Project Nite Hawk (69 Camaro)

[GrnDragon]

Sorry but this is ANOTHER 69 Camaro Build...


The Name: The name is reference to the movie Step Brothers. Since my 95 TA (Green Dragon) was named after another Will Ferrell classic "Old School" (Frank the Tank's Red Dragon), I thought it fitting to name my 69 Camaro Night Hawk. When the step brothers meet each other they introduce themselves as Dragon and Night Hawk.

The Builders: All work will be done by my father and myself. He has been building Hot Rods for 30+ years, and I am a Mechanical Engineer.

The Timeline: With the EXTREME expense of the parts I am planning and the cost of starting a family I don't see this being done until 2013-2014.

The Parts: What I have currently...

-Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of my Camaro on this computer.

-Custom 2x3 Jakes Rod Shop Full Frame

:Tubular Upper and Lower Control Arms (C6 Corvette Geometry)

:C6 Corvette Spindles

:Splined Swaybars front and rear

:JRS Watts Link

:JRS Torque Arm rear end setup

:Chassis Engineering Fab9 Housing

:Bilstein Coilovers (Custom Valved)

:Hypercoil Springs

-Strange Aluminum Center Section with 3.90 gears and 35 spline Wavetrac Posi
-19x9.5 w/7.0" Back Space Forgeline So3P 3-piece forged wheels with Graphite Centers, and 275/30 R19 Michelin PS2's
-20x12.5 w/8.0" Back Space Forgeline So3P 3-piece forged wheels with Graphite Centers, and 335/30 R20 Michelin PS2's
-Custom 15" Wilwood Brake Kit
:Front Wilwood TC6 6-piston calipers
:Rear Wilwood BSL4 4-piston calipers
:Rear Mr. Parker External E-Brake calipers

Future Plans...
-427ci LS3/7/x with a 4.5L Whipple Supercharger
-T56 Magnum Tranny
-Lots of custom body work (look at my 95 TA build to get an idea what my father and I can do)
-Marquez or Felser interior
-Lots of other misc stuff...

Some more pics here... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3847105

I am still ironing out some stuff with Jake to make the frame a roller but hopefully it will be rolling soon.

[CruizinKev]

wow awesome project! stuff looks great!!!!

[1badchevelle]

damm nice start.

[wellis77]

Real good start. I'll be following this build.

[montessaj]

I dig this project...but your time line is WAY off, you can have this thing done by like January 2011.

I'm really looking forward to seeing this one come together. I really like the project name also.

[Bryce]

Cool project.

I am in the same boat as you. I am a mechanical enigneer, recently married, trying to buy a house and my falcon is a father son project.

This is going to be a very cool build.

[GrnDragon]

Thanks guys!
It has been on hold for 2 years, while I finished my 95 TA. But now that the TA is about done and I really want to get going on this project I am a little pissed about spending $50k on a 95 Trans Am!!! It just kind of started to snowball!
https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=63864

I have changed the spelling of the name a couple times now, but I think I am set with "Night Hawk". Spelling it "Nite" just kind of made me sound illiterate.

Yeah this is kind of my last big project before the wife and I have kids, so I am going ALL OUT.

[BA.]

you got a hell of a lot of $$$ in parts already! Great start!

I hear Pro-Touring is dead though. ;) Hopefully we're not all in electric torque monsters in 2014.

[Payton King]

Looking forward to following the build

[1971CHEVELLE]

wow awesome project

[RS_Customs]

Looking forward to following the build

+1

So what does the body look like?

Robert

[GrnDragon]

+1

So what does the body look like?

Robert

The car is back in MT at my dad's shop, and I don't have any pics here. There isn't much to look at yet. I bought a $5500 roller, if that tells you anything. From the firewall forward is all new Dynacorn sheetmetal still in the black primer, the rest is decent shape but not worth the trouble to keep. We are going to replace ALL of the other body panels (roof, doors, rear quarters, rear filler, rear window panel, trunk lid, and possibly rockers). I'm hoping AMD has there roof skins and doors ready by then.

[Motown 454]

Sweet looking frame . Those are some nice welds on there.

[MoparCar]

Nice frame!
Do you know if Jake will sell/build the watts link for anyone with his torque arm? Great!

Maybe Jake will chime in....

Wes

[Rod]

lets get going!!

[67speedfreak]

The chassis looks sick !

[wellis77]

Sweet looking frame . Those are some nice welds on there.

I agree, I wonder why 2 x 3 rather than 2 x 4 though. I'm gearing up to build my frame and was planning 2 x 4, but if 2 x 3 is just as tough, and obviously lighter, I may have to do a slight redesign.

[72 chevelle]

I agree, I wonder why 2 x 3 rather than 2 x 4 though. I'm gearing up to build my frame and was planning 2 x 4, but if 2 x 3 is just as tough, and obviously lighter, I may have to do a slight redesign.

i just got my 2nd gen frame from jake and i am pleased with it looking at the pics i belive that is 2x4 not 2x3 looks like the one i have just a full frame

[hotrdblder]

Guys, it has 2x4 front rail, the perimeter is 2x3x.120 including the rear rails. This is a custom chassis, and was built to the customers specs. It needs a full 8-10 point cage to be used, Luca is planning on doing a 12 point cage. If your building a perimeter chassis I would recommend 2x4x.120 if not running a cage, or even a 4 point.
we did this for more head room with the flat floors (doing this will allow about stock height head room) and luca wanted it light and is doing a full cage.

[hotrdblder]

Guys, Luca and his dad have some awesome car building skills and vision. It has been a pleasure working with him and I cannot wait to see the outcome, I know if will be off the charts!!!