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[Clsccmro]

Heys guys,

It's great to finally be a part of a forum like this and not feel totally left behind with all the nice cars everyone has.

The reason I say this is because I first got my 1969 camaro just before I turned 16. My dad and I decided to get a car we could both work on together. Well, my dad told me he would pay for the car if I paid for everything it needed to get inspected in PA. The car cost $4500 in 1999 when we got it, and within twelve months I had put almost $3500 of my hard earned dollars into the car as well. The first thing the car needed was a new floor, then a rebuilt engine. The car was a matching numbers car when I bought it, however it no longer is. For some reason I decided to keep all of the parts I have taken off it, so it could very easily be a matching numbers car once again. I didn't know too much about cars when this all began, but my dad quickly taught me almost everything I would need to get me through this project. I have learned so much about classic chevys in the last seven years and about automobiles in general. Well, anyways, after the floor and engine, it needed some minor suspension replacements, bushings and things like that. But, soon it would get a dual 2.5" flowmaster exhaust, Flowtech headers w/cutouts, Full MSD ignition system, Edelbrock four barrel and aluminum intake, lots of chromed underhood accessories, 6-speaker stereo with cd player and amp, and a few other goodies too.

The car is still relatively stock however. Once all of those things were installed, it was time for me to go to college, and, like most college students, had very little money to be dumping into a classic. I was close to selling the car a couple of times, but I really couldn't bare to see it go. So, I graduated college in May, quickly got a pretty well paying job, for my age, and can once again afford to purchase some new upgrades for my car. The car still has a stock 10 bolt rear with a really pathetic gear ratio, and the body still needs some work, the vinyl top is in near mint condition, but the metal underneath definitely is not. There are some minor rust spots in a few other places that I would like to take care of as well. Also, the 37 year-old suspension needs some major overhaulin'. So, I know there's still a lot of work to be done, and slowly but surely I will prevail, I hope.

I have attached a pic for you to see, it is the only one on this computer at the moment, wish it were a little better angle, but it will do. Its gonna be nice to have people that will be able to help me with some of the problems I will encounter throughout the years with this project, but hopefully I can add what I have learned as well.

[Travis B]

welcome...looks like a solid start...you will soon find out there ia no shortage of first gen camaros on here....you should fit right in!

[69rs]

Welcome! Looks like you have a nice ride shaping up. It's nice to finally have a 69 Camaro in the group. Hardly ever see those in the P/T community. The guys around here can definitely point you in the right dirction for any future updates.

[derekf]

Hey, welcome to the site. We're glad to have you.

One thing though - what's your name? We're big on names around here, it's hard to pronounce "Clsccmro"

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Welcome to the site.

[dropit69]

welcome to the site..man gotta love the 69's...looks as if you have a great starting point to make your dream ride..good luck..

[Clsccmro]

The name's Bryan and I am originally from a small town right outside Allentown, PA and I went to school in Savannah, GA for an idustrial design degree, and finally am now residing in Winston-Salem, NC working as an Industrial Designer at a furniture company.

Nice to meet all of you.

I have attached a couple more pics of my car.

[derekf]

Glad to have you, Bryan.

[syborg tt]

welcome to the site. Your hooked for life.