John's 68 Camaro "Bloodline"
 

Hey Im John Im from the Bay Area, CA.
I cant seem to find my other thread from a year ago so Im starting a new one. After about a year of not doing anything with the car I sent it off to finally get painted... Here is what its going to look like. Yes I know that it looks like Track rat but i will be using different wheels (see pic) and the only thing that will end up being like track rat is the actual carbon stripe layout (not too many ways of doing stripes). Specs:

LS3/T56,Tsp 231/236 cam
Holley Dominator Harness Ecm
Ozmo Dual tb manifold
Twin turbo
Wegner front drive
Fully shaved firewall
G billet rear/Fab 9 shortened
Fesler/Baer 6S 14" all around
Speedtech Subframe
DSE tubs
Ridetech Coilovers
Shaved rear tank filler hole
All rear body lines welded closed
Black bentley leather Interior with red stiching
Cobra Misano carbon fiber seat
Vaporworx Tank
Anvil Auto Carbon fiber hood, cowl, header, trunk,inner fenders, and spoiler
Underbody bedlined
All new sheet metal
Fesler FS905 wheels 19x12 rear with a 19x9 front wrapped in Nitto NT05's
Fesler Steering wheel, tailights, and other misc billet parts.
E stop
Advanced Keys ignition and AAW harness
Holley Dominator FI


West Coast Autocraft is giving me an insane black paint job. Heres his words on what they are doing:
Spies Hecker FP 1002 (2 coats)
FP 1002 mixed 50/50 with Spies Hecker 8015 clear (1 coat)
75% clear and 25% color (1 coat)
90% clear and 10% color (1 coat)
Spies Hecker 8015 clear (2 coats)
pull the car out of the booth and let it air dry for 3-5 days.
ti AF144Wet sand the entire car smooth with 800 grit and put it back in the booth.
Spies Hecker 8015 clear (6 coats)
Color sand (800, 1000, 1200, 1500) then polish

Heres some before and current pics. If you click my sig you can see the super rust bucket it was when I bought it

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...ohnsCamaro.jpg
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...santiAF144.jpg

Car going bye bye for a while

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...arotrailer.jpg

glad to see your getting it done John. this is going to be one of my favorite cars:D

Going to be wicked!! :thumbsup:

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=14715


The rendering looks killer :thumbsup: :cheers:

I LOVE the wheels!:thumbsup:

looks like a sweet project!!!

Look what came today .

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...S510/fab9a.jpg

Sweet project! Hope to see it someday since you are local. :)

Sweet! Now bolt that rear suspension in!! :)

Should be a sweet looking ride when complete.
I like the wheels & rendering.:thumbsup: :cheers:

that is going to be a sick car. keep the posts comming cant wait to see the progress.

Thanks guys! Hey Blake how long does it take for the subframe to get here?

did you order yours powdercoated? if so then 10 days or so if not you should see it by the end of this week, i don't know which one Roger is sending you???
he would know, best to call him

Wow.... that paint scheme with those wheels are gonna look INSANE !

I got some new parts this week. Speedtech frame and a bunch of Anvil carbon parts. I think I have a new name for my car too. I think it will be called "Bloodline" since its an extension of me and has red lines.

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...0/CIMG0494.jpg
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...0/CIMG0495.jpg
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...0/CIMG0496.jpg
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...0/CIMG0497.jpg
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...0/CIMG0498.jpg
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...0/CIMG0499.jpg

What do you guys think of this firewall design? Should I go back to the round or keep this angled version?

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c.../firewall2.jpg
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...0/firewall.jpg

John, these are the wheel colors I've been beating myself up for over a year now. I really like em', so Please, get them on the car so I can get alook;) Great looking build.

Thanks Lenie,
Yeah I have been waiting for 3 months for my wheels to be finished by Asanti. Hopefully I will get them one day soon so I can post an actual pic of them.

Yeah, those wheels look SICK!! I can only imagine how nice they will look on that car. The red pin striping along the rim set it off BIG TIME!:wow:
As far the firewall goes, I like the angled cut out. Looks killer and is different.
Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

Sweet parts you got there!!
As for the firewall, I would go back to a design that is a bit more rounded.

cant wait to see this car when its done,very nice....

My wheels are finally done! Well worth the wait.

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...Asantidone.jpg

SEXY!! :thumbsup:

Nothing worse than a car designed by "committee"... LOL

LOVE the wheels! LOVE the project!

Firewall: Nothing else is "square" on the car - the car is all curves...

There's my .000000005 worth

very nice wheels

Nice project , and those wheels are sweet!

OMG!!! Those are just NASTY!!!:wow:
Very nice.

Glad to see you got em! They look sweet!

those wheels are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

Project Track Rat:
http://i42.tinypic.com/169ri13.jpg

So, basically you're stealing someone else's rendering, making subtle changes and building their car? I realize you're 'giving credit' but cmon. I realize I may be coming off as an ass but am I the only one that finds this unacceptable? They say imitation is the best form of flattery but... :lol:

Did Hermance Design give you permission to use that rendering?

I do believe Ben did the rendering for him.

I'm thinking a PM to ask BEFORE an accusation is made....

Just thinking here...

who cares we're all friends here right?

From his original post...

:yes: :cheers:

Excellent post Skatin' !! :cheers:

Not really an accusation. I'd just never build a car someone else is already planning on building. Maybe its just me....

Good luck on the build regardless.

When it comes to the Camaro I think everthing has been done that can be done to these cars .. Unless your RS ,RING BROTHERS ,or Troy etc, Its hard to come up with something new. The average guy just does'nt have the resorces they have. I personally do'nt have the imagination these guys do so I have to look at others for ideas. I do'nt think thats a bad thing. I hope I make sense here..:lateral: :cheers:

Doom -- Good response and spot on!

I was at GoodGuys show this weekend -- I own a "belly button" 56 Chevy (okay it's a Nomad but it's still just another 56 Chevy) -- I also own a 37 Ford... My buddy is shopping to build a 34 Ford or 35 Chevy... so as we're walking around he says -- Geez! 34 Fords are everywhere! To which I replied - Yeah! Because "everyone likes 'em"! --- Later we come across a GREMLIN and he says -- "man! That's rare" -- To which I replied "Yeah... because nobody liked 'em then either"!!

LOL

When you get right down to it - our Camaros - Mustangs - Tri Fives - Early Fords are all "me too" cars -- but it's because we LOVE THEM!

I think the only time it matters if you "stole" someone's idea - is if you were building a SEMA show car... and you were both going to be showing there...

So I'll keep the Torque Thrusts on my 56.... and look just like everybody else - and LOVE looking at and driving it. :cheers: :woot:

What the hell -- I stole the "look" of THE MULES original engine (Enderle 8 stack if I recall correctly) from Charley after meeting him and seeing the car a long time ago... THANK YOU CHARLEY! Well - and Mark too I suppose!! LOL