Where we are at with the PatriotDream.org Camaro

[Birdman]

Thanks guys! I did strip the paint on it with the wire wheel just along the seam where I am welding. I learned my lesson the first day with all the popping and spitting!

Right now I have a few things I need:
Oil pan for LS1 swap (I have an LS1 pan, but it isn't clearanced yet)
LS1 F-body T56 bellhousing
T56 master cylinder and reservoir
T56 shifter
Dash pad
Door panels
All interior panels
Headliner
Bumpers
Windshield wiper motor, plus arms and everything else.
Exhaust system
Headers
Plugs/wires/coil packs
Stereo system

And tons of other nickel and dime parts that I am forgetting about that will bite me in the ass later!

And I found out today that he is coming home a month early, and possibly even two months early in May! Great news, but now I am in a REAL crunch!

[Birdman]

Ran into a major snag tonight. With the suspension and chassis setup the way we were installing it, there is no way we're gonna fit a stock gas tank in there. If anyone has any advice or can hook me up with anything, please let me know! For right now, we're just going to install it as far apart to get as big of an aftermarket tank in there as we can. He'll still be able to fit some big meats under there if Shawn ever wants to.


We did get in some goodies, though! Goodmark donated some inner wheelhouses, a radiator support, and a driver's door shell!

[Birdman]

I also bent up a brake line for the front subframe. I need to get a junction block for the driver's side, but I got the crossover done. I used insulated line clamps and stainless bolts to fasten it down.



And last but not least, I got the rear leafs painted and installed the Prothane bushings!