1968 Camaro Project

[cheby2]

My build thread on Team Camaro starting with a well worn 68 Camaro , replacing all the rusted panels , modifying and customizing a few select pieces , going through the painstaking process of aligning all the sheetmetal and setting the gaps and making everything fit as it should , among other things , and documenting everything as I went . Here is the build thread

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=121480

Several issues and conditions have made it clear that I am going to have to sell the Camaro without finishing it So I am biting the bullet and putting the project up for sale . The thread and accompaning pics pretty well tell the story of the build and what was replaced and done to the body and suspension . The parts replaced were :

entire front sheetmetal w/ cowl hood
DSE firewall fill panel
dash
toeboards L&R
one piece floorboard
one piece trunk w/dropoff panels
rear outer wheelwells
DSE Deep Tub inner wheelwell
tailight panel
trunk lid
rear valence
package tray
roof
complete quarter panels L&R

The entire skeleton was media blasted , epoxy primed and coated before any sheetmetal was put back on , the car is literally rust free in the truest sense of the word !

The mods that I made to the car were , of course , the DSE Deep Tubs , giving you 14.5 inches of tire clearence in the rear , moving the rear spring mount in 1.5 inches on each side to achive this . Relocating the rear shocks inboard of the spring utilizing custom shock towers integrated into the trunk floor/body .

Custom built subframe connectors , welded into the floorboard but not intruding into the passenger area .

A customized /notched stock fuel tank , with baffling added .

The stock front subframe has been completely welded solid , a custom tubular trans crossmember , the Guildstrand Mod , all welds smoothed and welding slag removed and QA-1 coilover conversion shocks mounted into stock spring pockets and modified stock lower control arms . It is setup for stock disc brakes , but I don't currently have a brake setup for it .

Firewall has been smoothed somewhat with DSE filler panel and relocated windshield wiper motor (under the D/S fender w/lengthened transmission arms ) Holes filled converted to cable throttle , filled wiring holes in firewall to convert to new EZwire harness that I have .

I narrowed a Ford 9in rearend with GM disc brake setup to fit a center backspace wheel . I planned to run Calvert Racing leaf springs and CalTracs on the car but have not purchased them , so the spring pads have not been welded to the housing yet . It would be simple to install a DSE Quadralink or other aftermarket suspension at this stage , as the wheelwells are already done and no suspension attachment points have been welded to the housing . The housing currently has a spool , a 3:70 gear and Moser 31 spline alloy axles .

The car has a rebuildable , unassembled 6.0 iron block LQ4 engine with L92 aluminum heads w/PRC valve springs and titanium retainers . No intake system , as I was planning to use a edelbrock carburated intake and carburator but have not acquired them yet . I have a truck acc setup and a modified camaro oilpan to fit the chassis. The trans is a good Turbo 400 and motor/trans is mounted in the subframe with BHP adapters (I think?)

The interior is an original Deluxe interior with console , seats need recovering but door panels are good , everything is there including chrome on door tops and quarter window bases . Car has the gauge package , including the original Tic-Tock-Tach and console gauges . Console and trans tunnel have been slightly modified to accept a Cheeta SCS rear exit cable shifter that looks like it came in it .

The Camaro was originally a 4-speed , small block SS car , Island Teal with a white vinyl top , A/C , p/s , p/b car. I couldn't even start to estimate how much time that I have into this car , let alone money , and it makes me physically ill to consider selling , but the current conditions make it necessary . I am asking $12,500 for the package . If interested please PM me here or email at [email protected]

Here are a couple of pics of the car , there are 54 pgs of pics in my photobucket account and a ton of them along with the build saga in the build thread . Here is the photobucket account

http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b6...2/68%20Camaro/