This project keeps getting better eveytime I look at it!:cheers:



Randy(D&Z Customs LLC.)
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subscribed - Awesome project.

This thing looks like it's coming together real nice. Let me know when and where you'll be racing and I'll be out to check it out in person. I can't wait to see it done.

So that's how you get these cars to sit so low and still have a functioning suspension. You just move the upper shock mount. Very nice.

I still dream about getting my TA like four inches off the ground and functional. Still can't figure out the rear though.

Here are photos showing the cross bars installed. The front end is just about done. Small details are left on the front, but for the most part, the front end structure is done.



The brace over the engine is removable.


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This thing keeps getting better everytime we get new pics!:thumbsup:



Randy(D&Z Customs LLC.)
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very nice :thumbsup:

You said it!!:thumbsup:

Ditto! Very nice. I am having a lot of fun watching this one!:cheers:

Thanks for the kind words. Here a few more shots of the front end getting completed.

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What are the plans for drivetrain maint? Seems like those bars are going to be a pain in someones arse....

The center bar is removable. With that removed and the fact that the inner fenders will not be installed, access will be no problem.

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Very impressive Brian:hail: ,can't wait to see this one completed,hope to see you run @ Marina which is 1.5 miles from my home.

I wondered but wasn't sure.... It looked like it was a removeable piece but the more I looked @ the ends I thought they might be welded. Slick build!

Here is a better photo to show the removable bar. If you look where it attaches to the forward bars down the small pipe, you can see the top of the bolt that holds it on.

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Do you have any update/photos w/ the front fenders installed? I'm dying to see how those monster meats fit in the fender well.

I wish! Not there yet. Maybe in about a month or so. I have the panels but we will be doing the flares and body work once all the structure and suspension is completed. Mike Maier at Maier Racing is working on the final front and rear suspension and aluminum paneling now. Lots of small details. I will post photos all the way through the build process.

AWSOME!! thats about all I can say..Im really digging the fact that you want to make it some what streetable!

Growing up in the 70's and watching my Dad autocross a 74 Camaro and then this 72 Z28, I always wanted one of my own. Here is a photo of the car I grew up with but never got to drive as my Dad sold it and purchased the 65 Corvette we currently race. This photo was from about 1978 - 1980. Street car during the week and race car on the weekends. Notice the trailer in the back that he would haul the race tires in to get to the event. Those are 15" x 10" wheels with Goodyear slicks. A little over 13" of rubber on each corner.

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My car will not be this color combo, but it will have the same rally stripes combined to one stripe on over the roof as tribute to this car. Plus I think it looks cool.

^^^Very cool! I have a 70 RS and love the look of your dads old car. Great work on yours so far, thanks for posting so much detail. Keep it coming!!:thumbsup:

Cool vintage pic of your dads old auto-x Camaro, keep the pics of yours coming.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:




Randy(D&Z Customs LLC.)
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Nice pic of your Dad's old ride. Boy does that thing have some rubber under it!! It's great that your going with a similar paint scheme too. Have you picked out what colors your going with?

Paul
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This is what I am leaning towards now. Hugger orange that has been lighted up a little with a solid black stripe with an outline stripe. Similar to the Dale Earnhart Jr Camaro DSE built, but the the stripe on the roof. My Dad's camaro had the single stripe over 35 years ago and I always liked it. His friend that he raced against had a 70 1/2 that was orange and black stripes, and I always liked that car also.

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The Edelbrock headers are nice pieces, but since the car is so low, we could not have the header so low. We had to shorten the tube length and slightly change the angle of the collectors. We also changed the flange.

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You can see that before we modified the headers, they were the lowest part of the car.

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After they were modified, they are now about equal to the frame.


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Tucked up nice and tight now!:thumbsup:

Nice job on the headers, its a shame they don't come like that already.

Because the car is so low and the transmission and rear end are tucked up much higher than stock, the angle of the drivetrain makes the headers worse. They are probably good for most applications. Don't want to rip on Edelbrock. Modifiying their quality headers was still much cheaper than making them from scratch.

Awesome, awesome project. The tie-in with your dad's car just makes everything that much better. Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely be watching for updates.

I agree, an awesome project, and the tie-in with your Dad's 72 makes it just that much cooler.

The exhaust system is just about complete. The edelbrock headers go into an all stainless steel pipe with a custom built cross over. There are two Magnaflow straight thru mufflers and then go into one pipe. After they merge into one pipe, the exhaust then travels thru a large straight thru Borla muffler. The goal is to get good flow and keep the car fairly quiet. The exhaust will exit out the quarter panel, between the door and wheel opening. I will show photos of that later. The tunnel had to be expanded for the exhaust.



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These are photo of the installed fuel cell. We cut out part of the rusted out floor. A new floor section will be installed later.

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I understand needing the clearance for the driveshaft and why the exhaust runs over it like that, but why choose the side exit and have to go through all of that in the first place? Or why the two into one and have to mess with going over the driveshaft when it could have stayed as two pipes and exit both sides of the car? I am not complaining, just curious about the thinking behind it.

It all comes down to the lack of room. The car is going to be so low, it all had to stay up. Packaging wise, there is simply no room to get past the rear end. The passenger side would have been nice to exit, but it has the offset third link and the battery will be there for weight. The drivers side behind the seat is the only place to put it. The thought of going back to a single pipe is to save space by using one muffler and also it worked out great for sound. We installed this same set up for a test on our Corvette, and it was amazing how quiet we got it. We have some sites that are very restrictive on sound limits.

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I was wondering the same thing. It makes sense that you have packaging issues and are almost forced to route the exhaust like that. I figured with how much planning is going into this car for function that there was no way that much effort was done for looks.

I can't wait to see this thing on the ground. 2nd gens look so amazing sitting very low. Your car also being functional makes it all the more sweeter

Function is first and try to make it look the best we could. Once all the paneling is installed, you won't see any of the exhaust anyway. The pipe exits just above the rocker on the quarter panel. When I get it closer to completion, I will post some photos.

Here are some photos of the 3 - link rear suspension. The watts link is located on the bottom of the rear end housing and the lower arms go through the frame rails, instead of narrowing them link the DSE 4 link set up.
The length of the lower links and upper link are at optimal length for handling. Packaging not an issue with this car as we eliminated the rear seat.


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You are tempting to remove the rear seat out of my Camaro!! :D like the way the watts link is done :thumbsup:

Very nice.
That's some nice work guys!:thumbsup:

Killer job keep the pics coming:thumbsup:

That is pure cool!