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70 Camaro Pro-Touring Yet Another One
Yet another 70 Camaro build. I am new to lateral g and decided I would share my build hoping that some might share some insight on the build. I am building the car to be a good driver with intentions of autocrossing it every once in awhile. I purchased the car a little over a year ago so quite a bit has been done already. The car will be getting a ls motor with a 6 speed, Detroit speed Quadralink, 12 bolt, global west control arms and custom works performance front coil over conversion and many other of the usual parts.
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Here is the car when I got it home. Has alot of issues it had been swung into a pole on the drivers side quarter they pulled out the quarter but the rear structure was left and both quarters are rusted out and also the trunk so it will be getting new gm rear sheet metal
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Welcome. :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing this one come together. #RSnoseFTW! :D |
Welcome to Lat-g, and we love new projects. I'll be watching for your updates.
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Here it is on its way to the body shop the whole back end is getting cut off and new nos gm sheet metal is going on :excited:
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Its cut
Here are some pictures of it bare and with sheet metal going back on I already had cut for the mini tubs at this point once it got home I finished them up and its time for the Quadralink and mocking up the front suspension and motor and transmission.
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Nice! Was it hard to find the quarters and other NOS parts? I don't have to ask if they were expensive.
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Hey!! Welcome to Lat-g. Been watching the build on IG.
Vince |
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I liked the Detroit Speed firewall panel but didn't like the recess in it for the downward bars so I decided to make my own don't think it turned out to bad still got to body work it.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6mx3llhc.jpg Got the minitubs done and the Detroit Speed Quadralink installed in the car. http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psy3ohbi9f.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psskwm8q0v.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3fmyhe3i.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...pssagxnx7f.jpg Got the 12 bolt housing still can't believe I cut up a 69 Camaro 12 bolt. :superhack: http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psfmkftl6y.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4eiun76s.jpg Here is it with all of the brackets tig welded on :welder: http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4melendz.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps2baon3ch.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...pszmxlmjeq.jpg |
Wow ... moving along nicely! The firewall panel looks good, as does the DSE installed stuff :trophy-1302:
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I never really liked the shape of the 2nd gens inner fenderwells with all of the recesses for the wiring and structure ribs, but I did like the anvil carbon fiber ones, I just couldn't bring my self to spending the 2500 for them. So i hammered out all of the ribs and structures and English wheeled and planishing hammered all of them out here is a picture of a stock one for reference
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdnurwoak.png Here is the one after I beat out the ribs and channels, still have to engish wheel and planish them out. http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psjcipv4mr.jpg Here is a stock engine compartment vs what mine look like with the inner fenderwells modified i think they look pretty close to the anvil ones at a fraction of the cost. http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psnqe1hyix.png http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psmubcalnm.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9rymgg5w.jpg |
nice work on the tubs.
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That great so far, how long did it take you to do that?
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Well I got the motor in but it wasnt an easy task.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5y7xae0w.jpg I know many people have had no trouble swapping them in but I decided to go a whole different way than just buying a direct swap kit. I purchased the cpp fit rite mounts, they are quality pieces but when the motor got put in and started to set it down the bolt holes for the motor mount were off by about a 1/4 inch. But with the help of my dad who knows quite a bit said that there are two different types of mounts for a 70 camaro one for a 307 and 350 and one for a big block and z/28 car for added hood clearance so once I got those the motor fit perfectly. http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psbtkiiyye.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psyy78f4rn.jpg Now for the cross member a buddy told me that if you turn a turbo 350 cross member around that it works perfectly well I should have known that didn't work but I had hoped for the best. But what did work is to take the mount and turn it upside down and put it on the other side which worked perfect I have great tunnel clearance and with the adjustable slide motor mounts I was able to make the cross member work with just a little bit of modification and not have to spend a ton of money on another one. http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8n1qcuo4.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdgpcti09.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...pssjoujge1.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psq13i72kq.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psckcqdwse.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psfancts9n.jpg I have great pan clearance and firewall clearance and these are with the sliders slid all the way back. http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...pshyj0ahtz.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psbwfo0ivp.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...pskfc0dgfi.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...pspi3vbfps.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psi8zp06gc.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3k8pzho0.jpg |
looking good. which pan did you end up with?
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I got the driver fender modified. I didn't like how the driver fender came down different then the passenger so I decided I wanted to make them look the same once I get everything together im going to make some close out panels so you don't see behind the fender here's how it looked before and after
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psak50qin7.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdgzkigbw.jpg http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psmtusydyv.jpg The rear end should be done getting the gear set up this week so I should hopefully have a roller this weekend. |
Well I got the rearend back so I was able to get the car setup as a roller don't think I did to bad was a bare shell this morning and was a roller before lunch.
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The parts look nice looks nice! You made quick work of it too.
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Very nice!!! Looks great.
What heads you doing? Color? |
car is coming out great!! huge contrast from what it was before you started.
nice 55 210 too |
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Interesting build.. what size tires?
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Coming together nicely!
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nice work!
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very nice, in for the build.
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Looking good! Nice job.
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I was nice meeting you today. The build is coming along nicely, especially the attention to detail on the metal work...
And I LOVE that '68 of yours, more pics please!!!! |
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Haven't posted in a while, feels like I haven't really got anything done but got the doors header panel and deck lid back from the blaster so I have started fitting everything back on the car and starting to gap everything. Purchased a new urethane nose and chrome insert. Hopefully should start fitting it once I get new brackets since mine had been hit from a previous accident.
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Its looking good. I love split bumper second gens.
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