JCG Restoration & Customs 70 Z28 Camaro
 

I got the bug for second gen Camaros! I got to stop working on my own cars :D I call it "Research & Development" LOL

We are cutting, stretching, bulging, & mini tubing.. This orignal 70 Z28 will follow a true Trans Am Style look to it... Have Ben H working on the rendering

Those are 345-30- 19 in the back :unibrow: We are still working on seeing how we are going to be able to have it at this ride height without hitting the outer fender well...

Will post so more pics later tonight with more information!!!

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Here is one more pic!!

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nice start... that ride height would look sick.

That's awesome Cris! Good deal! That would be killer if you could get the ride height there.:thumbsup:
I like the "research & development" idea!! lollll.....:unibrow: :lol:

The upper qtr panel opening is proving to a challenge :_paranoid The angle is not allowing me to ride the tire in position I have it now without tire rub on a suspension rebound.. Back to some more "research & development".. Might need to step down to a 335-30-18

Dude---you are the man! That looks sick---shoot, even if you have to step the size down, it isn't going to take away from it IMHO. Please keep the pics coming bro--great work as always.

Was great hanging with you and the boys (and girls) at Del Mar and the after party---looking forward to seeing you again in May!


Doug

Thanks Doug! The stance on your 9 is driving me to achieve the stance as low as I can get it.. I will get it but will take some metal massaging & some custom rear suspension..

It was great hanging out with you too.. Looking forward to hanging out again in May.. Maybe Albert will be back down again for Costa Mesa..

Cris, it looks great so far. I agree with Doug too, if you had to step down to a 335/30/18 I don't think it would take away from car at all. Did you see Brian's Camaro by the end of Saturday? I was driving behind him, leaving the autocross and that his car just looked all business, and killer at the same time. I think Chad was saying he lowered it an inch sometime during Saturday. So are you stuffing a 285 up front?

Matt

Cris, that thing looks freakin killer. I love it. I've got a 73 that is gonna need that treatment. I love the work you are doing lately. Those stretched fenders look great.

Chris

Thanks Matt.. taking a few weeks off from the project till I come up with different tires for the rear to try out.. Brian F car is an awsome looking car & the stance is great on his car.. Front tires are still up in the air.. running the stock sub-frame with suspension up-grades.. Making a few custom pcs for the front suspension.. got a sway bar idea.. making custom hubs for maximum size on tires, & a few other pcs that we are designing that I will keep under wraps till they are done..

Got a carbon fiber hood

Running a small block with a TKO 5 speed

Rear suspension will be ???

Wheels will be "Gen Lite"

The car was citrus green.. with dark green interior
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Going with snake skin green with black stripes.. & black interior

Thanks Chris.. The second gen is proving to be a challenge on the fender stretching.. but soon we will figue out what looks best :unibrow:

That Camaro looks like it will be a killer machine. Love to see more photos as you progress.

Cool looking car. I Just realized where your shop is, Im moving just a few blocks away, ill have to run by there after I get moved in.

I usually don't like this model Camaro, but with this stand and those wheels it looks killer. Cant wait to see how the rest turns out!:thumbsup:

Thanks Brian! your build has been a big influence on me getting my 2nd gen going.. I will keep the pics coming as we progress along..


Stop on by when you get a chance..

Thank you!! I will be stubborn to get these wheels & this look to work..

Haha Chris if anyone can, it's you. Looks badass; I wish my old '70 back in the 70's looked like that...I woulda kept it!

Ron

Chris,
Can I tell you something.... Looks killer!!

Thanks Guys!! Went over to get some advise from my buddy Allan Palmer from Palmer Customs to brain storm on some ideas of how I can maintain this stance with the tire in pic.. Hell I even called Mark @ Bent!! Calling all the troops in on this one :D

Ben Hermance Rendering
 

Ben just finished up the rendering for me on my 70! You will be able to see this thing coming for a mile away.. The Viper snake skin green pops pretty damm nice.. Green happens to be my favorite color on a car!! This car is being built for my daughter for when she graduates from hight school. I was lucky when I graduated from high school cause my dad gave me a 1966 427 Corvette as a graduation present.. So I feel obligated to doing the same for my daughter! In the mean time dad gets to enjoy the car till she graduates.. she is only four yrs old right now!

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/.../CONCEPT1A.jpg

Sounds like you've got a pretty cool family...:thumbsup:

It will be noticed. :D

That's very thoughtful of you Cris to take the time to get the car dialed in properly for your daughter. ;)

Chris the car looks awesome.

I am also building a 2nd gen for my Daughter for when she graduates. However my Daughter is 9.

Couple things i've figured out with Ride Height. Once you get the rear tire where you want it and it looks good. The front becomes a bigger problem. With a 26" tall tire up front there isn't much room for suspension travel as the tire hits the inner fender.

If you look at the formula Rad Rides is building they have the car set at 4" ride height and the inside of the fender ( no inner fender ) from memory was only 29" from the ground.

ps - Hurry up and post up some more pics as I want to steel some of your idea's.

2nd gens are very challenging to get sitting low and fit the tires under. I have done several with modified stock suspensions and have finally got a combo that works pretty good with some compromises. The tires/wheels aren't the only hurdle, the exhaust clearance is another problem.
Here's a pic of one of my recent ones.

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71RS/SS396 your gold camaro is one of the best looking 2nd. gens on the planet.And I think the 70-73 camaro's are the best looking camaro's GM ever built to this date.Your camaro is perfect!!!!.Love your car.Scott:thumbsup:

All i can say is wow to both of these cars...... I hope i can give my second gen to my 8yr old boy someday too lol...... keep it in the family :thumbsup:
Can you give us the wheel size on your car?

Fronts = 18X7 4.5 bs Nitto 555 235/40-18
Rears = 18X8 4.75 or 5 bs (depending on how low you go) Nitto 555 275/40-18

Can you give us a rundown on the suspension setup on the car. It looks great.

Nothing fancy, this car was intended to be simple from the start.
Dropped spindles and QA-1 coilovers in the front, de-arced springs and lowering blocks in the rear.The sway bars are off of a 79 WS-6 Trans Am and the steering box is an Iroc box. I plan on installing Kore 3 brakes and that's all I'm doing to it.

I will make sure that I attend as many open track events to ensure that that the cars dialed in before I hand Gia the keys :D


Maybe our daughters will trade paint on the track Marty :lol:

I am going to modify the front fenders & inner fender wells.. Got some suspension components in design for the front!

Luv the stance on ur 71! I am hoping that I can get mine as low as yours..

WOW!!! Looks awesome Cris. I love the color and stripes as well.:thumbsup: You need to keep us posted when you start that bad boy!
Ben did a great job on the rendering. :thumbsup:

Cha Ching----money baby----That is so bad A dude---great rendering!

Doug

Thanks guys! Can't wait to finish this one up.. Got a prototype rear suspension being sent to me for fit up from a very well know suspension vendor on this site to confirm fitment.. I just ordered rear tires.. 335-30-18 for the rear BF Goodrich KDW.. got all the front sheet metal @ media blasting.. finishing up the fender stretch & mini-tub.. Hoping to have it done this year :unibrow:

Nice color Cris

Thanks for the opportunity to get involved Cris. My 4.5 YO daughter already has her eye on my 70 also! Though, she wants it pink of course!

As for the color choice.....all Cris, I can't take any credit for that. The first thing out of his mouth when we talked about the rendering was Viper Snakeskin Green. It's pretty intense but it has a bright gold aspect to it that gives it some dimension and depth. I was thinking that the new Synergy Green from the 2010 Camaro could be another option.

Looks like greens are big lately, this is like the 5th project since last summer where I presented a bunch of different color schemes and the owner/builder went for the green. Golds, champagnes, bronzes are pretty popular too.

Thanks Dave!

Ben- Thank you for a killer rendering! I agree that we will be seeing some more green cars hear pretty soon :unibrow:

Love those 2nd Gens.....and I love green. Can't wait.
My daughter already has a car too, and she just turned 6! A certain one-owner 65 Coupe is already promised to her, skipping me entirely!
The things we do for our kids!

Gathering parts!
 

We have so busy here @ the shop that we have not had time to work on my car but have been working on gathering some parts or fitting parts from other 2nd gens to move mine forward..

I got a smoking deal on this brand new LS3!!

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/IMG_0264.jpg

Borrowing parts from Mary Pozzi's car to fit my motor & build engine mounts & transmission cross member..

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Just picked up these components from Speedway Engineering to do a floating rear end with 1.5 negitive camber built into the rear end.. about 1/64 toe in..

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I will be doing a custom rear brake system that will have a functional parking brake using all of Wilwood components..

Very nice Cris!!:thumbsup:

That is going to be one bad 2nd gen, you do awesome work Cris!

Thanks Cory!

Here is another part that I am working on.. Always have hated modifying the original 2nd gen spindles to fit aftermarket brakes.. So we are making our own spindle..

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...LE4Default.jpg