'Streamline' 1968 camaro project

[Rhino]

Did you have any problems using the late model steering wheel assembly?

It appears he may be using the 5th gen column, not just the wheel itself. Not sure how difficult the 5th gen is, however I shortened a 4th gen column and fit it to the stock '68 dash with very few modifications.

[slimjim]

Man, the dash and steering turned out very nice! Did you have any problems using the late model steering wheel assembly?

It's true, I am running the whole 5th gen steering column, it was an easy fit, but electronically getting everything to work probably won't be, I will be removing all steering wheel buttons and really the main deciding point will be when I get the engine and headers in there.
It may result in using an IDIDIT column and heavy modifying the dash with fibreglass etc, I'm prepared to do so if that's what it takes but for now it all looks neat and fitting.

[slimjim]

the 'intake' of the stinger hood has been a constant battle. The press of these aftermarket hoods is nowhere near as good as the originals that came on the corvette and then a few optioned first gens, but I think it is very close now.
I will design and then 3D print(probably several ) a closeout of sorts that can be slotted in from underneath, if it works out like it does in my head, it should give it more of a modern look. It will appear like ram air, but will work like a cowl.

[keepat]

That Hood looks awesome! great job!
Pat

[slimjim]

Not too many updates since the car has been epoxied as I've been in Singapore for weeks. But I did ask that for the rear bumper to be tucked now, we'll hold off on the front bumper because i'm still undecided on the front valance.
I will be getting started on custom door panels and the interior next week once the car finally comes home for a while.

[Motown 454]

Fits nice! Looking good.

[67SSDan]

Looks awesome man!!

[ryeguy2006a]

Bumper looks great. Very nice quality metal finish too!

[slimjim]

This post doesn't include any upgrades to the car, but for me, this is the most exciting in a long time, for the first time in 2 years owning the car, it is finally in my garage! and although it has a TON more work involved to finish it, I can finally stop paying bills and get started on my many plans for the car.

[Motown 454]

Nice! OH what a feeling!!

[rohrt]

Not too many updates since the car has been epoxied as I've been in Singapore for weeks. But I did ask that for the rear bumper to be tucked now, we'll hold off on the front bumper because i'm still undecided on the front valance.
I will be getting started on custom door panels and the interior next week once the car finally comes home for a while.

So that how you shave the bolts on a bumper. Thanks for posting that.

[ryeguy2006a]

Always a good feeling to have the car home again.

[minendrews68]

I know your happy! Wait until you drive it...

[Jimmy]

Wow looking real sharp!

[67SSDan]

Nice!! That back bumper turned out great! I'm sure mine is going to look like it's sticking out by about a half mile now that I've seen this.

Dan

[Jimmy]

Nice!! That back bumper turned out great! I'm sure mine is going to look like it's sticking out by about a half mile now that I've seen this.

Dan

Hahahaha I was thinking the same thing!

[slimjim]

Thanks for all the kind words fellas, And I don't plan to update daily now that the car is home, but I did get started on some assembly today, I put my grill in, along with the headlight surround, and boy do the surrounds fit poorly for new pieces, nothings ever easy.
The Trim parts carpet also made its debut, also fitting poorly but thats to be expected with mini tubs and such an oversized trans tunnel, the color is a little off from what I was hoping for but I think it'll work.

[slimjim]

First let me apologise for the terrible iPhone pictures!
I've made some headway on the car this week, and now thats it's home I couldn't be happier to be diving into new projects on it. I continued with the interior, purchased the body plugs and drains and got those squared away. I also go extremely carried away with the seam sealer..





The carpet turned out just as difficult as expected, I was never sure if moulded carpet would work considering the massive changes we made to the trans tunnel and the seat mods, but I purchased some high density foam in hopes to raise the carpet a little, I believe it helps, and after several attempts I gave up, had a fit, then after several beers and a bad night sleep I returned and cut the carpet straight down the middle. it helped, but I'm still not satisfied. I am considering purchasing 1 piece carpet and requesting it to be a little longer towards the rear, as It is mostly fitting now, but the problems lie behind the center console.







Another small project was deleting the buttons on the steering wheel, I am not 100% convinced I will use the wheel, but nonetheless, I didn't want the buttons so they were filled and painted in a white primer.


And now one of the biggest challenges, making door panels, this is a process I've never done but it really interests me, the amount of research I've done on the topic is mind boggling. but I'm enjoying every step. I had planned on making them from scratch so I purchased ABS sheets, but many months ago I purchased 2012 camaro door panels, mostly because I wanted to use a couple pieces off of them.
Well after a lot of planning and measuring it became clear the hardest part is integrating the door panels into the dash, so I've now begun cutting up the door panels to see how I can get all of the lines to flow from 2012 to 1968, and so far, it is kind of working...






stay tuned for more, like most steps, I don't know if this will work, but it's enjoyable nonetheless

[Motown 454]

That looks nice! good job.

[slimjim]

thanks to photobucket adjusting their terms, my thread is in shambles, but I've tried to fix it as best I could using IMGUR, the timeline of certain photos earlier in the thread is a little messy but it still makes sense, sort of.
Doing all this was kind of like reliving headaches from the past, but excites me to see where my car is today.
Time for an engine.