69 Camaro - The Hard Way

[will69camaro]

Where are you located? Wheels look good! Dark metallic gray would be very cool (Like GM Cyber Gray).

William

[glr0212]

I'm inside the loop near downtown

[glr0212]

I guess I will start with the front suspension

I have the ridetech setup, full uppers, lowers, springs, shocks, swaybar, and tru-turn.
I bought all that and the 600 box through Frank at prodigy about a year and a half ago. I think he forgot about the order for a month or two but I started pestering him and it finally shipped out and I got it. I wasn’t in a hurry so it worked out ok. Interesting how that guy went from pro-touring hero to heel in about a year.





On the fit/finish/install of the ridetech stuff I’d probably give it a B. I had to hack away the bump stops on the frame to get the sway bar to work.



I also feel like the threaded end of the rod links provided in the drag link kit were too long. I don’t know, maybe I’m missing something. One of the bolts provided that attach the drag link to the adaptor did not have a hole for a cotter pin.



The dynatech muscle max headers cleared the tru-turn and fit really well except where the #7 tube hits the gear box. I’m currently working on that with a grinder, a torch and a hammer.

No Picture of that right now

Honestly if I could go back I would probably order a TCI subframe. For a little more than what I have in the current setup I could have gotten a complete subframe. Something to think about.

[Roberts68]

Looks like a great project, and you appear to have the worst behind you.
Keep the pics coming

[tubbed69]

great start and really love those wheels

[glr0212]

Originally Posted by will69camaro

Where are you located? Wheels look good! Dark metallic gray would be very cool (Like GM Cyber Gray).

William

William, I'm also an Ag. where are you located?

[will69camaro]

Excellent to have someone so close man. Great looking build so far! I was up in the woodlands but currently looking for town homes in downtown/midtown area. Recently single and ready to get back into the more fun area of town Definitely gives me more cash for my build.

Currently I'm in Cyprus/Israel for work. I'll be back in about a month or so.

Quite a few car guys in Houston. If you ever need a hand hit me up and I'll see what I can do. Should have quite a bit of my own car project stuff going down come closer to summer (GAP Racing - new vendor here) has my car and is doing the chassis work, then goes off to paint. Check out my build thread

William

[JON Q]

Great project!!! I am also near downtown (Medical Cntr)... I am also working on my 69 Camaro Z28RS (true ZRS) I am putting my car back together right now, DSE tubs DSE subframe connectors,DSE Quadralink and their 9" rearend.. C6Z06 brakes, upper and lower control arms, AFX spindles, coilovers, LS3/TR6060, Fikse Profil 5S race black center, polished lip, 18x12 rears, 18x9 front.. originally Daytona yellow, so I went back to the same minus the stripes..... Good to see more people here from HOU....

[glr0212]

nice to meet you guys. I had no idea there were other people around here building PT cars.

I'd love to get together and check out yall's rides one saturday.

[will69camaro]

Very good friend of mine posts on here occasionally and is in the Woodlands (Nineball). He's working on a 69 SS Convertible. It's at GAP with mine getting the panel work done. Both our cars were originally hugger orange and going back the same.

SIXX your car sounds like my build Definitely need to get together and scope the cars. Happy to have people in the area that are of similar interest and building these cars.

William