70 2nd Gen Build

[two-piece]

Ive been looking for a clean 2nd get Camaro for a long time and finally found one to start building into my dream car. Its a 1970 1 owner out of GA with 93,000 miles on it. The car had a repaint 15 years ago after the pass quarter was damaged. Other than that the car is bone stock and untouched. Almost made me leery of a complete tear down. I don't plan on anything that hasn't been done 100 times already.

The day I pulled it in the shop. Then 2 days later, then by the end of the week. I have a few more pics ill start adding then continue thru the build process.
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[two-piece]

Started some of the metal work. No plans to do anything too drastic. Just want a real nice well done car. Ive got the DSE front subframe, rear quad link and 9'' housing ordered.

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[WSSix]

Sounds like a fun build. Welcome to the site!

[rixtrix1]

Looks like you found a great car to start with! Nice shop, too! Whereabouts do you hail from?

[two-piece]

Looks like you found a great car to start with! Nice shop, too! Whereabouts do you hail from?

Thanks. Taylor, TX

[Bygblok]

awesome to see another 2nd gen getting some love. I need to get out and finish the suspension under mine but I've so focused on my old Buick that the Camaro has been ignored. Time is not my friend!!

[JON Q]

Thanks. Taylor, TX
Cool project.
I used to drive by Taylor to Liberty Hill every other weekend to pick up my daughter for the weekend. I thought I remembered your C10 from the 67-72 chevy truck forum, cool truck.

[two-piece]

Cool project.
I used to drive by Taylor to Liberty Hill every other weekend to pick up my daughter for the weekend. I thought I remembered your C10 from the 67-72 chevy truck forum, cool truck.

Thanks, yeah that's it.

[Jimbo1367]

I love your garage as much as your Camaro. LOL. Full DSE treatment isn't what most consider " No plans to do anything too drastic." This should be fun.

[bkswede]

Looks like the start of a great project - look forward to following your progress!


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[Gmachine1911]

Nice starting point and love what you have planned. I'm voting in favor of putting a vinyl top back on it!...that'd totally make it a standout:thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

Sweet project! I'll enjoy watching this one.

[dcracing]

Cool looking project. Nice shop also.

[two-piece]

I love your garage as much as your Camaro. LOL. Full DSE treatment isn't what most consider " No plans to do anything too drastic." This should be fun.

Looks like the start of a great project - look forward to following your progress!


[QUOTE=Gmachine1911;690296]Nice starting point and love what you have planned. I'm voting in favor of putting a vinyl top back on it!...that'd totally make it a standout:thumbsup:

Sweet project! I'll enjoy watching this one.

Cool looking project. Nice shop also.

Thanks guys. Ive got a few progress pics Ill post up shortly. Matt@ DSE is telling me Ive got about a week before my stuff is finished up. I plan on being in their area around then and Im trying to time it where I can grab my parts and check out the shop.

[two-piece]

I've been knocking out some small rust repair areas and moved on to the mini tubs. Im working on the DSE 4 link brackets now.

[two-piece]

I was in Atlanta last week taking a car to Underground Racing and stopped by Fuller Moto's shop. A good friend of mine does interior out of there and he had built me a new seat and a few other bits for my 71 C10. Now I have a bit of a thing for hardware, I have a toolbox dedicated to all kind of little odds and ends I may need when working on a project. But while checking out his place I came across the mother of all bolt bins.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68530&stc=1&d=1551838622

A fully loaded ARP box.

[WSSix]

Alright now, you can't just throw UR out there and not mention what car and what's being done to it.

There was a V10 R8 with UR turbos on it at Caffeine and Octane this last weekend.

Glad to hear you're making progress on the car.

[tubbed69]

You are very lucky to have such a great car to start with,saves so much time from doing metal work.You will enjoy your stop at Detroit Speed,I was there yesterday and they have several projects going on now.Keep the updates coming:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[two-piece]

Alright now, you can't just throw UR out there and not mention what car and what's being done to it.

There was a V10 R8 with UR turbos on it at Caffeine and Octane this last weekend.

Glad to hear you're making progress on the car.

I have a customer that has a couple Huracans. Took one out and picked one up. Both have/will have the billet block and twins builds. They make around 1500 on race gas.

[Andrew_at_Painless]

Looking great!

I'm finally to the point that I need to do that same rust repair on my dash, along with the few other spots my car has.

[two-piece]

Got most of the rear tacked in. Now time to start welding.

[dcracing]

Looking good. Nice progress.

[two-piece]

Santa came early. https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68792&stc=1&d=1555011173https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68792&stc=1&d=1555011173https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68792&stc=1&d=1555011173

[two-piece]

Brakes have showed up.(still don't know how to make pics right when they flip wrong)

[carbuff]

I have those same brakes, I'm really liking them! Good luck with the rest of the build.

[SSLance]

You are going to LOVE those brakes! Along with everything else Santa brought you recently. :ups:

[two-piece]

Rendering is finished.

[MtotheIKEo]

Rendering looks great, a lot of nice parts going into this car as well. Should be a lot of fun.

[two-piece]

Forgot to post my steering wheel. The center will be finished the same as my wheels.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=69701&stc=1&d=1563581053

[garickman]

Looks like you got one of the first 5 steering wheels that shipped out. Johnathon is crazy talented!

[214Chevy]

That rendering is sweet!! Share the plug on the steering wheel. I want something different from what's already offered myself. Been talking to Shawn at EVOD. Ironically, I've been contemplating getting the exact same G-Code wheels too by HRE. The only thing I'm on the fence about is they only come offered in a rolled lip and I'm more of a flat lip, or reverse lip as it's more standardly called, kind of guy.

[two-piece]

That rendering is sweet!! Share the plug on the steering wheel. I want something different from what's already offered myself. Been talking to Shawn at EVOD. Ironically, I've been contemplating getting the exact same G-Code wheels too by HRE. The only thing I'm on the fence about is they only come offered in a rolled lip and I'm more of a flat lip, or reverse lip as it's more standardly called, kind of guy.

Thanks man. The wheel is done by Sparc Industries in Tyler, TX.

[214Chevy]

Thanks man. The wheel is done by Sparc Industries in Tyler, TX.

Gee...thanks!! I'm right down the road from Tyler, Tx too.

[c4racer2]

Great build! I have those same brakes too on my '71.
Really nice package. I am running them with a manual set-up on stock second gen spindles with traditional type hotchkis springs and the DSE UCA's.

[Goosesdad]

Looks fantastic!

[Jimbo1367]

So where are some recent updates? :confused18: This is my fav. thread here.:

[two-piece]

So where are some recent updates? :confused18: This is my fav. thread here.:

Waiting on the wheels to show up. I ended up going 19's in the rear and 18's up front to get the tire sizes I wanted. The car is at the metal shop getting the pass side quarter replaced and a few spots of rust cleaned up. After that it goes to get the roll bar welded in then back to the house to start building out. I have a May 2020 deadline to get it to the paint shop. When I get it back Ill post more pics.

[two-piece]

I did come up with a name and got the plate.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=70050&stc=1&d=1567479034

[syborg tt]

Great build and I like that your keeping it somewhat simple.

Looking forward to more progress pictures.

[two-piece]

Got the car at my metal guy and he's getting the quarter replaced. Thats the only full panel on the car that was needed.He sectioned the front wiper cowl, driver rocker and the deck lid hinge plate. Some window channel sections and that's it. Car was a really clean slate.

[waynieZ]

I love the wheels in the rendering, steering wheel is an awesome touch!

[two-piece]

Wheels showed up. Ill never figure out the pic flip issue I guess.

[214Chevy]

HRE never disappoint!! Those are sick...

[waynieZ]

I love them!

[Nlped47]

The HRE’s are fantastic looking!


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[vstol]

keep it coming, just starting on my 72

[syborg tt]

They look huge.

What size are they ??

[two-piece]

They look huge.

What size are they ??

295/35 up front on 18x11

345/30 out back on 19x12

[syborg tt]

295/35 up front on 18x11

345/30 out back on 19x12

They are going to look awesome and I looking forward to seeing this on the ground.

[two-piece]

Who's using Anvil inner fenders? Issues? I looked over Enigma Camaro real good and the CF ones were shrinking pretty bad. What other options are out there?

[syborg tt]

Who's using Anvil inner fenders? Issues? I looked over Enigma Camaro real good and the CF ones were shrinking pretty bad. What other options are out there?

No issue's with mine.

However they are fiberglass / carbon

[two-piece]

Got the rotisserie in and assembled. Why is it impossible to find a used one, maybe because most the cars are still on them.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=70895&stc=1&d=1575737721

[syborg tt]

Got the rotisserie in and assembled. Why is it impossible to find a used one, maybe because most the cars are still on them.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=70895&stc=1&d=1575737721



Bummer we could have asked Mario if you could borrow his as I made all the pieces to connect a 2nd gen to his.


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[two-piece]

Bummer we could have asked Mario if you could borrow his as I made all the pieces to connect a 2nd gen to his.


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No worries, my painter will be the proud owner of it when Im done with it. I'll need some credit with him anyways.

[WSSix]

That's a nice looking rotisserie.

[two-piece]

Loaded it up and took it to get the DSE rollbar installed. I can do a lot but I really wanted the welds to look like a pro did it. That’s not me.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=70941&stc=1&d=1576294363

[two-piece]

Progress pic.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=70942&stc=1&d=1576452621

[syborg tt]

Loaded it up and took it to get the DSE rollbar installed. I can do a lot but I really wanted the welds to look like a pro did it. That’s not me.

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I couldn’t agree more.


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[two-piece]

Goosehead is rubbing off on me. Did a little more cutting so I can make room for the mufflers.
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[vstol]

a little more cutting? :)

[Jimbo1367]

Rendering is finished.

The rendering looks badass !!!

[Gmachine1911]

Rendering is finished.

I might’ve missed it, but who did your rendering? Car looks awesome btw.

[two-piece]

I might’ve missed it, but who did your rendering? Car looks awesome btw.

Daniel Reyna does the hand drawn renderings. He’s on IG under dreynadesigns

[two-piece]

https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71246&stc=1&d=1580602150

Got the DSE headers in today. Very nice parts. Took the car to Gap Racing yesterday for some metal work. Can’t wait to see how it turns out. Their doing a firewall and some muffler clearance work. Few more little things.

[DKz Garage]

Awesome build! Subscribed....

[two-piece]

Firewall is almost finished at Gap Racing.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71346&stc=1&d=1581873992

[Jimbo1367]

updates?

[two-piece]

updates?

I’ll be by Gap tomorrow and take some pics.

[two-piece]

Waiting on Gap to finish up a few things. Ordered the Eddie Motorsports Raven Elite front drive. Waiting on the Radium FCST for the custom tank GAP is doing as well. So in the mean time I’ll share 2 cars I went to AZ to pick up over the last month. The 1st one is a original 69 ZL1 Copo Camaro that set the record at Barrett Jackson last month. The 2nd one is the same thing except a auto car.
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[two-piece]

Progress
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71518&stc=1&d=1583635292

[214Chevy]

Man, that sure looks good!!

[JON Q]

Waiting on Gap to finish up a few things. Ordered the Eddie Motorsports Raven Elite front drive. Waiting on the Radium FCST for the custom tank GAP is doing as well. So in the mean time I’ll share 2 cars I went to AZ to pick up over the last month. The 1st one is a original 69 ZL1 Copo Camaro that set the record at Barrett Jackson last month. The 2nd one is the same thing except a auto car.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71411&stc=1&d=1582553288
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What numbers are the ZL1’s?

[Jimbo1367]

Looking good. I love this car. What are the details on the upright band saw in the pic?

The two 69's are gorgeous. Are those just investments? What other car jems are you hiding?


Progress
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71518&stc=1&d=1583635292

[two-piece]

I’ll have to get back to you on the numbers. The cars are not mine, they belong to a customer that I transport for. He is just a car guy that loves cars. I’ve hauled everything from his LaFerrari’s (yes 2) to his Honda Civic’s. Currently he’s on a Camaro kick. A this point I’ve brought in 5 current Hot Wheels Edition COPO’s, 4 current model Yenko’s and now these 2 69’s.

[waynieZ]

Nice! I like those wheels.

[two-piece]

Got some front sheet metal bolted on today to start seeing what goes where. It’s been 2 years since I tore it down and the RS clip wasn’t original to the car. The nose is missing the brackets that hold it so it’s just kinda sitting there.

[ScotI]

Looking good!

[two-piece]

Getting it set at the height I like. Obviously it’ll all be changed as the car gets more weight added, but gives me something to do during the outbreak.

[waynieZ]

That height would be nice right there.

[two-piece]

Thinking about some Track Spec hood vents. The hood was damaged in shipping from CA and the vents would cut out the damage. That’s not a deciding factor but would kinda be nice. Just not sure if the car I’m building will carry the look. Wanted to open up the dilemma to you guys and get some opinions. 71709

They look fairly squared off in pic but they have a taper of about 3” and probably need about 2 tape widths between them.

[214Chevy]

Personally, I like the idea of the hood vents. I vote yes...

[Nlped47]

I like them too, plus they will quite a lot with underhood heat dissipation. So, winner-winner


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[WSSix]

I'm not sure the car has the right attitude for the hood vents. In general, I like them. I think your car might flow better with a flat hood or a small cowl hood like Mike, glassman, has on his hood though.

[syborg tt]

I like the idea of the hood vents. My only concern is rain getting into engine bay. Sounds like a pain to keep clean.


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[Nlped47]

Bet this one won’t see much rain...


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[linenoise]

Was going to say same thing on rain. Have seen many threads on issues with various hood holes and water problems later. Got to be careful on drain planning with those.

[two-piece]

Got some parts in for the electrical side of things. Car will have a full mil-spec harness. I’m running a Haltech 2500 ECU and their wideband controller. Going to run a PDM on this car to help reduce the wiring and I’ll be able to use a can bus keypad for most of the controls. I’ve also decided on a MoTeC C1212 for the display. Haven’t bought it yet but got the flush mount coming for it to build the dash out with.

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[214Chevy]

:king:

[two-piece]

I really wanted to do something different for the fuel tank. With the help of Tim@Gap Racing we came up with a tank design that dropped in from the top and replaced the trunk floor. It will hold the same if not more than any other factory style tank but allows us to keep it on the same plane as the roll pan without hanging down. I couldn’t be happier with the way it came out. It'll be powder coated and hardlined off the Radium FCST which houses dual Walbro 450's.


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[Goosesdad]

Looks great Travis. Problem solved!!

[two-piece]

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[syborg tt]

I really wanted to do something different for the fuel tank. With the help of Tim@Gap Racing we came up with a tank design that dropped in from the top and replaced the trunk floor. It will hold the same if not more than any other factory style tank but allows us to keep it on the same plane as the roll pan without hanging down. I couldn’t be happier with the way it came out. It'll be powder coated and hardlined off the Radium FCST which houses dual Walbro 450's.


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Looks awesome and I wanted to do that with my car.

Years ago Rad Rides put an early Mustang tank in the Notorious Nova. Looking at your pics makes me regret not doing it in my car.

Thank you fir sharing the pictures and for making me re-think my fuel tank set up.

I should also mention I love this build.


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[214Chevy]

That tank installation is pure beauty...

[syborg tt]

That tank installation is pure beauty...


I agree


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[Goosesdad]

Excellent

[two-piece]

Got the steering shaft mocked up today. I’ll end up welding the center in to get rid of the set screws. I’ll have to pull column to get it in and out but that’s not a big deal.
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[two-piece]

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Decided on a diff route for the intake. Got a set of billet valves covers coming to
match. They will all be coated to match the wheels.

[214Chevy]

Sweet...I see that's Frankenstein intake. He makes some good stuff and is local here to me just outside of Dallas.

[WSSix]

What a gorgeous piece. It's going to look great coated.

[two-piece]

Interior rendering finished up.

[WSSix]

Very nice! Classy without being over the top in design.

[syborg tt]

Wow Wow Wow

I love the rendering. I’m dropping my Holley dash surround off on Friday to have it Frenched into the sheet metal panel from Custom Works. My plan is to put a clock on the right side and still trying to figure out my left corner. Possible the headlight switch.

Just not sure.


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[214Chevy]

Interior rendering finished up.

Vert nice...love the seats. What brand are you using?

[two-piece]

Vert nice...love the seats. What brand are you using?

Recaro Specialist M

[two-piece]

https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=72560&stc=1&d=1594244162

Gap Racing is getting my inner fenders all set up.

[two-piece]

Some more progress at Gap Racing. Air filter box and coolant overflow will be in each front corner and match the fuel cell.
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[camcojb]

:king:

[EVIL SS]

https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=72560&stc=1&d=1594244162

Gap Racing is getting my inner fenders all set up.

What made you decide against carbon inner fenders? Looks great!

[two-piece]

What made you decide against carbon inner fenders? Looks great!

I’ve seen them shrink and crack.

[EVIL SS]

I’ve seen them shrink and crack.

Good to know. I was thinking about a set but, it's big money considering what you saw!

[two-piece]

Good to know. I was thinking about a set but, it's big money considering what you saw!

They look great and that’s the route I was going. But the set I saw was rubbing real bad on the control arm and I know it wasn’t when car was built. I’ll probably have more in the metal ones but they won’t shrink.

[EVIL SS]

They look great and that’s the route I was going. But the set I saw was rubbing real bad on the control arm and I know it wasn’t when car was built. I’ll probably have more in the metal ones but they won’t shrink.

You can always hydro dip them to look like carbon fiber :)

[two-piece]

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The intake is almost finished. Have to close the lids out with something similar to the fuel cell. Working on the exhaust as well. I’ll post some more pics when it’s done.

[ScotI]

Very clean intake set-up. I like the symmetry of it.

[streetbird]

this engine bay look amazing

[WSSix]

Wow! Very nice work with the intake. I'm glad you're taking the time to make it flow and look good.

[Jimbo1367]

Wow. I haven’t check this thread in a while, Great progress. Looks amazing

[two-piece]

Picked the car up from Gap today. Here’s a couple exhaust pics. Time to rope out the custom Mil Spec harness then off to paint. 73522

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[Jimbo1367]

What headers did u use? I hope not the $2000 DSE ones.

[Vortech404]

Wow that looks great!

John

[two-piece]

What headers did u use? I hope not the $2000 DSE ones.

Thats exactly what i used. Nicest headers Ive ever used, i didn't pay retail on anything DSE on the car.

[Jimbo1367]

Glad to hear that. DSE prices are pretty steep, but I d run Em too if I could justify the cost to myself and actually afford them LOL

[two-piece]

I got the Haltech ECU and ECU Masters PDM mounted today. I really wanted to put them behind the rear seat cushion for easy access but my wiring guy didn’t want to twist wires over a 4’ section. Also got the Recaros mounted to see how I fit in the car. Used the Planted Tech seat bases with the Recaro sliders. They worked great.
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[jaba]

Awesome build!

Do you have any photos of how the pedal box was mounted inside the car? I'm running the same pedal box and am curious to see how much structure they have built to handle the forces put on a manual brake pedal.

[two-piece]

Awesome build!

Do you have any photos of how the pedal box was mounted inside the car? I'm running the same pedal box and am curious to see how much structure they have built to handle the forces put on a manual brake pedal.

I appreciate it. Sorry it to so long to reply.

[jaba]

Thanks mate, looks like i have gone a little overkill, better than doing too little though :thumbsup:

[two-piece]

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The Rain Gear wipers is a really nice design.

[214Chevy]

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The Rain Gear wipers is a really nice design.

Yes it is...I have their kit on my 69. I like how it's clean and hidden away.

[two-piece]

It’s been a while since I posted a update. But the car is at paint and coming along nicely.

[two-piece]

I’ve also dropped the motor off at paint and got it back. I got a new LS3 block and built a 416 stroker with Frankenstein F Series heads and their intake. Motor has 11.3:1 compression and will stay NA.

[camcojb]

Love the billet pieces. Great work! :thumbsup:

[214Chevy]

Frankenstein makes some killer pieces. I love his stuff.

[WSSix]

Very pretty. That's going to look fantastic when the hood is open. Glad to see the progress!

[1_Car_Guy]

Santa came early. https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68792&stc=1&d=1555011173https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68792&stc=1&d=1555011173https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68792&stc=1&d=1555011173

That is a stunning core support. Could you provide me a link?

I'm building a 76 T/A and I'm very interested.




Thank you,
Andrew

[two-piece]

That is a stunning core support. Could you provide me a link?

I'm building a 76 T/A and I'm very interested.




Thank you,
Andrew

It’s made by AutoRad. I’m not 100% sure they have it in their site. I had to call and ask the owner if she would make one and she did. That was a couple years ago.

[camcojb]

It’s made by AutoRad. I’m not 100% sure they have it in their site. I had to call and ask the owner if she would make one and she did. That was a couple years ago.

Autorad is no longer in business, the owner retired.

[1_Car_Guy]

Autorad is no longer in business, the owner retired.

Dang it. That thing is impressive.

[syborg tt]

Car looks really nice and I can’t wait to see more pictures


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[two-piece]

Here’s a few updates from the body shop. I’ll never understand why it flips the pics.

[camcojb]

Ask Apple why they flip lol. Fixed them. Here's how:

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59375

[zz430droptop67rs]

Nice gaps on the nose.

Makes mine look horrible!

[two-piece]

Another shot from the body shop. Should be getting close to poly.

[two-piece]

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Pumpkin Spice season

[Mikael A]

Looking good 👍

[214Chevy]

Looking good 👍

I agree...

[Goosesdad]

Hells yeah!

[two-piece]

Another pic from Vastine’s Paint

[WSSix]

Lots of blocking ahead for them I presume? Glad to see progress being made

[214Chevy]

Another pic from Vastine’s Paint

If I know Brian, this thing is going to be super slick, laser straight and wet when he finishes with it.

[two-piece]

Changed directions on the wheels. Had to have the HRE’s rehooped due to offset miscalculation and was never happy with them after that. 78888

[camcojb]

Absolutely beautiful. :thumbsup:

[214Chevy]

Changed directions on the wheels. Had to have the HRE’s rehooped due to offset miscalculation and was never happy with them after that.

Love the new wheels and the finish...

[two-piece]

The Camaro has been in paint jail for a bit now. Progress is being made but it just takes a while no matter what you do. So I had to pick up something to keep me entertained. My last 3 “side cars” have been single cab trucks. So I needed a change. Picked up this crazy clean 62 BelAir. It’s 100% complete and detailed out car which is not my norm. But I figured I’d try something different and start enjoying it immediately. Don’t have intentions on doing much to it. 78966

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[camcojb]

VERY cool car!!!!!!!!!!

[WSSix]

That's gorgeous! Love the colors chosen. Enjoy the drive!

[ProTouring442]

Sweet!

[two-piece]

Went and checked on the Camaro. It’s about to get a 2nd light coat of poly. Vastine’s put the hours in with the body work the 1st go around and only had a few spots burn thru.

[camcojb]

Nice gaps! :thumbsup:

[Goosesdad]

Awesome!

[214Chevy]

Brian is one of the best. Does exceptional work. One thing about it, when it's done...it'll be super nice.

[Ketzer]

...only had a few spots burn thru.

Something I'm struggling with on my own project right now, encouraging to see even the pros chase this issue.

Jeff-

[Jimbo1367]

I just reread this entire thread again. Wow. I forgot how great this build is. The painted engine looks fantastic. The intake and VCs look epic !!!

[two-piece]

2nd round of poly.

[linenoise]

For those of us gauging time lines for this kind of quality how long has it been in the paintshop so far?

[two-piece]

For those of us gauging time lines for this kind of quality how long has it been in the paintshop so far?

Right at a year.

[ScotI]

Right at a year.

Which helps your wallet cool down a little between rounds....:lol:

[Jimbo1367]

The first time I seen the orange, I thought it was the base coat LOL

[two-piece]

Which helps your wallet cool down a little between rounds....:lol:

Yes it does. It’s nice to have a breather between bills for sure.

[two-piece]

The first time I seen the orange, I thought it was the base coat LOL

Brian sprays it on slick enough it’s easy to mistake at 1st.

[two-piece]

Another angle.

[syborg tt]

Looks great.


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[two-piece]

Always sanding.

[1_Car_Guy]

295/35 up front on 18x11

345/30 out back on 19x12

I'm late to the party.

Any specifics on the offset for the front wheels? I also have a DSE front subframe for my 76 T/A.

[two-piece]

79649I'm late to the party.

Any specifics on the offset for the front wheels? I also have a DSE front subframe for my 76 T/A.

[two-piece]

Cars in final prime.

[camcojb]

Can't wait to be at that point. Congrats!

[two-piece]

The Camaro is finally going to get color. It’s been a long time coming but the final sand before going in to the booth is underway.

[two-piece]

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[two-piece]

After 5 years the Camaro is black.

[camcojb]

:king:

[214Chevy]

:flashie::flashie::flashie::flashie:

[waynieZ]

Wow SWEET! Congratulations

[syborg tt]

Wow does that looking fantastic !!!!

After 5 years the Camaro is black.

[WSSix]

x2 It looks great even before buffing. Congrats on getting the paint almost finished.

[two-piece]

I appreciate it guys. I was starting to loose interest but seeing it painted pulled me right back in.

[Goosesdad]

Awesome Travis!!!

[two-piece]

Closer, but still so far.
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[camcojb]

:king:

[Goosesdad]

Awesome.

[two-piece]

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[camcojb]

:king: Can't wait to be at that point.

[two-piece]

Few detail pics during assembly. Cars back at Gap Industries.

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[camcojb]

:king:

[two-piece]

Camaro coming along nicely. Will be back at Vastines next week for the front clip assembly then off to Utah for Cato’s Custom Upholstery to finish it up. Yes that’s the 3rd set of wheels on the car. Last set had a brake clearance issue but Forgeline made it right. These are by far the best looking set. 81181

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[syborg tt]

Looks fantastic !!

[two-piece]

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Leaving out tomorrow morning to take the car to Cato’s Custom Upholstery in Utah. It’ll be there for 6 weeks then back to TX to finish it up.

[214Chevy]

Leaving out tomorrow morning to take the car to Cato’s Custom Upholstery in Utah. It’ll be there for 6 weeks then back to TX to finish it up.

What color is the interior going to be?

[jeff71]

Looks great!

What color is the engine long block? Is it Cerakote?

[67_camaroRS]

what black did you end up going with? PPG?

[two-piece]

what black did you end up going with? PPG?

Spieshecker with Standox clear.

[two-piece]

Looks great!

What color is the engine long block? Is it Cerakote?

It’s a custom mix paint.

[ScotI]

It’s a custom mix paint.

Saw your C10 @ the 'Garage Crawl' starting point Friday morning but you weren't around. Missed you @ the other stops.

[two-piece]

Saw your C10 @ the 'Garage Crawl' starting point Friday morning but you weren't around. Missed you @ the other stops.

Awe man that sucks. Yeah we were hanging around the back of the crowd.

[two-piece]

Dropped the car of in Utah at Catos’s Custom Upholstery. They stated scanning the car and designing the dash. It went to the CNC cutter today. They will cut it in sections and glue it all together along with some printed parts before wrapping it. Same for the door panels, console and pkg tray.

[WSSix]

It's amazing how common place 3D scanning is becoming. That's so cool that they are doing it for the interior.

[214Chevy]

It's amazing how common place 3D scanning is becoming. That's so cool that they are doing it for the interior.

I agree...

[two-piece]

Cars back from interior and getting the last bit of final assembly. It’ll be at Goodguys Columbus.

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[camcojb]

:king:

[syborg tt]

Wow did the interior turn out nice

[fleetus macmullitz]

:king:

X2!!

[RKROEGER]

Very nice

[Jimbo1367]

This car is turning out way better than I could imagine. Wow

[two-piece]

Well guys here’s the post that I’ve been waiting for since the day I wrote my introduction to the car. I’m at Columbus Ohio to debut the car at Goodguy’s.

There’s still some shakedown things to finish up but the car is 98% finished and I couldn’t be happier with it. I’m up here with GAP Industries who did all the final assembly work. Tim made a few design changes throughout and they just knocked it out of the park.

Vastine’s Paint Garage laid down the slickest black paint job you’ll ever see. It looks fake at some angles with how straight the car is and the color just reflects like a mirror.

Catos Custom Upholstery ran with an idea of what we wanted for the interior and came up with the perfect blend of modern but not over the top. Everything but the sail panels and a pillars were custom made.

Thanks to all of yall for helping me stay motivated. Over 6.5 years you start to question the plan.

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[zz430droptop67rs]

Stunning!

Look like SMOTY material to me.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Well guys here’s the post that I’ve been waiting for since the day I wrote my introduction to the car. I’m at Columbus Ohio to debut the car at Goodguy’s.

There’s still some shakedown things to finish up but the car is 98% finished and I couldn’t be happier with it. I’m up here with GAP Industries who did all the final assembly work. Tim made a few design changes throughout and they just knocked it out of the park.

Vastine’s Paint Garage laid down the slickest black paint job you’ll ever see. It looks fake at some angles with how straight the car is and the color just reflects like a mirror.

Catos Custom Upholstery ran with an idea of what we wanted for the interior and came up with the perfect blend of modern but not over the top. Everything but the sail panels and a pillars were custom made.

Thanks to all of yall for helping me stay motivated. Over 6.5 years you start to question the plan.

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[camcojb]

:king:

[Goosesdad]

DUDE!!!!!

[syborg tt]

DUDE!!!!!

Exactly what he said x2

mj

[214Chevy]

That is one beautiful second gen my brother. You did very good.

[WSSix]

Congrats! Best of luck at Columbus. The car looks incredible.

[two-piece]

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Quick little shoot from Columbus. We had an alternator/battery issue that gave us hell all weekend but the car was well received. Got it back and going to get it properly shaken down and have it in Nashville at Triple Crown along with the C10.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Came across these 0n FB IIRC…

https://i.postimg.cc/28dp5gxd/IMG-0939.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Xpv1HHmX)

https://i.postimg.cc/Qdj2KS62/IMG-0940.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Cz6PWCp7)

[dmc69]

Came across these 0n FB IIRC…

https://i.postimg.cc/28dp5gxd/IMG-0939.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Xpv1HHmX)

https://i.postimg.cc/Qdj2KS62/IMG-0940.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Cz6PWCp7)

Absolutely love the blue as an interior and accent color! Car turned out awesome!

[ScotI]

Looking forward to seeing this one @ GG's Ft Worth Fall show.

[ULTM8Z]

I keep looking around for a 2nd gen grill like that...

[sick71]

I keep looking around for a 2nd gen grill like that...

Similar:

https://www.396maro.com/shop/70-73-camaro-custom-grille/

[two-piece]

I keep looking around for a 2nd gen grill like that...

https://alumicraft.com/

[syborg tt]

I have this on my car from them and it is a very nice piece.

http://garagescene.net/_data/i/upload/2024/07/08/20240708182323-66fefa56-me.jpg

[4GOTNPNY]

I was in Atlanta last week taking a car to Underground Racing and stopped by Fuller Moto's shop. A good friend of mine does interior out of there and he had built me a new seat and a few other bits for my 71 C10. Now I have a bit of a thing for hardware, I have a toolbox dedicated to all kind of little odds and ends I may need when working on a project. But while checking out his place I came across the mother of all bolt bins.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68530&stc=1&d=1551838622

A fully loaded ARP box.

ok this is insane i want this how do you order just call arp and order bulk?

[4GOTNPNY]

Came across these 0n FB IIRC…

https://i.postimg.cc/28dp5gxd/IMG-0939.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Xpv1HHmX)

https://i.postimg.cc/Qdj2KS62/IMG-0940.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Cz6PWCp7)

just read through the whole thread what an amazing looking machine! gorgeous

[ULTM8Z]

Similar:

https://www.396maro.com/shop/70-73-camaro-custom-grille/

Thanks. I contacted them and they gave me a reasonable quote. I may do something around Christmas.

The other thing I may try is getting a beat up original grill, cut the egg crate out of it, and get some ABS mesh from Ebay, and then graft it on. I'm using some of that mesh on my parking light housings after I relocated the turn signals up to the headlight housings. That way, it'll match.

[ULTM8Z]

https://alumicraft.com/

I'm not seeing a 2nd Camaro option... but looking at some of the others, looks a little out of my price range unfortunately.

[ULTM8Z]

I have this on my car from them and it is a very nice piece.

http://garagescene.net/_data/i/upload/2024/07/08/20240708182323-66fefa56-me.jpg

Looks cool!

[two-piece]

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The Camaro was out in sunny Cali this weekend for the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association West Coast Nats. Brought home some nice hardware.

[camcojb]

Congrats, fantastic car!

[Goosesdad]

Well Deserved!!

[syborg tt]

This car is just incredible !!!



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The Camaro was out in sunny Cali this weekend for the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association West Coast Nats. Brought home some nice hardware.

[214Chevy]

Congrats on such a beautiful car.

[two-piece]

Well the car did good in Ft Worth.

100 mile cruise
3 auto X laps (the fastest time of all the competitors)
1/8th mile run

Came home with Muscle Machine of the Year.

[camcojb]

Well the car did good in Ft Worth.

100 mile cruise
3 auto X laps (the fastest time of all the competitors)
1/8th mile run

Came home with Muscle Machine of the Year.

:king:

[ScotI]

Well the car did good in Ft Worth.

100 mile cruise
3 auto X laps (the fastest time of all the competitors)
1/8th mile run

Came home with Muscle Machine of the Year.

Awesome.

[syborg tt]

Holy Crap - this is just awesome !!!!


Nice work and I love this car.



Well the car did good in Ft Worth.

100 mile cruise
3 auto X laps (the fastest time of all the competitors)
1/8th mile run

Came home with Muscle Machine of the Year.

[fleetus macmullitz]

https://i.postimg.cc/C53SvyYT/IMG-3361.jpg (https://postimg.cc/YLz59shb)

Congrats Travis.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[two-piece]

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[WSSix]

Congrats on the win. That's fantastic. I'm glad the car did well for you.

[two-piece]

https://fuelcurve.com/goodguys-2024-muscle-machine-of-the-year/

[camcojb]

Congrats, very well deserved.

[fleetus macmullitz]

-Om3dO5cfm8

https://youtube.com/shorts/-Om3dO5cfm8?si=eAYeSebrQIpPGADQ

[two-piece]

-Om3dO5cfm8

https://youtube.com/shorts/-Om3dO5cfm8?si=eAYeSebrQIpPGADQ

Great video. Thanks.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Travis,

What are your driving impressions of the car?