I have been building this for a few years and finally have a good jump on the project. Purchased as a “solid roller” after I found out my wife was pregnant. Katie called it my quarter life crisis. I started tearing it apart the day I got it home and I quickly found out how solid it wasn’t! I just wanted a neat car and liked the body style of 68 the best. Intention was a 427 big block, 4speed and some simple suspension upgrades so it didn’t twist in half, you know some simple stuff to get it going. I wanted something I could drive to the track, play a bit and tinker with to give me something to do other than work. Everything including paint will be done by me and the help of a few knowledgeable friends.
As soon as I got it home I got the car torn apart and on a simple stand so I could wheel it around inside the 2 car garage. The more I dug the more I wish I hadn’t but knew I had to keep going. I was working on an old repair on a quarter panels and when I smacked it pretty good a fist sized glob of rotten bondo fell off the roll pan! I started searching websites on how to repair it when I came across this one and a couple others. Then… I found this dang website and the wheels pretty much fell off the cart. After Gunner was born I dint have much time to work on the car, so here I am 4 years later. I built a shop in the back yard (my Camaro cave) and finally have some time to play.
Final plans are to ditch the LS1 in favor of a LS7 from Texas Speed or see what comes of the new GM engines. I don’t have a completion date so the final motor selection may be decided later. Color will be gloss black with flat black stripes and tan leather interior with Recaro sportster CS seats. The rims have gloss black hoops with flat black centers. I will add an integral split spoiler, flush mount glass and do some custom interior work.
Here’s what I got going so far:
Max-g chassis, C6 front, triangulated 4 bar 9” rear
4:11 gears
Wilwood brakes
Forgeline ZXP3’s With 335x18 R888’s
T56 and LS1 from 04 GTO
Allot of sheet metal, welding supplies and grinding widgets!
Bringing it home and tearing down. I installed mini tubs and had the hole back of the car bolted together waiting on Jakes rod shop suspension. That didn’t work out, so out came the plasma again to start over!
Here it is on the Max-G frame. These things are works of art!
Lil helper getting the front suspension dialed in