1967 Camaro PT project resurrection

[67BrewserSS]

Can you post some pictures of the panel alignment areas you mentioned?

These two gaps are about the width of my index finger. If I lower the door the quarter to door gap will be way off. I also can’t move the deck lid as the gaps near the top are already good.

[srode]

I get 131.5 cm across my trunk rear edge lip and 132.2 across the same spot at the inside of the quarter panels, what do you get on yours?

[67BrewserSS]

I get 131.5 cm across my trunk rear edge lip and 132.2 across the same spot at the inside of the quarter panels, what do you get on yours?

I’m not sure, lol my cheap tape measure doesn’t have metric, only standard.

[67BrewserSS]

I finally got around to buying tires for the wheels I bought 13 years ago. I ordered these wheels when I intended to slam it on airbags with a stock subframe. 20x10 295 35 20 in rear and 18x7 225 45 18 front. I’d like to upgrade to 12 inch rears and 10 inch fronts at some point but these will do for now. I love the classic look but the cast centers are going to be a bear to keep clean. I would have powder coated or clear coated if I planned to run them permanently. I think I’m going to have some redlines done of these, they shouldn’t look too shabby once they’re tucked in with the new speedtech suspension.

[SRD art]

Love to see this level of rebuild going on in a garage, good on ya! I'm looking forward to getting your vision on paper soon, a rendering is a great way to keep the fire burning and you motivated in the approaching long winter months! lol. ;) Keep the progress and pics coming!

[67BrewserSS]

Love to see this level of rebuild going on in a garage, good on ya! I'm looking forward to getting your vision on paper soon, a rendering is a great way to keep the fire burning and you motivated in the approaching long winter months! lol. ;) Keep the progress and pics coming!

Thanks Ben! Great talking to you today, can’t wait to see the rendering!
Cheers,
-Nick

[67BrewserSS]

I removed the stock 10 bolt and took some measurements for the new rear axle. I’ll be going with 54” which should tuck the wheels in nicely, I may still need some spacers to run the current wheels but I’m thinking ahead for when I upgrade to 12” rear wheels. I’m planning on ordering the suspension package tomorrow.
Tonight I mocked up the taillights and drilled holes for the ridetech fuel door. I’m having second thoughts on some of the billet pieces I’ve already ordered. I’m debating if I should have done black powder coated.
I also ordered rear license plate hardware and threw on some cool original 1967 Ohio plates I found at a swap meet over the summer.

[67BrewserSS]

It’s been a bit since I’ve updated, I’ve mostly been waiting for parts to arrive. I’ve been doing some shopping and pulled the trigger on:

-Speedtech Extreme front subframe and torque arm rear with 9” and 3.89 gears

-C6 Z06 grand sport brake kit from kore3

-Holley Sniper EFI kit with notched gas tank

In the meantime I’ve been working on restoring my seats. They started out as what appeared to be original gold seats. It was almost a shame to tear them apart, the original vinyl was in pretty good shape.
I went with the TMI Sport XR kit. I started by stripping the frames down and cleaning everything up with a wire wheel. Then POR15..then burlap, listing rods, cushions, upholstery. The process took a lot more grunt work than I was anticipating ...stretching, pushing, pulling the new vinyl. I used some ferrules to repair a few of the snapped springs. I had to do some research and guess work on the rear seat cushions as the kit I bought had no instructions. Ultimately I think they came out nicely. On the front seat bottom cushions I cut little notches on the bottom to help when attaching the rods to the listing wires on the frames. I used a clothing steamer to work out some of the wrinkles once done. The picture of the back seats is before steaming.
The TMI covers come with an obnoxious TMI logo stitched on the side of the front seat backs. I custom ordered mine without the stitching which cost an extra $200 (what a racket). After waiting 3 months for the kit to arrive I quickly realized they did not send me the custom seat back covers I ordered. Now I have to wait another 3 months for the correct seat backs to arrive ��

[67BrewserSS]

I received the gas tank and coil so far from the sniper kit. The quality of the tank is great, the silver powder coating is very nice.

I’ve received the brakes as well. They are slightly used with about 1000 miles. I found them on FB marketplace from a guy who recently switched over to a Baer kit on his first gen Camaro. I like the red calipers but I think silver would really suit the aesthetic of the build better. I bought a kit on eBay to repaint them and I think I will. I was able to find some black decals as well. The picture below is the look I’m going for.

[srode]

Nice progress! How will you set up your emergency brake?

I'm guessing your old rear end is single track 10 bolt? I know someone looking for a 12 bolt posi is why I ask.

[John McIntire]

Looking good! Nice job on the upholstery, I'm not a fan of the TMI logo either. I can't believe they charge an extra $200 to delete it! You'd think it be the same cost or less, it's less material and one less step for them!

[67BrewserSS]

Nice progress! How will you set up your emergency brake?

I'm guessing your old rear end is single track 10 bolt? I know someone looking for a 12 bolt posi is why I ask.

Thanks! The kit comes with a parking brake assembly. It seems pretty complete for my application with the new 9”. The old rear was a non posi 10 bolt and I actually already sold it locally. I’ll be listing the front subframe soon

[67BrewserSS]

Looking good! Nice job on the upholstery, I'm not a fan of the TMI logo either. I can't believe they charge an extra $200 to delete it! You'd think it be the same cost or less, it's less material and one less step for them!

My thoughts exactly!

[67BrewserSS]

Anvil FG notched spoiler and shaved/ tucked rear bumper finally game today. The fit and finish seem pretty reasonable. Might need a bit of massaging to be perfect.

[67BrewserSS]

I haven’t updated in a few months. Not a ton to report but I did finally get the rest of my seat covers (custom order sans logos). They went together nicely and the steamer did wonders to smooth out the wrinkles. By the way, I had NO idea the rear seats had to be modified to fit around dse mini tubs. I have no clue how I didn’t catch that ahead of time, kind of embarrassing but I’ll figure it out.
I’ve mostly been collecting parts over the past 3 months. My speedtech extreme subframe and torque arm rear with 9 inch came a couple weeks ago as well as a rotisserie. I should have the panhard bracket welded in within the next month then I can finish and raptor line the bottom. I also plan to get the new suspension powder coated in the near future. Engine will be going to the builder for final assembly and dyno tuning....making some progress but there’s a long road ahead!

I also may have gotten a bit sidetracked with a new toy. I got a great deal on a c6 Vette that I couldn’t pass up. So far I’ve installed new c7 style headlights, vinyl wrapped the center console, and fixed multiple common items that wear out on C6 corvettes. ZR1 style spoiler, side skirts, and front splitter are on the way along with smoked led side markers. New wheels/tires, taillights and potentially reupholstering the seats in torch red leather all to come.

[TANKMASTERJ]

The vette looks great nick but you have sinned against the Camaro putting her second lol. But Camaro progress still looking good.
Jason