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Old 09-22-2014, 08:37 AM
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Default 69 Camaro lsx 427 turbo build (AKA) Sinister

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This introduction/build thread is long overdue! I've been reading and looking at this site for inspiration and ideas for quite some time. I was fortunate enough to have come across a rust free 69 Camaro out of California quite a few years back and started a pro-street style build. At the start of the build (2002) the first thing i did was strip the car down to a bare shell and put in a Chris Alston 4-link and cage. I purchased a ls6 and 6-speed and started to set it up for the strip! I had never really seen a pro-touring style car let alone anything with ls power back then. But the car was put aside as life got in the way and she was put into Por-15 and storage for a few years. I worked in a body/performance shop restoring and fixing everyones car but mine. Eventually i started to see some serious pro-touring cars online and in various forums and thats when i decided that will be the new direction for the car. So after a marriage and 2 kids and a couple other car restorations it was time to get back to the Camaro! You will see in some of my pics some rework and change of direction as the build progresses. I wish I would have started this thread from day one but I didn't even know about this site back then! I will post some pics of the car then and in it's early stages to try and put together a complete build thread.

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Old 09-22-2014, 08:45 AM
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Welcome!!!! Hurry with the pictures. We now have two Sinister builds!!
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Welcome!!!! Hurry with the pictures. We now have two Sinister builds!!
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6 hours and still NO PICTURES!






Looking forward to them.
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OK sorry for the delay in pics guys!!! I had to get back to my home computer. Here is the car as it sat back in 98. Original 327 4spd 12bolt rear car with 40,000miles on the clock and all the original paperwork and black plates. I wish i had pics of all the teardown and chassis work but at that time i didn't carry around a fancy phone with a camera in it!
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Old 09-22-2014, 10:17 PM
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Here are some pics after we pulled it out of storage (2005) The first thing we did was strip off the Por-15 and get working on the body as it was so solid we figured we would get it into paint as soon as possible then get back to the motor work. Sorry the pics from way back suck but it will give you a idea. Not a spec of rust on the car and all original panels! that defiantly made things easier!
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Next up primer and a lot of blocking, also a quick few shots of the underside. Dse quadralink and mini tubs installed with subframe connectors and 2 coat of lizard skin.
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Paint!!! it looks like it was fast but took about 4 years to get to this point!
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What color is that? Looks awesome!
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