Just finished my ride, thankyou all for the inspiration!
 

Lateral-G members,

First and foremost, thanks to Scott for putting this website together and giving us all a chance to see each other's rides. I ran across this site about 3 years ago and the cars here were directly responsible for giving me the inspiration to start own my project. Coming back here weekly helped me to finally finish it. So after 2.5 years, I have finally completed my '69 Camaro G-machine. With the exception of the final paint, I'm proud to say I did the whole thing myself in my garage. I have a website for the car here:

www.69CamaroProject.com

Besides saying thank you, I also wanted to somehow give back to the Camaro and G-machine communities by recording my experiences and unsponsored and unbiased opinions about my build and each product I used and passing that information along to the next guy. So I hope the website does that. The other aim of my site is to make some new friends and share experiences. Hopefully I'll be able to meet up with some of you at the local car shows, shake your hand, and share some stories.

Again, thanks to all of you for sharing your photos and car specs on this site, and also for sharing such great information in these forums.

Chris Robinson
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Chris
Your car looks sick... I sent your link to Jim and Sheila.

Jay from budnik

Thanks Jay! I appreciate you passing that long to them. Both Jim and Sheila were very friendly when I visited your location in HB. When I drive up to the OC area in the Camaro, I'll be sure to drop by and say 'hi'.

Awesome. Congratulations.

awesome
 

wow, i just finished looking at the website. All i can say is hell of a job. The camaro turned out amazing. everything is done great and isnt over the top. My hats off to you for doing that whole thing yourself. i only hope my nova comes out looking that nice. :thumbsup:

The car is stunning! Perfect blend of the old with the new without going over the top. Very nice!!!

:thumbsup:

Nice job and your website is great! Very detailed on cost etc. :thumbsup:

Wow, thanks for all the great feedback guys. I really appreciate it. Your words about 'not going over the top' and a 'blend of the old and new' is exactly what i was shooting for, so I'm glad it's giving off that vibe. I went back and forth about paint jobs, interior modifications, etc, and realized that many modifications just look different, not better. I wanted to keep the nostalgic look as much as possible without too much flare, so I'm stoked to hear your comments. Thanks!

Wow, very nicely put together car and a great website to put it all together!

Great looking build!! :thumbsup:

I too have to say WOW!!!!. Your car turned out fantastic and the attention to detail is amazing. You have also put a very nice wedsite together to show the fruits of your labors. Agian an absolutely stunning car. :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing! Great looking car and site.

Nice car! But I have to say WOW that website is great, lots of good info, part numbers and all ! ! ! I will be looking over the entire site very soon...

Great Job! :thumbsup:

How do you like those seats? What brand are they? I didn't find anything about them on your site.

Hi Tony,

Thanks for checking out my site. :) I got the seats from Arizen Racing(http://www.arizenracingsports.com). They also provided a matching custom rear cover for my fold down seat. I mention more about them in this section of my website:

http://www.69camaroproject.com/proje...s_interior.htm
(Just scroll down a little to the beginning of the parts list and I believe they're first in the list)

I would say the seats are okay. Maybe rate them a 7 out of 10. The quality of the leather is average. They came with 2 thick metal plates that are used as the mounting surface between the seats and the bolt holes in your floor. Getting them mounted and sliding properly took a bit of work, and shimming. The aftermarket 3-point Morrison seat belt system also gets in the way a little bit when you're sliding them, but I won't slide them hardly ever, so it's of little concern. I did like the fact that they would provide me with matching rear covers. That was important, and a big reason for going with them. I had the covers installed by a local upholstery shop.

Overall, it's hard to be the seats and rear covers for the price I paid. Plus, I think they quality is decent, they're comfortable, and they fit in with the look I was going for. Of course, you could probably do better if you spent more money, but that's true of almost anything.

I hope that info helps!

-Chris

Impressive Car & Incredible web site

Thank you for sharing

Congratulations Chris! :thumbsup: Awesome looking 69 and your site is welldone!

Job well done! :thumbsup:

Very nice looking ride and site you created to follow the build. Congrats on getting it done. :thumbsup:

Brent

CAR LOOKS AWESOME!!!
Good job. Now enjoy it.:cheers: :cheers: :thumbsup:

Very nice!!! Congrats!!!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

Thank you for super detailed project pictures!!!! Best project website i have seen for a long time!!!!!:cheers: