Long term 68.
 

Hi! Some of you might have seen me around Pro-Touring.com before, but I thought I would introduce myself and my car here too.

I recently brought my 68 Camaro out of storage after college, marriage, career, kid on the way, etc. I don't really have much of a budget on this, but I have lots of time, so I am going to do what I can when the money is there. Right now my freelance design money goes to the Camaro budget.

She was in the process of being built as a drag car when I bought it in 1996. I have been a fan of the Pro-Touring style since it came out, and have wanted to do a pro-touring build of my camaro. The focus of the previous owner was all motor. The motor had only 1,500 miles on it when it went into storage. We got it running again last month and save from so tuning work I still need to do, she runs good. It has a 430 HP 350, it's kinda old school with Iron heads and a gear drive, but it puts out a ton of power and sounds good, so it will do for a while. I am getting some back fire, but I think it has a cracked distributer cap. I want to keep it in running condition in between projects.

Here is what the car looks like now:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/...8a6de02031.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/...12d4287712.jpg

Projects I have completed:
Carb rebuild
Getting it running again
Removed the stock AC unite and replaced it with a delete box

Here is what I plan on doing probably over the next 5 or so years:
LS1/C6 Disc Brakes - front and rear
American Racing Torq Thrust M's or the New Boss 338's in gray
Solid Body Bushings
Poly Motor and Trany Mounts
New set of headers
Hotchkis TVS kit + and extra inch drop all around.
AFX spindles if I can afford it, or the G-mod if not
Maybe some upper control arms
These seats:
http://static.summitracing.com/globa...80-1000-51.jpg
Some body work and rust removal
Pypes, Dynomax, or Flowmaster exahust system
And I want to paint it flat black and leave it at that for a while.

Here are the things I would love to do someday, but it will probably be a while before I can put that kind of money into it:
T56 swap
New motor, probably fuel injected.
Mini Tub
G-Bar rear suspension.
Rip off the vynal top and clean up the roof underneath
Silver paint with Gun metal rally stipes.

In the end, this is the car I dream of having:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/...5d2e279f38.jpg

(Yes, it's a photoshopped picture of Bad Penny.)

Good looking starting point. The photoCHOP looks good also :thumbsup: :cheers:

I like the photoshop! Keep at it these things take time when on a budget! I'm turning the corner on 7 years!! :wow:

Whoever did it, very nice chop.

I did it, thank you.

To be fair, I photoshop all day. I design book covers. I just wish the actual car work was as cheap and easy as the PS work. ;-)

Use that skill as a sideline doing car design/mods and it may be a way to pay for your Camaro habit, your chop really is eye catching.

Well, if you know anyone who needs anything thing done, send them my way.

Also, I am paying with my car with freelance work, so anyone needs a website, a logo, any print work let me know!