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1972 Camaro Procharged LS1/T-56 17 year old kid
my name is Joe. I'm building a 1972 Camaro with a drivetrain out of a 2004 GTO with a procharger setup. I'm a senior in high school and I work 40 hours a week at a local gas station to afford paying for this car. I'm kind of midway with the car so I'll try and put up as many old pics as I have so everyone knows what's going on. I've had the car since I was in the 8th grade and I paid for everything myself. The car is being built in pro-touring style and I plan on taking it on the track as much as I can. I found the car from my father's friend who has had it since it was new (have pictures of the car new) which he took apart from the start and was going to make it into a race car. He took it all apart, painted it and that's where she sat since 1978 to 2006. The car has 22,000 original miles and is an original SuperSport. The body didn't have one spec of rust and the car is all original panels
Lists of Mods: LS1 Procharged and Intercooled Edelbrock Long Tube Retro Headers - edit going to put a full stainless header and exhaust set up in now due to bad fitment T-56 GMM Short Throw shifter Hotchkis TVS System Global West Upper and Lower Tubuler Control Arms AGR 12:1 Ration Steering Box DSE Subframe Connectors (not installed yet) DSE Solid Body Mounts Moser 9 Inch Ford Rearend Vintage Air Unit Power Windows Factory Tilt Column Fesler Billet Hood Hinges that's all I can remember for now:willy: In the next few months I'm hopeing to install the fuel system, brakes, and have all the wiring done. My goals are August for it to be running and September driving it to the body shop for paint. I will try and keep the thread as updated as possible. I am running into problems with my headers hitting my frame so this weeks plan is getting those in as making a crossmember at school. Then I will be moving on to the front of the motor. Pictures ( I tried getting them as in past to present order the best that I could). http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/052-1.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/051.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/054.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/055.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/030.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/027.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/036.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/009.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/021.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/029.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/044.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/tuff57/046.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...7/P2210042.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...7/P2210043.jpg |
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Awesome, real awesome. I love hearing about young guys getting into the hobby. And your working and paying for this yourself? Truly amazing. You must be a good kid to have the discipline to do both.
When I was 14 I was working full time after school, getting grades in school and spent all my money on cars (and girls), and became a car builder. My son Michael has been in the shop his entire life, started to build his first car when he was 14, Graduated school with great grades, he is 23 now and has amased quite a litte collection of cars all with his own earned money. And has been a car builder for 8 years now. The "Prodigy" in Prodigy Customs. Tell you what man. You did not ask for anything, but good things come to good people. I am sure your not knocking down big bank at the gas station. Doing 40 hours and going to school is impressive. This hobby / business has given me a lot. Every once in a while I see a project I want to get behind a bit and give back. If you need something for this car, I will hook you up with some incredible deals. Were talking our cost or better on whatever you need for this car that we can supply, which should save you some real $$$$ and hopefully help get the car done sooner and better. I will also send you a couple of our own products that will just kinda "show up" as a surprise. In return, I get one picture of your smiling face with your done car for our wall! Deal? |
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deffinatly a deal. Is there a number I can call you at tomorrow? I manage to keep a 90 in regular high school and last year I went to Boces for welding (pulled off second in my class) and this year I'm going for auto mechanics and am first in my class and teachers put me in a regional competition on friday. I apreciate this greatly and you deffinatly just made my day
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Joe Sweet job on the car!!! You do some great work. the sub frame looks awesome . You'll have a very nice car when your done. Good luck at the competition.
Sweet Deal Frank! Your aces in my book.. |
A 90? Wow. See I know your a good guy. I would like to meet you on the phone. I would like to hear all about it.
My phone number listed is my cell number. Call me tomorrow evening, 6 to 8PM is best, the phones are less busy then during the day. I made my post before you posted your progress pics, your farther along then I thought, you have already spent a ton. But hopefully I can help with whatever is left. |
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What are you going to run for brakes?
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I plan on doing Willwood 6 Pistons with the biggest rotors in the front with 4 piston calipers out back with the biggest rotors. I haven't decided or been worrying about researching a power booster and master set up yet. I've been trying to get the fuel system/headers/and front of motor in order.
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I understand. And that is good to focus on what is right in front of you. I also have a second gen (70 RS) and am really excited to see yours on here now. Thanks for sharing!:thumbsup:
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no problem! I ran into so many little problems with my car that I tried looking on forums or asking and I never really got the right answers, so if I can help anybody with the questions that I needed I'll feel good with myself that I helped someone.
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Wow great work...you are going to enjoy that procharger! Keep us updated on the progress
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Car looks great! Nice project.
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Wow--frame off on your first build? Impressive--especially at such a young age. I hope you and your dad are involved in the project---I think that would be a great experience for a father/son to share (or father/daughter)---and build a great relationship. That's a great offer from Frank---he's a good guy and generous to boot--in fact he's giving me a set of wheels in April when my name is drawn at the RTTH event---LOL (inside joke). Please keep the pics coming---they show a great amount of work thus far, and I am looking forward to seeing the rest come together! Great work!
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Very nice Joe. SHould be a killer car when finished. Glad to see your liking your hobby so much. Frank's a cool/nice guy. Nice of him to do that for you.:thumbsup:
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Awesome Job. My guess is you have great parents and that is where you learned the value of hard work and good grades.
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You're awesome Frank...
This post is overdue. When I read about your support of the school class project and now this, I just gotta say something. The purpose of this site is community and you Frank are one of the leaders. If not for community, it'd just be another hobby with snobby shop owners turning their noses up at guys just getting started. Believe me, I've met them in the custom boating, motorcycle and now the pro-touring world. What's with these prima- donnas anyway?
Thanks for all the good things you do Frank. Love you or hate you, no one can say you're not a good man. Ron P.S. The build is killer! |
Nice build, please keep us posted with lots of updates. :thumbsup:
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[QUOTE=tuff57;273620]thank you! Yeah my father was like get rid of it when we found out the transplant brackets were going to be so much money, but I wanted to build something different so I'm going along with it. I can't wait for it to be done.[/QU
:thumbsup: great job on staying focused on your dream, even when the na sayer's come out of the wood work.:cheers: |
Thank you so much guys. All the nice comments are great. This car is the definition of how hard work pays off to me. I would work 100 hours a week if it meant getting this car done sooner and building it the way I want it. It went from being a simple daily driver idea to a full blown pro-touring hi tech hot rod. I couldn't have asked for a better response and what Frank has said has only added on to the experience. I will keep this as updated as possible. I am at work now untill 7:00 so I will be talking to Frank soon after. It makes me feel proud that I'm getting a bunch of older guys then myself who have been building cars for years saying I have a nice project going. And to the comment of building it with my father has also been great. We have been so close and dealed with the stress of putting the LS1 in the car together and made it work as a team.
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Awesome job! Do you have anyone local to tune it for you? Let me know if you need any help :cool:
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I have several russell/edelbrock fittings. I know I have the one for the fuel rail and the vette fuel filter. Pm me your info and they will be on their way.
I think I may have other parts but need to get back in the garage and work on my own project and see what else I have. Keep up the good work. I am sure you are making your father proud and that is a gift/felling that he will always remember. :thumbsup: :cheers: |
Awesome project!!
Can't wait to see it finished. good luck!! |
Wow, just wow. Great project, great story, and great community :lateral: :cheers: :woot:
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Hope I helped with my Info on the procharger. That tranplant set-up is the way to go no-doubt. If I can be of any more assistance let me know.
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Great project, and Prodigy just outdoes themselves again...
I FULLY restored my Camaro with my Dad, and did the whole motor swap with him too - I would have never done it any other way. The amount and quality of time I got/get to spend with my dad working on the car is priceless. ...I just wish I had someone like Frank at Prodigy to help me out, you're one lucky kid!!! :unibrow: |
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Frank helped me out a lot tonight and would deffinatly like to thank him:thumbsup: ! My father and I set the goal for the car to be Goodguys Charlotte in October. We were reading in the Gazette today about how they have a huge youngguns award so we'll take her there in primer and see how we do:woot: |
awesome story and great build Once again frank steps up to the plate. Keep up the good work and stay focused Ambition and drive are two of the greatest virtues to have in life:thumbsup: cant wait to see more progress
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cool project and an awesome story. I'm fifteen so i know how school can pile up and how a whole weeks worth of work can leave so quickly. Good luck with the project. :thumbsup:
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Joe, what part of NY do you live?
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ordered my power steering pump from gm parts direct tonight:D
almost on final mock up of crossmember(please mind the ugly appearance, it will be fixed) Had to cut the shifter hole to get the tranny to where it had to be as you can see in the pictures http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...7/IMG_0099.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...7/IMG_0097.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...7/IMG_0096.jpg |
Your doing a great job on the car, everything looks nicely done. your going to have a sweet ride.
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Sweet!
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