Here we go again...

[jeff hanson]

Hello all!! Well after 10 years it's about that time to do it all over again... Another 69 Camaro underway! Bought a roller last spring and got it torn down, on the rotisserie, blasted, and back to the house for the complete transformation. I lucked out and found a wrecked 2010 Camaro with a supercharged LS3/6SPD. The previous owner put an Edelbrock E-force supercharger on it and wrecked it a week later. If I told you the deal I got on that car, I'd have to kill you...lol. Oh and by the way, since it's been so long and I've pretty much been out of the car scene since about 09, I'm definitely gonna have questions! I feel like I've forgotten everything! This site was a great resource last time so this is where I came first. Anyway, below is a short list of my plans along with my first of many questions! The car is going to be a street car 99.9% of the time so no cage and don't need suspension tuning capability of an F1 car. Just a nice driving pro-touring style car. Sorry if that offends you that I'm not tracking the car every weekend but I just know that I won't be. If I make it to a track a couple times, great. If not, I really don't care. I just want to have fun with it and not over stress about it. That's also not saying I want sub par parts but I don't need quadruple adjustable shocks, coolers for coolers on top of other coolers... You get the idea...lol

Thanks for any help you guys can give me! Here's what I know for now...
- Stock subframe
- Complete (front & rear) Ridetech coil over suspension
- DSE mini tubs & frame connectors
- 18's & 19's of unknown origin at this time
- flush mount glass
- Supercharged LS3/TR6060/9 inch
- many, many decisions yet to be made...

Now for my first couple questions... Please keep in mind this car is on a tighter budget than my last one so budget is a concern but not a deal killer for the right stuff.

1) I would have thought after 10 years buying the parts for an LS swap would have been a no brainer. I think for the most part it is but who has the best full kit to do it? I already have a set of stainless 1-7/8" Hooker full length headers so I was thinking the Holley swap kit is probably the best option but please chime in on this. The TR6060 might put a slight hiccup in this but shouldn't be too big of a deal. I was also hoping to find a kit that has the driveline angle already figured out. I realize ride height changes the driveline angle but let's be honest, the majority of the 69 Camaro's that sit "right" are all sitting pretty darn close to the same ride height. Maybe I'm crazy but I just would have thought by now, there would be simple solutions to all this and maybe there is...

2) Best bang for the buck 13"-15" brake options? I really want to go with manual brakes if possible. I feel this can be accomplished with the correct setup. (I'm going for super clean and basic under the hood).

Thanks again everyone for any and all help! Long road ahead. Just starting the metal work on the car this weekend. Hoping to have this car on the road by the end of summer 2018.

Just tried uploading a few pics and apparently it's not that simple so I'll work on it and get some posted. Just picture a 69 body on a rotisserie in Black epoxy primer. Like you've seen a thousand times before...😉

[CamaroAJ]

I have a set of 18" forgeline wheels I looking to sell for a '69 Camaro if you'd be interested. 10" wide front and 12" wide rear.

[Spiffav8]

This is going to be good! Subscribed!

[rallystyle]

sense you have a 2010 this might work for your trans setup
http://www.ddperformance.com/bk5-con...060-to-magnum/

i can say the holley kit works good but you will have to raise the tunnel

check post 97

https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...ley#post634820

i would talk to ron sutton about brakes

[jeff hanson]

Originally Posted by rallystyle

sense you have a 2010 this might work for your trans setup
http://www.ddperformance.com/bk5-con...060-to-magnum/

i can say the holley kit works good but you will have to raise the tunnel

check post 97

https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...ley#post634820

i would talk to ron sutton about brakes

Thank you! I was already planning on raising the tunnel.

[DEIGuy38]

try Auto City Classics for the flush mount glass. Save a little coin

http://www.autocityclassic.com/1968-...-2-dr-hardtop/

[jeff hanson]

Sorry guys. Here's what I started with. I'll add more in a bit of the new floor pieces and tubs etc. I'll do my best to stay current with pics through the process so don't kill me just yet...

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[jeff hanson]

Bought this a while back to get the motor. Supercharged LS3, TR6060. Sold the roller and ended up only having about $5k in the motor and trans. :p

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[jeff hanson]

Here's some random pics to bring you up to date... This is my first crack at all this welding so I'm sure it's far from perfect but I wanted to do it all myself this time around. I had most of the fab work on my last car done at a shop.

New ft and right front floors, left side toe kick, trunk floor, outer wheel tubs, inner mini tubs, and a few other minor repairs. Getting ready to put the subframe back in to do the DSE frame connectors. That's basically where I'm at right now. Been a very slow process as it's literally just me and I don't have a ton of spare time. Still shooting for Detroit Autorama 2019 but we'll see. As I said, I ordered the rear wheels so I can get a measurement for Currie to build the rearend. I'm really hoping to get it rolling on four wheels again by the end of September. Gotta have goals...

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[Beechy]

[QUOTE=jeff hanson;663141]. This is my first crack at all this welding so I'm sure it's far from perfect but I wanted to do it all myself this time around. I had most of the fab work on my last car done at a shop. /QUOTE]

seems like your welding is already better than factory.......NICE......