Project Intro: 68 Camaro "Cha Ching"

[Gmachine1911]

Originally Posted by 130fe

Shane, I talked to Billy at MCC yesterday. They have redesigned their seat belt retractor brackets to accommodate TMI/procar style seats. They are coming out with a second gen mirror for our cars. Apparently the new ones will have a revised base, better glass in either normal or convex (for mirror) and have the option to get a blue glass version reducing glare from other lights (similar to auto dim on rear view mirrors). They should have the kits/price sorted out after the first of the year.

Hey Chris, thanks for the heads up! I'll keep an eye out. I know that myself and XLexusTech on here tried repeatedly to get ahold of MCC about a month ago but no one ever answered the phone or returned messages. We wanted to get a couple of their rear seats. I ended up making other arrangements to have seat made but you might let Billy know...if you don't know, you can't fix it.

Originally Posted by moparnut

I can’t wait to see this thing in person-I’m in Evansville I sure hope you plan on brining it to some cruise in’s!

Thank you! Yeah my plan is get it out and enjoy it as much as possible so you'll be seeing it around! You'll have to let me know what you drive so I can be on the lookout

[130fe]

Shane, are you talking about Mikes custom cars http://www.mikescustomcars.com/proje...alog1stgenseat Or Morris Classic Concepts https://www.morrisclassic.com/ for the rear seat. I was referring to Billy at Morris Classic Concept for the seat belt and mirror stuff.

[Gmachine1911]

Originally Posted by 130fe

Shane, are you talking about Mikes custom cars http://www.mikescustomcars.com/proje...alog1stgenseat Or Morris Classic Concepts https://www.morrisclassic.com/ for the rear seat. I was referring to Billy at Morris Classic Concept for the seat belt and mirror stuff.

Gotcha, my fault, I was referring to Mike's Custom Cars...ill be sure and keep an eye on Morris Classic Concepts. I had looked at their 3 point seat belts originally but went a different direction. Thanks for the clarification!

[Gmachine1911]

Rear seat fabrication...

[Gmachine1911]

And here's the finished product! Super happy with how this turned out. Got my 3 point harnesses mounted so I can have peace of mind when the kiddos are back there. Just gotta get the rear door panels in and the interior is pretty much complete.

[Gmachine1911]

A shot with the cross bar reinstalled...

[tubbed69]

Very nice work

[Highroller54]

Originally Posted by Gmachine1911

Rear seat fabrication...

Hi Shane, just looked through your build thread from the beginning. Wow!
I have a couple questions that I hope you will help me with.
What kind of undercoating did you use? And how did you build the rear seat? Did you build off the factory metal frame or is it all foam? I need exactly what you have built for my 64 nova. I’m sure I can handle the foam shaping part but the rest I need a plan on lol Thanks! Chad.

[Dave Pratt]

I really like the look of that console.I'm not running one in my 69 but had been thinking about something along those lines.Yours looks great...nice work

[Gmachine1911]

Originally Posted by Highroller54

Hi Shane, just looked through your build thread from the beginning. Wow!
I have a couple questions that I hope you will help me with.
What kind of undercoating did you use? And how did you build the rear seat? Did you build off the factory metal frame or is it all foam? I need exactly what you have built for my 64 nova. I’m sure I can handle the foam shaping part but the rest I need a plan on lol Thanks! Chad.

Hey Chad, no problem, glad to answer any questions you have. The coating I used is the Upol Raptorliner. It’s bedliner and sprays on very nicely. If I recall correctly, I sprayed it at about 80 psi which gave me a very fine texture but you can experiment with lower pressures to get the texture you want. I did use the rear seat frame but it’s been modified for mini tub clearance and then I took the car to Shane Lisle at Sewn Tight Interiors in Louisville, KY and he worked his magic to make it match the front Recaros. Per my request, he removed the springs from the rear seat back to make it much thinner then it was originally since I’m running a roll bar and still wanted to have the ability to use the rear seat for my teenage boys. It actually sits quite comfortable but the legroom is severely limited so It doesn’t see much use. The 67 Nova I’m building wont have a roll bar in it for that reason, so it’ll be more of a “family car”!

Originally Posted by Dave Pratt

I really like the look of that console.I'm not running one in my 69 but had been thinking about something along those lines.Yours looks great...nice work

Thank you, Dave! I had never run a console before in all the years I’ve owned the car but after getting it on the road and doing longer road trips, I started to appreciate the need for having some extra space to keep my junk!