28 Year Project

[MIKE67]

It's actually much longer! My dad bought the '67 Camaro new, my brother owned it for a few years and I have had it since. I first replaced the horrible manual drums with power disks in front from a '68 chevell in 1972. Then I got the lowest profile tires that would ever be offered to the general driving public - 50 series BF Goodrich Radial TA's. :pat: I was a lot younger and more impulsive. I drove back home at about 5 MPH and butchered the fenders so they wouldn't rub. I didn't know about backspacing or anything. Obviously! I replaced the Powermatic trans with a 4 speed, put on a carb, intake and headers. I drove it as it looks from the outside (temporarily assembled with vice grips) until 1982 when I started a ground up restoration. I got a 350 unassembled short block from a machine shop that had been left by the customer. I got heads and ported them. I repainted or cadmium plated with post chromate treatment (like gold grade 8 bolts) everything under the car. I reassembled it to its present condition by 1985. It has been sitting in various locations (and states) since. I have been lurking on this site for awhile. I decided that it is now or never if I want to finish it and still have any reflexes left to use the power and handling. I have measured all the suspension points and modeled it in Solid works.

To DO:
Tube a-arms
Taller Spindles
Wide body Front & Rear Fenders
Kore3 Brakes
NewGen Lites or??? Stay Tuned!
Thinner Al Alloy Body Mounts
Coil-over shocks and Mounts
Custom Sub-frame Connectors
Rocker Panel Body Kit?
Roll Cage
Custom Rear 3-Link
Fix the Location of the Front Bumper (A pet peeve of mine)
Custom Billet Grill
Console
A Million other Details!!

[MIKE67]

Some More of my Butchering.

[MIKE67]

A look at the rear, interior and NEW BODY PANELS!!!!!!!:jump:
I need to get some phots of the bottom of the car and engine (also a shot of the entire car.

[NOT A TA]

Welcome to the posting side Mike! Looks like a nice project!

[MCMLXIX]

Welcome. Good to see it staying in the family and being restored..

[Tucks69]

Welcome to the site. I have owned my 69 since 85. It has been through several stages also. Looking forward to seeing your progress

[dropped72ss]

welcome. Looks like u have a good plan of attack!

[Pro Stock]

Welcome to the family!, it sounds that you and I are a lot alike, I've had my 68Z since 1981 and it's finaly ready for interior and for me to assemble the engine, my goal is to have it on the road by spring, much longer than that I'll have to go on Social Security haha.

Dale

[killer67]

Love the family cars! You will learn more than you can imagine here
:cheers:

[CruizinKev]

welcome aboard! very nice project :twothumbs

[1971CHEVELLE]

Welcome to the site

[69cortezsilver]

nice camaro! welcome