70 Camaro - Boise, Idaho

[Goosesdad]

Originally Posted by glassman

So subtle yet so much detail, well done!!

Thanks Mike! Was a pleasure to meet you at SEMA.

Originally Posted by WSSix

x2 I'm anxious to see how this turns out. Keep up the great work. Love seeing the detailed pictures of the changes.

Originally Posted by extralight

Wow, very impressive work and I love the wide body style!

Originally Posted by dhutton

Nice work. I love these fab threads.

Don

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Killer build, man. Back in the 70's everyone was flaring the second gens, and for good reason - they just look insane.

Thanks guys! Appreciate the encouragement.

Originally Posted by Crystalss

Very nicely done...flows nicely with the original lines. Just wondering how you will do the tail panel? Will you push the tail lights out by the amount the rear was widened?
MY 67 Nova needs quarter panels I wish I had the skills and guts to try something like this.
Awesome job...hanging on for updates.

I'm working through the taillight question right now. I am definitely going to rebuild the tail light holes as the factory holes are a good 3/16" bigger than the tail light. I don't think I'm going to move them out though, seems like they will look better in the original location and just letting the return to the fender fill the gap. Go for it on your Nova, patience will get you there!!

Originally Posted by grendel

Looking good man.

We should get the cars together when they're done, so people can tell us they had one just like it

It's really worth doing. I almost wish I had not brought the back in. The tail is just .5" wider on both sides. Hard to see.

Hell yes we should!! You and Steve Lenning were very inspirational in my approach!! Thank you very much!! Enjoying the parallel paths we are on! If I keep to my schedule, should be ready to fire it up Summer 2018.

Truth be told, I knew that if I started slicing the rear of the fender to get it to lay back down the factory location, I would end up with an ocean of waves! I wanted it wider to help with the 3rd gen spoiler I'm planning to mimic but I really just committed to letting it decide how wide it wanted to be without cutting anything more than the center body line. You and Steve both get serous props from me!!

[Goosesdad]

Here are some more pics of the rear flares and tail section mods. The bumper is on just so I could template it for the sheet metal bends. Will keep the original shape everywhere it's possible. I moved the bumper out 1/2" and then straightened out the upper portion of the fender/tail piece to remove the downward curve. Can't really see it in these pics, will post some better ones while doing the other side.

[DT69Cam]

Wow!!! Serious skills going on here!!

[Tonyj]

I really like where you are going with this one. Very nice work!

[JohnJ@RideTech]

Nice ride! I like how you've kept the flares subtle. Its a nice touch and really makes the car pop.

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by Goosesdad

Pretty excited to finally see my thoughts on paper!! Ben Hermance is fantastic; he took my thoughts and molded them into what works. I appreciated our interactions, his ability to take my words/sketches and put to paper all with a keen eye, I think has resulted in good looks and functionality all of which is buildable from my shop. Not sure on exact color yet, that's a decision for later this year but having the body mods solidified was a great step forward.

I'm torn between the silver and the Burgandy. Leaning towards Burgandy.


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[Goosesdad]

Originally Posted by DT69Cam

Wow!!! Serious skills going on here!!

Originally Posted by Tonyj

I really like where you are going with this one. Very nice work!

Originally Posted by JohnJ@RideTech

Nice ride! I like how you've kept the flares subtle. Its a nice touch and really makes the car pop.

Originally Posted by syborg tt

I'm torn between the silver and the Burgandy. Leaning towards Burgandy.


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Thanks guys! Hey Marty - Yep, today, I'm leaning towards the Raspberry color as well. That said, I've gone from White to Grey to Raspberry almost weekly! Ha! I doubt I will truly know until I actually order the paint. Suspect that I am not alone in my inability to decide here!

[grendel]

I was all set on a certain red, until I bought paint. Somehow, it came back black

I couldn't stomach th4 4.7K that red was... so 2K for black was more palatable.

[Goosesdad]

After the rendering was complete, it became clear that I needed to move the front of fender flare out so the front spoiler would flow right.

[gofastwclass]

Very nice fabrication work.