Nice build! The exhaust install is super clean.

Where did you get the hangers?

I also must say I've got a bit of concern that these brackets, which appear to be welded directly to sheetmetal, will rip out... I did something similar on a car and they cracked and pulled out right where the weld washed into the parent sheetmetal.

My input is worth the price paid...

Nick,
awesome suggestion, the car is going off for body and paint next week, noticed this last week and totally spaced it, feel free to chime in if you have a better way
Thanks again

Do you have any concern about the cable liner getting hot from the exhaust and causing the cable to stick?

Andrew

We did some R&D with this cable, it routes away from the exhaust quickly when installed, add heat shielding for insurance and I feel there won't be an issue, if there is an issue, always a plan B

Front Valance:
We had ordered an aftermarket carbon fiber front valance but wasn't up to the fit and finish we were expecting so Kennedy fabed it out of the original and mounted the engine oil cooler from a C6 Z06

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Looks great!!! Who's Porsche 356 and is it for sale ?

Sent you a PM thanks

Impressive work going on the front valance, nice pathway for cooling the brakes.
Are you going to incorporate the signal lights in the headlights or do you have something else planned? In for more updates.

I am a colorado guy too. up north in Thornton area. If your name is your zip your in the mountains looks like? awesome to be up there with a nice garage working cars. thats the life man.

Close out panel

Looks incredible and seriously I can't wait to see more pictures

Ultra Carbon, we used an uncut flat hood from Ultra Carbon and cut it for the correct gap, we are also using their front and rear spoiler. Planning to fit the pieces, get them flat, clear coat and matte clear wrap them. Ring Brothers hood hinges were used which took a little massaging and have interchangeable hydraulic springs to use the steel cowl induction hood or the CF flat hood

What an incredible car and project !!!!

Everything's looking so nice.

The metal work on this is on point. That last picture should be a poster.

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Firewall

Firewall 2

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Amazing work!

I love all of the work you guys did on the firewall and still kept it looking like an original firewall. I should also add that I went back to the beginning and went through all of the old post. Looking forward to seeing what colors you choose for the car and what the final interior will look like.

Bumper tuck & fit before chrome, Kennedy welded on some rear bumperettes which are usually bolted on also removed and smoothed over the carriage bolts.
Difficult to finding good chromers today. I ended up sending them to "The Finishing Touch" in Chicago. Mark at the finishing touch is a GREAT guy to deal with, small shop awesome people working there with a focus on custom quality old school craftsmanship, I delivered the bumpers myself and got the tour. Results to come!

Thanks man, at this point it has been a 4 year project, finding the right people such as Craig Kennedy at Kennedy Coachworks, Nate Swift doing the body and paint, Mark at The Finishing Touch for chrome and Nick Bruch @ Norse by Northwest interior is a lot of the fun and frustration for me. All the while making friends and respecting the craftsmanship along the way. These craftsman are all small, some one man businesses, doing awesome work. As Kennedy would tell you I've changed (or maybe lost) my mind with several concepts and ideas, bought a lot of parts and sent a lot back as this project has morphed. Finding wheels that look great on a 69 Camaro was difficult, kind of surprised no one has chimed in to ask what they are, although they look much better in person than most of the photos show. Paint color has been an ongoing 4 year decision making process silver looks good one day, blue the next .... keeps me entertained..... onward and upward!

I guess I've been busier than I thought and have missed a bunch of updates. The car is coming along nicely. I agree with Marty on the firewall. I love it.

What wheels are those? They look great on the car. Will you keep the current finish? It's a good, classic finish.

I understand completely as it is so hard not to change your mind 1,000 times building these car. After building the truck I decided to scale the build on the Camaro way down and have three versions in my head so I can continue you to modify the car over the winters and not feel the need for another project.

You car looks incredible and the wheel choice is perfect. I am certain once you pic the final color of the car I am certain you will then wonder what colors should I paint the wheels. Then what colors should I use in the engine bay and then then OMG the interior. Okay, that was fun and I may have just lost my mind a little.

I am looking forward to seeing your progression as it is so well though out and it is so well executed.

Opps, I forgot

This Hood is Sick !!!!

https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1677174052

Amazing build. I can't wait to see the finished car!

Off to body and paint!
 

I was lucky enough to find the real "Nate Swift" after searching and visiting with painters over the past 4 years. Nate knows more about the chemistry of primers, sealers, fillers and paint than I ever want to know. I've seen him in past videos with Jon Kosmoski of House of Kolors and now Nate's painting mostly classic European just finishing a 63 Maserati 3500GT Spyder Vignale and did the paint and body on this Pebble Beach award winning 64 ATS GTS. I really like the fact that he has a paint bank of Glasurit

Off to body and paint!
 

Nate is stoked to do some American Muscle as a change up from Euro metal

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Engine
 

LS7 dry sump came from a donor C6 Z06 with 4K miles, a service manager at a Chevy dealer acquired the engine for a build that wasn't happening, so I purchased it from him

I liked what Katech has to offer for the LS7, plenty of R & D verifing their cam and valve spring combinations as well as diagnose valve train issues using a spintron. So I pulled the heads and sent them to Katech for their "LS7 fix" including porting, bronze valve guides, Ti/Mo intake valves and new LS7 exhaust valves, and PSI springs set for their Torquer cam among other items

The Block was bored .005 and honed, bearing alignments checked etc.

We used a set of Mahle power pack pistons, balanced the rotating assembly, replaced the lifters, all bearings and bolts

Hand filed the rings, HD timing chain, new oil pump. The bottom end is stock GM except the Mahle pistons.

Bump Stick
 

Based on Katech's torquer cams I had Comp cams grind a cam with 114 LSA. I felt the 110 torquer was a little too aggressive and Katech's 116 LSA not enough

Head Assembly
 

Final head assembly with installation of a CHE trunnion set

Nice parts. :thankyou:

That is going to be a bad ass motor