ZR9 Camaro - An 804 HP LS7 / LS9 Powered New 1969 Camaro at V8 Speed & Resto
 

We build lots of Camaros in the V8 Speed & Resto Shop, and each is different and unique.

This is an interesting car for many reasons, beyond the 800+ HP Mast Motorsports supercharged engine. We're using a new Dynacorn body on this one that we bought from Classic Industries, so the entire car will be new. The owner had no real attachment to a particular car, he just wanted a Camaro.

Here's the Carter Hickman Designs rendering:

http://www.v8tvshow.com/69_Camaro_ZR...4.14.14_14.jpg

This car will be riding on [url=http://www.detriotspeed.com]Detroit Speed & Engineering front suspension and subframe, with their QUADRALink rear suspension.

This is how the Dynacorn body arrives:

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Looks pretty good at first glance. We'll get into the panel fitment later, but we noticed some of the resistance spot-welds were off a little, but even GM was guilty of that. Be prepared to address this kind of thing if you work on one of these.

http://www.v8tvshow.com/69_Camaro_ZR....30.13_015.JPG

The deck lid, doors, and quarters all seem to fit much better on this one than they did when these reproduction bodies first hit the market. They appear to have a factory style fit, but we'll be tuning that up on ours.

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The wheel tubs appear stock, but the wheel lips are in need of some attention regarding the placement and tidiness of the spotwelds.

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The rear frame rails and floors all look correct.

http://www.v8tvshow.com/69_Camaro_ZR....30.13_041.JPG

We noticed a nice, straight lower door to rocker fitment.

http://www.v8tvshow.com/69_Camaro_ZR....30.13_043.JPG

The deck lid gap appears a little inconstant, but not completely off base.

http://www.v8tvshow.com/69_Camaro_ZR....30.13_045.JPG

Deck to quarter gap is a little wobbly, and the quarter panel came with a dent in the contour line.

http://www.v8tvshow.com/69_Camaro_ZR....30.13_047.JPG

The rear window filler panel fit is OK, we'll weld this up to prevent it shifting in the future.

http://www.v8tvshow.com/69_Camaro_ZR....30.13_051.JPG

The tail pan looks like many of the reproduction pieces, but the lines are a little more defined than many. The tail light openings can be hit or miss on the repro panels, but these look better than most.

http://www.v8tvshow.com/69_Camaro_ZR....30.13_062.JPG

Kevin I'll be watching this one! We have one Lateral member that had to give up on his Dynacorn body I know this won't be the case here!!!!! Keep the updates coming.

That's a bummer. This one had a few ups and downs, but the story has a happy ending. We'll post it all.

Thanks!

Very cool Kevin. Looking forward to seeing the progress and pics. :bump:

Yep I will be watching very close. The issue I had was not with the body at first glance but later trying to get fenders and door hardware, window regulators, quarter glass, dash parts, etc. I hope they have improved for you guys. imo it's best to get a donor car for all the small parts that add up to big $$$. Looks like it's going to be a great build!

Rob

I agree totally. This car is going to have some custom parts, power windows, etc., so there's not much to re-use from a donor.

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Welcome Marty! Kelle enjoyed chatting with you at MCACN, sorry I was running around quite a bit that weekend to catch up, but she brought me up to speed. We both hope all goes well for you and your family!