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08-10-2011 #1
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My 71 Camaro project...
As some of you know, I have been looking for a '70-'73 Camaro that was already done.. I looked at a few nice cars but in the end, I would have to make changes to each car to make it my own. I decided to get a nice car and build one myself. I decided to build one the way I want plus I was getting bored, all my other cars are already done. Anyway, I picked up this car from a friend of mine. He has owned it for about 4 years and planned on building a Pro-Touring car out of it but never got around to it. He even had a brand new DSE front subframe that went with the car. It's a '71, was bought brand new in Winston Salem NC. It stayed in the same area all it's life. All original panels except for the right front fender that had a dent in it so they replaced it when they painted it 4 years ago. I have all the original paperwork including the protecto plate. It is a original blue/blue car, but I am changing the color. I am leaving for LA in the morning for a week, when I get back, I will start tearing it apart. My plans are RS front, full DSE suspension front & rear, Baer brakes, mini-tubb, 4 point bar, LS7, T56, Vintage air/heat ect. I am planing on painting it silver w/blk stripes. Here are a few cell phone pics I took last night..
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08-10-2011 #2
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This should be fun to follow. You have great taste in cars and you always put out a nice finished project. Looks like a clean pallet.
Stephen
08-11-2011 #3
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Talk about a great starting point...
08-12-2011 #4
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WOW! clean car! I Love the blue/blue interior.... very different! I say keep that paint sceme, silver/black looks great but has been done many times.... either way good luck with it!
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08-12-2011 #5
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Starting to really like early 2nd gen F-bodies because of this car!!
08-12-2011 #6
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Very nice....I'd keep it looking the way it is, just improve all the PT required stuff. Terrific starting point.
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08-12-2011 #7
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Great starting point - based on your garage inventory, this is going to be sick!
08-13-2011 #8
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Wow is that clean. It's a great looking car now! The blue on blue is a favorite of mine.
08-13-2011 #9
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wow thats a beautiful car i should say carsss looking at getting a second gen in the future also.
whats the modifications it has now just lowering?
john1972 NOVA SPEED TECH TORQUE ARM AND FRONT ARMS , RUSHFORTH NIGHT TRAINS, DRIVERZ INC
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08-13-2011 #10
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Nice car but nicer garage
08-13-2011 #11
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+1 for the blue/blue
08-13-2011 #12
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Wow. You have a awsome garage. Very cool car with great ideas. Good luck with the new project.
08-13-2011 #13
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SW,
Who is going to be doing all the fab work?Kyle
08-13-2011 #14
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Leave that great blue with white stripes the car looks awsome, Silver is to popular a color everybody wants silver and black stripes or some combination
08-13-2011 #15
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I love this colour combo,and have never seen it before. Whats the world coming to when this is what a project car looks like!!! Great find!
72 firebird , SD performance 464" 455,KRE D ports, EZ EFI,Dougs 1 3/4,3.5" custom oval exhaust,TKO600,Kore 3 C5/C6,DSE subframes,Full cage by Radical Rides(Thanks Dave,Johnny,Campbell,Bill,Lee and Gabby!!)
08-14-2011 #16
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Damn i love that blue..i have a 73 rs or a 71 rs ill trade ya tword that one..lol.....they arent quite as nice but you are redoing it anyhow..
Darrin Stalnecker
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08-15-2011 #17
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Thanks for the comments guys. I am in LA until tomorrow and hope to start tearing it apart this weekend. I know the paint on the car is great but I just can't do blue/blue. I want silver..just because I never done one in silver..
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SW- you have some very nice cars. Your 69 and Trans AM you completed were excellent. I really like the minitubs!
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you can't go wrong with a '71 in silver....
01-06-2012 #20
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What an amazing starting point. In for the build/mods!
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