I have been lurking around Lateral G and the other forums for some time and have finally gotten around to creating a image host site and posting my project.
Background:
My dad bought the Camaro in 1970 and drove it for about 15 years in North Carolina, Colorado and Texas. It was parked due to the gasoline change to all unleaded in the mid 80s and the last registration expired August 1986. My dad started doing some "restoration" work to it here and there, but the car just sat. Unfortunately, my dad did not do anything to protect the car, so all the years of coastal and northern driving took its toll on the sheet metal. At least, when he parked it "for good," he took out the interior, carpet, etc. so not everything was destroyed.
I'll need to dig for some old photos, but here is the car the day I moved it to my grandparent's barn to get it out of the weather.
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It sat in the barn for a few years while I figured out what I was going to do with it. Once I bought my house, I moved it to my garage and began tearing it down. I knew if nothing else, I would have it media blasted and put in epoxy to know better what condition the car was. As you can see in later pics, the car was pretty bad.
Here are some pics after tear down:
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I got the car down to the very last pieces and sent out for media blasting. Fast forward, nearly all the usual suspect areas were bad and I needed a new floor pan, both quarters, trunk floor, roof skin, etc.
Here is the car with all the rusted metal off and the skeleton blasted and in white epoxy:
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By now, I knew I would be going the Pro-Touring route and began procuring parts. First order of business is new sheet metal, so I called up MCB's and got the ball rolling on nearly the full catalog of AMD panels. Side note, call them first for anything as they have been awesome to deal with and always very competitive pricing.
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I also met with Tony at The Roadster Shop when they were down for the Goodguys Lone Star Winter Nationals and ordered the Fast Track subframe.
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I worked over the next year or so with a local enthusiast - also the media blaster - to slowly put the new panels back on the car. Media blasted all panels and put in white epoxy so all edges, backs, nooks, crannies, etc. are fully coated. I have thousands of photos of the rebuild, but will only showcase a few below.
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And the day the car finally came home...
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I've collected many parts already, but one of the systems that really intrigued me is the InfinityBox wiring system. After much research, I decided to go this route and was able to source everything I could imagine for this project.
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And began working with Jay and Dan at InfinityBox to customize the configuration. I've spent some time developing my schematic to figure everything out and map my systems. The diagram below is available to anyone who wants it. I have done it in Revit (if you know what Revit is, you know it isn't the right tool, but easy for me to work fast...but I can share in AutoCAD for anyone interested).
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I need to go through my list of parts for a more thourough description of the direction, but I have these other major components already:
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Roadster Shop Fast Track front Subframe
• DSE
o DSE QuadraLink Rear with Ford 9” Housing, 3.70 posi gears
o Dash Insert
o Radiator Close Out Panel
o Vintage Air A/C Bracket
o Subframe Connectors
o Deep Wheel Tubs
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Brembo 14” Brakes (monster calipers!)
• Tanks Inc. Narrowed and Chamfered Gas Tank (with pump and sending unit)
• InfinityBox Wiring
o 3 Cell (20 Circuit) Kit
o inMotion Controller
o inVironment Controller for Vintage Air
o inCode
o inLink
o inReserve
o inTouch Net
o inDash Max
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Fesler Billet Parts
o Door Handles
o Tail Lights (with Digitails)
o Hood Hinges
o Front LED Driving Lights
o Jamb Vents
o Solid Body Mounts
o Small Parts (door lock knobs, strikers, hood levelers, etc.)
o Halogen Headlights (looking to sell to get Trucklite 27270)
• Screamin’ Performance Hood Latch
• Ringbrothers
o Clutch Reservoir
o Sill Plates
o Headlight Trim Rings
• Clayton Machine Works Pedals
• Momo Eagle Steering Wheel
• GM Tilt Steering Column
• Power Windows (Nu-Relics)
• Totally Stainless Button Head Body Bolt Kit
• Lots of miscellaneous replacement parts
Things I want to do/ Need to Get:
• Speedhut Gauges
• LS3 Crate Engine
• T56 Transmission
• Headers and Exhaust
• Wheels and Tires (leaning toward Forgeline RBC3 with BFG Rivals)
• Vintage Air
• Front Spoiler (Spoilers by Randy)
• Rear Anvil CF Spoiler
• All Interior Soft Parts (Dash Pad, Carpet, Seats, etc.) - I am still deciding to re-upholster interior or go new
• Body and paint
• And much more....
I'll post more detail and photos as time permits. Work is crazy and life with a 4 year old doesn't give me much time, but things are really starting to take off.
I hope to be done and driving within two years.
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