Well, the dust has settled after a great SEMA show so it seems fitting we 'show our working' on this Camaro. This has been an incredible project for us to work on. We truly had some pretty big unknowns to tackle in terms of design, fabrication and if some of what we wanted to achieve was even possible. We had some great, knowledgeable and talented partners who helped along the way, without whom many of these details would all have been diluted to make it 'easier' or less of a headache. Thankfully we retained everything we wanted in this car and didn't let go when it got tough. We have an amazing team here at the shop and we simply couldn't have pulled it off without this combination of people.
The owner, John, actually just emailed me yesterday with an amazing pic of the original car back in 1995 in 'All Chevy' magazine. Awesome throwback and a nice 'full circle' starting point to kick off with...
Day one! (certain C10 in the background will give you an idea how long ago this was...)
Teardown:
We knew this was going to be a performance based build so as always, we got the shell set up with our full FAST TRACK chassis with IRS option.
Chris, may I ask how long this build took you guys from start to completion ?
Thanks
Steve
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69' SS X11 PRO-TOURING - SOLD
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1966 FJ40 R2.8 -SOLD
911 Hotrod - SOLD
2002 Gated 360
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67' Camaro - Take-Over'
This car reminds me of a factory concept car. It has so many design elements that don't look possible by a "regular" hot rod shop.
While there were at least a dozen cars at SEMA that were simply stunning, this was one of my two favs. I couldn't believe it was not part of the Battle of the Builders.
Your team should be very proud. You have assembled some really talented craftsmen.
Congratulations on another masterpiece!
Chris, may I ask how long this build took you guys from start to completion ?
Thanks
Steve
Not sure in terms of hours, but I'd say we were solidly working on it for about 2 1/2 years.
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Originally Posted by preston
I guess by now I should recognize them but what headlights are those ?
The headlight units themselves are from Dapper Lighting. We fabbed/machined the housings.
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Originally Posted by 69hugger
This car reminds me of a factory concept car. It has so many design elements that don't look possible by a "regular" hot rod shop.
While there were at least a dozen cars at SEMA that were simply stunning, this was one of my two favs. I couldn't believe it was not part of the Battle of the Builders.
Your team should be very proud. You have assembled some really talented craftsmen.
Congratulations on another masterpiece!
Appreciate that. This car was a genuine effort on our part that it wasn't just to be a haphazard and gaudy collection of 'custom' parts. Just adding a bunch of pieces together makes a car different but not necessarily cohesive to look at. We wanted everything to look like it belonged there and counted toward the identity of the car as a whole without detracting from the character of the Camaro.
With the chassis and initial floor and trunk sheetmetal situated, the body was sent to be stripped to see what we were up against.
Not the worst car we have started with, but certainly not the best... the usual cowl panel rot around the windshield and back glass area. Some prior patch panel repairs etc...
With so many small pieces and patches, the best approach is a clean slate...
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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