ASP "DC/Kalis" 69 camaro build.......

[byndbad914]

the rear of that car flat looks awesome! I really dig the diffuser concept, built in spoiler even if it does seem a bit Shelby/California Special-ish, looks really cool.

Everything is so smooth and blended well on the rear of the car, any thoughts of smoothing out the front dam/incorporated splitter design or will it be keeping the sharp lines as seen here?

[tmadden]

Originally Posted by phillym5

we rolled the car outside for a bit.... got some better pics for you guys.
The radiator, core support, trim bezzle on the bumper, inner fenders, ect are all still "mock up" pieces... so they aren't "pretty" yet.

The car looks great. Great fab work on the vents and hood. How did the Marquez dash go in? smooth or labor intensive?

[gracin7]

What is the rear tire and does it come in 15's?

[phillym5]

Originally Posted by gracin7

What is the rear tire and does it come in 15's?

Here is the tire page... it doesn't list 15's... but maybe they make them. They are Nitto NT05's.
http://www.nittotire.com/#index%2Etire%2Ent05%2Esizes

tmadden
The dash is pretty straight forward.
You need to remove the majority of the stock dash... a couple stock brackets.. but really... it took 5 minutes to do. We used a air saw. The stock dash and brackets are still in good shape and usable. Marquez did a nice job designing that. The brackets that hold the dash to the body are easily mounted and they give you a nice amount of room to adjust where you want the holes drilled.
The pics of mine are at an early "install" stage... like the area around the steering column. It came uncut... so we cut it. There is another "finishing" piece that goes over that area.
Very well designed.

bynbad914
Thanks for the compliments. The front spoiler is going to stay sharp like that. The original mock up pieces we used some curves.. but decided on this one. No real reason.... we just like how it went with the grill i guess.... lol.

[Flash68]

Man that is lookin beastly.... keep up the progress. Definitely cannot say you are copying someone else's ideas!

[ALLSPEED01]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Man that is lookin beastly.... keep up the progress. Definitely cannot say you are copying someone else's ideas!

Thanks! I agree, the car just looks tough...everytime I look at it in the shop I just smile and shake my head. Its hard to come up with something that looks different from the rest of the crowd especially when you are working on a 69 Camaro...one of the most popular hot rod platforms of all time. All I can say is its fun going into the shop everymorning to play with the beast! The plan is to unleash her for SEMA.

[rogue]

I'd highly suggest reconsidering that front splitter. That car is going to be undrivable in a lot of circumstances. Grocery story parking lots will eat it alive and come back for seconds. A stock Camaro spoiler on a lowered first gen gets ripped apart frequently.

If that car plans to get driven, I'd reconsider it or make it removable. The gentleman I met at Cal Speedway had the right idea with his front spoiler, he made it removable...

[phillym5]

Thanks for the advise...
This Camaro's chin isn't to bad. There is actually a few inches of clearance. Rolling in and out of the shop is no problem.
Im also used to slammed cars. The chin of my last M5 was seriously 1.5 inches off the ground. Drove it for 4 years. I don't think there will be any problem.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Nice looking car

[ALLSPEED01]

The center section is a seperate removable piece. If it gets banged up we will just replace it. The sides are permanent so they will require repairs if needed. It shouldn't be too bad.