Project Intro: 68 Camaro "Cha Ching"

[Gmachine1911]

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[Gmachine1911]

When I get it home, I'll remove it and clean up the welds.

I'm curious, what's anybody else doing to keep the emergency brake cables from rubbing on the floor pan? At the least I'm gonna have to put some type of sleeve over them but I'd love to see pics of what others have done...

[Gmachine1911]

He nailed it on the exhaust hangers for the mufflers. I had provided some isolators for the hangers but he ended up using some S10 isolators that had metal inserts so they won't tear or break as quickly over time. I'm still waiting on my driveshaft so they mocked one up from 3" exhaust tubing.

Despite all my hopes and prayers, it appears I'm gonna have to do some surgery on the trunk pan corners to create enough room for the tail pipes to clear

The one time I should've cut "cut corners" on this build...anyway, now I get to do it after the fact.

[Gmachine1911]

Got my front seat belts today...normally, the "Schroth Racing" emblem would be in yellow, however, I had them cut it off and sew on the black/silver emblem in its place. They went above and beyond on the customer service side to get me the belts I wanted in the configuration I wanted.

[DT69Cam]

Originally Posted by Gmachine1911

He nailed it on the exhaust hangers for the mufflers. I had provided some isolators for the hangers but he ended up using some S10 isolators that had metal inserts so they won't tear or break as quickly over time. I'm still waiting on my driveshaft so they mocked one up from 3" exhaust tubing.

Despite all my hopes and prayers, it appears I'm gonna have to do some surgery on the trunk pan corners to create enough room for the tail pipes to clear

The one time I should've cut "cut corners" on this build...anyway, now I get to do it after the fact.

Beautiful car!! Can I ask a question about your exhaust though ? I have a similar set-up with my mufflers, do you think the driveshaft will hit the drivers side muffler ?? Thanks.

[Gmachine1911]

Originally Posted by DT69Cam

Beautiful car!! Can I ask a question about your exhaust though ? I have a similar set-up with my mufflers, do you think the driveshaft will hit the drivers side muffler ?? Thanks.

Thank you! No, the driveshaft doesn't hit anything. The mufflers are quite secure so there's no movement there and as long as the U-joint holds up, the driveshaft won't hit anything. It rotates nicely under there.

[DT69Cam]

Originally Posted by Gmachine1911

Thank you! No, the driveshaft doesn't hit anything. The mufflers are quite secure so there's no movement there and as long as the U-joint holds up, the driveshaft won't hit anything. It rotates nicely under there.

Thank you. I hope mine is good as well.

[Ricochet]

Great build!! Just chewed through the whole thread. Keep up the great work! Saw one pic in with possibly your son in there? Good times! Hopefully he is enjoying it also!