Roadster Shop 2nd Gen Camaro Build - Lateral-g Forums

Roadster Shop · #1 01-12-2011, 05:28 PM

Because of the shape of the floor on the 2nd gens, this chassis does require fabricating a new main floor section in the car. The rear rails will follow the stock trunk floor so that can be used from the package tray area back, along with a stock gas tank. We are going to go with a different route for the tank so we fabbed a new center section of the trunk floor in this car.

The crossmember is designed so you can fab a dropped floor in the car which will keep the driver seat low like the original floor and give you plenty of head room.

Roadster Shop · #2 01-12-2011, 05:31 PM

Wheel tubs were fabbed to clear the 345 rear tire. We also fabbed complete outer wheel houses to get the tires out closer to the edge of the 1/4...more on that in a minute.

Cool shot of the trans mount we fabbed up.

rwhite692 · #3 01-12-2011, 05:34 PM

Dang....That is one sweet looking setup...nice work!

Roadster Shop · #4 01-12-2011, 05:36 PM

We widened the top section of the quarters to again get the wheel/tire out closer to the lip of the quarter. When we sat the car this low with such a tall tire, it ended up hitting the body unless we moved the tire inboard 2-3 inches. That made it look like a bad pro-street job, so we started to work.

Roadster Shop · #5 01-12-2011, 05:41 PM

This is probably one of those things that most people will never notice when it is done... but everyone would have noticed if it wasn't done.

In the end it is hard to tell that the quarters were altered at all. Here are some "down the side" shots of the car once the work was completed.

Hey Marty, I made sure the back ground on this one was blurry so you couldn't see the "other car" that we are working on across the aisle!

70rs · #6 01-12-2011, 05:52 PM

Thanks for all the detailed info. I appreciate it.
The quarter treatment is really cool. Great solution for the tire issue.

So I'll take one chassis as shown, floor pan as shown and trunk floor as shown. I'll let you know just as soon as I hit the lotto numbers to pay for it....

Amazing work!

killer67 · #7 01-12-2011, 07:03 PM

Quarter work is sick

I like the 28's back there

Conrad283 · #8 01-12-2011, 07:31 PM

Looks awesome

**syborg tt** · #9 01-13-2011, 11:20 AM

Okay I deserved this comment and it's about dang time you posted up some pictures of this beast.

So it looks like i am going to need to bring my spy camera with me the next time i visit

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Originally Posted by RS-Perf

Hey Marty, I made sure the back ground on this one was blurry so you couldn't see the "other car" that we are working on across the aisle!

RPM HOTRODS · #10 01-13-2011, 11:30 AM

Didn't you build our Mustang Chassis????