Looks great! There's just something about an orange second gen!!!! :drool:

The Camaro is going home!

Everything is painted but the nose piece, and that will be done soon. We took the car home today to install the engine and transmission. Once that is in, the Camaro will come back to the body shop to install the nose.

Here are a few photos. More to come.

Removing the car from the jig. It has been on there for about 3 years!

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...b/IMG_3598.jpg

Going home!

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...b/IMG_3600.jpg

0ooooooooooooooohhhh, Me likey!

:thumbsup:

Gorgeous...
 

...abso-freaking-lutely gorgeous. If I wanted/had a 2nd gen, I'd want it to look exactly like that... can't wait for the reassembly pics!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Awesome colour !!

Lookin good Mr. Brian!!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

looks real good. glad to see you kept the side markers.


that rear flare blends in with the body just right.


vince

Looks great Brian, do you autocross locally? Would love to see it in action.

Brian that looks awesome, I even kinda like the color.:D

I have autocrossed in Nor Cal for about 25 years. I have autocrossed our 65 Corvette most of that time and the Camaro will be out there this spring. We will be from Mather if they run there this year to Marina. All the American Autocross events and a lot of SCCA events.

Thanks to all for the nice words. Yesterday was a very happy day. We got the car in the garage and looked at it for a while and got excited about the next assembly steps. I will post a few more photos this weekend.

Looks killer!

I am starting to go to Mather more often...hope to see you around.

Very nice Brian. Colors look great. Nice to see it sitting on some wheels. Keep us posted.:thumbsup: :cheers:
(I'm digging that "tow rig" as well.):yes:

The Camaro is home and we are starting the assembly. The ride height is where we want it. Final parts for the clutch should arrive next week, so the drivetrain will be installed next weekend.

The Camaro is parked and ready to work on. It took the place of the Corvette for now.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...b/PC040554.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...b/PC040557.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...b/PC040555.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...b/PC040562.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...b/PC040570.jpg

Drool......

do you plan on smoking the rear corner lense? i think it will tie it all together..

wow!!! that car is freaking awesome!!!!

The rear view of these cars looks awsume doesnt it? Wow! Looks very sweet.:thumbsup:

Brain look's mean just siiting there.:thumbsup: Scott

That car looks great. Cool project.

Stielow

Wow, that thing is a beast. Looks very clean and mean.:yes:

Brian- Car is looking DAMM good ! :D Can't wait to see it in person..

What rim size & tires are you running?

The set up you see in these photos are 18 x 12 rear with 345/35/18 and 17 x 12 front with 335/35/17.

Thanks Cris

Killer Car :thumbsup:

Nice!!!

Good gosh that is awesome!! Shoot you could just run it open front fenders and I'd love it! Muscle car meets F1 haha! Freakin sick!:thumbsup:

Absolutely stunning............:hail: :hail:

Is it currently sitting on Hoosiers in the back and Kumhos in front?

^^What Dan said.:yes:

Yes, those are some old Kumho's off the Corvette in the front. The Kumho 335/35/17 is slightly larger than the Hoosier in the same size. I wanted the option to run either one, so we installed those for the fender clearence measurements. New Hoosiers will be installed soon. Hoosier A6 all around.

on the Vette have you found the Kumho's to work better or the Hoosier? I was talking to some guys that run newer Vette's (C6 ZO6) and they were feeling the 710's worked better for them. They are definitely a little better price wise in those sizes.

They are both a great tire. I ran the Kumhos at a National Tour a few years ago with the Kumhos and won. We run them here and there when we want to run a DOT instead of the Goodyears slicks. We have a couple sets and I was waiting to buy the fronts until I needed to lay out the cash. Lateley, it seems the Hoosier is a bit faster and better suited for my Camaro.

Brian, I did a lot of looking for specifics on the 65 but didn't find the info I was looking for. Can you tell me what tire stagger you have on the car, and whether you sourced the flares of had to make them custom? I have a serious itch to do a wide body Corvette and have been leaning towards a chrome bumper C3 as I hadn't seen a C2 that I liked. Your car looks really good with the flares though, virtually all others I have seen I didn't care for. I am looking to go 305 minimum on the fronts.

Camaro looks fantastic, you must be getting really stoked up now that's "dressed!"

Mark

Mark,

The Corvette flares were done well over 30 years ago and were hand made. The car was flared the first week the original owner received it and they grew over the years as tires were getting bigger. There are not any molds of these flares. We get a lot of compliments on the flares. The body line continues down the side in the flares and they do not look added on. We run a 335/35/17 in the rear on a 17 x 12 wheel. A 345/35/18 or a 345/30/19 will fit with no problem in the rear. The front fits a 315/35/17 with a 17 x 12 wheel perfectly.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...oX42907235.jpg

I will be taking the Corvette to RTTC II and you can see it in person if you are there. I will have 315/35/17 all around for that event.

Brian

Brian,

Both cars are awesome.What brand of wheels do you have on the vette and is it street driven?

Mike,(A.K.A.flatoutz)

They are Etoile wheels that were made in France. I purchased them in 1990. At the time, they were the only wheels I could make the size I needed. They are long gone out of business. The car is driven on the street once in a while. It is registered and insured. It is just about all stock except the engine. All stock interior except the drivers seat. It even has the original radio! Stock suspension with stiffer springs and shocks. Besides the flares, the body is all orginal. It is an original 65 Fuel Injected car with an computer controlled fuel injection system and a 350. The original fuel injection motor is in the garage.

So were those the G19 Eagles? If I go with a smaller diameter wheel (15") like Frank Stagnaro's Mustang I think that is the tire to run. Do You know if that is what they are using?

Dan,

We run a spec 15" Goodyear bias slick 25x11x15 front and 27x11x15 rear. It is the GT/GT1/GT2 spec tire. Mike and Frank use a 16" G19 setup. Our local class uses the spec tire to keep the class as even as possible. It is a great tire as it has good stick and wear.

Here is a photo with the Goodyears on it.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...b/DSC_1116.jpg

The engine and transmission are going in tomorrow. Here is the last shot with an empty engine compartment.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...PC040563-1.jpg

I hate to hijack the thread.........but.............I REALLY dig the Corvette. Any more pics? Perhaps a new thread?:thumbsup:

Thanks,

Tim