ZR9 Camaro - An 804 HP LS7 / LS9 Powered New 1969 Camaro at V8 Speed & Resto

[gofastwclass]

I love how this car is coming along. You guys do excellent work, I'll have to stop in and say hi next time I'm in the neighbourhood - if that's cool.

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by gofastwclass

I love how this car is coming along. You guys do excellent work, I'll have to stop in and say hi next time I'm in the neighbourhood - if that's cool.

You're always welcome to stop in, we are here 8-5 daily and we give shop tours all the time! Thanks for the kind words!

[V8TV]

Next, the clear coat was wet sanded in preparation for black Z/28 stripes. We used a factory assembly manual to lay out the stripes to Chevrolet specifications. The car was then cleaned and mask and the stripes were painted in black.

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Some of the smaller pieces were then sprayed in blue and clear coated. There are a lot of parts on a Camaro!







After final clearcoat, the car was allowed to outgas before wetsanding and buffing. The crew utilized this time to begin final reassembly of the car.

[V8TV]

The next task was to reinstall the wiring harness in the car, starting with the dash, and then going under the hood.







This task was made easier by virtue that everything had been installed in the car once already for test fitting.



With the wiring in place, the crew carefully lowered the supercharged 427 back into the engine bay of the ZR9.

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Once the engine was in place, the crew connected the headers and began installing the other ancillary items back onto the engine.







The Hydratech hydroboost brake booster was reinstalled.





Next came the various coolers, radiator, engine oil cooler, power steering cooler, supercharger heat exchanger, and AC condenser coil.







The air-conditioning hoses run through the passenger fender to minimize clutter.

[Jimbo1367]

I hope you bleed the cooler with the fittings on top before. You mounted the fittings on the bottom.

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by Jimbo1367

I hope you bleed the cooler with the fittings on top before. You mounted the fittings on the bottom.

It would probably bleed easier with the fittings on the top, but we did not have any issues bleeding the system with the Meziere electric coolant pump.

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Under the dash, the Vintage Air evaporator core and other dash wiring was routed to its final destination.



All the lines and hoses are neatly clamped together, and Gates heat shrink clamps secure fluid hoses.





The Moroso PCV catch can and GM power steering reservoir are mounted to the engine.



The brake master cylinder was reinstalled and the stainless brake lines reconnected.

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Dual Spal fans will keep this car running cool.



Under the car, the MagnaFlow exhaust was reinstalled, as was the T56 Magnum transmission. The transmission was painted in the same ceramic silver as the engine to prevent corrosion.





The Baer brake calipers were reinstalled and the brake system was bled. Upon completion, the crew reinstalled the Forgeline wheels and tires.