"Grace" - 67 Camaro Driver

[DYNODANNY]

Cool home build Camaro.

[MCMLXIX]

yo udont need to ORDER new bolts.. just go get some from Home Depot or Lowes ...

[Dons67]

yo udont need to ORDER new bolts.. just go get some from Home Depot or Lowes ...

I thought of that last night when i went to bed - for some reason i was a little too focused on not being able to finish it (one of those "hey stupid" moments) stop by my local Secor Lumber (they have a GREAT selection of bolts if anyone has one close to them stop in) and picked up some stainless steel with washers for a total of $7.53 with tax

[Dons67]

Great Camaro project going on..replace those old shocks..there are many great brands to choose from..I personally would go on to this for your 67 if you wanted a little more than just the replacement shocks...just a thought!

http://www.totalcostinvolved.com/pro...fm?prodID=1422


Then maybe down the road a little..

http://www.totalcostinvolved.com/pro...fm?prodID=1421


You first Gen guys have all the cool hop up parts out there..I wish I would have not sold my 67 Camaro..

Keep up the great updates!


-Jim

Great options Jim - I'll probably move more towards this direction on my 1st streetfighter project which will be a 2nd gen bird but that's a ways out though. up next I have a hankering for a 4dr Chevelle or Nova that will be my year round driver - something all black comes to mind.:bsjerk:

[67speedfreak]

Nice looking project Don !

[AintQik]

Can you send me a link to those tailights? I don't like the ones that look too LEDish. Those seem much better.

[Dons67]

Can you send me a link to those tailights? I don't like the ones that look too LEDish. Those seem much better.

exactly why i bought them, i didn't want something that looked too modern. i picked them up through eBay but i grabbed his email for someone else who asked so i'll pm it to you.

if anyone else wants to know just shoot me a pm and i'd be happy to pass along his info

don

[MCMLXIX]

Great options Jim - I'll probably move more towards this direction on my 1st streetfighter project which will be a 2nd gen bird but that's a ways out though. up next I have a hankering for a 4dr Chevelle or Nova that will be my year round driver - something all black comes to mind.:bsjerk:

When you're ready for the next one let me know and I'll start looking out here where there's no rust...

[Dons67]

It's all in just need to pick up some shorter brake lines, add some fluid, bleed the lines and abuse! then abuse some more







there is just something cool about red calipers behind almost any wheel -- although with the rally's you can hardly see them, i still think its cool



and regardless of what any woman may tell you 1 inch is huge!!!! - when putting everything back in there was a problem with the 1' blocks i had in so they did not go back in the car - i'll wait a few years and get new springs when she finally makes it to paint - for now it'll stay all jacked up in the back...

[69fbodyproject]

I do like the tail lights that you put into the car. They look really good.

[Dons67]

Friday was a BEAUTIFUL day!!

Grace is back on the road and the rear end is broken in -- what a difference in personality a new set of gears and some poly bushings can make! I must have laughed for 10 minutes straight the 1st time i punched it -- she broke loose and left rubber all over the road, broke a little when she hit 2nd and then even chirped in 3rd -- holly cow what a difference - in fact i have a huge smile on my face just thinking about it.


I even had enough time to take care of my next project on the car - a little upgrade on the tunes..
In keeping with the "look as stock as possible" i put a original looking head unit in with an aux port


added a set of polk audio 6x9's using the old grills so it still looks factory


and an amp that i attached to the rear deck lid so when you open the trunk you can't see any of it without bending over and sticking your head in the trunk


all in all a great and productive day!!

[Vicinity]

First LED taillights I've ever seen that I liked. Very nice. But how do the reverse lights work?

She's looking good!

[Dons67]

First LED taillights I've ever seen that I liked. Very nice. But how do the reverse lights work?

She's looking good!

I don't have any - in 67 a RS would have had reverse lights mounted under the bumper - in NY the way the inspection process works if the car is a certain age it doesn't need them so i didn't add them back - the only time i go backwards is to back into a parking space. You could get a set of rs back-up lights and mount them below the bumper if you wanted or needed to have back-up lights

[CruizinKev]

very nice!

[68firebird]

Very nice. I am so jealous you got it on the road, it was nice here in RI today, but I was outside masking up the front end and cleaning up the frame! Do you plan on getting new rims or are you keeping the stockers? I love those rims. too bad they don't look as good on a pontiac.

[Dons67]

Very nice. I am so jealous you got it on the road, it was nice here in RI today, but I was outside masking up the front end and cleaning up the frame! Do you plan on getting new rims or are you keeping the stockers? I love those rims. too bad they don't look as good on a pontiac.

I love driving her and try to keep it on the road as much as possible during the nice months in NY - as far as the wheels go - I really like the looks of the old rally wheels with the BF Goodrich raised white letters especially with one of my main goals being to keep the car looking like it could be stock. the down side is the next major upgrade will most likely force me to do something.

Grace's new power plant on the stand now coming to an engine bay near me soon....



a 350 bored 40 over stroked with a 400 crank and some forged pistons - after the trick flow heads, cam and top end build it should be putting out 510+ hp at the flywheel so my tires are going to need to be upgraded. I'm leaning towards a set of 16 or 17" torq trust d's with some stickier rubber maybe a drag radial or something similar to help put all the power to the road??? I was thinking maybe just going to a drag radial on the rally's but if I'm loosing the white letters I figure it may make sense to upgrade the wheels????? As you can tell I'm really not sure what to do yet and I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any...

[BossaNova]

Looks good!

I'd go with 17's over 16's to broaden your tire choices.

[AintQik]

Coming along, I just finished my rear and can't wait! Totally new car huh with the different gears! Your LED guy never got back to me :(

[1500ccturbo3whl]

nice project that home built

[Dons67]

nice project that home built

Yep - it was a driver when i 1st got it - all the work since has been by my 2 hands in the garage - machine work and short block assembly was done by a professional engine builder in Ohio the rest will be done by me shortly -- parts are getting ordered later this week