Project Nighthawk 1969 Camaro - Ground up rebuild

[waynieZ]

Nice build its going to be awesome.

[Amituk]

Thanks.

Would be great to hear some feedback from some more experienced builders on this project.

This is my first muscle car build so constantly learning as I go

Amit

[xtreme]

looks great! Keep it up!

[Rybar]

I think your doing a pretty damn good job myself.

[cashed]

Great looking build! Looking forward to watching it come together.

[Amituk]

Cool thanks guys..

do pipe in if there is anything I am doing wrong or can be done better

work on the body shell will slow down now for a couple of weeks as retropower have to do some work other customer cars.

probably a good thing as I am running out of money already lol

need to find me a rich sheikh backer!

GMR are in the process of fitting the brakes to the rear axle, and building the front uprights. I have seen sneak peaks and they look awesome. Pics to follow soon

[Amituk]

And onto the next thrilling installment in the rebuild saga.

This week, we have moved onto the rear end.

The Full picture set of the story so far can be found here The Body Rebuild Continues

First of all, we strip her back to the core structure. As you can see, not much original metal is staying


The excellent rear panel from AMD is then tacked in place.


To ensure alignment, the outer panels were temporarily refitted.


Then they were removed so the repair work could continue. The wheels tubs were also removed to be replaced by some nice reworked AMD tubs


The outer skin of the pillar support rib wasnt looking too great


so it was cut out


a repair section was fabbed


and welded back in good as new


New wheels tub fitted, after some minor rework to maximize clearance


more rot - before


during


and as after. You would never know it was there. Great repair skill from Stu @retropower


Starting to look like a car again, but still a long way to go. Again outer panels still temporarily fitted to test alignment.


Next installment, we start on the left hand side, and I should have some updates on the front struts

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by Amituk

Thanks.

Would be great to hear some feedback from some more experienced builders on this project.

This is my first muscle car build so constantly learning as I go

Amit

Very impressive build.

What are your plans for the car ? Is it going to be a track car ? If so I would do as few special body mods as possible. Items like front spoilers can be made in metal the repoped in fiberglass or carbon fiber. That way your not spending a fortune to repair any track damage and the car can quickly return to the track.