I think that we are going to put a K&N sticker on the quarter glass. I hear that in the rice rocket world those are good for 10 - 15 HP!

Thanks everyone. This is a pretty bad ass Camaro for sure... but stay tuned for a few more improvements to the style as well as fit & finish that should be happening around the first of the year. :_paranoid

Time for an update on the beast!

With the all the previous work getting completed around SEMA last year, the owner began to think that the exterior needed some attention. While the exterior of the car looked as tough as a blacked out '69 can, it didn't really convey the performance capabilities lurking beneath. A plan formed for a more aggressive update on the looks- a 'wolf in wolf's clothing', as it were.

You can see from the rendering, modifications will include an aggressive hood opening, custom grille and honeycomb insert and RS headlight treatment, lower 'open' valence and front splitter, side moldings with carbon inserts and aggressive rear diffuser and air straightener. Front bumper will be neatened up and tucked while the rear will receive an aesthetic change to match the front. The rear spoiler has a touch of WRC style with the vertical air fins and will have a swept profile to flow with the body.

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We started at the rear with the bumper. The factory bumper on the front (while usually ill-fitting) looks 'correct' for the front of the '69. The rear, in our opinion, always looks a little like an afterthought. We decided to make the bumper fit the natural lines of the rear tailpanel shape while sweeping up and into the body like a Mustang or the RS Challenger we did a few years back.

The tail edges of the quarters were removed to accomplish two things. First was to tip the quarter out to meet the new bumper edge. Second was to straighten the body line that follows the quarters where it meets the tailpanel.

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New quarter end pieces made and in place. You can see how moving the edge out helps the overall look of where it meets the bumper.

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While still a subtle alteration, this mod dictates that a new bumper would need be made as we wanted the lower edge to sit lower than stock.

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With the bumper wrapped up and looking good, we move on to the rear diffuser. Layout of the openings and creating the 'split' area where the opening edge meets the body.

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Wow,love the ideas that goes into your builds.only wish there were more pics

What's the second filler location for? The seek one behind the license plate and another in the trunk lid.

I was gonna ask the same thing. I thought the one on the trunk was the gas filler neck, but then I saw the one behind the license plate. Can you please give details. The car was already awesome. Now it will be awsomer!! :headspin: :headspin:

I love that bumper and the work on the quarters, it looks awesome.