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Thread: 1969 Camaro LSX 427 Project
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02-16-2022 #1Registered User
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1969 Camaro LSX 427 Project
Here is my current project. My Dad bought this car for $900 in 1978 in North Carolina on his way to race in the '78 Gator Nationals in Gainesville, FL. The car sat in my Grandmothers garage until he sold it around 1995. I remember being a kid and playing Dukes of Hazzard in it, haha. It's an original SS 350 4 speed car with 28,500 miles that was pretty heavily optioned. The car made it's way around a few owners over the years and was completely disassembled with who knows what intentions. Half of the original equipment is missing and what I do have is beat up but the body is all original and in absolutely great shape. I've kept the car in my sights hoping to be able to buy it back one day and build the car I dreamed of having since I was a kid.
Unfortunately 2021 wasn't too kid to my family. In April we learned my dad had cancer and in May my oldest son passed away tragically. We needed a distraction and something to keep my dad's spirits up so I wasn't taking no for an answer from the current owner and finally got him to sell the car back to me. This car will be built to honor my son, as a goal for my Dad to get through his situation and probably therapy for me. He's jumped into this big time and is the best person to have help me do this. He's a two time NHRA World Champion and is a genius with '69 Camaros.
I've ordered everything Detroit Speed makes for this and with his racing connections we were able to come up with a 427 block and a ton of parts to get us started. I'll try to post a ton of pics along the way and hopefully one day the cancer is gone and we have one bad ass 1969 Camaro.
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02-16-2022 #2Registered User
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Here is my current project. My Dad bought this car for $900 in 1978 in North Carolina on his way to race in the '78 Gator Nationals in Gainesville, FL. The car sat in my Grandmothers garage until he sold it around 1995. I remember being a kid and playing Dukes of Hazzard in it, haha. It's an original SS 350 4 speed car with 28,500 miles that was pretty heavily optioned. The car made it's way around a few owners over the years and was completely disassembled with who knows what intentions. Half of the original equipment is missing and what I do have is beat up but the body is all original and in absolutely great shape. I've kept the car in my sights hoping to be able to buy it back one day and build the car I dreamed of having since I was a kid.
Unfortunately 2021 wasn't too kid to my family. In April we learned my dad had cancer and in May my oldest son passed away tragically. We needed a distraction and something to keep my dad's spirits up so I wasn't taking no for an answer from the current owner and finally got him to sell the car back to me. This car will be built to honor my son, as a goal for my Dad to get through his situation and probably therapy for me. He's jumped into this big time and is the best person to have help me do this. He's a two time NHRA World Champion and is a genius with '69 Camaros.
I've ordered everything Detroit Speed makes for this and with his racing connections we were able to come up with a 427 block and a ton of parts to get us started. I'll try to post a ton of pics along the way and hopefully one day the cancer is gone and we have one bad ass 1969 Camaro.
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02-16-2022 #3