73 Camaro

[EddieC]

Great project and good idea on the drive train. As I recall emissions regulations were killing the engines around that time.
In the late 60's my friend said that we were expert at taking perfectly good cars and making them unstreetable; Every thing got the 60's Z28 engine treatment. You had to be young to appreciate that in a daily driver.

 

[MrMonte]

Still no donor car yet. Copart prices are insane. I may end up spending the money for a clean driver since I need so many parts off it.

I'm close to paint & was working on panel gaps & paint prep then a large object hit my wife's fender while on the hwy then I had an AFM lifter failure on my Yukon so priorities changed.

I fixed my wife's fender & did an AFM delete on my Yukon just in time for the holiday season. Looks like the 73 Camaro will get painted next year.
Made progress on Mini-Me. Engine won't go in until the real engine is in.

 

[MrMonte]

Here I was test fitting the front pieces. I picked up these $125 17x9 rollers to make room for the 13" Corvette front disc brakes & 11.7" Blazer rear disc brakes.
I got the Blazer rear disc backing plates for $12 each at a Pick n Pull 1/2 price sale. Also picked up 3.73 gears from a low mileage Escalade. Have Power Stop powder coated calipers.

 

[89Suburban]

Still no donor car yet. Copart prices are insane. I may end up spending the money for a clean driver since I need so many parts off it.

I'm close to paint & was working on panel gaps & paint prep then a large object hit my wife's fender while on the hwy then I had an AFM lifter failure on my Yukon so priorities changed.

I fixed my wife's fender & did an AFM delete on my Yukon just in time for the holiday season. Looks like the 73 Camaro will get painted next year.
Made progress on Mini-Me. Engine won't go in until the real engine is in.
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Love the detailed modeling work.

 

[MrMonte]

Gathering parts for the 73 Camaro.
High carbon rotors
30 spline posi unit
Corvette C7 front hubs
Subframe connectors
Gas tank
Leafspring poly bushings & pads

 

[Grady_Wilson]

Does your Camaro have a 10 or 12 bolt rear end that your new posi unit is going into?
Axle upgrades, too?

 

[MrMonte]

Does your Camaro have a 10 or 12 bolt rear end that your new posi unit is going into?
Axle upgrades, too?

It's a 10 bolt rear using a posi made for a 90s GM truck with a 30 spline 10 bolt then I'm upgrading the axles. Installing 12 bolt 30 spline axles made for a 1970 SS big block that came with a 12 bolt rear.

I did this same setup when we built my Son's 74 Camaro with a 600hp 454. Makes a very strong but not too heavy rear.

 

[Big Mama]

You are a talented individual. Great work! This is one of those cars we all had where we said “I wish I’d have kept it”. I’ve had 3 2nd gen Camaros in a 10 year span. None like the one you’re building.

 

[pwtr02ss]

Very cool project and nice work on the resto so far.

 

[MrMonte]

Very cool project and nice work on the resto so far.

Thanks, I call it my therapy project.