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06-28-2013 #1
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Speed Tech Shop: 69 Camaro from Down Under
Hey all-
Just wanted to start a thread on a car we're working on here at Speed Tech Performance. This 69 Camaro hails from Austrailia and came to us in a pretty rough state.
First order of business was designing the car, my first design/ rendering project with Speed Tech since joining their crew. For this project we're not looking to reinvent the wheel with radical body changes and add-ons. This one will be more smooth and subtle with some minor body mods and more focus on paint scheme and interior to stand out from the crowd.
Although it had new rear 1/4s before it got to us, upon tear down we found lots of rust and a very beat up firewall which had been covered over with flat sheet metal. Unfortunately media blasting revealed even more rust. Here's the freshly blasted shell.
Since this shot we've replaced the roof inner structure and outer skin, shaved and formed the drip rail area, and built a completely new firewall.
As we move along the car will be getting our full pro-touring front sub frame and suspension package with a dual quad 572 nestled between the frame rails. The engine bay will have a cool twist on the overall paint scheme including of course a color matched engine. More coming soon...
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06-28-2013 #2
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Nice !
Ben, how long does it take for Speedtech do do a complete full build like this?
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Oh yea,
I'll be watching this one!
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It would be nice to see a Tru-Turn system installed on this car ;)
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08-02-2013 #5
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Ron- Depending on several factors a full build usually will be somewhere between 10 and 14 months.
Buryingthesun- Well, probably not, lol! It's going to have our complete Pro Touring Sub frame package including the high clearance control arms, ATS spindles, and rack and pinion steering.-Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
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Just a quick update, we've been getting a bunch of parts in, amongst which were the wheels. Here's a couple shots of the back wheel. Nice DEEP lip and take look at this spoke color! Plans are to carry this theme throughout the car. Front wheels are 19x9.5" and rears are 20x12. More coming soon...
-Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
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SHINY.
So hangon a second...
You guys got a Maro shipped back to the states from here in OZ?
wow. LOL
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No the customer purchased the car here in the US and had it shipped to Speedtech, once completed we will ship it to him. turn key.
Originally Posted by AusMarty
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Ooooh.
haha.
Okey doke, my bad.
11-13-2013 #10
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A few more updates-
Sheet metal replacement is done, so along with the roof and inner structure, the firewall, and part of the trans tunnel, we also replaced both lower rocker panels and did some patch work here and there. Next step was prepping the floor for some under coat. We decided to do it in color, to contrast the black suspension parts and carry the theme of the concept artwork through to the bottom. How about that shade of yellow? Cool, eh?
-Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
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What subframe connectors are those?
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Very nice. Will you ship me a holden to the states please?
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We also have turned some attention to addressing some interior items. First off, we've used our new Trans Tunnel Cover to make room for the T-56. Such a simple install, it sure makes life easier than building a new tunnel.
Next we had to address the clearance issue that the DSE trailing arms create with the rear seat. Circled in yellow is the area that is required to be modified. In the second photo the yellow arrow shows how far forward the seat is pushed by the new trailing arm pocket. We like the simplicity of our Speedtech Torque arm rear suspension, the trailing arms bolt into the factory leaf spring pockets. This car came to us with this suspension already installed so we're changing things up a bit to make it all work.
This car will be getting a Marquez dash and door panels, along with custom covered Recaro front seats and matching upholstery on the rear seats. You'll be seeing the black, yellow and red theme carried through the interior too. More coming soon...-Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
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This car came in with DSE rear suspension including their frame connectors. Originally Posted by cwylie
-Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
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This is going to be a great build, but i believe a set of 3 piece wheels like forgelines or Fikses would make the car look much nicer
Originally Posted by Ben@SpeedTech
Just a quick update, we've been getting a bunch of parts in, amongst which were the wheels. Here's a couple shots of the back wheel. Nice DEEP lip and take look at this spoke color! Plans are to carry this theme throughout the car. Front wheels are 19x9.5" and rears are 20x12. More coming soon...
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May seem like a little bit of an odd question but what undercoating did you use and was it tinted or sprayed on top of conventional undercoating?
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Sorry I missed your question GS, that's U-Pol tintable bed liner matched to the body color.
-Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
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A few more update photos...
Getting ready to head into the body work booth...
After Getting the body laser straight it got jammed and is ready for some base coat...
After the base coat and clear on the underside of things. Notice the cool filled in panels under the hood...
getting some prep work done before laying down the stripes...
Back in the paint booth for stripes, pearl and clear coats...
More coming soon...-Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
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03-07-2014 #19
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Stripes went on yesterday, Woohoo!
-Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
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any pic of the new tunnel piece installed from underneath? also i wonder how well it would look if instead of welding it you add small studs so the cover screws on. That way it would be easy to access the transmission plus you could someone wrap the cover like a console. Thoughts?
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