69 camaro called wicked impression

[Greasy63]

Has any one used a universal transmission tunnel kit? i don't have a bead roller or a brake to bent sheet metal, i could cut and price it together but i want a one pice tunnel.

no i havent but NICE work!



nice car!

GL w/the rest of ur build

[robertjra]

Thanks it is taking forever to build but I will be doing more work to the frame soon

[robertjra]

Looking for a little help from all of you. If you have seen my build thin you know I'm trying to do all of this on my own and that I'm till in the mock up stage, oh ya and I have a budget, I think my next step should be the rear end and the torqe arm from speed tec? What do all of you think? Thank for all of your imput! Just want to see what all of you would do if it was your car

[daytonayellaz]

Has any one used a universal transmission tunnel kit? i don't have a bead roller or a brake to bent sheet metal, i could cut and price it together but i want a one pice tunnel.

Robert.. Can you post a pic of the stock tunnel you cut out sitting over the trans so we can see how far off it is?? Im wondering if you can do a little hammering and add back a little sheet metal where needed and use the stock tunnel?

[John Wright]

Robert.. Can you post a pic of the stock tunnel you cut out sitting over the trans so we can see how far off it is?? Im wondering if you can do a little hammering and add back a little sheet metal where needed and use the stock tunnel?

Like he said...can you sit the stock tunnel over it and add a strip of sheet metal along each side to get the height you need to clear? If it isn't wide enough...split it down the middle and add a strip there to widen it.

[robertjra]

My next day off I will do that most of the fitment prob is at the bellhousing cus of the 1" back kit I think I will need a new trans fill tube also

[robertjra]

Great build man - keep it comin'! Looking good.

your 69 looks very good i keep checking on your build all the time!!!!

[robertjra]

mock up on the trans tunnel looks like i will need 1 1/2" of steel to fill in what do all of you think if i use some thicker steel from the fire wall all the way down to the cross member to tie the body in a little tighter? hope you all are still fallowing me but the cross member i want to use is the one that DSE built and cuts into the floor like this pic

i think this will make the body stronger and help with flex also i have to make my own cross member any way so... oh ya i have a pic of the tunnel with the cut out piece on top of the trans i used some 3/4" wood blocks on top of the trans to get room for servicing and adjustment of angles cables wiring etc....... this is what the gap looks like.

by the way i don't care how much the car weighs i will not be racing it all the time, prob just some road race and daily driving and some auto cross just for fun oh ya and all burn outs i can get away with. lol

[robertjra]

so i orderd the lokar 6l80e trans midnight fill tube so i can keep moving on, cant wait to build my trans cross member!!!!!!!!

[robertjra]

look what i have !!!!! 2x3" steel tube and 1x3/4" steel time to make a cross member every thing cost me $30.00

[robertjra]

well I'm done for the day played around with the steel and this is what i came up with keep in mind I'm not done yet so what do you think?

start found the center line of the steel

cut outs so i can bend the tubing


all my cut outs made now on to the test fit


i welded every thing all up, but the floor piece

this is just sitting in the car i will have to cut the floor piece to fit it all in

[robertjra]

I will have more updates on sun. I will cut into the floor and weld everything up

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Tuning in to see what happens next...

[robertjra]

Tuning in to see what happens next...

Just good stuff trying to as much by my self as I can I will post more tomarow I'm on lunch brake

[robertjra]

did some more work too day cut out the floor and fited the cross member i ran out of wire for the welder so this is as far as i got hope you like it!
cleand up allmy welds

all fitted in the car

[robertjra]

time to update my thread most of my cross member is done check it out

[robertjra]

so I ran out of wire for my welder but i got far enuf to fit every thing is and drop the trans down into place check it out!!

[robertjra]

Well I didc a little more work today I welded in the cross member and cleaned the floor with a wire wheel for like 4 hr I put a coat of the anti rust paint down from the cross member back I will post more pic's soon I still have to replace the left front floor pan and finsh the tunle work I will keep you all posted

[robertjra]

I cut out the floor pan and fixed some rust in the firewall

got the new pan to fit nice and tight still a bit more to do and one more piece to make and all my rust will be all gone!!!!!!!!

started the trans tunnel fab work this will take some time. I get one day a week to work on my car and all I want is for it to be done.

[RicerwannaB]

That looks intense