1Bad68camaro
11-29-2011, 08:57 PM
As some of you may know, after 7 years of building my 68 camaro, and 2 weeks from being finished i had a house fire and lost everything. Ive argued with the insurance enough to get a good start on another car, but not enough to buy a comparible built one as i had hoped. Cant spend tons of time in the garage this time with a 2 year old daughter so im looking for any connections on here to see if i can still build her the way i wanted to. I've been doing all the searching I can for a replacement car for my 68 camaro but nothing is exactly what i'm looking for, at least none I can afford lol. A friend has offered me his 67 Camaro at a good price so i will probably be starting with that. It is already stripped down to a roller and the rear lower quarters cut off, it was at a body shop that decided to not finish it. I'm looking for anybody with connections to a shop that will make me a good deal on backhalfing the car, and then a complete paint job. My overall goal is going to be a pro-touring style car. I have found a LS6/T56 setup for it. Its getting tubbed because im planning to run 20x15 rear wheels with MT Sportsman SR 29x18.5 tires and 18x8 on front. Big brakes, shortened 9 inch rear, 6 point cage with super low door bars for easy access. ( Dont care if it passes tech, its a street car ), DSE Electric RS headlight kit, Air Ride style suspension front and rear for adjustable ride height. I want to be able to sit it about 3 inches above the ground, and raise it for speed bumps and rough roads, and possibly a heidts complete front frame/clip or a comparible setup. Those are the basic highlights. Please let me know if anybody knows somebody for the chassis and body work. Looking to start ASAP if I can find one I can afford. I'm not going to be able to afford a $20k paint job so if its a super highend shop it probably wont work. Wish I could tho. My last Camaro took me 7 years to build. I'm hoping to build this one much faster, I want to drive it a bit before the next deployment. Also if anyone has a hookup for any of the parts listed above or any other parts required for this type of build please let me know. Anything helps. Thanks, T.