Project Ginger 67 Camaro

[Cdog]

I've finally got the motivation and room to get my car done. I've had her since 1993. I bought her with lawn mowing money when I was a kid and did a low budget resto with disk brakes, rebuilt suspension, interior, a 700r4 and a long rod 327. I blew it up for the 3rd time in 1997 and tore it apart. Since then I've bought 4 homes and 2 boats so you can imagine I've been a little busy.

She was originally gold but faded chevy red when I bought her. She's going back to red. I'm thinking 06 Viper red with silver or white Z28 stripes. Hence the name (Ginger) the temperamental red in the garage. My wife is 7.5 months pregnant with our second kid so you can imagine spending time with Ginger stirs up some jealousy around the house. HA!

I'm building her to compete in autocross, track and some of the wide open events like the one in Nevada. My cousin Jack Fields at Starlite Rod & Kustom is helping me with the stuff I don't do like the cage, paint & body. I had new quarters put on back in 2000 after reading about Steilo's car. I ran out of steam and priorities shifted shortly after.

I grew up racing Karts and compete in the Skip Barber F2000 cars at laguna Seca and Miller in Utah so I'm really looking for this car to be track worthy. Ideally a 67 Camaro version of a GT2 Porsche.

My build plans. So far I've had her media blasted with crushed glass, filled the firewall with 18 gauge plate, sprayed it with dtm primer, repaired the drivers side floor with a patch panel, replaced outer wheel wells, dse tubs and a new trunk pan.

I just picked up a Lateral Dynamics rear suspension from a board member and a LS7 with everything but an ecu. My next big purchase will be a AM front subframe and a TKO 600. I'll update with pics as the build moves along.



I've done all of this since early February when I found a set of DSE tubs for $375 in phoenix craigslist.

Thanks for looking!

Here she is in her un restored glory.

After Blasting.



Rear tubs out.

Thank god for plasma cutters.

New floor pan.

Firewall. Hei retro goodbye.


Outer tubs going in.





Fitting DSE tubs.



On the 67 Camaro the drives side tub has a gap that need a fill plate welded in since the 67 is the only year out of the 1st Gen without the staggered shock mounts.