I am pretty new to this site and am truly amazed by the wealth of knowledge and skill by other builders on this site. I look at some of the cars built on here and think, "wow if I could only have a portion of the skill that these guys have". I have been a drag racer for years and have built a lot of drag cars along with an array of street and show cars. The Pro-Touring scene is pretty new to me, but I am here to stay. I will continue to learn and put my spin on this style of unique automobiles.
I thought I would share some pictures of a recent build we did for Greg Cullum. Most of you will know him from his amazing Big Block, Twin Turbo 69 Chevelle Convertible. Greg is a great guy to work with and has excellent taste and style in cars as I am sure most of you have noticed. Greg is a HARD CORE Chevelle guy, to be more specific a 69 Chevelle guy. I had to laugh each time he would speak of this build as "Just a Camaro", hence the title.
Well here we go. The car started off as a fairly solid 69 Camaro that someone had already put new sheet metal on. Greg supplied us with some great parts to work with from companies like Detroit Speed and Forgeline. The car is running a LS with a Kenne Belle Supercharger. As you will see, I tend to put my own spin on things and modified quite a few things. Let me know what you guys think.
The cage is meant to add rigidity to the car while remaining easy to get in and out of. Because of the minimalistic style of the cage I decided to beef it up underneath. With the cage going through the rockers to underbody bars that tie in the cage from front to back and tie into the rockers at 3 points. We also utilized DSE subframe connectors, but once again I felt the need to modify them a little. Since this front subframe was not going to be a bolt in style any longer, I felt the mounting could be improved upon.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
"Just A Camaro"
Hybrid Mode
