Saturday I got back after the fender mount on the driver side. Same as I did with the passenger side except on this side I made a template off of the passenger side so the holes were in the same place. I'll also have to finish the close out panel once I take the fenders off again.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/15/driver.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/15/driver1.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/15/driver3.md.jpg
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Man, that looks good. I like it...

Not much of an update, lacking some motivation to get stuff done and lacking some parts to give me motivation. I did get started on the fuel filler though. I got the area above the tank cut out to make the fill connection. This will be made into a bolt together cover once I have the pipe built. In order to check for enough drop I had to weld the driver inner wheel well in place. I had to finish fitting it a little bit before it was 100% ready to weld in. After that I located a place to put the filler cap. Not where I wanted to put it, but because of how the tank is I was really limited and I didn't want to put it on the body. With that kinda laid out I built a trunk support now that the wheel well is in the correct location.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/01/fueltank.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/01/filler.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/01/tub.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/01/support.md.jpg

love that custom work :hail:

Thank you.

Saturday I still wasn't very motivated to do anything on the car, but it needs done so I got some stuff done. I got some more riv-nuts so I was able to get those installed. I relaly like the Hammer fab dimple dies, they make for a really clean install. First up was finishing the HVAC mount and getting those riv-nuts installed. Its pretty solid with 3 mounting points. Then I added 3 to each rocker extension so I can mount the inner fenders once I get to that stage.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/06/hvac.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/06/hvac1.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/06/rocker.md.jpg
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Then I moved onto the rear bumper. I had 2 of the mounts done and needed to finish up the 3rd. I got it finished up and then did some adjusting to the drive side mount and got everything panel bonded together.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/06/bumper.md.jpg

With the bumper drying and having the panel bond already out I got the mounting tabs done for the third brake lamp and bonded to the spoiler. Pretty happy with the fitment and I'll be able to wet sand the brake lamp to finial fit the spoiler and then finish it off with a smoked candy tint to help blend it in and not stand out.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/06/brake.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/06/brake1.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/06/brake2.md.jpg

Saturday I put the washers I cut on the spoiler and got the wicker bill bolted on. I only put two on for now, but I have 7 mounting bolts to spread out the load the air will put on it.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/13/washer.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/13/WICKER.md.jpg

I also made the switch from the ZL1 lid to the LS9 lid so I don't need to run the adapter to make it fit the LS9 blower. That spacer was a 1/2" thick and put me within a 1/4" of the firewall.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/13/lid.md.jpg
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I also picked up a ECM and mount last week so I started wiring after I got it mounted. I started with the pigtails I had already made for the knock sensors, trans temp, speed, throttle body, coolant temp, and O2 sensors. Then I went to work stabbing out the injector control circuits, coil control circuits, MAP, MAF, supercharger pressure, and a few others I'm forgetting. Once I get the rest of the sensors, injectors, and connector ends ordered I'll be able to finish up the harness and get it taped up. I ordered a heat shrink label printer, but it didn't make it in time, but should be here this week to play with.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/13/ecm.md.jpg
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https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/13/harness1.md.jpg

Not a big update since wiring takes a lot of time and doesn't look like a bunch gets done. I have most of the wiring stabbed into the ECM now, just a few more to go once that color wire gets here. Since I changed plans from the LS7 to a supercharged engine I don't have all of the right connectors, so I need to get those ordered as well then I can finish the engine harness. Need to locate a place for a fuse block so I know what direction to run the power wires.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/20/wire.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/20/wire1.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/20/wire2.md.jpg

I picked up the Dymo 5200 printer as well to help keep things organized and clean. Its much better then tape tags with sharpie that get stuck together.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/20/wire3.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/20/printer.md.jpg

I also disassembled a 6th gen Camaro chassis harness to harvest the wire. Pretty sure I should have enough length and color options to wire in the Infinity Box system. A few hours worth of work saved me a few hundred in buying wire.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/07/20/wire4.md.jpg

Well it looks like I am going to buy one of the printers and I am fairly certain I saved all the wire I removed from my body harness. However, I have no clue where I put it.

Thank you for sharing your pics as I love this build.

I really like it so far. They have a 4200 that is cheaper and can do about the same things. There was an open box 5200 on amazon for a good discount so I went with that.

Thank you, Looking forward to driving it and seeing if all this work paid off.

Such a badass build. The work you're doing is great!

Since I'm doing wiring and its not that exciting I skipped posting last week. I want to get my wiring laid out now so I can build mounting brackets and such that way I'm not hopefully cutting holes or welding stuff once the car is painted. Once everything is in its place it will get taped in factory style abrasion felt tape clean and out of the way.

Lets start with the most boring, I did some more engine wiring. I have power wires roughed out to where I'm going to put the fuse block and I have one bank of coils done. I'm missing a color wire for the passenger bank before I can finish that side up (also a good reason to start my wiring now, I'll see what I'm missing).

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/08/10/coil.md.jpg
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I started the body side of the Infinity Box install by mounting the master cell, the InMotion cell (controls windows and door latches) and the rear power cell and getting the harness run in the general direction the wires need to go.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/08/10/master.md.jpg
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Then I started with the sub assemblies such as separating the master module inputs to where they should go. The power window switches mount on the center console so I have a main harness connector and then the switch harness so everything is easy to service should I need to take it apart.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/08/10/windows.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/08/10/windows1.md.jpg

The trunk harness is also roughed out and the heat shrink label maker makes things easy to know what does what when I get to the finial wiring.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/08/10/harness.md.jpg

Also part of the wiring is the Vapor Works controllers. It takes a min to figure out what goes where with this system, but its much simpler then it seems.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/08/10/fuel.md.jpg

I can't wait to hear how that Infinity system works. It looks pretty cool and the price isn't too bad. Nice build!

Ok so to get everyone up to speed quick fast I quit my job at Chevy in San Antonio and moved to The Woodlands and went back to Cadillac which is part of why there haven't been much of an update. The only thing that sucks is the shop is 8-3 instead of 8-5 so I lose some time to be able to work on the car. Better then no progress though. I've also been wiring and thats kinda hard to show progress on since its adding a circuit here and there, not that exciting.

So lets start at the last update. To make my harness as much as one bundle as factory would be I went ahead and ran the door speaker wires and put a connector at the console so if I needed to remove stuff I don't have to completely take the car apart.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/terminals.jpg
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Then I moved onto the fuse blocks and getting them mounted. The interior block I mounted where the C6 keyfob pocket used to be since its useless oin my car. The underhood fuse block I used a block from a 2000 Astro van. Its the same block that GM uses is their crate engine harness.

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https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/fuseblock.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/dashblock.md.jpg

One of the guys on here built me a vacuum pump control module and I mounted that inside the car after wiring it up.
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Then it was just some odds and ends stuff like adding a third brake lamp flasher for extra safety, the ignition switch connector, and finishing up the power window switch harness.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/windows.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/ignition.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/flasher.md.jpg

After that I moved onto wiring the under hood fuse block with as much as I already had from the ECM and misc. sensors. The nice thing about working at a dealer is we normally have all the right terminals in stock so I don't have to order them or scab cut wires together.

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/windows.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/ignition.md.jpg
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/09/08/flasher.md.jpg

Which brings me to this past weekend. I mounted the HVAC Dakota digital controller and harness, started wiring the Infinity Box inDash unit and more Master cell inputs like the brake and clutch. Also again, nice to have access to the right terminals to keep as much OEM as possible.

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Nice job! I guess you like the printer, It will make it so much easier if down the road you need to find a problem.

Good to see an update, I was wondering about it.

BTW, I worked at Cadillac as a line tech for a lot of years. Like you said connectors that would be hard to find elsewhere are usually on hand.

Just as an off-topic aside, have you noticed how young the Cadillac factory reps/executives are these days? The guy responsible for all electronics development looked like a 20-something. :confused59:

Nice progress!!

Thanks guy. Yes, I love that printer.

Yes and most have never worked on a car before lol.Cadillac wen through a re identify kinda thing a few years back to aim at a younger generation which is part of why we have numbers in the car names now (CT5, CT6, ect.) and gave the brand a more sport luxury feel. That was helped by getting younger people in the company.

Been a min since I updated this. Basically more wiring happened then I didn't feel like working on the car for a bit, some other random things instead and a trip out of state for a wedding. I decided to take a break from wiring because I'm tired of it and I need some more parts and to fab some more mounts before I can go any farther with it. Lets skip to the fun stuff now.

I wasn't super excited with the Borla muffler. I wanted a real 3" duel in and out X pipe muffler. The problem was the one I wanted that would work for my setup only came in a kit Holley sells for 6th gen Camaros. Luck would have it that a buddy of mine got a job with them and was able to get one for me. The plan here is in on one half the muffler with a vacuum cut out that will me module controlled like Camaros and Vettes are for a mild to wild tune ability.

https://j.hmjimg.com/2020/11/13/muffler.md.jpg

So with that checked out I went to the front of the car to slice up some expensive carbon fiber. I need more room up front to fit the tires with ZR1 brakes and the vette suspension. I gained enough room I hope. I need to find tires to check the fitment. Planning on getting this side done before moving onto the driver side.

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It amazes me what your doing, I love it!

Man.... I bet there was a bead of sweat before that first :superhack:

I pretend it wasn't my money lol

You're the man AJ.

OK so here are some updates on whats going on with the car since its been a while. While I was working on it the last time I learned that I wasn't actually aloud to be doing so as its against company policy and my manager was misinformed when she said it was cool (because I asked before I even came to work here). So I haven't been able to work on the car in about a month now. What I was working on last was the splitter and the wide body front fenders. Here are the pics so far. I'm not happy with the splitter as its 7" off the ground at ride height. I think I'm going to build a taller spoiler and drop it down 2" more.

https://j.hmjimg.com/2020/12/18/wood.md.jpg
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https://j.hmjimg.com/2020/12/18/side.md.jpg
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With not being able to get the car into the shop I have to find other ways to get things done and keep some kind of progress going. I started with the transmission tunnel plate. I went with 6 layers on 11oz carbon and a 2mm core in a wet lay up then vacuum bagged it. After trimming to the right size you can see how much stiffer it is from the 1/8" aluminum plate. I saved 2lbs with this as well.

https://j.hmjimg.com/2020/12/18/tunnel.md.jpg
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https://j.hmjimg.com/2020/12/18/tunnel2.md.jpg
https://j.hmjimg.com/2020/12/18/stiff1.md.jpg
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Even with 12" of over hang the carbon is still stiffer then the aluminum
https://j.hmjimg.com/2020/12/18/stiff2.md.jpg

In the days off that I have nothing to do I started working on my trailer. Full clay bar and polishing. Cleans up nice for never have even washed this thing since I got it in 2016.

https://j.hmjimg.com/2020/12/18/trailer.md.jpg
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Moving forward from here I've decided to go work for my buddy that is opening a hot rod shop and will be moving back to San Antonio at the end of January. So with the new job I will also have shop space to work on the car again so look for updates to start again in February.

That sucks that the new job won't let you work on your car. Good luck with the upcoming move and another new job, AJ

Skillz! Best of luck on the move AJ!

AJ, now just go back to the old job that let you work on the car. :sarcasm_smiley:

Thank guys. I’m gonna go build some hot rods. After almost 20 years in a dealer it’s time for a change with all the labor times GM keeps cutting.

This reminds me of the time I was a GM tech at the ripe old age of about 20. I had the task of finding a short in a basically brand new car and it was kicking my butt. I just happened to have my 355 on a stand in my bay. I said F it and started working on my engine. My advisor was pissed! It all worked out as they reassigned the short to somebody else. HA

Lol, well being the only world class certified tech in the shop I'm the one they'd get reassigned to.

Are those anvil front fenders?
Look incredible....curious if they fit pretty good out of the box?
thanks
bob

Id take a carbon wicker bill too

They fit ok. They need work by the windshield and door to fit better. Around the grille and lower valance fit pretty well.

Working on the carbon wicker bills already. Made a test panel to see how well it worked and should have a few ready in February.

Im going to msg you on instagram: pro_touring69.toronto

So we're back with work on the Camaro. Well, except this weekend because it was too cold in the shop. The new shop I'm working for is D Built Hotrods. Give us a follow on Facebook or Instagram. Dbuilt.hotrods on Insta and I think its the same on Facebook. CamaroAJ is my personal one where I post the car up.

Anyways I got the car racked up and to work. Last time I worked on the car I made temp brackets because I didn't have any steel to make solid enough brackets to hold things where they needed to be.

https://j.hmjimg.com/2021/02/14/lift.jpg

With the new brackets made the wheel clears at full lock at ride height. I still have offset upper control arm bushings to install to move the wheel in and get a bit more clearance. Then I use zip screws to hold everything together and sanded the fender to get everything bonded back together.
https://j.hmjimg.com/2021/02/14/fender.md.jpg
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With the passenger fender ready to bond I test fit the carbon fiber trans tunnel plate that I made and it fit perfectly. Then I pulled the chassis harness out and got it all zip tied up and put away until I'm ready for some more wiring now that I have most of it roughed in.

https://j.hmjimg.com/2021/02/14/plate.md.jpg
https://j.hmjimg.com/2021/02/14/harness.md.jpg

Long overdue post. Sorry to neglect the updates, but I promise I've been busy on the car. I'll start with the "list". I was feeling overwhelmed by the amount of stuff I have to do still and made a list of things just off the top of my head that needed to be done so I can focus on a task, well try to anyways until I get to a point I need parts or I'm bored with it for the time being.

https://j.hmjimg.com/2021/05/27/IMG_1688.md.jpg

Next lets tackle the little tasks I've been working on. Anvil stepped up to help me with my project so I was able to mount my mirrors finally. So big thank you to them for sure. I had to do a little sanding to get the trim rings to fit like they should since these are older mirrors before the rings were even a though. After that they were bonded in as well as the base plate using 3M panel bond.

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I also started on the frame work for the package tray waterfall since I have no back seats and the fuel tanks are now in that position. This will get more work later as I have to deiced on what size speaker to use and then incorporate a sub box into it.

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I did decide to mount my hood release handle when I could get to it pretty easy since I'll have a cage that would block it if I put it in the kick panel.

https://j.hmjimg.com/2021/05/27/IMG_1848.md.jpg
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The accessory drive, the horns, the underhood fuse block, the brake booster vacuum line have all been mounted, and the extension of the center console has been started.

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One of my smaller projects has been working on bucks for the tail lamp molds as I plan on making them out of carbon fiber. I don't spend much time on them, just every so often mess with them for a few minuets.

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I also started mounting the supercharger cooler, oil cooler, and power steering cooler. I was really happy with their location, but I might end up moving the power steering cooler. As I had some scrap carbon fiber pieces laying around I used them as part of the cooler mounting brackets.

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The engine made its way to the machine shop so I had access to the engine bay again. I decided to move my ECM into the car because of a couple other changes I have planned. That gave me room to cut the hole for the grommet I'm using for the pass through. And before you ask, I don't remember what car I pulled it out of. There is no part number on it and it just says Delphi on it. It was one of the many chassis harnesses I replaced at the dealer throughout the years. I also mounted the positive battery cable bulkhead while I was there and did some weld clean up.

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I don't like the idea of all the water getting into my engine bay when I wash the car or it rains, so I did some arts and crafts and made a fiberglass rain tray thats removable with a few nuts on the 5th gen hood vent.

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Wow, nice work!!!!!

Nice update.

I've often wondered about the volume of water & its impact under-hood for all the cars w/the current trend/style of hood vents. Seems it would make keeping a clean engine bay almost impossible.

Thanks guys!

Time for part 2.

Some small stuff I forgot in the last post. The drip rail delete I've started to fully weld. The "body guy" that helped me years ago was wrong on how they should be done so I'm fixing that before it becomes a problem down the road. I metal worked the tubs and got them ready for epoxy and I welded in the edge of the trunk drop to match the wider quarter panel like the other side.

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A semi big project I wanted to do was a hood rib delete because of the 5th gen Camaro hood vent. Doing so also required the front valance also be deleted. I needed to do this in stages so that the hood maintained it shape. I supported with clear plexi under the cut out places and laid fresh carbon in a wet layup like you would do with fiberglass and then put a overlapping piece top and bottom to add strength to the joint.

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Getting that done I was able to bond the hood vents in. On the side vents after bonding them in I modified the back part so they sat smooth with the hood with some minor fiberglass work. That pretty much wraps up my hood, so it it now ready for body work and paint when I get to that point.

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The front lower spoiler is a work in progress. I dabble here and there with it when I'm doing other carbon fiber work. I needed it to be about 3/4" taller, so with pretty much everything else I have from Anvil, I cut it up.

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I have been wanting to have a brake cooler duct and another duct to run to the rear for the trans and diff. coolers. My original plan was a set of C7 quarter ducts, but I wasn't able to get the lines right without reall changing the Camaro body lines and I really didn't want to do that. So plan B was to modify the NACA duct in the door/quarter to do both. The wheel well side will duct around and into the brakes kinda like a C6 Corvette did, just with better ducting. The top of the duct will go over the wheel well and through the trunk drop to the diff. cooler on the passenger side. I still need to build the driver side, but it will cooler the trans cooler.

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Something that has bothered me since the day I welded then in was the finger pockets for the door handles. I made the pockets in a flat piece and then welded in a flat section into a door that is curved. Because there is some support structor in the door no matter what I did I was never able to correct the metal and get the shape it needed to be. So I cut them out and made new panels with the english wheel to add the needed curve.

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That brings up to todays update. After a few different designs for the finger pocket for the door handles I just wasn't happy with the shapes. So instead of wasting even more time on them I decided to go with C6 door handles. I made pockets for them to go in the door and then welded them in before metal working them out. Ignore the door edge, it will get finished up when the quarters get welded back on and I can adjust the gaps.

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Ok lets get up to speed on the last few weeks. I finished up the driver side brake and trans cooler duct.

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The engine came back from the machine shop and I'm ready to assemble it once I get a few more bolts and bearings ordered. I still don't know what cam I want to go with either. I started working on the supercharger cover by grinding down the Corvette letters and back filing them with panel bond. On the center console I stared to fiberglass the gap until I ran out of glass. The cover and console are coming along nicely tho.

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Most importantly I finally got some epoxy shot on the inner structure and have started the final fitment and welding of the quarters. It took a lot longer then I figured it would to get everything fit and mostly welded up. I still have more welding to do across the top and back before I can grind the welds and start the hammer and dolly process. Big step forward to having a whole car again tho.

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Good to see updates here. Keep at it man. Love following this build.