1967 Camaro project updates

[nicks67camaro]

Okay, I already have a bunch done on the car but I figure post a project thread. Sooooo......Plans are as follows. Budget will control the time line.

1 DSE Mini Tub (underway)
2 Misc sheet metel work
3 S&W 8point cage (next)
4 New rims and tires (April/May)
5 C5/6 brake upgrade (wife willing)
6 tko 600 (date TBD)
7 superchager......

Lets show some current pictures











More to follow......

[jackfrost]

holy huge pictures...

try resizing them down to 800 pixels wide or so.

[nicks67camaro]

yeah I'm trying to get the hand of the camera. I was kinda in a rush

[nicks67camaro]

I have the driver side mock in...





Still need to do some metal work on the Passanger side

[Part Time]

Looking good!

They are an insane amount of work to install but well worth the trouble.

[nicks67camaro]

Looking good!

They are an insane amount of work to install but well worth the trouble.

Thanks! I have been putting this off long enough. I mocked the old 16x8 in the wheel well and got a good laugh....

[nicks67camaro]

I've been taking my time to get the rust out of the wheel house and the quarters. Here is some progress. I hope to get my welder back and start the frame plates.

Both sides are mocked in


wheel house has some dead metel cut out






****Mods Can the first pictures posted be resized down/deleted to change the view****

Thanks

[nicks67camaro]

Some progress...I have the car cut to where the tubs will go in with no issues. My old rust is out of the quarters. Next steps will be to get the outer wheel house patches welded in and then weld the tubs in. Some more pics...

Here is what the opening looks like all cut away


Need to put in some patches old rust is 95% out


There was still a lot of good metel I wanted to maintain as much as possible

[awr68]

Great progress! But at this point wouldn't it be better to replace the outer fender wells and just patch the quarters? The outers don't cost that much and it would take far less work and be better in the end.

[nicks67camaro]

I just figure the least amout of body work the better. Also the rest of the paint is very nice and I wanted to make the least amount of blending.

[awr68]

Yeah but my point is that you are a few spot welds away from the whole outer hitting the ground...on the pass side anyways. If you want less work and blending then replacing full inner and outers is the way to go. Now if you just have a little spot repair on the quarters then that's a whole differant story.

[nicks67camaro]

Thats a good point. I'll admit this is my first venture with body work and I am not afraid I just not sure what the "best practives" are I have the full wheel house replacement I may just drop it out and have then patch the outer.

[awr68]

just trying to help as I've been down this road before.

[Sparky67]

Thats a good point. I'll admit this is my first venture with body work and I am not afraid I just not sure what the "best practives" are I have the full wheel house replacement I may just drop it out and have then patch the outer.

Typically, rust forms on the inside of the quarter panel. You might only see it on the outside, but really it is farther up inside on the quarter panel. Typically, you would replace the full quarter panel. When you replace full quarter panels, then you replace the outer wheel wells too.

Jeff

http://www.kodakgallery.com/67rscamaro

[aray327]

I am considering mini tubs on my 69 camaro. I just read an article in car craft that said the install time is 40-50 hours. How much time would you say you have in the install? Are you going to narrow the rear end after you finish the tubs?

[nicks67camaro]

So far I would say 20-25 hours I am taking my time and also dealing with rot in my quarters. I don't think I'm going to narrow the rear I think I'll just going to adjust the back space on the wheels I'm going to get (budget constraints)

[nicks67camaro]

The wheel house is in. Still need fit and finish work.


from the truck sorry little dark


more updates to come I am leaving for Las Vegas sunday.....maybe I'll come back with some extra car funds.......

[dowierj]

I Ordered the mini-tub kit from dse recently and in one of your pictures I see, or think I see the frame rail cut into...is that manditory to notch the frame there? Also somewhere i read about having to modify the rear seat? is that true?

[dowierj]

and do you have to change to spring perch on the diff? cuz in my head if you move the springs inward, you would need to cut and weld in the brackets in a diffrent location on the diff, right?

[Sparky67]

I Ordered the mini-tub kit from dse recently and in one of your pictures I see, or think I see the frame rail cut into...is that manditory to notch the frame there? Also somewhere i read about having to modify the rear seat? is that true?

Yes to both questions.

Jeff

http://www.kodakgallery.com/67rscamaro