700 HP 1969 Camaro 540 BBC “Do-Under” Gets All New Underpinnings At V8 Speed & Resto

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Originally Posted by tmadden

Big & great changes. They certainly have the right guys and gals putting in work. Good luck

Thanks for the kind words!

[WSSix]

You guys are doing great work as always, Kevin. Thanks for updating us.

Congrats to Tara, as well.

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Originally Posted by WSSix

You guys are doing great work as always, Kevin. Thanks for updating us.

Congrats to Tara, as well.

Thanks Trey! We'll pass your congrats along!

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Next, the crew reinstalled the painted QUADRALink components, rear shocks, Currie axle, and Baer brake rotors.



Yellow tape snippets are there to protect pieces during assembly, and also to serve as reminders for things that need to be tightened or filled.





The wheel tubs are yet to be coated with their final treatment.

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Up front, a new Centerforce DYAD clutch is installed and the T-56 Magnum 6-speed is bolted to the bellhousing.




The DYAD clutch assembly can hang on to 1300 ft. lbs. Of torque, so it should be quite happy behind this big block Chevy. We like these because they also offer a fairly light clutch pedal operation even with the high clamping force.

[Vegas69]

Gotta love these pro touring cars, 500 miles on the clock and it's time to rebuild her. ha

You guys are really making this a nice driver and great work!

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Originally Posted by Vegas69

Gotta love these pro touring cars, 500 miles on the clock and it's time to rebuild her. ha

You guys are really making this a nice driver and great work!

Thanks! Yeah, maybe not rebuild, but improve? This one's engine was just a bit too big for it's britches...

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Next, the engine and DSE subframe were installed. The subframe was placed on stands, and the car lowered down over it and aligned.





Moroso fabricated valve covers were added for a cleaner look.



We patched the previous hole in the transmission tunnel, so a new hole was drilled for the shifter.



The team ran wires for the Holley EFI system.





The firewall was chosen as the mounting point for the ECM, as there was limited room under the dash with the Vintage Air A/C system and the customer did not feel the need to have us modify and lengthen the harness if it wasn’t crucial.



After some re-routing, the wire harness begins to clean up.

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Under the car, the exhaust connections were made. This car came in with a 3” exhaust system, but we needed to modify the system to fit the new subframe and rear suspension. We also wanted to tuck the mufflers up to the floor a bit tighter.

The transmission cross member and driveshaft loop are obstacles in the front of the system, and the DSE QUADRALink makes for a challenge out back.





We started at the header collectors and the V-Band clamps.





The mid-pipes were tacked in place, reusing the Black Widow mufflers. The position of the H-pipe was dictated by the transmission cross member.

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Tail pipes were made to snake through the QUADRALink rear suspension and utilized V-Band clamps.









The whole system was TIG welded together.



These systems are a tight fit, so they take time to build.