For the love of god Cris it turned out great! Keep thrashing. My only problem is all my school work didnt let me make it out today to check it out. But when youre back from SEMA i'm making it a point to come out there. I need a ride in that beast!

Finally a decent project WITH CUP HOLDERS!


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA



I need a set of those tow rings for my Mustang!


See ya in a couple days!

Love the interior

Awsome build! With everyone building camaros you have raised the bar and made this one stand out from the rest. I love it!
Mike

Awesome progress guys!! The owner has to be pumped!!

Sharp
 

GREAT JOB
:cheers:


Tom

Thank you! I will have some machined in few weeks.. PM then & we will get some over to you..

Thanks Brian! Looking forward to watching your run your "BEAST" @ optima.

Jeff- We will be @ Del Mar on Thanksgiving weekend!

Cup holders came out of some Honda Accord.. Look good in the car!

Bring the Mustang over.. we will get a set of rings installed.. All for the price of you letting autocross her! :D

Thanks Traven

When this build was started .. we did not set got to this extent.. Just trying to find my place in the car building world... and Camaros is what I know best .. SO.. I think.. :lol:

Me & the owner are looking forward to crusing her down LV blvd when we exit SEMA friday afternoon..

Cris, it has got to be extremely rewarding to have succeeded in building a car that has exceeded the owners, yours and everyone else who has contributed expectations. :thumbsup:

And a real :wow: for us onlookers.

Thats a bad mofo right there! :hail:

Great blend of parts and custom touches. Like a refined race car.

Glad to see im not the only one that lays rubber down that road. Cant wait to see the car at SEMA Cris! Sorry if I missed it, but where is it going to be?

For those going to SEMA this is a must-see build. Plan on spending some time looking at it because just when you thing you've seen it all, more details pop out. It's a very nicely executed build.

Nicely done (for now) Cris.

Absolutely awesome! I hope I get to see this Camaro in person someday, so many details...unreal. :hail:

Thanks to all for the compliments.. we are at sema.. it has been a tough couple of weeks but well worth it.. if you are here at sema.. please stop on by!

Where are you going to be (booth) Chris? We arrived last night - will be placing the '69 in the HRIA/ARMO booth in HotRod Alley later this morning (I'll be the guy in the trunk finishing his wiring lol).

Hoping to get a sneak preview of your creation today!

Gregg

Gregg - I will be outside by the north hall.. all I know is I am moving the car for the HRIA banquet on Wednesday .. let me know if you need any help.. with your wiring


QUOTE=Gandalf;376324]Where are you going to be (booth) Chris? We arrived last night - will be placing the '69 in the HRIA/ARMO booth in HotRod Alley later this morning (I'll be the guy in the trunk finishing his wiring lol).

Hoping to get a sneak preview of your creation today!

Gregg[/QUOTE]

Cris - Take some pics!!:cheers:

See you there Chris! Can't wait to see this thing in person! On my way to the airport now!

Very, very nice Cris. Love that engine bay and that center console.

What a bitchin car! Turned out beyond great, Cris! Enjoy showing it off guys...you have earned it!! :thumbsup:

I was able to see this car in person yesterday.

I got to say.... It was probably my favorite car at Sema. It looks even better in person!! Sounds great too!

Gonzo... it was good shootin the **** with you before you rolled the camaro out to the banquet or whatever you guys were cruisin to.:lol: She looked and sounded incredible.

josh.(dc camaro)

Cris,

Nice car! and it was great to meet you.

From Camaro Performers SEMA coverage

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This is the only pic I've seen of it at the show. :mad:

You and crew did an awesome job! The car looked even better sitting outside in the sunlight at the Optima Challenge today. The engine details and colors were over the top!

:thumbsup:

Thank you Tim! IT was great getting to know you & talking shop...

To all that stopped by.. Thank you.. It was great to meet a bunch of people that have been following this build..

I just got in last nite & I am beat .. A whole week of SEMA is something else..

I have my SEMA story that I will post later today with some pics..

i want a set of flush mount tail lights

SOAB, I'm totally in love!
 

This car is everything I hoped it would be! I'm sure every time you walk around it you nitice something new! How long did it take for people to notice the wide body mods? What paint code is that? Looks close to what I used...but I think mine had more purple pearl in it?

Most excellant work Cris!!! :hail: :cheers:

JCG First SEMA Experience
 

This was our first rodeo ride for building a car for SEMA.. What an experience it was .. We were still doing interior work on Sunday @ 3 PM loading & leaving @ 4 PM.. It was a long week but well worth it.. Got to meet allot of great people that have been following our work on Lat-G..
This car did great for us in more ways than I can imagine.. I have to thank the owner who allowed me to live vicariously thru to him to build my dream car.. “MY CREW” I could have not done it without them.. They are my biggest asset to what we can build @ JCG..

Here are some pics of where we were staged for SEMA & the HRIA banquet ..

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I need to also thank Greg Weld for coming out of retirement for a week & keeping the car clean for us.. For once he could reach the roof of a car with a duster!

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Leaving SEMA in the rain! Well.. It was a good thing we had functional wipers.. The owner & I left SEMA for a test drive around Vegas in the rain.. What the hell! It will be his daily driver when I ship it back to Tennessee! What a better way to proof out if she can handle a small rain storm..

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Friday night after we leave SEMA.. Me and the crew are drawing straws on who is going to be the first one to be on guard duty.. We brought the car in open trailer.. It is a race car/daily driver! I did not want to be out in the cold/rain .. So I call Todd AKA Vegas69 to see if I can store my car in his garage for the night.. first words out of his mouth “ dumb ass” who brings a car to SEMA in a open trailer.. Just shrugged my shoulders & laughed! So we are off again driving to Todd’s house @ night.. in the rain! Trying to read the txt message that Todd sent me with driving directions.. As always.. I still got lost! We passed the exit about 10 miles.. All I can say is the little 68 proofed that she handle the rain..

Pic of the car when we arrived @ Todd’s.. I was not even their for 5 minutes.. OPEN the hood.. As we all know Todd is a man of very little words.. “ICE MAN”

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Get to Todd’s house Saturday morning to pick up the car.. to head off to Optima.. I promised Todd a ride in the car.. So.. instead I threw the keys to over to him.. I am waiting for the phone call on what it will take to convert his 69 to a LS engine! LMAO!



After Todd’s drive I am figuring out if I really want to load the car on the trailer to head out to Optima.. I think to myself what a better way to break in the engine.. So I jump in & drive from Todd’s house over to Optima.. Her first taste of snow.. We build them to drive them!

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We arrive @ Optima & park it @ the Wilwood booth.. About 3 PM the owner STOLE the keys away from me .. & drove the 68 for the first time! Got back with a grin from ear to ear.. Car is scheduled for delivery for Christmas! We got a few things to adjust for the owner, get the car vinyl wrapped, dyno tune, a full day of track abuse @ Button Willow with Dave & Mary Pozzi @ the wheel.. Got a few photo shoots with some magazines.. We will be showing her @ the Delmar show this month...

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Vinyl wrap the car? Say what?

Cris,
How well did the headlights work out at night? Are they bright enough?

Bob- Clear vinyl.. Want to protect the paint from chips.. We are not doing the whole car.. just below the body line & whole nose of the car..

headlights were ok.. I need to see if I adjust them.. hope they will work better then..

Hi Cris, great looking car, great job

Do you have more pics of air intake & radiator set up? Is it an OTR set up?
cheers

Roger- We will disassembling the box in the next few days for re-paint on a few items & clean up.. I will take some pics.. We modified a AutoRad radiator support system ..

This camaro just frickin awesome.And now that I who it belong's that's even cooler.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

what is the wheel/tire sizes?

Great, great car!
I'm not really one for '68's, but this car is changing my mind on that. Love the stance on that car. That tail spoiler looks great on there. I love the rear of that car, the spoiler, the tail panel matching the bumper. Very nice.

Special Thanks to Ben Hermance
 

Today I woulkd like to give a thank you to Ben Hermance for the rendering he did for us on this project.. It was very important asset to the build because the owner & I kept referencing it to to when the car was built.. Ben understands the theme of cars I like to build & makes it easy when I feed him with information for a new project..

Yesterday Didier of American Muscle Cars from France shot the car for their magazine.. Took the oportunity to shoot a few pics for myself.. Rupp will shoot it in a few weeks for Camaro Performers..

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Rear: 19x12 335-30-19
Front: 18x10 295-35-18

2nd gen mirrors?