Heres updates on the dash and gauges. I ordered up a custom set of speed hut gauges and I'm super happy with them as they turned out great! I ordered up the GPS speedo and 8k tach. I had them put LSX and Sinister on the face as thought that was fitting! It was a little stressful cutting into the DSE dash and figuring out gauge layout but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Next up is some cage rework. Since day one my wife has been on my case about the cage and how will we ever fit kids in the back of the car. Well when i started the car/cage we didn't have kids and my answer was always no kids will ever be riding in this car!!! LOL Well 2 kids later I've had to compromise and do something I've been dreading and thats cut into and modify the cage. Not only to fit two kids but there car seats if i want to go cruising with them. So i removed all the centre bars ( first pic ) then i bent up some chromoly to follow the roofline and go through the rear speaker shelf where the bars bolt to another set that goes down to the rear frame rails. While i was at it i figured it would be a good time to modify the DSE shock support and trunk floor to allow my exhaust to pass between the tires and fuel tank.

Very nice work,I really like the Sinister and LSX on that dash,nice touch.

What model MOMO steering wheel is that?

Just went thru from 1 to the end..... #1 - Can't believe you're building this car already painted.... I'd have dropped wrenches and parts and well.... paint and me don't get along.

Going to be a real nice build and it's almost done!! Good for you.

Doom
Thats a Momo Tuner wheel

Gregweld

Thanks and yes i can't really believe I'm building this car painted either! I blame this site for that. LOL I had never planned on taking it to this level as it was "supposed" to be a nice paint job, stock interior, mostly stock suspension and a ls1/6 speed car but it has evolved and taken on a life of its own. I guess thats part of the problem with building a car over several years. New parts come out and my wants changed to needs. But yes building a car painted has been very challenging and extra time consuming.

Is it me or are those down tubes running into the seat? How will the kiddos be able to sit back there? Just curious.

I removed the upper down tubes that went Into the trunk but I left the tubes that go into the lower seat and tie into the upper quadralink mounts. It's not exactly comfortable for anybody to sit back there but now it's at least possible if need be.

Sweet
 

Love the color choice

Fuel tank
 

Finally got to the fuel tank! I called up hector from Ricks tanks and told him i needed a stainless custom size tank as i wanted to run my mufflers on either side. So they narrowed it 3" per side and made it deeper to accommodate for the lost fuel volume. I had them weld a flange on the sides to allow me to position it where i wanted and bolt through the trunk floor to eliminate the tank straps. Ricks did a beautiful job as i am more than happy with it! Since were shooting for 1000hp We decided to go with twin 330lph bosch pumps. We will run one steady and as boost ramps up and engine demands more fuel the holley dominator ecu will control the second pump. Heres a few pics of the install and finally getting the car up on blocks which the wheels on and back end going together.

Its coming out gorgeous! Where does the DSE/Vintage air A/C bracket bolt up to under the dash, any pictures of it? That tank should supply plenty of fuel. Nice work!

Thanks Wayne

I wish i had some pics of the evaporator bracket bolted up under the dash to show you but i can't find any! It does however bolt to a dash support bracket in the centre of the dash as well as to an existing hole above the pass side kick panel. For how tight everything gets up there i would recommend it to ease trying to fab something up. ( hope that made sense ? )

That is coming together beautifully.

Awesome build!! Do you have any pics of where the headers merge together?

Ok it has been awhile but i can finally get back to the updates! After the last few pics all the mockup power train came back out and the completed 427 was finally put into the car!

Once the 78mm precision turbo came in I did have to modify the housing as it was bigger than our mock up. We got it tucked in and fit right where it needs to be but its tight around the waste gate and i had to adjust the thermostat housing a "pinch" lol . Once that was done i could finally finish all the waste gate and exhaust on the pass side!

Mostly in but i still have some hose routing/fitting and cleaning to do but its in!

Very nice work. Love the top shot of engine bay. As Greg mentioned, I cant believe you did all this with the car painted.

Car has turned out great...Congrats!

love it

Wow
 

I agree with what Jay Hilliard said . outstanding ,
Looks Great :thumbsup:

Great car! Nothing like a nice turbo build to get a guy thinking about changing directions with their car!

Is that a coolant reservoir on the drivers side beside the radiator? If so, where did it come from? Looks like something I've been looking for.

Sweet build that motor is killer. Love the color, wheels, tires and stance too.

Thanks Jay!

Yes I know I can't believe I've been doing most of this with a painted car either! That definatly wasn't the plan! When I started this car I knew what I wanted and built/fit everything painted it and then put the project on hold for awhile! That was a mistake as I spent a lot of time on this site and changed my mind and direction! Costing me a lot of time and $$$ lol. But building it painted has made me pay a lot more attention to detail and learnt a lot about patience! Lol

Thanks guys!

The car looks sweet! I love the motor.

So i finally got the exhaust finished up After being mocked up i don't know how many times! Its complete stainless from the headers to the tailpipes and heat wrapped wherever its within 1 inch of touching anything! It was tricky fitting it around the DSE Quadralink suspension but having the trunk floor notched and fuel tank narrowed it turned out real nice! Ive got 3" header pipes crossing under the car and merging into the turbo and a 5" pipe coming off the turbo to a 5" braided flex then to a Borla Xr1 muffler ( mid car ) then I split the 5" pipe into two 3" pipes just before the diff. I managed to fit the 3" pipes in and around the suspension to the rear two Borla Xr1 mufflers on each side of the fuel tank. So even though it's a turbo car i really wanted that classic duel exhaust sound and look! Heres a few under car pics. ( sorry the pic qualities not so great! )

Well it was finally nice to get the car outside into some natural light! It was early and cold out but its was worth it as I'm taking it to "the shop" to get her up and running. If all goes well i will get some dyno time and hopefully get her dialed in with some base line RWHP #s

Awesome!!

Car looks great outside,great job.Show us some numbers from dyno:trophy-1302: :trophy-1302:

Great build. This '69 is super clean, and tasteful.

Tony

Agreed. No better way to put it.

Thanks Guys!!!

Well time on the dyno turned out pretty good! We had no breakdowns so thats always good! We got her up and running and it sounds AWESOME!!!! It has a nice deep rumble (thanks Borla XR1). For the first bit we just went over all the basics in the tune and wow you can really dig deep into the dominator ECU! Thank God my brothers the tuner so he knows what he's doing and spent a lot of extra time getting everything just right before and after startup! We did a lot of part throttle pulls to get everything warmed up to check temps and fluids/throttle responce and all that good stuff. Once we started to get into the mid throttle pulls and log some data i knew this thing was going to be a real monster! Soon as it starts building some boost the turbo just sounds so awesome and the power just starts to build fast! I did have some issues with the engine and air intake temp as i always thought we might! My Rad and intercooler that i built into one unit isn't going to cut it! The air intake temp was getting up there so we limited the tuning up to 12psi and cut the "long" night short with engine temps getting higher than we wanted to see. (My F-body ls1 fans just aren't cutting it!) So we ended up at 678rwhp at about 6500rpm with 12psi. Im happy with that as we tuned pretty conservative with a pump gas street tune. My personal goal is 800rwhp so once i get the intercooler reworked and the big A$$ rad that i already had pre-ordered and sitting on the shelf from auto-rad installed we will see what happens! LOL.

Here's a few more pics from off my phone from the dyno. I can't figure out how to put video up or I would?

Oh and heres a few of the Auto-rad radiator and fan setup. Beautiful piece! Those guys make a nice product!!! They told me its the same core and fan set-up used in Baja trucks so if this doesn't keep the Camaro cool I've got other problems! LOL

Great looking car. Love the hood.

Very well done !!! Wouldn't change a thing, TIMELESS!!!!

That's some impressive power. Congrats!

Car looks great and the power numbers are fantastic. Congrats!

I'm a few weeks behind on my updates but heres a few pics of the new rad install. The Autorad Radiator fit Perfect and the fans work and look awesome!!! The first few pics here are pulling the old rad and intercooler out.

In with the New!
 

New Rad and A/C condenser in! I had the Rad built as big as would fit between the frame so it's a tight fit but fits Great!