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I get multiple requests for what parts I still need every week, so here it is for those of you who might be interested!
Monetary donations always welcomed! Trunk lid Rear spoiler Front spoiler rear view mirrors Bumpers RS headlight parts Hidden wiper motor Entire windshield wiper setup Rear interior panels All the little trim pieces from the dash LS1 MAF sensor LS1 shorty headers LS1 T56 bellhousing LS1 T56 4th gear/input shaft LS1 T56 6th gear LS1 front plate LS1 front and rear plates Stereo system 2nd gen TA or Z28 rear axle, posi preferred! New windshield and rear glass And probably a ton of other stuff I'm forgetting. I'll update the post as I remember stuff. Feel free to PM me, post up, or send me an email to [email protected] Thanks! |
A guy on the Z28.com board donated the entire stereo system, so mark that off!
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Got the gauge bezel all put together with the Autometer Ultra-lite II gauges and three LEDs donated by TheLEDLight.com. They are in a Covan's panel donated by Queen City Speed.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_0884.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_0885.jpg Also got in the Classic update complete wiring harness donated by American Auto Wire! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_0918.jpg I'm going to have a BIG update this weekend, so stay tuned! I also REALLY need any help we can get. We're running out of time and money fast with a lot left to do. |
Sorry for the delay in updates! Been a crazy few weeks! Here are soom shots of the progress:
A guy on the Camaroforums.com donated a brand new set of rearview mirrors from Rick's! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1062.jpg Also got the rear frame laid out, squared, and ready to be installed this week. Check out all my plumb lines and tape on the floor. http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1075.jpg Also had a MAF donated! I blasted it, cleaned it up, powdercoated it, and installed some stainless hardware on it. http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1076.jpg Also had a spare throttle body lying around so I took it apart and powdercoated it, along with the bracket and spring. I need the sensors for it if anyone has one lying around! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1126.jpg |
And also got in my modified spindles, hubs, and caliper brackets from Ed Miller! Ed left them bare for me, so I blasted and powdercoated the spindles and brackets.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1123.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1127.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1128.jpg Tomorrow night look for some LS1 front brake pictures! |
How much time do you have left?? Go brother go!! :thumbsup:
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And we have brakes! Got Ed Miller's LS1 front brake setup on the car and it is SWEET! The rotors are drilled/slotted donated by RotorsOnline. I didn't put the pads and all in yet because I had to order the hardware kit from CarQuest. But here it is!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1132.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1135.jpg And the steering linkages installed, with the exception of a pitman arm, which I still need one off of a power box for a 1st gen. http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1140.jpg And the front wheel installed! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1141.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1142.jpg |
The rear frame is finally squared up and installed! As soon as I get the new spring pads in the mail I'm going to have this car rolling!
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I got the car down and on four wheels the other day! Unfortunately, then is started raining and we had to push it back in before we could get pics. We then jacked the car up and started working on getting the mockup engine and trans in the car. Speed Hound has been working with us on some retrofit brackets, so we wanted to mock everything up to see what needed to be done before we put the new drivetrain in.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...Camaro/1-3.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...Camaro/3-3.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...20Camaro/7.jpg And more powdercoated parts by Triangle Musclecar. :) http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...20Camaro/8.jpg |
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He got fast tracked and he got home last Wednesday. We're going to keep it a secret till mid July when he gets block leave from base and can come home to NC for a week.
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Messed around a little more with the car tonight. I thought I'd work on getting the body together so we can start figuring out and contact issues we're going to have. I just loosely put them on for now, once we get the engine and trans mounting all figured out I'll get everything straight and bolted up so we can see how everything goes together.
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It's looking good. Bust a move Dude!
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More work for today! A guy contacted me last week via email and wanted to help us out. He donated a 12-bolt with an Eaton posi, 3.55 gears, and it was pretty much brand new. PERFECT rear axle for the car! Not sure which forum he found us on, but he definitely had some nice toys in his stable at his place. So thanks a ton, Tim!
My brother-in-law (different one!) came over to help today. We cut off the spring perches since our frame rails are aftermarket and narower. Then we bolted up some new adjustable ones that would make it easier to adjust the axle once we get it on the car. After that, we yanked the axle shafts and bolted up the new LS1 rear brakes with some backing plates I got from a friend of mine, pads and rotors from Rotors Online (pads not installed yet), and some Triangle Musclecar powdercoated calipers. Came out killer, don't ya think? http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1387.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1386.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1385.jpg |
I worked a little tonight getting the old inner fenderwells out and getting the rest of the rusted trunk floor cut off. I hope to finish that up this weekend and get my templates finished up for the trunk so I can fabricate the trunk and rear seat area.
But in the meantime I powdercoated the intake and put the fuel rails on it. I'm going to run it over to Joel at HRT Performance to have him do the AN lines and all. :) http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1402.jpg |
More updates! I got the new engine mounts and got the mockup engine and trans sitting in the car with the intake and all:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1439.jpg And then I finally got the old inner fenders chopped out and ground down and the new ones tacked in: http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1436.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1435.jpg And then hit the front fenders with the grinder and found this mess. The fenders looked good from the back, but huge globs of bondo hid the horrors from the front. Ouch. Looks like more work I didn't count on, yet again. http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1437.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1438.jpg |
with all that sheet metal gone in the trunk your installing stock inner whee house's? the plain jane summit tubs are like 50 bucks
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I wanna run the stock back seat, that's why.
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seat can be trimmed easily and covered, you really dont loose that much seating area.
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You talked me into it. :yes: I put the back seat in the car tonight and got my wife to sit back there and measured fitment. She was like "it might be a little unconfortable" but when I showed her how much rubber he could fit out back with bigger wheeltubs, she was like "get the big tubs fot it." :unibrow:
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I had some fun tonight! After much careful planning and measuring, I welded up some braces for the fuel cell to mount to and got it sitting in the car. I mounted it so it will sit under the floorboard and I can use a 45deg filler neck and fill kit to mount at the stock location. I'm thinking of going with the Jaz kit with the 2-1/2" external cap, but I'm not sure if it will fit in the stock location. I guess I can always cut and trim to make it fit, not like anything on the car is stock anyway.
Here it is, though. http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_1442.jpg |
No pictures, but just wanted to give you all a quick update. We're working on the templates for the rear trunk and seat area. We've got them almost finished up. Shawn's brothers are getting some sheetmetal so we can fab them up and get the trunk in the car.
Also did some more work getting the front fenders cleaned up. The passenger side is good and we're going to use it. The driver's side, however........is TOAST. I got to the point where I was about to weld in some new metal for the hole I found, but decided to do some further grinding to see if there was anything else. What I found was about 1/4" of bondo and a severe smack in the front part of the fender that was VERY well hidden with bondo. They even smoothed the BACK of the fender to make it look ok. So if anyone has one standard driver's fender we can use, or two RS fenders, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! We're also going to be using Scorpion coating on the underside and firewall of the car. I have a new business starting up once the Camaro is finished, Triangle Specialty Coatings, and I'm going to be the Raleigh area OEM for Scorpion, so I am going to colormatch the undercoating and then spray the firewall black. Should turn out really cool and show off what Scorpion is all about! Hopefully I'll get all my training done and my dealer package in so I can start on the car as soon as the trunk is finished up! |
Another no picture update.
I'm cleaning up all my work so far and getting some of the body worked on. The firewall smoothing is done and I'm working on getting the floorboards and trunk floor straight. Ever since Shawn got home the donations have dried up and I am almost out of money on the car. I've used up all of the money I had saved for my own cars and just going day to day on small powdercoating work and whatever I can scrounge up by selling any parts I have lying around the shop. I still have a ton of parts and work needed, so if anyone here has a shop or knows a shop that might want to help or ANYTHING please let me know. So with hope there is someone out there who has something lying around that they might be able to help with, here is the parts needed list again. Monetary donations always welcomed! Trunk lid Standard driver's fender (or both RS front fenders) Bumpers RS headlight parts Hidden wiper motor Entire windshield wiper setup Rear interior panels All the little trim pieces from the dash LS1 shorty headers LS1 T56 bellhousing LS1 T56 4th gear/input shaft LS1 T56 6th gear LS1 front plate Performance LS1 camshaft Steering wheel New windshield and rear glass Someone to fabricate the trunk floors and fix the floorboards! And maybe someone who can do some body work? And probably a ton of other stuff I'm forgetting. I'll update the post as I remember stuff. Feel free to PM me, post up, or send me an email to [email protected] |
Sorry for the long delay in updates. Here is an update on the progress:
We ran out of money on the project and the donations dried up. I am in the process of searching for a shop close to me that might be interested in finishing up the car. I am selling my 74 AMX to finish up the Camaro. I also started up a new business to make money for the car. All of my pay that I make in my business will be going to finish the Camaro. EVERY CENT of my pay will go to finishing the car. I WILL finish the car. If anyone knows of a shop that might be interested, please let me know. I will not be checking the boards much because I am SWAMPED with my business, so please email me at [email protected] or [email protected] if you want! Also, I know I'm not a sponsor on some of these boards, but please forgive me for this plug. I am trying like hell to scrounge together the cash to finish the Camaro, so every bit counts. If anyone needs any industrial coatings, I am now the Triangle area Scorpion OEM and installer and also sell a DIY kit called Al's Liner for truck bed liners/undercoating/etc. If anyone wants a DIY kit, or would like me to install a Scorpion spray-in bed liner in their truck, please visit our site at http://www.tscoating.com and let me know. |
Since it has been forever and I don't want you guys to think it was dead.
We had a little change of plans. The project was dragging on and on, and really was going nowhere. We still had a lot of money to spend on the LS1/T56 swap and then the guy who had donated the T56 sold it out from under us. Rather than spend $1k on a trans that needed a rebuild, and then have to buy all the expensive swap parts, we've decided to sell off the LS1 and T56 parts and go with an old-school 327 and Super T-10 4-spd. A local serviceman heard we needed an engine, so he gave us a complete running 350 and 700R4. HRT Performance is going to turn it into one mean little 327. We sold off some of the LS1 parts and bought a rebuilt Super T-10 4-spd that is headed our way now. A guy came by the house to pick up some parts and heard we decided to go to a 4-spd, so he gave us a 4-spd crossmember and driveshaft. All we need now for the swap is a 4-spd bellhousing and the shifter and linkage. All we really need for the engine is an oil pan, good intake and a good carburetor. We are headed in the right direction and can see real progress for the first time in a while. And do not worry, any sponsor donated parts we have will be sold and a comparable replacement for the new drivetrain will be bought from the sponsor. We will make sure all of our sponsors are taken care of and will do everything we can to make this project come to fruition! |
So when is he due home? Good to hear you are moving forward!! :thumbsup:
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He's been home for a few months now. That's why we had to try and revamp the build a bit!
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The new engine is sitting in the back of the truck right now, headed to HRT to begin the build tomorrow!
I'll post up specs and pics as we go. |
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Crappy cell pic, it came to work and I took a pic before I took it over to HRT. 286HR Magnum cam, springs, locks and retainers thanks to Comp! And yes, my office is a mess. |
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That was after I threw some stuff out, too! :rofl:
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Got the new axle in the car finally! 12-bolt with 3.55 gears and an Auburn posi, new axle shafts, etc. I converted it to LS1 brakes, too.
Thanks, Tim! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2521.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2522.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2523.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2526.jpg |
Hows the tire fitment...are those the wheels you will be using? If so the axle looks a bit wide...might be the pic angle?
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Yep, those are the wheels we are using. I think it is the Camera angle that makes it look like that. The axle is a bit wider than the stock axle, but it is getting the tire and wheel to sit right where I want it in the wheelwell.
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Transmission is here! Super T-10 4-spd, SPEC traded out the T56 clutch and flywheel they donated for a ST-10 clutch and flywheel, and Hogshead Trans Am parts donated a bell housing. I'm working on Hurst to see if they'll hook us up with a shifter and linkage, should find out tomorrow.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2527.jpg We had a good week with the project. ARP donated all the engine bolts, Flowmaster donated a complete exhaust system, Harland Sharp donated a set of 1.6 roller rockers, EPN donated a set of stainless 2.02/1.60 valves, and I'm working on a few header companies to see what we can score there. IT IS COMING TOGETHER! |
New clutch is here! SPEC traded out our T56 they donated for a new Stage 2 clutch and billet steel flywheel.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2532.jpg Doug Thorley also hooked us up with a set of longtube headers, we'll post pics as soon as they get here! |
More goodies! Got some main, rod, and head bolts and some 3/8" studs that ARP donated to the project!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2533.jpg Also got in some stainless 2.02/1.60 valves that Engine Parts Network donated to the project! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2534.jpg |
And more goodies!
Got a 4-spd bellhousing and fork that Hogshead Firebird and Trans Am Parts donated! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2538.jpg Also got a set of 1.6 roller rockers that Harland Sharp donated! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2539.jpg |
And more!
Got a new oil pan thanks to 1badchevelle! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2541.jpg And a full exhaust system donated by Flowmaster! http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/IMG_2542.jpg |
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