Finally starting one!

[ottatyme]

Well, it's been a long time, and we FINALLY found our donor car (yesterday!)....It's a 1971 Nova (yep, another Nova!) that'll get some Camaro sheetmetal and assorted other goodies from a '69 model. You may recognize the rendering from my artwork page here (thanks, Scott! ), and yes, we are going to go at it full steam...


I have chosen a shop in the mid-west for the brunt of the fab work that my wife and I can't do ourselves, and will post pics of the donor car soon (not much to look at right now....)
In any event, I envisioned this car back in high school, originally, and am finally going to realize it in steel... the house is buzzing with excitement here, and the whole family is behind it 100%....
Preliminary plan is a 302, cross-ram, T-5 and a 9-inch (we wanted a nod to the classic DZ 302 Z/28, and we'll run a bench seat, just because it looks so different. The vinyl top is still out for debate, and was originally penned in to keep things looking a bit more, well, "factory".
Look for updates as I pull my hair out.

[HotRod68Camaro]

pretty cool concept. i had to do a double take to make sure i was seeing the drawing right.

[3kidsnotime]

Very cool Brian!! can't wait to see this unfold, very interested to see panel fitment pics, and fabrication YFRB

[Hdesign]

Nice, I was hoping you were gonna build this. That is one hell of a slick mod!

[ProdigyCustoms]

WOW, I love the RS idea. What a original concept! This thing is going to be hot. Looks like you'll be calling GPSuperStore.com for lots a goodies.

Good luck.

[907rs]

I had to do a double-take as well. Should be a cool project, Brian. Which shop is doing the fab work?

[ottatyme]

Thanks everyone! We're stoked about this moving ahead (OK, wife is tired of 10+ years of "Someday I'm gonna do this"), and I'll properly announce the shops involved very soon... (I will say that Jeff (3kidsnotime) is going to be a major player with the engine (YFRJ! ), as his skill is well documented... and besides, he nailed just what I wanted in one shot), and we're taking a different approach with the wheel and tire combo than are shown here, which I'll post an updated version later on...
Ben, thanks man.... glad it's all happening.
...and yes, I do believe we'll be regulars at the GP Super Store!

[Alex396ss]

Cool project man, looking real good!

Alex

[MarkM66]

So is the hole front clip going to be '69 Camaro?

[ottatyme]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

So is the hole front clip going to be '69 Camaro?

It'll be spliced in at the doors and fenders. The area at the cowl/A-pillar is a bit tricky, but I think you'll enjoy our solution.