eGarage 1969 Camaro
 

Ben, of eGarage.com has teamed up with Nelson Racing Engines and the Roadster Shop to take the eGarage Camaro to the next level. The goal is to add much needed strength to the car to handle the monster 2,000 HP 572 twin turbo engine built by Tom Nelson. A custom Roadster Shop chassis was designed to add strength and rigidity to the car along with an integrated roll cage. Suspension will be our Fast Track IFS and IRS sporting Penske remote reservoir coilovers and Brembo brakes at all 4 corners. The car will be undergoing a complete mechanical transformation from the chassis to cooling system, to turbo and intercooler systems, to complete fuel system, and then some.

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As the car rolled in.
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A work of mechanical art under the hood.
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Disassembly begins:

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After analyzing the car and the build, it was decided that a custom perimiter chassis would be the best approach. The decision was made to widen the platform and build a chassis that would go out to the rocker panels. This would add strength and allow the body and the roll cage to be tied directly into the chassis. In order to do this, the stock floors would have to go.

The car was braced and the stock floor was then cut out.
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cant wait to see whats in store!

:brix:

Wow, that thing is nuts!

Definitely subscribed to this one.

A very cool project by RS more pics:yes: :yes: :yes:

What is the product that you are using to cover the outside paint? I can see that it is 3M but I dunno what it is.

3M 5916 weld spark paper, it has a self adhesive backing take look here.

http://3mcollision.com/3m-welding-an...per-05916.html

Also another awsome car by RS :thumbsup:

Thanks everyone. This should be a pretty cool build and we are excited to be a part of it.

Rick, you got the 3M paper correct. It works very well on a painted car to protect it from sparks and paint damage while working on the car.

The frame rail build:

Main center rails welded up in the fixture.
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Rear frame rail sections welded up then removed from the fixture so they can be ground smooth.

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Early stages of the chassis build.
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Body and engine mocked up on the bare frame to double check ride heights and clearances for the engine. The goal was to get the engine lower in the chassis to gain better hood clearance to the intake.

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I never saw a pic of the car. I'm to busy being stuck on the shot of the twin turbo NRE 572. What car?....:wow: :wow:

Wow. Great stuff.:thumbsup:
Another amazing build coming out of the RS shop. Keep us posted.

You had me at frame. This is going to be one bad mama jama

:hail: :hail: :hail:

Further progress on the chassis:

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Angled side rails and a flat center crossmember will allow for a drop floor to be built so we can maintain the same headroom as if the original floors were still in place.

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I have frame envy now.

OMG..... 'bout all I can think of to say.

Looking good as always. Was that "nelson super car" number something? Looked allmost undriven,how many miles it had after nelson ?

So nice, one day I hope to have the funds to build a project using one of your chasis. Seen your work in person and it is even more impressive than pictures do justice.:thumbsup:

This is pretty damn cool. Has to be a first in a 1st gen Camaro. :thumbsup:

I saw some of your frames at the Dallas Goodguys. Awesome work!

This is going to fun to watch. What are he plans for the turbo's and inter-cooler?

If my Pappy had been runnin one of them IRS's, he coulda got away from them revenuers. Kinda ironic..

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You might sell a few...

thousands!

Hey, its not too late to put one under your car!

Yes, it is. Not sure exactly how many miles were on it. The dash and entire interior were removed before the car was shipped to us, and I never asked Tom what kind of street time the car had on it.

We are re-working the intercooler and radiator set up. We set the motor back slightly to allow for more room for a larger intercooler and more space around the radiator. We are going to get started on that area of the build in a few weeks. We still have a lot of figuring and decisions to make.


Thanks to everyone else.:thumbsup: Stay tuned, a lot more to come on this one!

Kinda looks like:

http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Nelson...ercar-004.html

:cheers:

what kind of koni coilover where you running in this pic, I want to get the same type but are not sure what part number to get.

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Wow, just wow. Great work guys!

This is the same car.

Wow.....love that engine!

Senor, No idea what model or part # they are, sorry. The car came in with them on, not something that we installed.

Body mocked up on the completed chassis:

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The beginning of the new floor and trans tunnel.
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Further progress on the floors:

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Looks good Phil.....


Anybody try to place a gas pedal and their feet in there yet??

Greg, coming from a guy who drives a 32 ford with 3 pedals, I would think you would be the last person asking about foot room! :D

The pictures skew the sizing of the actual floor. The stock 69 Camaro in our shop has 20.25" from the trans tunnel to the kick panel. This car has 19.75" measuring from the same area. It shouldn't be an issue only losing 1/2" of foot space.

AH HA! The photo really skews the actual space... I even went back and looked twice before posting my question. But I also knew you guys wouldn't build something that was weird/wrong. Just figured others would get the same "view" I did.

And you're right about the '32 and foot room! TINY is an understatement! LOL

A buddy having a '55 Chevy built had this issue - when the shop finished the firewall and gave him the car back - there was nowhere to put your feet. He had to cut it out and start over... :rolleyes:

See ya soon!!:cheers:

Has anyone seen Greg's feet. I think we need a picture of them for proof

It has been a while since we have updated this thread, but a lot of progress has been made on the car.

All of the floors have been completed and welded in. We also widened the rear tubs to get a little more tire under the car with out rubbing.

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Fabbed a bulkhead between the trunk and interior.

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Mounted the seats, steering, and pedals. By building the dropped center crossmember in the chassis, it allowed us to lower the floor in the car and we were able to gain almost 2" of headroom compared to a stock floor.

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A lot of work has also gone into the front of the car. The work in the nose of was all about creating more room. The intercoolers, oil coolers, air box, etc... left little room for a sufficient radiator with in the stock core support. That led to overheating problems and drivability issues. The core support was re-designed and built with the radiator mounted ahead of it. This gave us room for 2 large fans on the back side with plenty of room to spare for the other components still to come.

Start of the core support sides welded together with both sides punch and flared to give it a cool look.

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Ground smooth

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New complete core support tacked together
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