Thread: anybody need a Camaro???

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Some progress, thanks to a little help from my friends!!!! I got the rest of the junk out from under the hood, wow, was there a bunch of extra weight in there that will no longer be required!!!!

Also decided to switch the car over to rack and pinion, that stock steering box and arms weighs a ton! So, with the coilovers and rack and pinion going on the front, net savings in weight will be about 35 pounds!!!! Also moving the battery to the trunk, no weight savings but it is necessary weight that will now be in the right rear of the car where it can actually do some good.

Did a little more sheetmetal work on the front, too. All things considered, this is really getting to be a fun project!!!! Might have to raise the price when I'm ready to sell it, should be a fun car when it's finished!

Well, got a bit of tinkering done and a few more small pieces built. I'm concentrating on Tom's Coupe, but I can't stay on my feet real long anymore so when I got to sit down I sit on my roll around and cut out pieces of sheet metal.

So far, about $3,000.00 in the car and it will take another $1,500.00 or so to finish putting the new suspension, steering, and brakes on the car.... Any takers on the sale yet? Might even consider a partial trade.....as long as the trade-in is a Ford or a MoPar!!!!

Dave, I took alook at the pics you posted. Maro will be a niceride for the right person. The 49 Merc you did looks great. Would love to see more photos of that as well. Steve.

Originally Posted by stovens

Dave, I took alook at the pics you posted. Maro will be a niceride for the right person. The 49 Merc you did looks great. Would love to see more photos of that as well. Steve.

I do have some more Merc pics in my gallery, Steve. We put together one or two of them every summer.... Rumored that one of them may be a moly tube chassis car this year..... Customer wants to do a bit of nostalgia racing....

if you want to spend some $$ on the battery, you can get a 'new' technology battery which weighs about 1/3 the original.

Not much done on the 'maro. Been spending most of my time on the coupe trying to get it done for Tom.

Did do a bit more with the shape on the front end opening. Think it's going to be fun listening to others not into Hot Rods trying to figure out for sure what it is!!!!! Think I've finally got the front shape where I want it....

And you say I should not port my heads ?

Never said you shouldn't port your heads, just have no idea what that might have to do with the fact that I don't like plastic bumpers!!!!!!!

Not my fault!!! If the manufacturer's didn't make plastic bumper covers I wouldn't be forced to do things like this!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Not my fault!!! If the manufacturer's didn't make plastic bumper covers I wouldn't be forced to do things like this!!!!!!!

Dvae,
If it had the plastic cover you liked (see pic), you'd change something else
Changing is a good thing! ....I've see sometimes not though!
Pat

Wow, that's even more "unique" then what I do!!!!!

sure wish somebody would buy that old 'maro from me..... I'm almost starting to like it!!!!-------(scary thought!!!!)

Nope, not even close to converted, just enjoying the build I guess.... Only reason it's here now since Jackie decided she didn't want it is that it's sale should help with the purchase of some very fine parts for the Ranchero!!! Heck, if I do good selling it, might build another one!!!!

Originally Posted by DennyW

Ah O, if you did that, you will never get yours finished. Time isn't that long, you know....

I hurried once, didn't like it... Car looked like poo-poo. I've got two speeds, if you don't like this one, you certaily won't like my other one!!!!!!!!

Well, not a lot more done on the 'maro, but the front sheet metal is a bit closer to done and I've made some decision on the suspension. The rear suspension, as planned, will be a triangulated 4 bar with coilover and chrome moly control arms with polyurethene bushed stainless stee rod ends on a narrowed 9". I've started to build a fixture base on the stock front lower control arms and will be fabbing up some new ones using chrome moly tube. The spindles and brakes will be the stock '82 'maro pieces with a coilover assembly added to the strut and proper reinforcement on the towers....

With the sheet metal work completed and the body in primer I'll have approximately $3500.00 in the body work and modifications and it will take just a shade under $1500.00 to get all the front and rear suspension back under the car....

So, the car will be a roller with the body in primer and ready for paint for about $5,000.00. I will probably put it up for sale at that amount, and give the option to the new owner to either take it home as is, or he could pick the body color and engine/transmission combination for the car and pay to have it finished....

It's actually becoming a fun project and I'm enjoying the build. It's fun for a change to do the things I want to do and not have to build everything the way the customer wants his car done.... But on the other hand, working on someone else's car is better for me, cuz I can use their money instead of my own!!!!!!! Maybe if I could ever convince myself to NOT have 3 of my own projects going on at the same time I might actually have enough extra cash around to actually finish one of my own!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by DennyW

Yeah, well, it never hurts to have a little Jack Rabbit in ya, you know.... I know what you mean on the speed thing though...

Yes it would!!!!! However, most of my get up and go has got up and went!!!!