'68 Camaro LS7 project

[Chris442]

I been around this site for a while, and I guess it's time that I show everybody the project that I have going. Like the title says it's a '68 Camaro and I have an LS7 going into it. The rest of the dirvetrain consists of a T56 and a 9 inch Ford with 3.50 gears and a TrueTrac. The car has had a DSE 4 link installed, and the front suspension will soon be a 21st Century C5 subframe. I just got the sub over the weekend, so no pics yet. The car is currently still having bodywork done, but hopefully it'll be coming home soon so I can start wrenching on it again. Anyway, here's lots of pics of how the project has progressed thus far:

We bought the car from a guy in Wilmington, CA (right by Long Beach), who, as it turns out, had done some really shoddy bodywork to it. For example, I don't think that 3 spot welds and bondo is an acceptable way to put on a new trunk pan. At least, we got the car before he painted it and really ripped somebody off.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2006/07/newtome-1.jpg

New car at home:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2006/07/68camaro-1.jpg

Back of the car:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/camaro1.jpg

The 327/210 HP, this was hooked to a Powerglide that shifted a little on the 'firm' side:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/camaro2.jpg

Original interior, not in great shape:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/camaro3.jpg

Here's the original CA black plate, nice loose muffler and rag 'gas cap.' It had '94 tags on it, so I assume it hadn't been on the road since at least then, as I'm not totally sure, but I don't think it needed to pass smog to be registered. This is a 4 owner car. The first had it until 1976 when he sold the car to his nephew who owned it until shortly before the car came to Arizona.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2006/07/CAblackplate-1.jpg

Then, the LS7 arrived. We were among the first to get the motor in crate form:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2006/07/LS7andCamaro-1.jpg

Next we stripped the car down to get it ready for the bodyshop. For all the problems this car had, it did have really solid floors:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/nicefloors.jpg

Pulling the old 327:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/outwiththeold.jpg

Here's the car at the bodyshop:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2006/07/atbodyshop-1.jpg

Rust in one of the usual spots:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/backwindowrust.jpg

One of the new quarters:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/newquarter.jpg

The DSE minitubs and 4 link inside the trunk:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2006/07/4linkandminitubs-1.jpg

One of the mintubs:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/minitub.jpg

The 4 link parts and minitubs inside the car:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/4linkandminitubs2.jpg

The 9 inch set up for the 4 link:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/chris442/newnineinch.jpg

[colt zantop]

thats gonna be a killer project when done...keep updates coming!

[rohrt]

sweet!!!!!!!!!

[rockdogz]

Cool, sounds awesome! Keep posting pics as progress continues! :poke:

'68s are taking over... :headbang:

[Rybar]

Looks like a killer project Chris, please keep us updated with lots of pics!

[BonzoHansen]

Yeah, that thread title won't stop people here in their tracks! :)

Nice.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Welcome to the site, that's going to be a killer car.

[carone]

Welcome to the site