MTBSully's First Restomod: 1969 Camaro LS Build

[MTBSully]

Picking away here and there. Crunch time to get this thing ready for the season

Final dash bezel. repainted with SEM trim black to solve the paint defects. Chrome trim rings painted on.



Decided to install subframe connectors and poly body bushings. With over 500HP, i dont think a stock unibody car would have held up very well.



Also noticed that my rear 4 link was pulling out of the frame on one side. Emailed ride-tech and they told me they updated the kit to use rive-nuts instead of just threading into the thin sheet metal. Oulled down the entire assembly, installed 18 rivnuts, fabbed a backing plate for the front mount and re-installed everything. Very solid.



All back together


Put a few miles on the car last night and all seems good so far. More to come tonight! Video coming soon.

[MTBSully]

First drive is in the books!

Got the interior all back together, set my odometer to 0.0 and hit the road.

GFirst fuel injected fill up!



Hit the road this morning to drop the car off for window tint. Time to switch gears to the cosmetic side of this thing



about 50 miles on it so far with no issues. Need to figure out why my heat only blows cold air lol. I have warm coolant all the way to the vintage air valve but it seems it wont go passed the valve. Need to check this out. Cold ride early this AM lol.

[MTBSully]

New video is up!

[MTBSully]

Finally some cosmetic mods!

[srode]

On your ridetech 4 link rework, rivnuts weren't part of the ridetech installation process up until more recently. Those self tappers is what was supplied.

[slazisme]

This might be of interest in case you have to take your wiper arms off again by using this tool.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...pt=335&jsn=304
I've used the Snapon equivalent and it works great.
Noticed that you added the frame connectors, looks like they have a bend that follows the rear floor contour, mind posting a side profile pic of them so I can see how close they are to the ground & rear floor, tks.

[MTBSully]

Been driving the car as much as weather permits. Been doing great so far! More rain in the forecast so I decided to install the c6z brake setup ive had laying around for over a year.

Used C6 z06 calipers I picked up for $300. New pads, rotors, pins, clips, from rock auto. Bracket kit from Kore3. Also picked up some 1969 camaro drum spindles. had to turn them down slightly on the lathe to fit the c6 z06 rotors.



Doing some test fitting.



Fitment looked good so packed all wheel bearings, installed the spindles.


The wilwood fronts are off. Sold these already.



Now for paint. Removed the rear wilwoods as well. Fully disassembled and degreased.



Painted GM "Blew me away". Same color as my intake manifold. Vinyl decals ready to go on.


Decals on, 3x clear coated. This color is absolutely insane in the sun.



Going to wait a day or two for the paint to fully dry and cure, then I can get them on the car!

[ryeguy2006a]

That will be a huge upgrade you will notice big time. Nice color choice on the calipers too.

[Pedigry]

Do you find the water drips into the car without the window drip rails? I love the look, thought of doing it myself. But I do drive the car in the rain. Just wondering if it's practical.

[MTBSully]

New video is up! Big brake project is just about wrapped up.

[MTBSully]

Have a bunch of pics to upload but the forum is giving me issues. Anyways, here's another video as to what i've been up to with the car:

[MTBSully]

After 6+ months my weld wheels finally showed up and i've actually got wheels that fit right:

[Sinnister69]

Those look great
I powdercoated mine to match my car and did the camaro script on them