Project: Mean Green...'73 Camaro

[newsshooter23]

Here is a bunch of pics from the starting point to the current state of my project...Mean Green

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yes, that is a mummified mouse
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[Motown 454]

Welcome ! It looks nice. What are your plans for power and drive line?

[newsshooter23]

We're gonna keep, the 400+ hp 350 4 bolt (.30 over, flat top pistons, solid flat tappet "mystery cam", eagle crank+rods, RPM airgap, 1 spacer), but I have been given the green light to swap to a 5 or 6 speed from the TH-400 (for sale). Rear is 3.42 10 bolt.

[aps63]

Looks like a great starting point.
Good Luck and keep the pictures coming.

[LeighP]

Love the 2nd gens! Looks like a nice car to start with......but you have to do something about those rear wheels...too 70's street racer for me....lol.

[newsshooter23]

Love the 2nd gens! Looks like a nice car to start with......but you have to do something about those rear wheels...too 70's street racer for me....lol.

Yeah, don't I know it...14's up front and 15x10's out back. That, for the record, was NOT done by me... I'm going with 17's

[rfalker1]

Are u planning on putting any green accents in the engine??

[newsshooter23]

Are u planning on putting any green accents in the engine??

I hadn't planned on it. I like the Chevy Orange with the aluminum accents. Going to use some fabbed valve covers and black AN fittings with stainless braided lines.

For the exterior I was going to have it shot in the factory color (dark green metallic)...which is the current color. I'd like to add an L88 hood and a center "Baldwin Motion style" stripe in charcoal or gunmetal metallic.

[rfalker1]

Sounds like a good plane... I like the chevy orange too, but it will really stand out with everything being green and blackish. Just my 2 cents. But whatever you do, your car will still be awesome!!!

[CruizinKev]

nice project! good luck with it and keep us posted :twothumbs

[newsshooter23]

Havn't updated in a while, but I have made some progress...slow progress, but I'm not in a rush

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[ryeguy2006a]

love that body style. Nice work

[LeighP]

At least most of the original holes are there in the rusty body mounts.....makes locating new plates for the repair easier.

[newsshooter23]

So, It's been awhile, but here is some progress I've in the last 5 and a half months...make sure you check out the brakes I got yesterday :)
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[MoonMan]

Yay, another green early second gen. There aren't many of us :)

[SDS MACHINING]

I hear that genius's pick green? Either way you have a good car and a good color.. well done!

[LeighP]

I hear that genius's pick green? Either way you have a good car and a good color.. well done!


You know, I think I'd have to agree with you on the green comment.....lol.
Man, those are some trick looking brake calipers.