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Old 03-16-2013, 07:07 PM
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Hello all, figured I'd start a build thread to help keep me on track and motivated. This is my go at building up a muscle car.

The car:

69 Camaro originally a SS Big Block 4 speed car that lost it's 396 along the way. When I bought it, a LS7 454 big block crate engine from the 70's was in it's place. The engine was not in good shape and would need a rebuild, but the body was pretty straight, and rust free, and the paint looked really nice from 10 feet away.

What I've done so far:

Engine and trans were sold to a buddy, and are going to end up in a Buick Skylark. I took out the front suspension and rear end, exhaust, fuel tank, etc, until there is nothing left under the car. I've done a little clean up on some surface rust, cleaned up oil and grime, recoated the underside, and am getting ready to start building up again.

What I've bought:

Front: Ridetech upper and lowers, tru-turn, drop spindles, triple adjustable coilovers.

Rear: Speedtech torque arm with Ridetech coilovers

Brakes: Wilwood FNSL-6 upfront, D154's out back (replace stock rear drums)

I rebuilt the 12 bolt while I was at it (I had broke an axle)

What's left to buy:

EFI fuel setup
Mast Motorsports LS3
T56 Magnum
PS Engineering TA II's.
New wiring harness (I could probably use the existing one, most things worked, but it doesn't look too chile red hot)

Those are the major bits, I'll throw up some pictures soon to show where things are currently at.

The plan is to get it completed by 4th of July. That's the first day of summer here in the Seattle area. The idea is a Trans Am racer for the street, kinda like Daign Rogue's Golden Coffin (very cool car). I want to do track days and daily drive it during both our days of summer up here I have no ego, so any and all suggestions and experiences are appreciated. Thanks!
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Old 03-16-2013, 07:33 PM
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Very popular cars with a ton of aftermarket support; should be a fun project.

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Good luck with your project,we always like pics
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Here's what I started with.. crappy cell phone pic... I'll take a good photo of how it currently sits, and what goodies I've managed to scrounge together tomorrow.
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Here's how the car looks now, and what's going in the front end. The subframe mounting points for the lower control arm were a bit pinched, so that was fun to get in, but the passenger side is done, at least.

Question:

Anybody using the Ride Tech triples? Where are you mounting the reservoirs if you don't have a full cage? Just looking for a few ideas.

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I received the speedtech torque arm and ridetech rear coilovers yesterday. I need to slow down the parts buying and work on getting all this stuff in the car!
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Anybody using the Ride Tech triples? Where are you mounting the reservoirs if you don't have a full cage?
I have them, but not installed yet. Most guys are mounting the front ones on the fenders or if they have them, on the down bars. The rears are usually mounted up thru and inside the trunk. I'll mount mines as I just mentioned. Considering putting the down bars on my frame.
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Old 03-28-2013, 10:58 PM
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Great ideas. I'd rather have them mounted to some downtubes, but I really want to get the car completed and driveable for the nice weather. A full cage is next year at the earliest. Looks like they'll go on the inner fenders.

I got the whole front suspension in and the tru-turn installed. I'm just waiting on some brackets from Speedtech and then the torque arm will get installed. I'm going to get some scrap metal of the same thickness as the brackets and my sheet metal and practice laying down some solid beads, been a while since I've done any structural welding
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I don't believe you, until I see pics!
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