My Dynacorn 1969 Convertible Body Camaro

[BThibodeaux]

I have been watching cars on Lateral-G for about a year, but I just joined today. As the title indicates, I am building a car from scratch utilizing the Dyanacorn convertible body. This is my 4th car to build, and based on past experiences I anticipate it will be another year and a half before this one is done. So, I guess I am asking that everyone be patient with me. Here are the details in list format:

Body Modifications:
Inset round brushed aluminum bezeled A/C vents in the dash
Firewall partially smoothed
Mini-tubs from DSE
RS headlight assemblies converted to electric utilizing the Retro-Electric conversion kit
Marquez design parking/blinker lights converted to driving lights
Marquez design RS tail light bezels
Foam insulation (Great Stuff) sprayed into all void spaces in the body

Drivetrain/Suspension:
Merlin X block based all aluminum 540 CID fuel injected motor
TKO 600 5 spd. transmission from Keisler
Ford 9" rear end from Currie
Wayne Due subrame utilizing C-4 Corvette components and QA-1 coil overs, power rack and pinion steering
Air Ride technologies triangulated four link rear suspension utilizing QA-1 coil overs rather than air bags
Global West subframe connectors and DSE solid body mounts
13" Corvette ZR-1 breaks with Baer Eradispeed rotors up front; and 12" Baer brakes in the rear
Fikse FM-10 wheels on Michelen tires - 18"X9.5" up front and 18"X11" in the rear
Ron Davis aluminum radiator with dual 13" fans and custom overflow reservoir
Rick's Hot Rod Shop stainless gas tank
3" exhaust with 4"X14" round Magnaflow mufflers used as resonators and 4"X14" oval Magnaflow mufflers (I like it quiet)

Interior:
Deluxe door panels and quarters with brushed stainless inserts
Black leather Corbeau front seats, with the rear seat narrowed (for the mini-tubs) and stitched to match the fronts
DSE instrument panel painted gloss black with white faced and stainless bezeled Classic Instruments, round brushed aluminum bezeled Vintage Air A/C vents, matching round brushed aluminum headlight and wiper switches, Watson Streetworks oval brushed aluminum dual switch panel for driving lights and power top, Alpine head unit with brushed aluminum finish
Custom consol coverd in black leather, incorporating Vintage Air A/C controls and Watson Streetworks oval brushed aluminum quad switch panel for Electric Life power windows
Steering wheel - Undecided

Other:
DSE multi-speed wiper motor and switch kit
DSE polycarbonate halogen headlights
Dual Optima batteries mounted in trunk
American Autowire wiring with the fuse panel mounted in the trunk
Lots of relays for all of the accessories
Custom subwoofer box in trunk with a singl 10" sub
Vintage Air Compac II mounted using the DSE bracket
Vintage Air Front Runner set up
The car will be painted black, and the top will be black

There you go. My mail order G machine.

I will submit some photos of what has been done so far soon. At this point the instrument panel is done; the front suspension is on the powdercoated subframe; the mini-tubs and rear suspension are done; the headlight assemblies are converted to electric. That is about it. The rest of the parts are either in the rafters of my garage or in stacks on the floor.

I would be interested to hear about other people's experiences with Dynacorn bodies. Mine was built by American Muscle Cars in Southern California.

[Payton King]

that has done a body like that. How has the fit and finish been?

Looks like you have quite the project going on....post pics

With a last name like that I figured you were writing from La....I spent some time in a little town out side of Baton Rouge called Gonzales.

[MarkM66]

Sounds like a good build.

I too would like to know how that body fits up.

Would also like to see how that Aluminum Merlin block works out for you.

Good Luck :thumbsup: .

[Rob07002]

Welcome and good luck!

Sounds like you have put alot of thought into this project and of course I'm interested in its progress.

I too would like to know your thoughts on the fit and finish of the body

Do you have an estimate cost and would youlike to share?

I would also like to know what others on the board feel about the AirBar w coilovers setup, I've been thinking about that myself.

Keep us posted and many pics please!!!

Rob

[Sales@Dutchboys]

Sounds like a cool build we will need some pics......

-Paul

[XcYZ]

Welcome to the site. I'm glad you signed up, I'm looking forward to seeing it come together. :thumbsup:

As others have already said, we're real interested in your thoughts on the Dynacorn body and how it all works for you, especially the fitment and alignment of panels.

[BThibodeaux]

All,
Thanks for the kind words. As far as the fit and finish of the body goes, as of right now my assessment is fair to good. The quarters will definitely need a little straightening. I am not real happy with how the quarters line up with the rockers or the rear panel. It is all definitely fixable, however it just means more body work, which of course means more money. Even though doors and a trunk lid are fitted to the body at the manufacturer, I am sure there will be work required to get my doors and trunk lid to line up properly. I have not yet mounted them though. The budget for the build is around $65K. I feel pretty comfortable with that since I have purchased just about every component at this point except for the engine and fuel injection. The X block is still not available. I have $8K budgeted for paint and body. I think this should be pretty close since no rust repair is required. I will be sure to get some pics out early next week. This week is busier than I hoped at work. The nerve of those guys encroaching on my social life.

Thanks again. I will also be looking at your projects soon!

PS The family is from LA, however I have been in TX all of my life.

[ProdigyCustoms]

There is a intersting thread at Camaors with someone forrm the manufacturer taking questions. Post 28 will be interesting when the answerrs come in

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=86875&page=2

[Rob07002]

There is a intersting thread at Camaors with someone forrm the manufacturer taking questions. Post 28 will be interesting when the answerrs come in

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=86875&page=2


Agreed Frank, the reply should be very interesting.

BThibodeaux

Thanks for sharing, $65000 to me sounds a bit low, is that including all the small stuff that you must get from Rick's or Year One. I've racked over a few grand on my vert and its a complete car.

Wiring, interior, weather strip, trim, all can add up very quickly

[Datsbad]

No way will that thing come together for 65k , good luck and i want to see some pics also .

Welcome to Lateral-g !!

[tracy]

This looks like a great project. Please post pictures.

I have thought about the dynacorn bodies quite a bit. The one big question I have not been able to get a straight answer to is: How do you get one of these cars registered and licensed without a real VIN. When I have asked this question to distributors I sort of get the wink wink knod knod donor car answer...implying that one would transfer the VIN from a donor car to the dynacorn body. Does anyone know?

-Tracy

[Datsbad]

This looks like a great project. Please post pictures.

I have thought about the dynacorn bodies quite a bit. The one big question I have not been able to get a straight answer to is: How do you get one of these cars registered and licensed without a real VIN. When I have asked this question to distributors I sort of get the wink wink knod knod donor car answer...implying that one would transfer the VIN from a donor car to the dynacorn body. Does anyone know?

-Tracy

while a lot of people will do that , it is completely illegal !! I know of many camaros that were prevoius firebirds now.

I was told that there are 8 vin's on everycar !!
I know i found at least 3-4 on my 70 GTO .

[ProdigyCustoms]

on the Camaros, it is the firwall and cowl numbers is it. Non Air Cars have 2 firewal numbers, A/C cars have one, then the top of the cowl.

Tracy, the VIN question is answer at the link I posted.

[Bowtieracing]

I was really suprised to notice from Ricks or others camaro parts catalog at the dynacorn body is "imported" ? If so where-mexico?

[BThibodeaux]

Tracy,
In Texas, it is fairly straight forward. I will have to complete a few forms, show proof of ownership for the body and most of the drive train components, and get the vehicle inspected by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
I have no intention of trying to obtain a donor VIN and title, or trying to pass the car of as an original Camaro in any way. If I did, you sure as heck would not see me participating in any open forum.

Datsbad/Rob/Frank,
If it costs more, it costs more. I will complete the car. As far as all of the small stuff goes, I have purchased it all, as well as obtained most of the things that are not yet reproduced. I bought most of the reproduced stuff from Classic Industries when they had one of their 20% off sales.

Rob/Frank,
I am also interested to see the reply to #28. I will be large pissed if I have the same issues with the doors. If Dynacorn claims to have pre-fit my body with doors and a trunk lid, and that much work is still required, I will be going after them. As far as the primer goes, I specifically ordered my body without it. I plan to strip the EDP off and start with bare metal.

All,
As promised, pics to come next week.

[68protouring454]

it is not illegal to take the vin and tags off a body and install them on the replacment body, i have done a few truck cab chanes etc due to damage and i swap all tags etc over to the new/used cab that is used. i know some uys here who build bikes, all they do is call the state police have them come inspect the bike and stamp it with a vin, this could also be done to a new kit car body, and no it does not make them a 2006 here either
jake

[MarkM66]

I was really suprised to notice from Ricks or others camaro parts catalog at the dynacorn body is "imported" ? If so where-mexico?

Probably Tiawan, like basically all other sheetmetal for these old cars.

Not sure how true, but my parts guys said as a rule of thumb, if it has that black primer, it's there to protect from the seawater/humidity when being shipped over here.

[Rob07002]

Doesn't C.A.R.S have a turn key option using a Dynacorn body? Has anyone looked into this?

BTib
what parts are not repro'd for the car that you had to get?

I really can'tr think of anything you can't buy for a 69 thats repro'd

[BThibodeaux]

Rob,
The items not yet available for a 69 convertible are as follows:

Ash tray door on dash
Glove box door
A-Pillar weatherstrip channel (now available for coupes)
Convertible male hinge brackets
Convertible top frame attaching hardware (stuff that is not available at your local hardware store)
Quarter panel to floor braces (these are the bolt on braces inside the car) I have not found these yet.
Rear window access covers (only used in convertibles, and I still need em if you got em)
Rear seat frame
Convertible coctail shakers (I will not need to use these since I am doing some things to stiffen the frame, and I have a fully tunable suspension.)
Under dash bracket that the steering column, clutch and brake pedals, and brake master cylinder attach to.
Wiring covers that screw to the rockers inside the car.
Trunk catch bracket.
When I started pulling parts together earlier in the year, much of the window hardware was not yet available, so I bought it all used and had it replated. Most is now available though.

Well, that is about all I can think of. I am sure I am missing some things that I would not use even if they were available, like some of the original style A/C ductwork, etc.

[Rob07002]

Rob,
The items not yet available for a 69 convertible are as follows:

Ash tray door on dash
Glove box door
A-Pillar weatherstrip channel (now available for coupes)
Convertible male hinge brackets
Convertible top frame attaching hardware (stuff that is not available at your local hardware store)
Quarter panel to floor braces (these are the bolt on braces inside the car) I have not found these yet.
Rear window access covers (only used in convertibles, and I still need em if you got em)
Rear seat frame
Convertible coctail shakers (I will not need to use these since I am doing some things to stiffen the frame, and I have a fully tunable suspension.)
Under dash bracket that the steering column, clutch and brake pedals, and brake master cylinder attach to.
Wiring covers that screw to the rockers inside the car.
Trunk catch bracket.
When I started pulling parts together earlier in the year, much of the window hardware was not yet available, so I bought it all used and had it replated. Most is now available though.

Well, that is about all I can think of. I am sure I am missing some things that I would not use even if they were available, like some of the original style A/C ductwork, etc.


I'm surprised that the hinge brackets and under dash bracket aren't part of the Dynacorn body.

As far as the Quarter panel to floor braces, if you mean the kidney bean shape looking things check Camaros.net there was a guy selling a pair awile ago, or atlest he had a set. Same for the Rear window access covers

Here are the harness covers: they should be the same for a vert http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-67-69-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-HARNESS-COVER-SILL_W0QQitemZ130012840808QQihZ003QQcategoryZ34206 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm floored that they don't make the ashtray and GB doors in repo....

As far as the rear seat, since this is a custom car think about a custom rear seat, some here, I believe, have used 4th gen rear seats and you can incorporate a cool arm rest with maybe some cup holders.

I wish I could help but I don't have any spare parts like what you need.

I would also look into a vintage ac unit and forget factory ducting...

[Steve1968LS2]

You can't buy a reproduction wiper transmission either.. I found an NOS one and it cost me $250...

[BThibodeaux]

Steve,
The wiper transmission has been available for 7 or 8 months now through either Dynacorn or one of their dealers.

Rob,
I will be going with a custom rear seat and Vintage Air.

Thanks,
BT

[BThibodeaux]

All,
Here are the progress photos I promised. There are more in the next thread.
Your feedback is appreciated!

[BThibodeaux]

Remaining pics.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Conspicuous by his absence, I cannot help but notice that Steve from CARS has disappeared from THE Information thread on "Camaro Bodies" over at Camaro's. Seemed to happen right after JC Autos post one week ago with troubles? I hope it is just a coincidence.

BT, mock up is looking cool.

[BThibodeaux]

Frank,
Thank you for the encouraging words. As you know very well, I have a long road ahead. However it will be fun (mostly). If my body had come from CARS, I would have picked up the phone by now and demanded a discussion with Steve. However, since it did not I will have to take the wait and see attitude with my Dynacorn body.

An issue I countered is that the rear frame rails are not centered. I know this is common on original Cars, but I really expected better from the new bodies. Then again, why should I expect a small shop to do better than GM. Additionally, after closer inspection since reading Cris' post on Camaro's I discovered that the passenger side quarter is not aligned well with the B pillar. As far as the rails are concerned, I centered the rear end to the car, which put the coilovers at different distances from the upper mounts. I will need to cut one of the shock mounts off of the Air Ride bracket and relocate it to get symetrical shock angles and a level rear end. I will find the culprit with the passenger side quarter when I get the doors on. However, I am afraid it will not be pretty. This will definitely put my paint and body budget of $8K somewhere higher. Who knows what else I or the body shop will find. So, budget, schmudget. Right??

Thanks,
BT

[camcojb]

Frank,
Thank you for the encouraging words. As you know very well, I have a long road ahead. However it will be fun (mostly). If my body had come from CARS, I would have picked up the phone by now and demanded a discussion with Steve. However, since it did not I will have to take the wait and see attitude with my Dynacorn body.

An issue I countered is that the rear frame rails are not centered. I know this is common on original Cars, but I really expected better from the new bodies. Then again, why should I expect a small shop to do better than GM. Additionally, after closer inspection since reading Cris' post on Camaro's I discovered that the passenger side quarter is not aligned well with the B pillar. As far as the rails are concerned, I centered the rear end to the car, which put the coilovers at different distances from the upper mounts. I will need to cut one of the shock mounts off of the Air Ride bracket and relocate it to get symetrical shock angles and a level rear end. I will find the culprit with the passenger side quarter when I get the doors on. However, I am afraid it will not be pretty. This will definitely put my paint and body budget of $8K somewhere higher. Who knows what else I or the body shop will find. So, budget, schmudget. Right??

Thanks,
BT

That has been (and still appears to be) the biggest issue with these bodies. Fit and finish will require a lot of metalwork to get it right.

Good luck and thanks for keeping us updated.

Jody

[tyoneal]

PThibodeax:

Looking at your pictures, you might have some issues with your rear tires rubbing.

Hopefully I am wrong.

Your build looks like a lot of fun.

tyoneal

[BThibodeaux]

Ty,
I purposely pused them out as far as I could. They may look a little too far out due to the camera angle, however they do clear all the way through suspension travel.

Thanks,
BT

[tyoneal]

BT:

They look great. I hope mine will fill out the fender wells as effeciantly as yours.

Take Care,

tyoneal

[c.schulz]

BT lookin good keep up the good work.

Chris

[Datsbad]

That is looking good, I love the wheels...Fikse right???
The 8k paint and body budget should have been thrown out the window imediately after you thought of it . An 8 k paint job probably would not have made you to happy with the end product .


keep us posted . what are the specs on the wheels?

[BThibodeaux]

Datsbad,
Thanks. The wheels are Fikse FM10. The fronts are 18X9.5 with 6.5" backspacing, and the rears are 18X11 with 5" backspacing. There is a good deal of room behind the rear wheels, and I could have easily fit 12" wheels with 6" backspacing.

As far as the paint and body goes, I will be using the guy in Houston who is considered the best in the area with 1st gen Camaros. I will pay what it costs, and it should be perfect at the end of the day.

P.S. FUEL turned out awesome!! I love the black.
I was thinking about calling my car X-rod since it is not a real Camaro, and will have the Merlin X-Block. Too corny?

Thanks,
BT

[cam69]

Mr.BThibodeaux does this car look familer to you, i bought it in houston about 1yr ago.by the way nice project :thumbsup:

[BThibodeaux]

Cam69,
Yep, you bought it from me in Sugar Land. You live in south Texas right? I hope you ripped that 307 out of it. It looks like you have a few projects there to keep you busy.

[cam69]

Cam69,
Yep, you bought it from me in Sugar Land. You live in south Texas right? I hope you ripped that 307 out of it. It looks like you have a few projects there to keep you busy. I recognized your last name,the 307 is still in ,just with some aluminum heads,cam,and alot more googies.those are projecs from customers were working on.i see you have asome project there looks very,very nice :thumbsup: :bow:

[murtah]

Ah, the pass side quarter rears it's ugly head once again. I have the same problem with my CARS built 69 vert body. I talked to the Year one guys at the Columbus GGs. They bought the blue car's body from CARS. The YR1 guys said there is something wrong with stamping around the floor on the pass side which leads to poor quarter fitment and issues lining up the leaf spring pocket. I have a DSE quad link under mine and I had to remove all of the adjustability of the swivel links in order to bolt the lower link arm into the leaf spring pocket.

I don't know about the SC shop that you got yours from, but CARS does not test fit the doors, deck lid and top prior to shipping. QA is completely absent. All of the stuff in the Hot Rod article is pure B.S. The pass door on my car fits like sh*T as does the deck lid. You can see where they have widened the tail pan bolt holes inorder to line it up with the inner structure. I haven't checked the angle of the a-pillars but YR1 said to expect them to be off. I am waiting until I have the sub underneath and all of the metal on before I continue to press CARS. I hope your car is put together better.

You are right, for 10Grand, I expect better.
A little about CARS inc:
No, I doubt they have built a car using their 17 digit VIN. The stamp they use is so weak that when they primer the car in that god awful red oxide, you can't read the numbers. They use the Federal Re-bodying act to transfer VINs from old wrecked verts to these new bodies being built for turn key. Their original plan was to issue a MSO and license their cars for the HOT ROD replicas in partnership with HOT ROD Magazine. Apparently customers do want to title their cars as 69 camaros for 90 grand so that is why they transfer VIN plates. I received a certificate of origin that does not state that they are a manufacturer (because they aren't), it only decribes that it is a replica body and it lists the serial number assigned.

[Weaver]

I had a newbie question. I don't have the big bucks like most of you guys, so my idea was to find a good drive and do my pro touring car peacemeal. This would not be my only means of transportation, so that I why i think it may work. Has anyone else done this or does everyone just do it all at once.

Thanks,

Weaver

I have been watching cars on Lateral-G for about a year, but I just joined today. As the title indicates, I am building a car from scratch utilizing the Dyanacorn convertible body. This is my 4th car to build, and based on past experiences I anticipate it will be another year and a half before this one is done. So, I guess I am asking that everyone be patient with me. Here are the details in list format:

Body Modifications:
Inset round brushed aluminum bezeled A/C vents in the dash
Firewall partially smoothed
Mini-tubs from DSE
RS headlight assemblies converted to electric utilizing the Retro-Electric conversion kit
Marquez design parking/blinker lights converted to driving lights
Marquez design RS tail light bezels
Foam insulation (Great Stuff) sprayed into all void spaces in the body

Drivetrain/Suspension:
Merlin X block based all aluminum 540 CID fuel injected motor
TKO 600 5 spd. transmission from Keisler
Ford 9" rear end from Currie
Wayne Due subrame utilizing C-4 Corvette components and QA-1 coil overs, power rack and pinion steering
Air Ride technologies triangulated four link rear suspension utilizing QA-1 coil overs rather than air bags
Global West subframe connectors and DSE solid body mounts
13" Corvette ZR-1 breaks with Baer Eradispeed rotors up front; and 12" Baer brakes in the rear
Fikse FM-10 wheels on Michelen tires - 18"X9.5" up front and 18"X11" in the rear
Ron Davis aluminum radiator with dual 13" fans and custom overflow reservoir
Rick's Hot Rod Shop stainless gas tank
3" exhaust with 4"X14" round Magnaflow mufflers used as resonators and 4"X14" oval Magnaflow mufflers (I like it quiet)

Interior:
Deluxe door panels and quarters with brushed stainless inserts
Black leather Corbeau front seats, with the rear seat narrowed (for the mini-tubs) and stitched to match the fronts
DSE instrument panel painted gloss black with white faced and stainless bezeled Classic Instruments, round brushed aluminum bezeled Vintage Air A/C vents, matching round brushed aluminum headlight and wiper switches, Watson Streetworks oval brushed aluminum dual switch panel for driving lights and power top, Alpine head unit with brushed aluminum finish
Custom consol coverd in black leather, incorporating Vintage Air A/C controls and Watson Streetworks oval brushed aluminum quad switch panel for Electric Life power windows
Steering wheel - Undecided

Other:
DSE multi-speed wiper motor and switch kit
DSE polycarbonate halogen headlights
Dual Optima batteries mounted in trunk
American Autowire wiring with the fuse panel mounted in the trunk
Lots of relays for all of the accessories
Custom subwoofer box in trunk with a singl 10" sub
Vintage Air Compac II mounted using the DSE bracket
Vintage Air Front Runner set up
The car will be painted black, and the top will be black

There you go. My mail order G machine.

I will submit some photos of what has been done so far soon. At this point the instrument panel is done; the front suspension is on the powdercoated subframe; the mini-tubs and rear suspension are done; the headlight assemblies are converted to electric. That is about it. The rest of the parts are either in the rafters of my garage or in stacks on the floor.

I would be interested to hear about other people's experiences with Dynacorn bodies. Mine was built by American Muscle Cars in Southern California.

[Musclerodz]

I wonder if you could buy one of these in pieces and haul it to someone like Mike's Custom Cars who is well know for re-sheetmetaling first gen's and doing an excellent job.

Mike

[BThibodeaux]

I had a newbie question. I don't have the big bucks like most of you guys, so my idea was to find a good drive and do my pro touring car peacemeal. This would not be my only means of transportation, so that I why i think it may work. Has anyone else done this or does everyone just do it all at once.

Thanks,

Weaver


I think it can be done if you start with a very solid car that has no rust issues. The thing is, if you find a car like this it will most likely already have been restored and priced accordingly. One big reason I decided to go with a Dynacorn body is that I would have needed to get rid of a bunch of stock components considering the way I am building the car. This is why I sold the blue car you see earlier in this thread. Even though that car was a good "driver" it really needed to come apart to get rid of all of the rust before any money was put into it to build a pro touring car.

[BThibodeaux]

I wonder if you could buy one of these in pieces and haul it to someone like Mike's Custom Cars who is well know for re-sheetmetaling first gen's and doing an excellent job.

Mike


That is a good question. American Muscle Car in So Cal (the guys who built my body) is also well knowf for re-sheetmetaling these cars. This is why Classic industries used them for their car, which was a basket case and needed every panel replaced. However, their contract with Dynacorn requires them to assemble these bodies using defined parameters and techniques, and does not allow for anything that would be considered "bodywork". Apparently they use that term pretty liberally too. I am sure they would be building a much better quality product if they had the ability to straighten the body out as they assembled it, and charge for the time.

[BThibodeaux]

Ah, the pass side quarter rears it's ugly head once again. I have the same problem with my CARS built 69 vert body. I talked to the Year one guys at the Columbus GGs. They bought the blue car's body from CARS. The YR1 guys said there is something wrong with stamping around the floor on the pass side which leads to poor quarter fitment and issues lining up the leaf spring pocket. I have a DSE quad link under mine and I had to remove all of the adjustability of the swivel links in order to bolt the lower link arm into the leaf spring pocket.


I don't know about the SC shop that you got yours from, but CARS does not test fit the doors, deck lid and top prior to shipping. QA is completely absent. All of the stuff in the Hot Rod article is pure B.S. The pass door on my car fits like sh*T as does the deck lid. You can see where they have widened the tail pan bolt holes inorder to line it up with the inner structure. I haven't checked the angle of the a-pillars but YR1 said to expect them to be off. I am waiting until I have the sub underneath and all of the metal on before I continue to press CARS. I hope your car is put together better.



You are right, for 10Grand, I expect better.
A little about CARS inc:
No, I doubt they have built a car using their 17 digit VIN. The stamp they use is so weak that when they primer the car in that god awful red oxide, you can't read the numbers. They use the Federal Re-bodying act to transfer VINs from old wrecked verts to these new bodies being built for turn key. Their original plan was to issue a MSO and license their cars for the HOT ROD replicas in partnership with HOT ROD Magazine. Apparently customers do want to title their cars as 69 camaros for 90 grand so that is why they transfer VIN plates. I received a certificate of origin that does not state that they are a manufacturer (because they aren't), it only decribes that it is a replica body and it lists the serial number assigned.

I wondered what the f*ck was going on with the spring pocket! I had to open up the holes in the spring pocket big time to move it far enough forward to get good rear end alignment. There is no adjustability in the Air Bar lower links.

I fear that my body is no better than yours. As I go over the car, it is almost as if there was a competent guy working on the left side of the car, and a retard working on the right. They claim to have test fit the doors and trunk lid. I just got my car rolling on the ground this weekend, so I have not tried to put either on yet. Just eyeballing the trunk, I see issues. That is disappointing to hear about the A-pillars. I guess it is not safe to assume anything about this body is right.

Yeah, I received the same certificate. It will basically just serve as proof of purchase when I take the car to get inspected by the state and apply for a new VIN.

Thank you very much for the insight I will look for photos of your car. Keep me posted.

[murtah]

" a compentent guy on the drivers side and a retard on the right". That is exactly what I said to my old man. I am now convinced that Dynacorn's JIG design is off. I had asked the salesman at CARS (Dirk) if they were breaking in a rookie on the pass side. The GL deck lid I have sucks (gaps on both sides) and even an original isn't much better. YR1's people said that Dynacorn will be making better aftermarket decklids soon. Either way, that pass quarter will have to come off and the pass door will need metal added to it and possibly even the drivers door. I haven't located the brackets and bolts that mount the top frame to the car, so I can't tell if my a pillars are off yet. I would like to visciously beat the editor of Hot Rod with a rolled up copy of that article proclaiming how great the production bodys would be.

I look forward to seeing more pics of your vert. I haven't done much to mine in a few months and won't be able to for several more. I will post some of mine when I get a chance. ( I justed started another tour in Iraq.)

I have only scratched the surface of the registration process, so I will probably hit you up for the gouge later on. My car is actually in Denton, TX, where I'm from.
YR1 is supposed to be releasing a guide to building a crate Camaro soon. Should be invaluable while putting one together.

[cam69]

it sucks to here all those problems that ya have with the body ,but when its all finished you will forget about them and enjoy your ride.

[BThibodeaux]

" a compentent guy on the drivers side and a retard on the right". That is exactly what I said to my old man. I am now convinced that Dynacorn's JIG design is off. I had asked the salesman at CARS (Dirk) if they were breaking in a rookie on the pass side. The GL deck lid I have sucks (gaps on both sides) and even an original isn't much better. YR1's people said that Dynacorn will be making better aftermarket decklids soon. Either way, that pass quarter will have to come off and the pass door will need metal added to it and possibly even the drivers door. I haven't located the brackets and bolts that mount the top frame to the car, so I can't tell if my a pillars are off yet. I would like to visciously beat the editor of Hot Rod with a rolled up copy of that article proclaiming how great the production bodys would be.

I look forward to seeing more pics of your vert. I haven't done much to mine in a few months and won't be able to for several more. I will post some of mine when I get a chance. ( I justed started another tour in Iraq.)

I have only scratched the surface of the registration process, so I will probably hit you up for the gouge later on. My car is actually in Denton, TX, where I'm from.
YR1 is supposed to be releasing a guide to building a crate Camaro soon. Should be invaluable while putting one together.

Thanks for the warning on the quarter. I beleive it. At a minimum, it will have to be broken loose in the b-pillar area, and have metal added. Fortunately there are some pretty good guys in Houston for that kind of stuff.

FYI, the aftermarket decklids have had the same issues for many years, and I would not expect to see any significant improvements anytime soon. Hang onto your original if you have one and have your body guy make it look good.

I sent a follow up on the top frame attaching hardware. I would not count on truly being able to tell if the a-pillars are right simply by test fitting the top frame. There is a lot of adjustability in the frame, and you could trick yourself into thinking it is OK simply by adjusting to wherever the pillars are. The Fisher Body manual should have the specs. I will check on this tonight and follow up with you.

You know we appreciate what you are doing out there! Come home safe and finish that car.

Cam69,
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Another fellow Texan.

[gardnerme]

it sucks to here all those problems that ya have with the body ,but when its all finished you will forget about them and enjoy your ride.

Unless, of course, one intention in putting so much money into a car like this would be to really show it off to all interested hoping they don't see the flaws.

I have a '67 and have replaced (ok, i HAD someone replace) every panel on the car. When I first got underway, I was really disappointed that there was not an aftermarket '67 coupe available to start from but I sure am glad now. I have already spent more than it would take to get into one of those bodies (and am no farther along than what would show up on a crate), but I have a VIN and feel that the work done in replacing the panels was well done. I did talk to the guys at my shop about the Dynacorn bodies, and they had the same opinion as everyone else - nothing fits.

Thib - I surte would like some feedback from you re: the AirBar bracketry, how well it is made, how beefy it seems, and how it works with the coilovers.
PLEASE!

[MarkM66]

Any updates?

[andrewmp6]

anyone watch muscle car in spiketv's power block they bought a convertable body and built a car out of it some one year ones giving away.they had to do alot of body work on it to everything up to there standards.if you cant get a vin you can always licenses it as a kit car and the dmv gives a sticker for the drivers door thats the vin.

[MarkM66]

anyone watch muscle car in spiketv's power block they bought a convertable body and built a car out of it some one year ones giving away.they had to do alot of body work on it to everything up to there standards.if you cant get a vin you can always licenses it as a kit car and the dmv gives a sticker for the drivers door thats the vin.

Chop cut rebuild built a '67 Dynacorn body. Looked like a can of worms.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Murtah is a very good customer, I think he bought everything but the body from us. I know he is still fighting his and getting ready to send it for P and B while he is on another tour accross the pond.

[BThibodeaux]

Any updates?


Unfortunately nothing worth showing. I haven't been able to work on it much. I have been trying to finish a 69 Corvette convertible project that I am getting close on. I will probably get back on the Camaro in early Spring.

Sorry for the late reply. I just came accoss this. I have been lurking fairly often, not sure how I missed it.

[GHOSTDANCER]

any updates ?

[whytry]

I'll 2nd that.... Updates?

[waynieZ]

Guys My car is being done at mikescustomcar.com right now . He has rusted out bodies at his shop with titles to be used to rebody. If you have your own body with title he will deduct something for using your body. He is replacing 90% of my sheet metal . When he does them he strips all primer off the sheet metal and Epoxie prime everything and under coats all inside of sheet metal and all the original parts he uses. If you buy the body with front end sheet metal he fits it all ,but you pay for it . He also has a price if you just want the original primer left on the inside to save a few bucks.
I went to NY. to see a car he did before I sent mine down. When I saw the workmenship on the car and talked to the owner I was sold. Check out his site and see what can be done with these parts and how much work goes into it . You will be amazed.
Wayne

[BThibodeaux]

I'll 2nd that.... Updates?

The pressure. The pressure!! Well still no real progress. I just finished with the Corvette, and it is coming home tomorrow. A lot has happened in the past year other than the Corvette. I went through the big D, lost half my stuff, bought a smaller house (with a much smaller garage). So, I obviously also had to move. I am planning to do a bunch of upgrades for the Corvette over the next several months (Tremec, rear gear change, coil overs, fuel injection, Vintage Air, etc), so the Camaro is going to have to wait a little longer. It does drive me crazy to see it sit like that, but at least I will have one toy that is running and driving.

I should have known better than to get two cars going at the same time!!

I will post some pics of the Vette next week. It came out really nice.

Thanks guys. I should be making progress again on the Camaro about this time next year......

[ProdigyCustoms]

The dreded big D, UGH! Sorry bout that. Shows us the Vette, not enough cool Vette's around here.

[murtah]

Thib,
Sorry to hear about the Big D, man.

Post some pics of that Vette when you get a chance. Still working out issues with the top frame on mine. Huge PITA with the aftermarket frame. Oh, and yes the passenger side windshield frame is set back a bit. Dynacorn really kicked the convertible body project into the stands.

Jim