1969 Camaro Build Thread

[SlowProgress]

I was a lurker for a while as well. Great starting point. Those MCC bodies are really well put together and you won't have to mess rust, poorly done previous repairs, door/trunk gaps and all the other fitment problems. I used to love going to the MCC website and looking at all the photos of body shells brought back from the dead, and I learned so much from watching. I was really bummed when the photo section no longer worked. Must be exciting to have a whole garage of brand new "candy store" items? Good luck with the project and post often - subscribed!

[cwylie]

Any more info or pics of how you did your drip rails. It looks really good.

[DKz Garage]

Very nice work on this build! Great idea with the shaved drip rails...looks real clean. I bought the kick panels from Clint and wondered what the insulation is/was for? The speaker pods are sealed, so no worries about it getting wet...... is this for sound deadening? I hooked my system up and gave it a "test" run and thought that the front speakers sounded a bit odd. (echoish/boxy) Not sure if I need some adjustment, or should I have used the insulation??

[extralight]

Awesome build, can you post where you got the OEM Style switches from?

[jeds]

Awesome work. Things are looking super clean.

How difficult was it to remove the original radiator hose outlet on the water pump?

I have a Wegner kit arriving this week and plan to press in an A/N fitting as well.

[lsuguy]

Originally Posted by extralight

Awesome build, can you post where you got the OEM Style switches from?

Switches are from https://otrattw.net/

Originally Posted by jeds

Awesome work. Things are looking super clean.

How difficult was it to remove the original radiator hose outlet on the water pump?

I have a Wegner kit arriving this week and plan to press in an A/N fitting as well.

Wasnt too bad. I had to put a small amount of heat on the water pump and then used a set of vise grips and a hammer to work it back and forth. I would just be careful with how much heat you put on it. I just used a propane bernzomatic.

For the heater core hoses when you pull the barbs the holes are already the correct size for 3/8" and 1/2" NPT taps.

You will be happy with the Wegner kit. It is very well put together. Just a heads up mine didn't come with the TTY crank bolt so you may want to pick up 1 or 2 of those. If you are replacing a current setup you can used the old bolt to seat the crank pulley, then use the new one to final torque. If its a long block and you are installing the first time you are going to want to pick up 2 of the crank bolts. One for the initial seat on the crank pulley (I think 240 Ft Lbs) and then one for final torque.

[jeds]

Thanks for the tip. I'll try the propane trick.

I have an ARP crank bolt that's suppose to be reusable, so hopefully it works out...

[lsuguy]

Yep. If you are using the ARP bolt you are good to go.