended up buying a pair of mirror image Nelson ones

[WSSix]

The wood finishes look great. Glad you're still making progress.

[sick71]

Car looks great! Looking forward to seeing more!

One question, how did you do the RS park lights in a non RS header? Mine is a standard Camaro and would like to do this!

[grendel]

I'd be interested in a set of brake ducts. I use LED headlights with turn signals in them, so my lights just sit there.

[alex n]

Sick71, the header panel is a fiberglass piece from vfn, I made some fiberglass round tube using a 4 inch PVC coupler with saran wrap wrapped around it as the form , I cut the holes and just fiberglassed the pieces in and then just bodywork from there

[alex n]

Grendel. Looks like I might not use them, if I don’t I’ll gladly sell you them

[grendel]

Grendel. Looks like I might not use them, if I don’t I’ll gladly sell you them

You're on. :Tomcat:

[sick71]

Sick71, the header panel is a fiberglass piece from vfn, I made some fiberglass round tube using a 4 inch PVC coupler with saran wrap wrapped around it as the form , I cut the holes and just fiberglassed the pieces in and then just bodywork from there

Looks great! Thanks for the answer!

[syborg tt]

Good lord... That's cool!

Ya !!!

What he said.

Holy crap I need to get on Lat-G more often. This car is a beast !!!1

[alex n]

more update pics

[Goosesdad]

Well done. I think you hit the magic recipe. I tried the pie cut method...your solution is cleaner! Looks great.

[1500ccturbo3whl]

more update pics nice flare there

[alex n]

I put the front spoiler on just to get an idea of what the finished front will look like, I have been going in circles as to what will be the color on these pieces, Im thinking that bumpers will be chrome and the bezels and marker lights (not shown) along with the brake vent bezel will be silver like the wheels and grill, body color is going to be flat white with a wee bit of pearl, Thoughts?

[Goosesdad]

Looks wicked Alex. Any other chrome on the car? Chrome and white do work well together, in my humble opinion.

[alex n]

bumpers and door handles are going to be chrome so far

[214Chevy]

All of you guys are making me wish I had kept my 72 RS....damn!! :(:headscratch:

[Goosesdad]

My humble opinion....love the matte silver of the wheels. Would be elegant to keep that silver/white combo throughout. Either way, love your car!

[214Chevy]

I went back thru the thread and unless I missed it, what rear end/kit are you using?

[alex n]

Speedtech torque arm with an aluminum Strange center section, I don't think I posted pics of that set up

[F'in mine]

I really like your paint choice......matte white. Of course you are the master of your own domain just throwing it out there, front spoiler matte black, bumper & door handles black chrome matte- https://www.arlingtonplating.com/capabilities/black-chrome-plating/

Grill, headlight bezels, vent ducts, markers painted a shade of gunmetal that doesn't look too far off the black chrome.
On my Cortez silver car I found that the chrome really didn't stand out like on darker paint jobs. That's why I went with Endura front bumper instead.

Whatever you decide post some pics so we can drool.
Simon

[alex n]

The front of your car looks right on.

[alex n]

More pics

[alex n]

I’m trying to add a bunch more pictures but for some reason the site won’t let me

[Flash68]

I’m trying to add a bunch more pictures but for some reason the site won’t let me

Photos too large?

[alex n]

“Missing a token “. It said

[jarhead]

don't know how I missed this, but WOW!

Love the changes, and everything about this :thumbsup:

[Juggernaut]

“Missing a token “. It said

If it still doesn't work, might try clearing your cookies for lat-g and login again. I've seen that weird message only once or twice on another vBulletin forum.

[alex n]

More pics

[alex n]

Well it let me post one pic and back to duplicate post issues with different pictures and now more token issues, social media is so much easier to post on I wonder why forums are so difficult

[alex n]

Home made not Marquez

[alex n]

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[andrewb70]

Love the rendering! Needs gold wheels....then again, I say that for many builds, but not all...LOL

Andrew

[waynieZ]

Sweet rendering, going to be slick!

[alex n]

Modified anvil inner fenders

[Beechy]

Home made not Marquez



Alex....great concept....take Chevrolet's Euro theme to it's logical extreme. They should have gone this far back in the day!

One constructive comment from an ex-GM body designer (me) .....NEVER use a straight line nor flat surface on an auto body, they always look negative (hollow).
Case in point is your turn signal housings....they need to be curved across the front face, preferably in both directions. Imagine taking a file and drawing it across the front face while rotating your wrists.....mmmm nice flowing reflections (called highlights).
Also the mesh needs the same treatment, by making a simple press tool from bondo to form the mesh forward from the rear ( gentle pillow shape ).
Use a timber or steel outer frame the same shape as the surround to maintain the mesh flatness where it goes behind the surround.
A little research you will find OEMs NEVER have a flat surface anywhere.
Great project.....more power to you.
Jim.


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[WSSix]

Fantastic work, Alex! Love the Euro look. It clean and flows very well.

I think I agree with Andrew on the rims. Maybe not a true gold, but I think the silver doesn't contrast the white enough. Just a thought.

Keep up the great work

[XLexusTech]

I cannot complement you enough on this car ... so very well done

[alex n]

Alex....great concept....take Chevrolet's Euro theme to it's logical extreme. They should have gone this far back in the day!

One constructive comment from an ex-GM body designer (me) .....NEVER use a straight line nor flat surface on an auto body, they always look negative (hollow).
Case in point is your turn signal housings....they need to be curved across the front face, preferably in both directions. Imagine taking a file and drawing it across the front face while rotating your wrists.....mmmm nice flowing reflections (called highlights).
Also the mesh needs the same treatment, by making a simple press tool from bondo to form the mesh forward from the rear ( gentle pillow shape ).
Use a timber or steel outer frame the same shape as the surround to maintain the mesh flatness where it goes behind the surround.
A little research you will find OEMs NEVER have a flat surface anywhere.
Great project.....more power to you.
Jim.


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The lower turn signal housing are flat like the originals, I'm still playing with the idea of using a different mesh there , perhaps perforated metal of some sort, as for the round upper housings , there's not much I can do to change the shape without modifying the valance. I'll have to have a scotch tonight and stare at it for an hour or so. sometimes when I do that I'll get an inspiration out of it

[214Chevy]

That rendering is sweet!!

[alex n]

Recessed Ferrari 308 lenses in custom billet housings

[Goosesdad]

Recessed Ferrari 308 lenses in custom billet housings

Oh hell yes.

[waynieZ]

Oh hell yes.

Me Too!!

[Ricochet]

Beautiful workmanship!!

[alex n]

I though this billet grill would be an awesome addition to my build , it is made by Evod industries. They make a lot of one offs for SEMA cars etc..., 7grand they want, I think I’m going to pass and stick with what I have. It is a beautiful piece and uses a giant slab of aluminum before machining

[Sheck44]

Alex ....

:king:


Enough said

Steve

[syborg tt]

Still love your updates. Keep them coming.


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[214Chevy]

I though this billet grill would be an awesome addition to my build , it is made by Evod industries. They make a lot of one offs for SEMA cars etc..., 7grand they want, I think I’m going to pass and stick with what I have. It is a beautiful piece and uses a giant slab of aluminum before machining

Yeah, I thought I wanted one of their billet grills too that I saw them make for a first gen until they said $8k for my 69.

[glassman]

Everything is just amazing here. I can't wait to see the final product, hopefully spot on to the rendering, as that is one of the nicest 2nd gen renderings I've ever seen.
Owning one, this can be one ugly model or best (looking at the base 1970 with 14" wheels with hub caps and vinyl roof, no buenos)
Kudos, keep the pics coming !!

[Rallycamaro]

Love the green accent stripe! :trophy-1302: Might be nice to tie it in on the side in some way. Rockers, pinstripes, wheels?

I agree with the comment the silver wheels are "meh". Surprised me how they break up the side view. Matching white wheels with green accents would look awesome.

Are the window treatments chrome or body color? I vote body color.

Gorgeous car and looking forward to seeing the finished product.