1969 Camaro Restomod Project Thread

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by sleepertime

The lines are looking great.
We're you able to get the various fittings in stainless, such as the 90° tube to brake line?

Sure have. I found some good sources for all that stuff and honestly speedway motors has been my primary. I have some others as well for some more off the wall stuff.

Hoping motor goes in tomorrow!!!

William

[Centerforce]

That master cylinder setup is clean! Looks amazing with the shaved firewall.

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by Centerforce

That master cylinder setup is clean! Looks amazing with the shaved firewall.

Thanks! That's what I was going for. To be honest the ultimate reason I did pedals was to ensure 100% the clutch engagement.

[Nine Ball]

I'm wishing I had just done those pedals and master assy, with the smooth firewall in that area. It has been a PITA to get my stock pedals to play nice with all the fancy hardware upgrades. Haha

[will69camaro]

Hidden costs in this pedal are what get ya. And the fab required to make it rigid on a smooth firewall. But very happy I did them now! Hope they work as good as they look!

[Juicypop]

Awesome build!

[will69camaro]

Made some more progress but another roadblock keeps the engine trans out for now.

Got the pilot bearing. Confirmed it matched the input shaft and installed it.




Bellhousing front cover installed (didn't do this first time before flywheel so had to rework...)


Flywheel installed.


Clutch installed.




Installed slave to complete checks on if I needed a shim and saw this...wtf! It's for a c5. New one arrives Friday...


Since I was stuck on the motor. I moved to something else. Installed the power door locks.






Then moved on to some arts and crafts to lay out the dash before I start making cuts. This isn't finalized and looking for comments/suggestions still.






Dash items.
Upper portion left to right:
AC vent, Racepak, racepak mode buttons (1&2), AC vent

Lower portion left to right:
Headlight, line lock, Holley input, (gap for steering column), start button, AC controller.

I am looking at adding a 4th button on the left of moving them one spot to the right to give room for the windshield wiper control when I get it.

[sleepertime]

Will its looking good.
A couple of things that I have come across;
What kind of light dimming ability does the racepak have?
On my Dakota Digital VHX gauges it has the default one dimming but can be adjusted from the programming side, I did not realize that the factory lighting rheostat within the stock headlight switch will not work, AAW offers a stand alone switch for adjusting, that looks like the stock headlight switch (additional hole) the option that I am going with. I think I want the additional flexibility of adjusting the intensity at will without going into programming mode.
Have you decided on which wiper system you are going with?
The latest version of DSE is a fairly small footprint on the switch side.
On the backside of my factory bezel I had to get a little creative due to the thin plate on the front side. (your are using an aftermarket setup so that will not be an issue).

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by sleepertime

Will its looking good.
A couple of things that I have come across;
What kind of light dimming ability does the racepak have?
On my Dakota Digital VHX gauges it has the default one dimming but can be adjusted from the programming side, I did not realize that the factory lighting rheostat within the stock headlight switch will not work, AAW offers a stand alone switch for adjusting, that looks like the stock headlight switch (additional hole) the option that I am going with. I think I want the additional flexibility of adjusting the intensity at will without going into programming mode.
Have you decided on which wiper system you are going with?
The latest version of DSE is a fairly small footprint on the switch side.
On the backside of my factory bezel I had to get a little creative due to the thin plate on the front side. (your are using an aftermarket setup so that will not be an issue).

The racepak iq3s has auto dim when it sees headlight signal. Has a wire I tie into the headlight switch. Set it in programming for both levels and it's done.

Will be using DSE motor/setup with rain gear to keep firewall clean.

[sleepertime]

Sounds like they have they same type setup with the trigger wire.
I just wanted to add the flexibility of changing it further without going into programing mode.