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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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Is awesome.

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

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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 02:53 AM
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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



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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 04:32 AM
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"...will be running 8x13" wheels in the rear "

Uh, what?
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 04:38 AM
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I saw that same sub frame on 'chop cut rebuild' today. More info on the 69 track car would be sweet.
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Nagase
"...will be running 8x13" wheels in the rear "

Uh, what?
18x13?
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:35 AM
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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?"
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by fooger03
Totally digging the invisible soft top on the 68, do want!
My '92 has an invisible soft-top right now. I'll trade it for your regular one if you'd like.
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Nagase
"...will be running 8x13" wheels in the rear "

Uh, what?
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.
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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The sub-frame on the 69 is a DSE hydroformed sub-frame if you were wondering.
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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On the 68, i could have gone without customs written on the hood scoop.
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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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.
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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god damn show off.
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:25 PM
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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 *** jobs though
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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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".
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:10 PM
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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.
Old Jun 10, 2010 | 01:17 AM
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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.

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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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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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sounds/looks like a bad *** job. congrats
Old Jun 10, 2010 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 18psi
sounds/looks like a bad *** job. congrats
Thanks

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

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

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powered with something like this:
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Only bigger,we're talking full on trophy trucks
Old Jun 10, 2010 | 02:03 AM
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At least you're only ruining convertibles.
Old Jun 10, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Pusha
At least you're only ruining convertibles.

I'd like to see you do better



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