1967 Camaro Build @ Dutchboys
 

Hey Guys I thought I would share a build that we have going on at the shop. We can not wait to see the customer out on the track enjoying this car.

Here are some specs on the car.

1967 Camaro RS

All new AMD sheet metal.
Detroit Speed front subframe with JRI coilovers
Detroit Speed Rear Quadra-link with JRI coilovers
Detroit Speed Connectors
Detroit Speed Mini-Tubs
Detroit Speed Dash insert
Detroit Speed Wiper motor
1969 Camaro Dash
Full cage
441 CI Dry sump LS7
Vintage air front drive
Vintage air magnum unit
T-56 6-speed from D&D
Baer 6P brakes
Ricks Vaporworks tank
Recaro Seats
Ultimate Headers Stainless headers
Formula 43 Rad 14 wheels
BFG Rival tires Front-275/35/18 Rear-315/30/18
Smoothed and narrowed into body rear bumper
Front bumper removed.


Here are a few pictures of what we started with and then followed by its current state.

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Very nice Paul. Top notch build. So you replaced 67 dash with 69?

nice work

Wow! Was someone "learning" how to weld on that thing? :rofl:
Nice work. Going to be bad azz when done.

Looks Killer Great work..

Very nice work as always Paul. :cheers:
Going to be a wicked ride when done

Looks awesome fellas!

Who built the motor and cage? Can you post some pics of the way the cage runs through the A pillars and dash?

:cheers:

Top Notch work as always guys,I am pretty sure that will be a happy customer.:trophy-1302:

Sweet Camaro Paul!! You have been busy at your shop!!

Well that doesn't suck! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

How long have you all been working on this car?

Great job! Really excited to see how it comes out. Curious about the dash also.

The engine is a 441 LS7 from Texas Speed and the I believe the cage is Chassisworks. I'm sure Paul can give you guys more detail, but I work 3rd shift and figured I'd fill the other night owls and left coasters in with what I know.

Thanks Jay! Yes the 67 dash was all rusted out so we decided to just replace it with a 69 dash. We first saw it on Stielows car and decided to go ahead and do it on this build. Really turned out cool with the DSE Dash insert.

Thanks Vince!

Thanks Chris! Yes I don't know who thought that they were doing someone a favor doing that work but they shouldn't be working on cars! lol And the sad thing is that those where NOS GM qtrs that someone destroyed...

Thanks Jay!

Thanks Steve! Cannot wait to shake down that 441ci.

Thanks Ron! Texas Speed built the engine. Great service and a pretty decent turn around time.The cage is a chassisworks deal that we modified and added a few things. It was a nice starting point and also saved some time. I will post a few more picture of it coming through the dash for you.

Thanks Jeff! The customer is flying in from Cali tomorrow to hangout and check out the car for the weekend. He hasn't seen it in person since the day he dropped if off. Really looking forward to seeing what he thinks of it!

Thanks Rick! Yes our team has been crazy busy around the shop. It is never a dull moment that is for sure. I have a great group of guys that really have a great passion for these cars. We are very lucky to be able to have the privilege of building some really cool cars for people.

Thanks Curtis! It did suck for sure. I felt very bad for my customer as he bought it from a guy he knew who told him it was in final prime and just needed to be blocked out and painted. We had the car up on the hoist looking and started finding more and more messed up spots..it was time to head to the blast to uncover some sins!:superhack:
We have had this car for a little over a year. Working on and off with other work flow in the. It has come a LONG ways. We are about 2-3 weeks away from paint. We just final primed it yesterday.

Thanks! The install was not bad at all. It needed to have a complete dash installed anyways. So it made the decision that much easier.

Thanks Jason! I need you to be my HR guy. lol Thanks for the help last night finishing up somethings on the engine.:thumbsup:

That is some awesome work there ... :trophy-1302:

What mod did you make to the cage? Pixs would be nice!

Michael

Awesome transformation. Love your work.

Looks like an awesome build! Cant wait to see more pics:popcorn2:

Love it! Nice work.

Nice custom touches
 

Really impressive work. Neat trick with the dash, going to be a great visit for the customer to see the car done right. Was curious about the hood hinges, are they painted or what? Never seen hinges in yellow before. Has the customer decided on the color scheme yet? This is a great build to follow.

Rod

Hinges
 

I believe that is yellow tape used to protect the finish on the hood hinges.

The 69 Camaro dash swap is something so simple but is going to look so much better.

Looking great.

I've kicked myself many times now for not thinking about swapping the 69 Camaro dash into my Nova. Lots more dash panel options going that route.

Quick Update
 

Thanks for all of the positive feedback guys, Today all of the hard work of bringing this car back from the dead has become even more rewording. Our customer made his trip into the shop today from California after not seeing the car in person since the day he dropped it off. He was extremely happy with how the car looked and couldn't believe that it was the same car that he had dropped off a short time ago. We spend a part of the afternoon looking at different spray outs trying to nail down a color. A few are up in the air. I will update back once we have an official pick.

Tomorrow we head over to Gingerman for the Motorstate Challenge. I have lined up some passenger seat time for him with Stielow around the track. Looking forward to what he thinks after he gets out of the car riding with a few laps with Mark..:thumbsup:

More updates to come soon.. here are a few pictures I took today.


Paul (Our customer)Checking out the feel of the interior layout for the first time.
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Final engine bay mock up before paint.
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Paul that looks freaking awesome!! :trophy-1302: I can't see the customers face but I'm sure it was a smile from ear to ear!! Great looking build! Can't wait to see what he picks for a color.

Paul,
The works look great.

What is Stielow driving?

Looks great, you guys are doing some great stuff!

Really happy to see another 67/68 get some work. I'm really liking these cars a lot. They have such a different look to them compared to the 69. Good job, guys.

Great work on the build!!

[QUOTE=Rick D;562643]Paul that looks freaking awesome!! :trophy-1302:

X2 for sure

The engine bay is SICK! Incredible work.

After getting a few rides in with Mark Stielow And Ray Thompson over the weekend I think its safe to say he has the bug...

So we decided to head back to the shop Saturday night and get a test runs in around the shop parking lot...lol

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Nothing is better than seeing your customer happy about his car.

Look for some Paint progress photos here in the next few weeks.

Yeah that would be motivational for sure! Great to see it in the home stretch.

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What color did the customer decide on? Car looks great and I can believe that after some runs with Mark he has the bug. Will be interesting to see it when you have finished the project.

Rod

Hey, I totally know that guy!! Deep voice, usually wears a mask, cape and breathes real heavy? Hangs out with some bad dudes and even his kids are tough guys?

Good to see you guys are attracting customers from far and wide! :D

:cheers:

Paul, how about an update on this car and the other 137 first gens at the shop? I bet some of these guys wouldn't even mind seeing a truck/Nova/Vette build that may or may not be going on. :poke:

You know keeping us up to date is almost as important as auctually working on the car.:bump:

Yeah I wouldn't mind seeing more of what's happening.
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Sorry guys we have just been so busy at the shop I keep telling myself that im going to take a few minutes and through some stuff up, but it seems to never happen. I also need to make a few other build threads or just one big one of some other really cool projects happening in the shop.

We are in the final push on the 67' Just trying to get everything finalized and fabbed up before we blow it apart for paint We have made a few changes in some areas but getting very close. The goal is to have the shell done and ready for assembly before we leave for SEMA. I better get back to work.....

Finished up all of the brake lines. Will be nice to have a lot of this pre fab done so when it comes time to assemble it should go together pretty nice.

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Also we did a slight radiator support mod for the C&R radiator.

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Punched and flared both halves and welded all of the joints together so that it would look the same front and back and have that stamped look.

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Also went around the perimeter of the opening with some 1/8x1/2 to strengthen the opening.

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We have also done a ton of work to the inner fenders/fenders to get them to fit 275/35/18 BFG Rivals and still be able to run the car low without rubbing under all conditions. I will add up a few more photos of what we did. The inner fender still comes down the side of the fender and locks into the rolled lip along with a few of the factory bolt holes. Just in case the tire does rub the outer fender it will still have something to protect it from damaging the outside of the fender.

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I will have some more updates soon on this car along with all of the other projects in the works at the shop.

Looking good Paul. :thumbsup:

Maybe just start a project thread that represents the shop and post random projects updates as time allows? Being less formal should take less energy and make it quicker to post updates.

A little is better than nothing. :D

great work Paul,

I know how long it took you to get that inner fender done right. Plumbing is great too.

What's up at Dutchboys
 

Great stuff Paul ! Yes, maybe you guys could do like Ironworks and just post up current projects every so often. All the stock subframe guys are drooling to find out more detail on the fender mods to fit the 275s up front. Also, that radiator is exactly the one I am looking at. Any more info. on the core support changes is also greatly appreciated. Hope you got your fenders shipped out of Phoenix OK.

Scott