Project Nocturnal (68 camaro)

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noc·tur·nal

adj \näk-ˈtər-nəl\


1: of, relating to, or occurring in the night <a nocturnal journey>

2: active at night <a nocturnal predator>



— noc·tur·nal·ly adverb


Synonyms: night, nightly, nighttime

I've been meaning to do this for a while now. It's time to start a build thread for my car.

History: I purchased the car in late March 2011. The car was an uncompleted project from Choctaw, OK. The former owner was a member here, so the car may look very familiar to you if you have been hanging around here long.

I decided on the name "Nocturnal" because it would seem that the middle of the night is the only time I have to get anything done on this project. I am a husband and father and that coupled with my job (VP of engineering services for a global firm) consumes most of a normal persons waking day. I have found that I function the same with 8 hours of sleep as I do with 4. BONUS for me. Thus, the car gets it's attention late at night mostly. This is a garage build. It is no where even close to the caliber of some of the other builds on the net, but I like to think I'm doing the best I can.

Motor
502 Gen VI 4 bolt main, 9:1 CR
Crane solid roller p/n 168601 cam .615 .636 246 254 dur @ .050,
crane solid roller lifters
GMPP 12363400 Aluminum Rectangle port heads
GMPP 12361323 1.7 alum Rockers
Edelbrock victor jr 454-R intake
Crank Ext. balanced, nitrated, crossed drilled gm p/n 10198922
Rods Forged 4340 Steel
Pistons GM P/N 12533507 Forged Aluminum
MSD Pro-Billet Dist
Lemons headers
Vintage air front runner setup
Nitrous Express Twin Gemini 300hp

Transmission
TKO 600 5 speed

Reared
shortened ford 9" with Detroit locker
33 spline axles

Suspension
rear: 4 link with qa1s'
front: Detroit speed kit 1
wilwood drilled slotted 4 piston front and rear

Wheels
Budnik M5s 18x12 w/ 5.25" BS (R) and 18x8 w/ 4.75 BS (F)
Tires are Michelin Pilot sports 335/30/18s (R) and 245/40/18s (F).

Body
new rear quarter panels
new front fenders
new doors
new 2" hood
new lower valance with 69 running lights grafted in.
new header panel.
smoothed firewall
new deck lid
smoothed rear sheet metal spoiler (3 piece)
mini tubbed
new floor pans
filled marker lamps
69 running lights graphed to 68 valance
filled lower quarters
undercoated with raptor liner

On to the pics! (I know everyone likes pics)


Date with destiny, found at a local swap meet.











After the trip home it was stripped...













Time to chop out the old and replace with new...