Car enthusiast from Toronto, Canada
 

Hello Everyone,

My name is Tony. I been browsing this website for a few weeks. I've learned a lot and hope to learn even more. I really love the pro touring Camaros. So a couple years ago, I bought a 68 Camaro and I restored the car pretty much to original but the rims. Then I went to a couple of shows and realized, I really wanted a 69 Camaro mini tub. A couple of months ago, I bought one.

As you will see in the pictures. It's exciting to buy a new car and pushing it up the driveway into the garage. I am able to do all the work, thanks to this site and all the great people that post how-to.

69 Camaro

Body
- New full floor
- Full trunk
- New 2 1/2" mini tub wheel houses
- Frame rails
- Full quarters
- New rockers
- New tail panel
- New doors
- New upper dash panel
- All new front sheet metal

Drive Train
- LS1 or 502 ram jet with a T56 transmission
- Speedtech 9inch rear end. 5 inch narrowed with 370 gear

Front Suspension
- Stock subframe. Fully wielded
- Speedtech upper and lower control arms
- Qa1 coilover conversion

Rear Suspension
- Speedtech torque arm complete suspension with 9 inch rear end

Rims and Tires
- Rushforth fuel 18 by 8 for the front. 18 by 12 for the rear
- BFG G-Force T/A-KDW 245-40-18 and 335-30-18

Brakes
- Complete Wilwood 6 piston front and 4 piston back with 12.2 inch rotors.

Paint
Azure turquoise because it's original to the car but I really love black so I'm undecided.

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/022.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/025.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/027.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/029.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/030.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/032.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/033.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/034.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/035.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/037.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/038.jpg

I got the car on a Sunday and I started right away!
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/039.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/041.jpg
The previous owner tried to patch the rocker & quarter panel but it's all been replaced with new!
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/042.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/043.jpg

All comments are welcomed. Good or bad lol

Welcome aboard! I remember dragging my 70 home on a trailer and pushing it in the garage not so long ago. Good times! Can you post some more shots of the 68? I'd like to see it too. Looks like you are off to a good start with the 69, and nice build plan too.:cheers:

I like seeing a garage with multiple camaros. The 69 doesn't look to bad to start with and welcome to lat g.

Oh man, a sawsall, a wiz wheel and a grinder.... you'll fit in nicely here Tony !!

Welcome to Lat-G !! :lateral:

Jim

Welcome, Tony. :cheers: Keep the pics coming. :thumbsup:

I think it awesome that individuals like yourself see the jewel in the ruff & are able to do the work to make those visions become reality, keep up the good work.:lateral:



Randy(D&Z Customs LLC.)
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Wow....lot's of work. You have your original, do this one Exactly how you want it. Original won't mean a thing on this car. You have a good game plan. Those guys up at Speedtech are alright. ;)

Hey Tony its Steve .....we met at the camaro show last summer.Wow looks like you got a serious project on your hands.Reminds me of my car a few years ago.Good luck and keep in touch.
Steve

Thank you everyone for your kind words! Much appreciated:thumbsup: here are some pics of my 68 Camaro that were requested. enjoy!

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...20Camaro/2.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...20Camaro/3.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...20Camaro/5.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...20Camaro/6.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...0Camaro/14.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...0Camaro/13.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...0Camaro/19.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...0Camaro/20.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...0Camaro/21.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...0Camaro/17.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...0Camaro/22.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/049.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/045.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...Camaro/046.jpg

Hi Steve, thanks alot for introducing me to this site:willy: Hope to see your car finished. I guess we both have a lot of work ahead.

Tony no problem....this site is my second home and Im sure you will find that to !!:thumbsup:

Nice cars,,,, Happy New Year, great to see a fellow GTA member posting here.

Hey guys, a few more pics of my progress so far. This thread is about my 69 camaro. Thanks to lateral G I'm able to do this.
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...amaro69012.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...amaro69014.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...amaro69018.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...o/IMG_3161.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...o/IMG_3159.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...o/IMG_3163.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...o/IMG_3168.jpg

These pics are all up to date, now I'm undecided if I should go drive by wire throttle or cable throttle? Also can't decide rack and pinion steering or a fast ratio steering box?:willy: Any feedback is appreciated.

Tony --

I just did a LS3 DBW in a 55 post car... with an Art Morrison chassis etc -- and being able to just plug that throttle in was pretty cool - not to mention easy.. just had to build a mount on the floor for the throttle is all...

NICE WORK on your Camaros BTW!!

:cheers:

Nice work Tony! Thanks for posting.

Very nice Tony. Keep us posted please!:thumbsup:

Project looks killer, great job so far. :thumbsup: And your '68 looks really nice as well. :yes:

Thanks for your reply but I have a 97 LS1 and I've been trying to get a harness but they don't recommend DBW on the 97 LS1. I believe your LS3 is 58x and my 97 LS1 is 24x and they say it gets too expensive and might not work properly. They recommend cable.

I'm sure your 55 post car looks really good with the LS3

No problem, I really enjoy this site and cars of course.:cheers:

:cheers:

Thanks! Lot of work but I'm hanging in there.:cheers:

Thanks for the detailed pics of the Speedtech TQ Arm install. Helps answer alot of questions. :thumbsup:

hey guys it's been a long time! I have finally finished my project a month ago. I didn't have much luck with my LS1 so I decided to get a brand new LS6. Here are some pics...Enjoy!:thumbsup: http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/037.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/035.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/034.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/033.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/032.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/031.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/028.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/026.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/022.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/020.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/015.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/013.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/011.jpghttp://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/v8only/004.jpg

Tony the car looks awesome.You gotta come by the house so I can see this thing in person all finished.How did you make out with the LS6??

Very nice. The car looks good. Good job!:thumbsup: :cheers: