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06-27-2020 #1Registered User
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67 Camaro project
I picked up a 67 Camaro RS about 2 weeks ago. The car has a decent running 327 with a Muncie 4 speed, a pretty good paint job, and the interior has all been swapped to a 69 and only needs a couple things. The suspension is shot and the front is all wrong, lowering springs and spindles with cheap tubular control arms. It rubs everything everywhere. There were multi leafs in the trunk so I installed those the weekend after I bought it, so I have time to decide what I want in the back. I’m going to do coil overs all around but there are too many different brands making everything for these cars for me to pick. I’ve built myself and helped my friends build multiple cars over the years(mostly 1/4 mile), but never anything like what I want this car to be. I’m not worried about labor because I will do all the work myself probably better than most shops because I’m very picky.
I’m looking at full suspension replacement kits, and also piecing together different brands but I don’t know if the parts of a certain brand compliment each other enough to keep them together or what. Most seem to like the ridetech stuff, but I also see speedtech and global West and Detroit speed and it all looks good to me. ridetech front end stuff looks really good because of the truturn making wider wheels/tires an option but how wide is wide enough. For the rear I’m leaning more towards the BMR torque arm but I don’t know if it’s because more complicated looks like it would work better or if I should just keep it simple to begin with and buy a complete system.
My end plans are getting the suspension/chassis good enough to handle really well and stiffened up a good bit. Then over the winter getting a h/c LS2/Tremec T56 magnum swapped in and add ac in that process. Then eventually a supercharger or turbo. I’m sure I’ll throw in a couple other things along the way but I’ll deal with that as it comes.
Any and all advice and opinions are appreciated.
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06-27-2020 #2Registered User
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I forgot to post a picture.
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06-27-2020 #3
Welcome.. looks like a great base to start with..
From a place you will not see comes a sound you will not hear....
67 Camaro In progress
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06-27-2020 #4Registered User
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Thanks. It was pretty much what I was looking for. No rust, not original, and a couple reasons for me to have to tear into it. Plus I got a really good deal on it because the PO wanted it to go to someone that wouldn’t just flip it.
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06-28-2020 #5