Hey Chief, Talked to the guys at Rick's prolly 10-15 yrs ago, they told me,

"we had talked to some guys that worked at GM building Camaros in the 60's, if they didn't go together with less than a gallon of bondo or have to beat the sail panel area with a rubber mallet to get everything to fit it, was not a normal car,

I know my car looked like someone beat it with a ballpeen hammer in the seem on the passenger side, Now, how true is all of this, I'm not sure,

oh yea, I have a SMD subframe too, very nice, building my building right now, so I can work on my car sometime soon,

and stay warm!!! Nice work,

I don't have a thread here or the P-T board, I'm not worthy, but I have one at LStech in the conversion thread,

So any vendors subframe bushing will work? Cool ....

Ya know, that's exactly what I said ....

How long til it's complete? Get back on the car soon :poke: I read some of your posts over at LS1Tech, pretty cool!

Dang Chief, NICE self present... Or present to the Camaro if you rather. congratulations!

The bare frame comes with a splined sway bar and hardware kit.I like the DSE body bushing kit.

315's all the way around...nice!

What are you going to use for a front wheel well? Modify the stock ones or aftermarket? The stock ones really don't even accommodate 275's:(

Yeah, it's just like Xmas :ups:

I looked at DSE's, looks nice enough .... but $99 for bolts? That's absurd!!!


I have been looking over newer model cars that have plastic inner wells... kinda like my truck. If I can find a liner that has the same radius and depth I think I can make it work ... if not I'll hack up the GM ones.

Does anyone know if Anvil's inners will fit a 315/30/18 on a 67 ?

Take a look at Stielows XV thread for comments on the Anvil inner fenders, and watch for comments from another guy posting in there that is also using them. I personally do not know how universal they are for a 67 compared to a 69 but I bet Anvil could answer that for you.

FWIW I bought Speedtech body bushing kit and although I have not put it to use the parts are very nice. If it is the bolts that detract you from the DSE perhaps you want to do your homework and special order whatever bolts you need through your local Fastenal or equivalent store. DSE stuff is truly top notch but $100 for that package seemed rather steep to me too for what it is.

I would comment further on the Speedtech bolts but I have not looked in the box for awhile. I can say I was satisfied when I looked at it or I would have ordered in the very best by now. I get a screaming discount on misc hardware, even the weird stuff.

This is going to be an exceptional Camaro, no doubt about that.

I purchased Global West bushings. They are very nice and were about the cheapest I found available. As long as they are inter-locking, then they are all pretty much the same.

I just found the Anvil inners say they accommodate 10" wide tires, but they call them deep tub. A call to them would clarify. My 275's are wider than 10" and do fit in the inner tub, but I'm going to do some massaging to the metal to make sure I get no interference later once I get the car drivable. IF I ever get it drivable.

From Anvil's site...


67-68 INNER FENDERS
67-68 CAMARO INNER FENDER Replace your steel originals with lightweight, smooth carbon fiber inner fenders. Custom made to allow for more clearance in the outer lip, wider and taller than stock. These supercar inner fenders allow 10 inch wide tires to be used on cars with corresponding frame clearances.

SC,look to Mcmaster-carr.com for some nice SS 5/8 bolts.