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Mike Reckley's 67 Camaro Project

Well I’ve been hanging around Lateral-g for a few years now and have met a lot of great people. Until now I haven’t made much progress on my project so, never posted any pics.

Here it is, my 67 Camaro project. I’m building the car in my garage and plan to do as much myself as possible. To help me along I’ve recruited my Dad who has an extensive knowledge of engine building, machining and overall mechanical and automotive engineering experience. During this project, I’ve learned more about building cars than I would have thought possible. I think my Dad has actually learned a few things as well.

Here are the planned specs for the car

Engine
Stock LS2 with aftermarket camshaft and headers

Drive Train
T56 6-speed
Ford 9 inch housing 3.73 trutac, moser 33 spline axles & strange 12 bolt aluminum carrier.

Suspension / Chassis

Front suspension

DSE upper control (stock mounting position)
Coilover shocks with custom upper mount.
ATS tall spindles
DSE lower control arms

Rear Suspension

DSE Quadralink
DSE minitub

Wheels

Front – 18x8.5 Forgeline ZX3 with 255/35ZR18 Yokohama advans
Rear - 18x11.5 Forgeline ZX3 with 315/30ZR18 Yokohama advans

I’ll begin with what I started with and post pics as the project progresses.

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Looks pretty nasty doesn't it? more to follow

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :cheers:

More pics You gotta love the outer wheel houses.. The previous owner actually put new quaters over them...LOL

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How are the floors Mike? Look solid...
Mario

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Originally Posted by DOOM (Post 174005)

How are the floors Mike? Look solid...
Mario

floors weren't too bad. I had to add a few patches. I'll post some pics of the floors.

When your done are you staying with the same colors?

I'm still undecided on the color but, I doubt I'll go with the some colors.

Mike

Lookin good Mike. Keep the pics coming and let me know if you need anything.:thumbsup:

How's those Metallica tickets coming?:unibrow: :lol:

hey Mike, long time no see............. :yes: Nice to see you added the project here, gonna be killer.

Jody

The C pillars were actually rusted through under the drip rails!! I guess you never really know what's under the roof and quarters. One of the previous owners figured he would braze over the rust.

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Originally Posted by jeff hanson (Post 174018)

Lookin good Mike. Keep the pics coming and let me know if you need anything.:thumbsup:

How's those Metallica tickets coming?:unibrow: :lol:

Thanks Jeff, I've got a lot of pics coming soon... Still working on the tickets.

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Originally Posted by camcojb (Post 174020)

hey Mike, long time no see............. :yes: Nice to see you added the project here, gonna be killer.

Jody

Yes it has been a long time. I'll be attending the Lateral-g SEMA party. Hope to see you there.

Mike

Awesome. Great to see it moving along, Mike. :cheers:

Keep em coming looking good:thumbsup:
Mario

Awesome job , you can't do anymore than that . Thats definetly the way to have peace of mind that nothing will come back.

Nice to see you showing your project Mike!! Looks like your doing a killer job.:thumbsup: Looks like you have a great start and outline for the car. Look forward to seeing to come together.

Brent

Wow...you've got skills! Judging by the attention to detail so far, I'm betting this is going to be one hell of a build!!

:thumbsup:

Great progress! Thanks for sharing!! :thumbsup:

Hey it's a car again!! :thumbsup:

I may have missed it, but what product are you spraying on the back side of the panels...is it Rapture coating? It should really help with road noise!!

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Originally Posted by awr68 (Post 174544)

Hey it's a car again!! :thumbsup:

I may have missed it, but what product are you spraying on the back side of the panels...is it Rapture coating? It should really help with road noise!!

I used Lizard Skin. I hope it reduces noise, that was my intention. It seems to have taken the ringing effect out of the panels.

Mike

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Once all the body panels were on we were able to get it off the fixture. I was a good feeling be able to roll it outside.

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Next it I decided to pull up the dynamat and get the floors blasted. It's a good I did, I found some more rust.

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After having the floors media blasted

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wow, nice work! I'm guessing you've done this a few times.

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Originally Posted by jack67rs (Post 174568)

wow, nice work! I'm guessing you've done this a few times.

Thank you.

This is actually my first build.. I've just been taking my time and learning as I go. My dad has been a big help. He has a lot of automotive and metal/machine work experience. However, he's never taken a car this far. So, it's been a learning experience for both of us.

wow nice work, even more so because its your first time. Keep the pictures coming.

Car is looking great!

Looks like you are doing it right , nice work.

Finally, I have some more updates. Here are a few new pics. I should have some more pics soon.

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Here are some pics of our coil over set up. We are still finishing them up, I'll post some newer pics in a few days.

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Mike that looks great, she is really coming along, great job! :thumbsup:

-Rob

Thanks guys,

Here a shot of my roll cage from Mr. Mike Riggs at Mike's Custom Cars. I can't say enough about the great customer service I received from Mike. The cage is also high quality and affordable. :thumbsup:

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Great pics, Mike! Keep us posted. :cheers:

Nice work! I like the attention to detail