Project Nighthawk 1969 Camaro - Ground up rebuild

[davin24]

wow look at that tap

[JasonElvisHeard]

Originally Posted by davin24

wow look at that tap

That is a 2.5" tap for the filler bung post welding. We use it to clean up the threads, sometimes the heat can move the material just enough to make the filler a real pain to screw in. With this $$$ tap we can chase the threads and now we know the filler is going to be smooth as butter when the end user has his hands on the housing.

jason

[Amituk]

I like butter

Can wait to see this thing in the flesh.

There is nothing better than precision engineering and there is definitely a lot of that in the next batch of pictures!

[Amituk]

More updates from Jason at theGMR

Jason uses high tech custom designed tooling to ensure he can draw a straight line around the tube. No wonky cuts here!


Holes drilled to allow the snout to be plug welded to the axel tubes for final fit


More custom designed tooling from GMR to make sure centre section bolt holes are in exactly the right place




Another jig used to ensure perfect alignment for the axel snouts. A precision ground alignment bar that spans the entire length of the housing both snouts are set at the same time, making them very straight to each other. Dont want to be driving in circles!


Tacked in place for now




Jason is cleary actually a women as he is able to tap a thread, bolt in the drain plug and take a picture at the same time


The completed GM9 Chromoloy bare housing, ready for suspension and brake mounts of your choice






As you can see, light as a feather. With the Motto “Lighter – Stronger – Faster” the gmr products are designed accordingly and this GMR9-325 housing is no exception. The GMR9-325 housing with 3.25" housing tubes, 3/8" faceplate, large filler cap, and rear truss section is only 1 pound more then a Currie F9 with 3" tubes and NO TRUSS installed! Now, that is a serious weight – strength ratio!

[Amituk]

Will be going to vist retropower tomorrow to discuss the custom chassis build.

Lots of exciting updates to come

Amit

[Rick D]

Looking good Amit, did you ever lock down the engine plans?? I know you said you were going to run a ls9?

[Amituk]

Nothing for certain just yet.

Still favouring the ls9!

Was hoping chris@fesler would drop me a mail with a few options, but still waiting to hear from him.

Still considering a supercharged ls7 as an alternative. Maybe a Maast black series. Problem is I am not up on my muscle cars so don't really know what's out there.. Pros/cons etc

This is my first muscle car build.

Previously been a retro Vw guy

[214Chevy]

Start the top notch fabbing Amit and this thread will take off. We love pics here. That's why I asked were you serious if we wanted to see updates. I said it in a joking manner though. Keep up the good work. Everytime I see your thread come to the top, I myself take a look and follow your build.

[garickman]

I haven't posted but I have been following your build. It's pretty amazing so keep up the good work! You should also be commended for finding a way to include the word "deactivateable" into your build thread.

[sixnina]

The renderings look awesome, it will be interesting to see how we'll this translates into reality.
Shane