Code Name �SledgeHammer�

This �67 Camaro was purchased sight unseen on eBay for $19,000. It was presented as a gem, but it was not. Its true value was actually somewhere around $11,000.

When I finally got the car I discovered that it had all kinds of problems. My father and I went on a mission to see what we could do for the car to make it drivable. The transmission and rear end combo was absolutely terrible. At 65 MPH it was turning almost 4000 rpm's�way to high. Not only that, it had 4-wheel unassisted drum brakes and a host of other body and mechanical issues.

In January and February of this year I contacted several different shops in and out of the area to find out who could do a project car. At first we were going to do just the transmission and brakes, but after having it looked over by a few shops, we knew it needed much more. The more my father and I talked about the car, the more we knew we had to either sell it at a loss, or take on a large scale project, which meant opening up our checkbooks.

I searched high and low for a shop that could help, and was told by Matt at Matt's Bow Tie Classics about an up and coming shop in Sacramento, Ca called Gearhead Garage, who happened to be looking to make a statement with a good project car. After talking with Jason Walroth, the owner of GearHead Garage, I knew that his team would be right for the job.

After spending some time with Jason and his guys, the project grew from just some wheels, brakes, and a transmission, to absolutely everything. Jason has been kind enough during the build to send pictures to me on a regular basis, and both my father and I have had a chance to visit the car during the build up. The next thing to be done is the body, which is going to be Blue Pearl with Corvette Spiral Grey metallic Z stripes. After that the final assembly will be done. The car is scheduled to be done by November of this year.

Complete RS Front end, all new chrome and weather
stripping throughout
Modified ZZ430 motor (465 Horsepower)
Tremec TKO600
Sachs Clutch package Hydraulic Throwout Bearing
Full Power Window Conversion
Power Door Locks
Baer Brakes
Boyd Coddington Smoothie 2 Wheels with Goodyear F1's
275/35ZR18's in rear and 255/40ZR17's in front
Dual 11" Electric Fans
Griffin Heavy Duty NASCAR Radiator 
Momo Steering Wheel with authentic Ferrari air horn
system 
Painless Performance 18-circuit wiring harness 
Competition Engineering "Slide-A-Link" Traction Bars
Competition Engineering Sub frame Connectors    
Air conditioning system w/ braided lines and polished
compressor
Rhino liner
DynaMat Xtreme Sound/Heat Barrier  
Driver's Floor Section (complete)
Transmission Floor Tunnel Patch
Chrome Fender Support Braces 
Hooker SuperComp Ceramic-Kote Headers
3-Bolt Header Collectors
Header Bolt Kit (stainless)
Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap (Permastar Coated)
Edelbrock Aluminum Water Pump (Permastar Coated) 
March Serpentine Style Kit w/Long Water Pump (special
high flow)
Polished Power Steering Pump w/ Chrome Casing (OEM
style) 
Demon 780cfm Competition Carb w/ Mechanical
Secondaries & Four Corner Idle Circuit
Addco Rear Sway bar (Gold Anodized) 
Rear QA1 Adjustable Shocks                        
Hurst Shift Plate and Boot
Billet Distributor Hold Down
Borgeson Steering Shaft Ends
MSD Composite Distributor Gear
Big Block Heater Core
Full Window Kit (all new glass)
Polished Trunk Mount Battery Kit
11-Inch Sachs Flywheel
11-Inch Sachs Bellhousing
Solid/Zinc Motor Mounts
Frame/Engine Perches
Holley Electric Fuel Pump
Holley Fuel Pressure Regulator
Polyurethane Sub frame Mounts
Chevy Hi-Torque Starter
Dual Feed Braided Fuel Line for Demon Carbs
Edelbrock Fluid Filled Fuel Pressure Gauge
Modify/Weld Aluminum Radiator
Replace Trunk Floor
Replace Floor Pan
Rhinoline Underside of Car
Dyna-Mat Interior
Weld Transmission Tunnel
Fatman Sub frame,
Ididit Steering Column, Pro Comp Gauges,
Dash Cluster,
MSD Box   6AL Control Box
Install Trunk Mount Battery and Wire to Starter
6 disk CD changer with remote start, truck open and
complete alarm system
Low Jack
12 Bolt Moser rear end with True Track 3:73 gears. 33
spline axels
Denny�s 3 1/2 inch Nitrous ready driveshaft chrome
molly 1350 u-joints
Rick�s custom stainless tank with 69 style mounts for
custom fuel intake location
Classic Auto Air Con system
Custom interior with Italian leather throughout.
Custom Center console

Much more coming very soon.