Carter Hickman rendering of my new 73 Camaro track and street car
 

I'll start a build thread once I get some of the cars projects cleared out of my shops, but for now I wanted to show you the rendering Carter did for me. The plan is a budget 73 Camaro ($25K to $30K complete) that will still look nice and give me a car to do track events with. I had it rendered in Silver, but may go with a flat color, not sure. I am hoping to make friends with Matt and Tyler at Anvil to run their carbon fiber body panels, and so the rendering shows the stripes in raw CF, which will be shot with flat clear.

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/73camarorenderingfinalr.jpg

Ah hah!! Just what I have been waiting for. Very nice Jody!! Carter did a great job on this too. I am looking forward to the build thread.:thumbsup:

Very Nice!! Simple, clean and not to crazy. Love it! Very much so looking forward to this build.

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As you know I've got one coming from Ben Hermance too, which I'll post when it arrives.

Jody

Nice Jody, what are the plans for the suspension and drivetrain?

That rendering by Carter is amazing BTW :thumbsup:

That is going to be sick.

I bought the car from Chris Mock. It has already been minitubbed with a 4-link rear and DSE tubs, along with Chris' C6 front subframe and new C6 suspension. I have an LQ9 with CNC LS3 heads and custom cam that I had planned to put in the Vega; that will now go in this along with a T56 6 speed I bought from Steve Rupp.

Jody

thanks Chris. I've had 4 second gens previously, really like them. This will by far be the best one I've done, but it's not going to be real expensive. That makes the build fun as I can't afford another 6 figure car, so parts choice and decisions are more carefully thought out, vs my past thing of buying whatever I wanted.......................... :lol:

Looks great Jody.
Does that budget include the cost of the car already with all those goodies or is that on top of the car cost ?
Also will it include the LQ9 and T56 already purchased ?
If so.. that'll be a killer low budget track car ! :thumbsup:

Sounds like a Killer project Jody. Those suspension parts sound interesting. Are there any available for a Gen I and any pics of the car/suspension?

at this point with the car and all suspension, complete engine with accessory drive, throttle body, intake, injectors, pan, etc., computer and trans plus shipping I have about $11500 total invested. So my budget goal is for everything including the car.

Very Cool. I Can't Wait To See It Done.

I'm digging the whole deal, from the rendering to the budget. Good luck with the budget.:D

yeah, thanks............. :P

damn your doing pretty good with the budget so far!

BUT track cars DONT have flat lip rims !!! lol:thumbsup:

this one won't either, it'll be step lipped. :yes:

Jody

thanks Teddy. Did you sell yours?

awesome Jody, I'm sure even on a budget you'll turn out another stellar build!

I can't wait to see the actual build pictures, it's going to be another awesome 2nd gen.:thumbsup:

Awesome project Jody. I'm with you... the next one will have a tight plan and budget and I will not double it! :willy:

What's your home track - Thunderhill?

love to see that i am not the only one doing ten or more projects at one time.lol. whay happened to the vega? is this the drivetrain that you were using for that build?can't wait to see some build picts.;)

I was so impressed with your car Randy I knew that would be my next choice. This one will be nice, neat, organized, but not on the level of yours; still should be a lot of fun.

Jody

nope, down to just one. Sold the Vega, and yes, this engine/trans was going in that.

Thanks!

Jody

Thunderhill would probably be the closest with Infineon a close second.

Looks great. Love the concept. This will be your funnest car I'll bet. Life's good your back driving a camaro!!

:unibrow: :unibrow:

I was looking forward to seeing one of few, if any, pro touring vega's
But your change of plans is cool considering the majority of us here are bias towards ......ANY CAMARO, nice project and budget Jody

Great Second Gen Build!!
 

Luv the whole concept of this build Jody :thumbsup: Can't wait to see this second gen come together! Where are the pics of what you have so far?? :D
The rendering is awesome!

looks good.
rick k:thumbsup:

Might have to get one of those for myself,That looks good.

I can't wait to see it! I hope you are reday for the huge amount of questions from me through this build. LOL!!

nice
 

Carter as usual :thumbsup:
Jody , i would imagine its hard to "budget build" when youve been able to just order and build before.
Im sure your car will be highly detailed and sharp. Based on that past rides. How are you planning to keep you budget down from where your starting ? Painting it yourself ? using used parts/discounted deals from the sale section on the forum/ebay ?
Im interested to hear your plan.

Tom

Nice rendering! Good luck on the budget X2 - Ron :thumbsup:

Love it my friend!! You know how I like 2nd Gen F-bodies... can't wait to watch the build thread! :yes:

Looking good!

SWEET!!!!!! Love that rendering by Carter, that guys got talent! :hail: Im gonna be following this build. Im thinking about re-doing my 72 Z28 and am looking at other cars for ideas, and design examples. Cam.......PICS, PICS PICS!!!! Need more pics and progress reports. If it comes out looking half as sharp as Carters rendering, its gonna be great! :thumbsup:

thanks guys. There will be a full build thread on this one, with a running total of every dime spent. Should be some good info, and fun to boot. I have the money in the bank to finish it now, but I'm holding on to that cash as business has been quite iffy the last year or so. If a screaming "got to have it" deal comes along for a particular item I'll need comes up for sale on the boards I'll grab it, but not sure exactly when the "build" will start................

Congrats Jody. You are to darn tall for a Vega anyway :lol: I am sure this will be a awesome build!

Nice looking car and rendering. The silver looks killer with the black fiber strips.

thanks guys, should be a great car.

Jody