Mike,
I'm new to this board. I came over here while pro-touring.com was down over the weekend. I have an over the top 69 Camaro that is almost finished, to see the specs go to the site and look up my name (69camaro638) in the vBGarage.
I just picked up this 68 last week in Birmingham, AL with the intent of doing a mild PT style driver. The framerails, floorpans (does need a trans tunnel patch panel from shift hole hacks) and body are straight and free from damage. The headlights work but are missing the parts to operate the doors (which I have all new parts ready to install). It has standard front and rear interior panels that are incorrectly covered which need to be replaced from Classic Industries w/new. My plan was to clean and chassis black the underside and suspension, put in a TKO 600 trans, convert to power brakes (it has manual front disk / rear drum), install a 12 bolt w/DSE 3" drop leafs, upgrade the shocks, 2" drop coils in front, and do the Guldstrand mod w/Delalum bushings. Then down the road maybe add Vintage air.
The car has a great 350 with a Demon carb and a saginaw 4 speed. The owner wasn't sure about the rear gears but w/25.5" tires it cruised 60 mph (which meant it took a while to drive it home at that speed) at about 3000 rpm which makes me think its a 3.73
I had some questions about your car. Is the suspension stock or if changed, what has been changed. What type of rear is in it, Eaton, Detroit Locker or ? What is the compression ratio of the motor, will it run on pump gas? What is the braking system? Does the motor produce adequate vacuum?
I would not be interested the the FI system because my 69 has a 638 w/FAST fuel injection and for my 2nd Camaro I just want a carburetor. I would be willing to pay for the difference between the vehicles to do a trade, but it really would require both of us to do a closer inspection of both vehicles in order to agree upon a number.
Thanks,
Marty
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