67 Camaro "The Victim"
 

Well.....after six and a half years and a few set backs, I finally have another 67 Camaro. I have learned a few things about Pro Touring cars, shops, vendors and myself while working to get to this point. My plans have changed more than a few times and the number of build sheets are as numerous as the wheel selections at SEMA. Mainly I've realized what's right for me and it's going to be a lot of fun.

My goal is to have a well balanced car. Performance, looks, comfort and not to hard on the budget. It sounds simple enough...right? :lol:

After a lot of searching, I found the right car right here on L-G. I bought the car from PSV (Paul), who bought the car from JEFF-SAN, so it's been around here a for a few. Paul lives in Farmington, NM so I grabbed a trailer, drove out and drug it home. It is an outstanding car to start a build with.

The car started life as fairly plain Jane and at some point started receiving a lot of RS/SS upgrades and is a pretty impressive clone. I have to admit, it's been a lot of fun driving the car and the LS6 doesn't suck.

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After a few months of fun with the car, it was time to get things started. After a lot of debate, I settled on AME suspension and chose their nose to tail Sport GT package. The front sub has AME's latest C7 components and their 4 bar setup out back. The suspension, along with a few other parts, arrived in one heck of a crate.

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Pretty much game on once it arrived.

Going to be a great Round 2! Extremely solid victim awaiting the latest and greatest for it's PT transformation! Look forward to see it come together!

I picked every thing up from the freight terminal and started the parts stack in my garage.

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Craig sent some great pictures of everything going together and being shipped. Kind of cool to see this part of your build going together.


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I asked Craig to advise me when everything was ready to ship and this was how I was notified. :lol:

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Thanks man. That might have to be the new project name "Victim". :lol: It's going to be a lot of fun. Wishing I had a lift in my garage.

Welcome back! :stirthepot:

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I kept the car on the road as long as possible. Figured I'd have one more week after dropping the front sub off to be powder coated....it took three days!

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So....I cleaned up the garage, positioned the car and called Jeff...a.k.a. JWCarguy.

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Jeff has owned over forty (yes I said 40) first gen Camaros. The man knows these cars very well. He is a very good friend and has been there for me every step of the way. It's usually a lot of :snapout: which has kept me on track and on budget.

Thanks Brother!!

Jeff arrived early Saturday morning and spent 16 hours helping me take the car apart. Thankfully it was only 104* that day. :wacko:

Here we go.....

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I was impressed with just how clean things on the car where. :confused59:
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No turning back now.


(Quick photo at Cars and Coffee...Jeff's $100 beater, as he calls it, and the Victim)

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I didn't want to break out the new wheels other than to just have a peak at them, but...no rollers yet. So we bolted them to the AME front sub for the install. Hopefully I'll have a set of rollers in the next day or two.

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This is how the car sits for the next few days.

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Cool build Curtis, did you sell the 69 project that was at ABS? Sorry haven't been on much lately.

Yeah....the entire thing and ABS is in the past and can't be behind me far enough.

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Cool Build! It'll be fun to watch the progress..

Curtis you are not fooling around are you?This round 2 looks like it will go very fast,nice job:trophy-1302: :ups:

Awesome job Curtis! Although you're another one I haven't met and am already disliking! Your further along in a week than I am in 5 years! UGH :bang: :bang: :lol: Keep up the great work!

Looking good!!!

Looks great! Glad you are jumping into the deep end of the pool.

Nice project Curtis!! This should go together quickly!, :lol:

I like the direction you are taking. I'll have to pop by one of these days and supervise. :lol:

There's a cover charge.

Thanks Shane! I appreciate you keeping me motivated with your build!

That would be nice! If I can time it right, the car will be dropped off for "work" while I am on the road for work. Hopefully that will keep the progress moving.

I don't know man. Seeing as this is round 2, doesn't that mean I am further behind than you? :lol:

Thanks Vince! Really appreciate all the advice and support!!

It's a good thing....right? :drowninga:

Hope so!

Well.....once the car is back, you are more than welcome to stop over and drop a six pack into the cooler.:cheers:



Russ, the former Lead Fabricator of ATS (when they where still here in Las Vegas) has agreed to do some welding on the car for me. Not sure how many of you have seen the level of work Russ does, but it's impressive.

Russ will be cutting out the factory frame rails and installing the Art Morrison 4 bar setup. He will also add a set of mini tubs, a fire wall fill plate, sub frame connectors along with patching of a few small holes that just need to be filled. Thankfully the bottom of the car is fairly clean.

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Looks good Curtis! I bet you are glad to have more parts now LOL. Let me know if you need an extra hand.

When this build is done Curtis, you'll be cool even when you're on the ground.


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Thanks Chris. Glad you made it over before the car came apart. The stack of parts is still growing! I had both the FedEx and UPS truck out front at the same time more than once. The deliveries have been almost daily and honestly it's gotten a little silly.

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I just hope people will like me. :lol:

Well now, it's about time!

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That's asking a lot! :D

:cheers: Bro.

Very cool build (even in the LV heat) CONGRATS!!

Curtis, after going through the learning curves of my first build(what a headache), I know my choices and the routes I take will be a whole lot different and about 10 times cheaper the second time around...hopefully. Looks like you have a great start there...hope the build's short and sweet, I'll be following. Best of luck!:ups: best part of the build:lol:

For some reason I get the feeling this build isn't going to be collecting dust like some......

Looking good Curtis!

Nice hollow cast C7 control arms! You the first on lat-g to use those?

Very, very nice Curtis. Looks like a very clean car.
I look forward to seeing the progress. I love the wheels on that car. :thumbsup:

Right! I've had the car an entire 4 months! :superhack:

I don't think I have ever drank that much Gator Aid. The one time I wish I had a pool!!

Very true. I think the trick is to just keep moving...a little everyday. Before long it's done. If all goes right, I'll be back driving it by Christmas. :lmao:

I hope not!

Thanks Craig! Hey...give that Scott guy a raise! He earned it with all the questions I had.

First one I know of. Craig mentioned that there aren't many sets out yet.

Thanks Brother! I'll have to get one of the rears out of the box and get a pic of it. I wanted HRE's...heck I've wanted HRE's for years! But the price on those was just off the chart and the budget just didn't allow for it. I bought them through Tony a.k.a. Nineball, whom I also bought my last 67 from. He runs a wheel business called Deviate Motoring. Really good to work with. In fact the entire deal was done via e-mail and text message while I was on the road for work. He's not a vendor here....yet. :poke:

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Looking good Curtis, glad to see the thread has started!

Thanks Brother. Appreciate you keeping me motivated and for all the discussion on what if's.

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Picked up a set of rollers today. No way I can send the car off for metal work with those purdy wheels on it. Not to shabby for $30.00.

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Cool to see you finally started on it. Hopefully you won't lack much before you head back to work.

Thanks Mike. There's a lot of this :ups: going on thanks to you. Appreciate all the input. I still need a radiator setup. I'll give you a call once things slow down.

I just got off the phone with Russ and I'll be dropping the car off for Mini Tubs, Rear suspension, frame connectors, and the firewall fill plate tomorrow! Hope he's able to knock it out before I head back to work!

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The word I'm look for is - SMOOTH
 

Nice looking car. Definitely fast work taking apart at only 104. The shot from the yard is so cool. All of the cars lined up to be picked over. And a shopping cart to boot. My yard - no cart. Have to bring a wagon.

This is a thread for all of us to watch and learn from.https://lateral-g.net/forums/imag...s/popcorn2.gif Best wishes on a smooth build.

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