My new job
 

Is awesome.

all new 68 Camaro SS with a 380 HP 350 small block

sorry pics suck

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...6-08172906.jpg

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Started on this one today:

this is going to be a 69 camaro track car with a 620 HP LS3

will be running 18x13" wheels in the rear

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...6-07085735.jpg

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"...will be running 8x13" wheels in the rear "

Uh, what?

I saw that same sub frame on 'chop cut rebuild' today. More info on the 69 track car would be sweet.

18x13? :dunno:

Totally digging the invisible soft top on the 68, do want!
Needs to turn the engine bay from 11 down to about a 9.

The '69 looks a little...well...thin. Someone took "adding lightness" to the extreme.
"How much HP does it have?"
"Well that depends; how many horses are pulling it?"

My '92 has an invisible soft-top right now. I'll trade it for your regular one if you'd like.

fixed.


I don't have much more info on the track car... I know the LS3 has about 22k invested in it at this point. The body is on a rotisserie right now.

I'll post more/better pics as time goes by.

The sub-frame on the 69 is a DSE hydroformed sub-frame if you were wondering.

On the 68, i could have gone without customs written on the hood scoop.

I promised my mom I would build her a '67 someday. It'll be about the time that I win the lotto......

Cool cars. I think I would take a early Camaro over pretty much any Mustang and most Vettes.

god damn show off.

I don't get it. It's new? Body is old? Or is it all made from newly made refurb stuff? How do you register it then? Or do you at least need a scrap car somewhere to get the vin?

Horray for kick ass jobs though :)

I wonder about that too. Its at a point now where you can have a "68" Camaro, thats 100% new. Which is sweet. But it makes registration a bit more complex. My guess is that unless you start with a OEM Unibody, its a "kit".

Looks to me like most of the body is original. In CA at least, that makes it a '68 Camaro so long as the VIN is intact.

The 68 was a rust bucket. I'll have some before shots of it pretty soon.


The 69 has some original parts going on it, but for the most part it's going to be entirely new.

As for the "customs" on the hood, it actually says "Iron Horse Customs".

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This is somewhat of a client "bait" car I'm told there is a magazine shoot already set up for it once it's finished.

couple more pics:

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Here's the 69's body

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Next car arrived today, owner of this one swears Elvis bought it and had it custom painted this color.


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sounds/looks like a bad ass job. congrats

Thanks :)

sure beats taking it up the ass at a bank/office/IT department/laboratory and every other shit hole I've worked at.

The coolest part of this job comes this fall... when we start building these

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Only bigger,we're talking full on trophy trucks

At least you're only ruining convertibles.

I'd like to see you do better :fawk:

lol I'll see your Camaros and raise you a prototype MkII GT40... first thing I put together at my work (this one was about 4-5 years ago). My boss sucks but what I get to work on is pretty awesome!

Here are some more pics, mostly of the 68's progress.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Nzupan/6...eat=directlink

Here's our Facebook page if anyone is curios to follow along.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/...9242183?ref=ts

ok try it now..

double post

Here's a link to the progress on the 69 Camaro track/street car:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Nzupan/6...eat=directlink


A few details:

Motor 630 hp LS3
Specs:
Type: LS3 6.8L
Displacement: 416 Cubic Inches
Compression Ratio: 11.2:1
Bore x Stroke: 4.070 x 4.000
Rev Limit: 7000 RPM
Crank: Callies Forged
Rods: Callies H-Beam
Pistons: Mahle Motorsports
Cam: Mast Custom 3-Bolt Core Cam
Heads: Mast 12 Degree CNC LS3 Heads
Intake: LS3 Car Intake
Valve Springs: Mast Nitrided Beehive


http://www.detroitspeed.com/productpages/subframe.htm

• Hydroformed Framerails
• Stamped Crossmembers
• Tubular Upper and Lower Control Arms
• Coilover Shocks for Subframe with "Detroit
Tuned" valving fully adjustable
• Coilover Spring
• Power Rack and Pinion Steering
• Splined Sway Bar
• C6 Steering Knuckles and Bearing Pack

more to come..

Ugh, today at my job I worked on a 91 explorer, a 99 oldsmobile minivan, and a 97 buick century. I don't know you, but I hate you.

-Flounder

Can haz?

Both cars are at about 90 grand each now.

We've got a couple more cars lined up before we start fabbing up frames for the trophy trucks :) :)

Can haz... ban?

Here are a few pics from yesterday.
We went to a snooty country club with some of our cars.

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We don't mess around with our paint jobs :)
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What's with the jacked up 4x4 ride height I keep seeing?

The Mach 1 is all original, with the exception of the ugly wheels. The camaro should settle a little once it's actually driven.
The 69 camaro is slammed if you didn't notice.

No I didn't notice because I didn't click on the '69's picasa page, I just looked thru the pics you posted here. That 69 looks much better, my taste. Huge wide tire all around, tucked. Perfect, assuming you'll keep it at that height when you finish it :)

Big rubber gives me a woody.