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68 Camaro daily driver

Hey, i've learned a lot from this website so i thought i would put up my project. It's a 68 camaro with all of the DSE parts. Me and my dad are building the car together and i've learned so much in these few years.
Here are the plans for it.

Suspension
DSE hydroformed subframe
DSE quadralink
DSE Minitubs
DSE Subframe connectors
DSE 4 point cage (now a 6 point)
DSE half height body bushings
DSE minitubs

Wheels/Tires
Billet Specialties Le Mans
18x10 with 295/35/18 NT05
18x9 with 245/40/18

Brakes
Kore3 C6 Z51
13.4 rotors 2 piston fronts
13.0 rotors 1 piston backs
Hawk HPS

Drivetrain
2004 ls1/t56 (04 GTO)
-American Racing Headers
otherwise stock for now
Narrowed big bearing 9"
strange axles/center 31 spline truetrac
3.70 gears.

Body
Painted BMW alpenwiess white because i like the polished/white combo
still running chrome bumbers but probably removing the other emblems to clean it up.
New floor
trunk floor
roof
both quarters
inner and outer wheel wells
header panel
front fenders
rear windshield panel thingy lol

Interior
I got the seats from 91 honda prelude because they are really supportive, comfortable and cheap :)
The cage has absolutely no visual obstruction and the most headroom you could possibly have in any direction.

It will be my daily driver until the winter when the roads get salted, i still haven't figured that part out yet :_paranoid . We tried to save money where we could without actually skimping on quality of product (seats, used engine, stock vette brakes, etc.) but it should still be a great performing car. heres some pictures

Car in its original form :rolleyes:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01095.jpg

Subframe out
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01115.jpg

There was minor rust in the floor so we had to patch it....
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC00394.jpg

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01144.jpg
Anyway... more pictures to come :)

Very cool. I am glad you started a build thread. It looks like you're off to a good start and have a great list of parts going in there.

Nice she is a beauty.

plasma cutting the hole for the Q-link brackets
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01195.jpg

I know, the pants.... i learned the hard way not to wear those when welding.
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01216.jpg

New front floors and body mounts
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01217.jpg

Rear window panel
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01957.jpg

Tubs, Q-link, and trunk floors in
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02023.jpg

Very nice Ken.
Nice little list of "goodies" going into the car. Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

Quarter panels are on, along with the wheel wells
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01966.jpg

First part of the cage is in. DSE really did a good job of making it fit well. The main hoop fits like a glove with the most possible room you could get out of it.
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02020.jpg

We took the roof off, wire wheeled it and used a rust preventing primer. It was pretty nasty looking when we first took the roof off.
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC01964.jpg

More DSE stuff. I could... i have stared at this frame for hours. It is a work of art to say the least.

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02028.jpg

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02029.jpg

The fresh body panels should make it so that there is not a lot of body work, which is good... because i like welding a lot better :D

We finished the front of the cage, two down bars coming from the main hoop to the front of the rockers with a arched hoop between.
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02058.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02061.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02064.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02067.jpg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/DSC02070.jpg

Looking through these pictures makes me want to finish it NOW :willy: :willy: :willy:

Very cool ! I like it ! :thumbsup:

Jason

You should be very proud of yourself! Great job.... :hail:

Really kool build to see you and your Dad doing together... love that!

Keep working on it and keep us all in the loop. :thumbsup: