JCG Restoration & Customs 71 Camaro L99/6L80 Build
 

I got my motor in this week from Cleveland Pick a Part for a 71 Camaro we have been working on here @ the shop :D... We just got the motor loaded between the frame rails.. We will be loading the sub-frame on the body to see where we will be having to cut the transmission tunnel. We will start the design of new motor mounts mid next week with trans support.. Got some new suspension ideas coming for this build!!

Car has been painted already & will post pics when I get it out of the back of the shop.. Electric Orange with Black stripes!! Charcoal/black interior.. Wheels?? Wilwood Brakes.. & much more as the build moves forward :unibrow:


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I have 3 LS2's from cleveland pickapart.Good stuff & complete.Good luck w/the build.:thumbsup:

Me too!! I even got the driveshaft & shifter out of a 2010 Camaro :D

I don't even have one LS so I 'll keep watching these builds ....More pictures Please!!

That's awesome. Seems like you guys are staying busy, which is a good thing Cris.
Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

Thanks for starting this Cris. I am really looking forward to watching this one. It is similar to what I am doing with mine. Thanks again for posting.:thumbsup:

We have been very busy lately.. Lots of changes going on the projects running in the shop.. I did not think the owner of this car would want an LS conversion but he stepped it up & has approved lots of other changes :unibrow:

Good to see that this thread will help you Eric :thumbsup: If I can help with anything.. just let me know..

Thanks Cris!

There seems to be a large amount of second ges popping up here. I couldn't be happier!!!

Thanks for posting. Let's see more photos!

Good luck with the build!

More pics!
 

Here is what we got done today..

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The car looks great and this will be a nice setup with the 6sp auto. Is it tuff to get pinion angle right because it has to be tucked way up in the tunnel?

Very nice as usual Cris.
Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

Nice color. Is electric orange an OE color? The name does not ring a bell.

Man, that is one tall trans. I can't wait to see how this ends up. How does pan clearance look? They seem to hang pretty low.

It will be a challange to get the driveshaft to clear the tunnel.. but have some ideas on how we are going to make this work.. as you see in the pics.. it is already set @ 3 deg down on transmission..

Thank you!

It is Atomic Orange that we painted this car... GM color code is 83.. Electric Orange was one of the samples we painted for this car... which is European if I remember correct.. Sorry for the confusion!

Updates!!
 

it has been a while since I have had any update on this build.. owner decided to do a few suspension upgrades.. Detroit Speed Stage one suspension upgrade with gear box & Wilwood brakes on all four corners..

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We used Edelbrock headers & they fit nice!!

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Now you're talking Cris!! Looks good man!:thumbsup: :cheers:

What happened to this build?

X2, I'd like more info on it also :unibrow:


:cheers: Matt

okay since you used this thread for reference how about an update

Well the car only gets worked on as fill time here @ the shop since it belongs to friend of mine..

Got the wiring done, exhaust, got parts on the shelf for fuel system, got the accy drive track system to work with C6 & 2010 Camaro, got tires & wheels, brakes on it, plumbing is done.. almost their to fire it up.. Just gotta find the time to wrap it up..

How about some fresh pics for us dreamers sometime. :unibrow:

Here are few pics as the car sits now...

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You da man, thanks for the pics. it's looking good. :thumbsup:

Car looks like it's going to be nice once complete.

Thanks for sharing the pictures

What brand AC unit are you using?

Looks like a Vintage Air IV

Thank you sir! That would be correct..

Any updates to the build?

This build has been on the back burner for a while... I should have some updates in the next few weeks...

Well?.. I'm stoked cause this was the one car I was most interested in seeing more of in your shop... But there's not enough updates!

Color is similar to mine... So I want to see plenty more! :poke:

This car is so close to finishing it! I need to pull it out of the WHSE this week to finish the dash & interior... I will get some pics for you...

I'll be waiting! You didn't host any pics of this project on another board did ya? PT, etc?
I think I remember eye'in this in the background at your shop when Mary's car was mid-way. I'm very curious about the interior, as I had ambitions to go high-zoot, but I think I'm going to instead go rather stock-ish after I pull the trigger on some Procar rally seats.

P.S., my wife just saw the pics on here and asked "isn't that YOUR car?" lol

Thanks for all the help with the 6l80e fitment Cris, we really appreciate it.

I want to do this in my 68. Subscribing...

Jump on Chris's Facebook page and you can see the completed car.