69 Camaro at Best of Show - Page 32 - Lateral-g Forums

awr68 · #**311** 11-02-2009, 09:04 PM

Car looks great!!

**Steve1968LS2** · #**312** 11-02-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

why is it that we all know the dates of SEMA or any other show that is a "drop dead date" -- and we all thrash on a car that has been around for a year or TWO -- and try to finish it in the final 24 hours.... What's with that?

Because cars are evil bitches.. that's why..

**Matt@BOS** · #**313** 11-06-2009, 05:21 PM

Sorry for the bandwidth issues. I know its been going on since Tuesday, when I was trying to show pictures of the car to Tyler at sema. Anyone have ideas on a good picture hosting site? I've been using photobucket, but I guess there has been too much traffic to this page now that its got a link from the home page. I suppose I could just upgrade to pro... On the bright side, its kinda cool to know that people are interested in the car.

BTW It was nice to meet some of you guys at sema and put faces to names. I think Brad and I will be wearing brotouring shirts at the optima event tomorrow. If you see us, feel free to say hi, it would be nice to get to know this little community better.

Matt

The T-man · #**314** 11-09-2009, 09:38 AM

wow, nice car and progress, that Hogans and valve covers tie together nicely

If you don't mind some feedback, the exhaust tips would look alot nicer flipped 180 degrees

ironworks · #**315** 11-09-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 69MSA

Sorry for the bandwidth issues. I know its been going on since Tuesday, when I was trying to show pictures of the car to Tyler at sema. Anyone have ideas on a good picture hosting site? I've been using photobucket, but I guess there has been too much traffic to this page now that its got a link from the home page. I suppose I could just upgrade to pro... On the bright side, its kinda cool to know that people are interested in the car.

BTW It was nice to meet some of you guys at sema and put faces to names. I think Brad and I will be wearing brotouring shirts at the optima event tomorrow. If you see us, feel free to say hi, it would be nice to get to know this little community better.

Matt

Just pay the 20 bucks and upgrade to Photobucket Pro. This way you don't have to upload your pics all over again.

**fleetus macmullitz** · #**316** 11-09-2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ironworks

Just pay the 20 bucks and upgrade to Photobucket Pro. This way you don't have to upload your pics all over again.

I wasn't surprised to learn Imageshack's site was hacked into a few months back since I had been having having issues with Imageshack too frequently.

I'm not saying the hacking was connected to the issues I had, but I wasn't going to risk it.

So I went PB Pro.

**Matt@BOS** · #**317** 11-09-2009, 09:55 PM

Ok, I upgraded to photobucket pro so the pictures are working again.

T-man, I don't mind the input at all. I can't say I'm going to have the guys cut into the freshly painted tail panel though. I'll give it some time before I do anything. I have been thinking about though, and what bugs me is the fact that it doesn't sit flush with the rear, which angles and slopes off rather sharply, while the exhaust tips don't.

Hell, maybe if I win the brotouring sema photo contest, Brad will make up some sweet flush fitting exhaust tips as a prize

Speaking of subject, where are those photos Brad. Don't hold out on us. I know everyone is eager to see pics of those booth professionals giving some love to the brotouring tee.

Matt

NovaBlue71 · #**318** 11-10-2009, 04:03 AM

Car is looking great guys, love the stance and wheel choice. Joe

**Matt@BOS** · #**319** 11-21-2009, 02:27 PM

I created a slideshow for a couple relatives interested in seeing our project, so I figured I might as well post it up for all to see. It'll probably take five minutes to watch everything, but for me at least, it's pretty cool being able to see the the basic process of the car's build, and how it went together, and came a part numerous times. While what has been a year and a half, and will be about two years by the time it's completely done has seemed like a long process, I'd say it has been pretty quick considering all that has been done. The entire project has been a blast. I can still remember winning the ebay auction for the car. I was the only one that even bid on the car, and ended up wondering if I'd done okay bringing home a a supposedly rust free shell with new sheet metal, and pile of parts for 12 grand. There wasn't a spec of rust on the car though so I guess we did okay, or rather, got really lucky.

If you look closely at the back glass you might even notice that Steve Rupp claimed the car for Camaro Performers before it was even finished. Man, when we took home the shell from Vegas, I never imagined it would be anything like it is, or even that it would get some ink in a magazine.

After giving the guys at the shop a bit of a break, and attempting to pay off some debt by cooking them some 14 hour barbecued pulled pork, I think we finalized our plans for finishing it. January looks as though it is shaping up to be a good month. Since we hope to have it drivable by then, we figured we should learn how to properly drive something with some power, so my dad and I will be going out to Bondurant and taking the 4 day Grand Prix Road Racing class instead of the 3 day, only because it has been my dad's dream, ever since he was a child, to take an open wheeled car around a race track. Then, for the last week, we are hoping to have the car at the Grand National Roadster Show

Matt

brotourer · #**320** 11-21-2009, 04:25 PM

man i know ive been slacking on the pictures, my computer skills are pretty much non existent. maybe over the long weekend for thanksgiving i will find the time to post up some of the "brotouring sema coverage"

untill then...keep it bro-ed up.