Project Misguided Angel (67 Camaro)

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I've been working on this car for almost 6 years, so I guess I'm long overdue for a project thread. Most of what I have done is what a lot of other have done so you weren't missing much. This has been a complete garage build with the exception of having it sent out to get sand blasted. There has also been a lot of "first time" moments for me. This has been the first time using a mig welder and first time painting a car and the list goes on.



Here's what I started with: The car was in pretty good shape overall. I patched one hole in the driver's side floor, replaced the rear quarters and rear panel. Ditched the vinyl roof in favor of a solid color throughout.

And here's what it looks like now: I like the flat black look and figured it would be easier for a beginner like me to paint. However I can't say that I like my paint job, and I plan to re-shoot it again as I don't like some of the tiger stripes that are on the hood. I tried painting the car with a 25 gallon air compressor which happened to blow the air line between the compressor and tank while I was shooting the hood. I didn't realize what happened until it was too late.

I converted the front end to the RS style as this is what I fell in love with the first time I saw a first gen Camaro. I'm running ridetech's level 2 air suspension system with a crate LSA engine attached to a Magnum T56 6-speed. DSE mini-tubs out back to accommodate the Forgeline wheels on 315 tires. Up front I'm running 275's. I had to flare out the front fenders about and inch and half to make them fit right. So the car now has a little bit of an hour glass shape to it, but it's subtle enough that most people won't even notice.

I've driven it around the block a few times. Currently having problems getting the brakes to work properly. The pedal is soft like there's air in the lines but I bled it about a half dozen times and it still feels soft, nor will the tires lock up if I smash the pedal to the floor. I'm also working on the wiring and interior. I found a couple of leather seats at the local junk yard that came out of a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder that fit very nicely after I fabbed up some new seat brackets. The driver's side is power and the passenger is manual. Both seats recline and fold forward to allow easy access to the rear.

I also installed a double DIN radio in the dash. I did a write-up in the car audio section of how I did this install if anyone is interested.

Now I'm focusing on completing the center console. I started with a fiberglass console that I brought online. So far I have added the cup holder and power window switches. I plan on creating a fiberglass mount for the ridetech controls that I will blend in with the rest of the console. This is my first time working with fiberglass so we'll see how that goes. I also want to put a couple of storage places in the console to make up for the space I lost in the glove compartment which now has my engine ECM and one of my BCM's. I'll tell you more about the BCM's in a future post. You're going to like it