Me, with a camaro?

[bottledbird68]

Ok, I'm bored, so I figured I'd start up a build thread since I plan to be making some more upgrades in the next couple months ;)

The car is a 95 Z28. Lt1/T56 car. I'm normally a firebird guy, never really been a camaro fan, but, the deal I got on this car was too good to pass up. When I got it the mods it came with were ported stock heads/intake, lt4 hot cam, roller rockers, pacesetter mid length headers, broomstick modded cat, magnaflow cat back, cold air intake, and a pcm4less tune.
Since I got it I've added a walboro 255 fuel pump (stock one puked), replaced the accel opti with an MSD unit (thanks to pizza!),a set of taylor 8.2mm plug wires, and a set of NGK tr55's.
All of this was good for 319 horse to the wheels on Slowhawks mustang dyno. The car is a blast to drive but looks like poo and, I can never leave well enough alone.
Here it is in all it's glory:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0589.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0591.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0593.jpg

[bottledbird68]

The chassis of the car has over 180k on it but the underneath is super clean.

However, the interior was trashed, and tan, yucky lol.

So, we picked up a complete 97 v6 car that had a mint 30th anniversary red insert interior, as well as all the body parts I need to make this one mint.

Anyhow, we did a complete interior swap, new style dash and all. Much much nicer in my opinion.
Here's a couple in process and completed pics:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0233.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0235.jpg

Pile of old crap:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0236.jpg

And all together:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0238.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0239.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/IMG_0240.jpg

[bottledbird68]

And before anyone says it, yes, the v6 car was an auto so all I had was the new style auto console and the old style manual console. I got creative and mated the two together. Works for now lol. Anyone have a spare 97 up t56 console floating around?

Also did the 97 up taillight conversion. My other half decided she likes the new lights better. No pics there. They're taillights, you know what they look like lol.

More to come soon. Comment away :)

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

LOVE the new interior. So much better then the original!!!! Time for some real Heads!!!! i might have some forsale that made 385 rwhp on a 396....... :)

[KLAB]

Interior looks so good I want red interior so bad. I'd like to do a TA dash swap too like that how hard was it?

[bottledbird68]

LOVE the new interior. So much better then the original!!!! Time for some real Heads!!!! i might have some forsale that made 385 rwhp on a 396....... :)

Yes, I completely agree. I didn't like the 96 down dash AT ALL! Plus we had to do a heater core anyhow so all the more reason to swap.

And as for the heads, I agree and you're killing me. I didn't want to spend too much more on this car this year. Really want my 87 out this year too. Most of what I plan to do to this now I already have laying around. But yeah, when/if you decide to let me know. You never know, I will need a good set of heads for the 383 I'll build when I blow up the current motor... ;)

[bottledbird68]

Interior looks so good I want red interior so bad. I'd like to do a TA dash swap too like that how hard was it?

Honestly, not too bad. Me and my other half did the whole interior swap in an afternoon. Including stripping it from the parts car too.

Only advice is grab as much of the donor car harness as you can. Most of the swap is a bolt in but you do have to change a few connectors and extend a few wires here and there.
Only time consuming part is the cluster, changing the big plug for it. Just got a pinout diagram for my car, and the cluster out of the 93 bird we used, and spliced whatever wires wherever they had to go. Patience and it was right the first try :)

[ls6monte]

Looking good Matt!

[Navy01z]

that car is such a great sleeper man!!

[*LS1* Queen]

great job with it matt!

[bottledbird68]

that car is such a great sleeper man!!

I know, and I've been enjoying it that way. But, it's been a couple seasons since I've had a nice looking hot rod together. It won't take much for me to make it pretty so as soon as her subie is out of the garage this one will most likely be getting a makeover :)

[TBerry95z28]

goin along great man!

[bottledbird68]

Hit the swap meet at stafford speedway yesterday. Picked up a couple things, along with some other stuff I already had floating around, and a couple other tires I snagged today. :)
Here's a sneak peek of things to come:

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/caliper.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/tires.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/zr1wheels.jpg

[bottledbird68]

Had to toss a pic of the new wheels in here too ;)

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/newwheels1.jpg

[bottledbird68]

And while I was playing musical wheels I tossed on the 275/60/15's et streets from the 68.

Hooked mint, got about 10ft of wheelspin from popping the clutch with them dead cold. Then I got the rest of first and most of second before I realized it was clutch and not tires spinning. Oops, lol. Time to price out a spec...

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/zwetstreets1.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/zwetstreets2.jpg

[TBerry95z28]

shes comin along great man! seems like your puttin some cake into her$$$$

[bottledbird68]

shes comin along great man! seems like your puttin some cake into her$$$$

Honestly, It's just been a lot of careful internet shopping and scrounging for the best deals I can find.
Only really expensive part was the wheels/tires, they cost me as much as the car did originally lol.

[monytorris]

Can't wait until it's done! That car has a lot of potential!

[bottledbird68]

Haven't updated this in a while as I haven't done much to it. Been too busy with work.
But anyhow, since I tossed a quick pic up elsewhere figured I may as well add it here too ;)

One of the stock Bose speakers took a crap and I didn't feel like finding an original. As with everything else stuff snowballs and we wound up replacing all 4 speakers, rewiring the car to eliminate the Bose amps (factory Bose speakers are 1 ohm, aftermarkets are 2 ohm so everything sounded like doody until the Bose amps were gone. Trust me, that one took some head scratching lol).
Then, well, we like our bass lol. Stock sub had to go. Looked at stealth stuff but for the extra money decided they weren't worth it and did this:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/d524f9f5.jpg
I was going to make a cover to hide it all but we decided it looks to cool. Plus it's all lower end stuff that doesn't totally scream steal me but it still sounds really good

[Formula413]

I could never give up my T Top well :haha: But that does look good.

[941LE]

poor kids heads r bouncing off the box lol

[bottledbird68]

I didn't give up my t top well either, that's why they are there instead of down low.

And no, no heads hitting the box lol tough to tell in the pic but the back of the seat is taller than the box. Couldn't hit it from a seated position if you tried. ;)

[bottledbird68]

Here we go, it'll be green no more :)

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/8072feb9.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/6d5bcf6d.jpg

Been busting my ass the past couple weeks trying to get this and her subie ready for the car show at work. This was tonight at 11pm. Wish me luck lol.

[irockidz28]

good luck!!

[*LS1* Queen]

what color u painting it?

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

I HATE YOU!!!!!! just sayin

[Formula413]

what color u painting it?

Pretty sure it's gonna be black

[bottledbird68]

Pretty sure it's gonna be black

Yessir, with some sort of twist. We'll just have to wait and see what comes out of the gun when it's in the booth ;)

But either way I'm calling it. Her subie kicked my ass till 6am last night so I still don't have the bodywork done or the nose on.
Decided I'm not going to hack the car to make one show. Going to miss works show.
Ah well, I'll get it done next week

[bottledbird68]

Here's how I left it tonight, bodywork all done and new rear bumper on.
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/d91c21e9.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/931a8def.jpg

Hopefully get the new fenders and front bumper on it tomorrow and some color on it tomorrow night if all goes well :)

[Navy01z]

Since your changing the color, whats your plan for the engine bay and are you gonna jam it?

[bottledbird68]

Since your changing the color, whats your plan for the engine bay and are you gonna jam it?

Doors and hatch are already jambed, as are the sides of the hood and the fenders.

As for the engine bay I'm most likely going to take the "wait until the engine's out and spray it right then" approach that I usually take with all my projects. I rarely keep the engine bay clean enough to show it off anyhow so few ever see it lol.
If it bugs me too much afterwards it's nothing an afternoon and a couple cans of spray paint can't take care of. But, it'll most likely wait until I have a need to pull the motor and get done right whenever that may be.

[bottledbird68]

Progress...
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/8353df04.jpg
And another, caught her legs to prove that she helps work on them too. She's the one who pulled the whole nose off while I was sanding. I have better but I'll get yelled at cause she's dirty lol
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/d9e67a2b.jpg

[bottledbird68]

And here's how we left it for the night. Decided I'm tired of killing myself. If we get it done for Sunday great, if not, oh well :p
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/585f43a9.jpg
Mostly sanded and ready to go
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/1f084fc4.jpg

[Navy01z]

lookin good man

[irockidz28]

looks good got alot of work into it thats for sure

[Formula413]

What a turd. http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.ls1tech.com/get/forums/images/smilies2/turd.gif















:haha: J/K buddy, git er dun!!!

[bottledbird68]

looks good got alot of work into it thats for sure


Eh, compared to her subie we just did this ones a quicky. Most of it's plastic so no dents, and I guess I'm getting lazy in my old age, if it was damaged and unbolts we just changed it lol.
Except for the hood, that was just a few small dings so I took care of them. Still suprised we're leaving the stock one, just couldn't find anything we liked enough to go drop $4-500 on so we said screw it. I'll just have to have the paint make up for the wow factor.

[bottledbird68]

What a turd. http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.ls1tech.com/get/forums/images/smilies2/turd.gif

:haha: J/K buddy, git er dun!!!
Agreed, I'm a die hard firebird guy. This car is just my beater bitch lol.
I've been very tempted to gut it for other projects a few times but she wont let me. Guess I'm stuck with it. :D

[*LS1* Queen]

nice...cant wait to see it all done

[bottledbird68]

Here's how I left it today. Nose is all on and as lined up as it's gonna be. Just need to finish sanding it and then it's paint time. Only put a few hours in today, had other stuff to attend to during the morning. Getting there though.
Only other thing I will say is aftermarket fenders for these cars fit like week old dog poo. I spent a good hour and a half tweaking before I gave up and decided it was close enough :p

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/d1984068.jpg

[Navy01z]

you need a cowl hood man.

[bottledbird68]

you need a cowl hood man.

I'm honestly not a fan on the 4th gens. Especially the lt1 cars. Just makes the nose look way too long imo.
I don't mind the sunoco hood but don't like it enough to pay what they're going for so screw it. Stock it is.

If I can pull off what I'm thinking for paint it really won't matter anyhow.

[bottledbird68]

Got a little held up this week with family issues but got back to it today.

It's black :)
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/03bc7a09.jpg

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/d26b7be7.jpg

Hopefully be finishing up the rest of what I'm planning tomorrow. Pics to follow when I get it done and cleared ;)

[irockidz28]

looking good!

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Sick!! Too bad you didn't keep it polo!!

[*LS1* Queen]

looks good...cant wait to see it all finished

[Formula413]

Huge pink Camaro logo on the hood?











I kid, I kid...

[bottledbird68]

Sick!! Too bad you didn't keep it polo!!

Umm, no. I strongly dislike green cars. It's just what I keep finding the good deals on lol.
My 68 was green, my other 87 bird, our jeep, this z, good thing I know a thing or two about bodywork ;)

[bottledbird68]

Huge pink Camaro logo on the hood?











I kid, I kid...
This one is officially "ours". That being said she was told no pink on this one. Trust me, it was mentioned lol.

[Formula413]

Umm, no. I strongly dislike green cars.

:mfight:

[bottledbird68]

:mfight:

No offense of course. To each the own lol.

[bottledbird68]

All painted.

Pics to come in a day or two when I unmask it and pull it outside. Tough to get a good shot of the new artwork in the garage ;)

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

PICS OR BAN!!!!!

[irockidz28]

^X2!!!!!

[bottledbird68]

Sorry, took the day off today. Tomorrow I'll pull it out and snap a few.

Patience, if you ban me you'll never see it lol :D

[Formula413]

Sorry, took the day off today. Tomorrow I'll pull it out and snap a few.

Patience, if you ban me you'll never see it lol :D

Damn, he's got us there...

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

ok fine ill ban the chicken chick!!!!! She can be the whipping boy(girl) and it will all be your fault!!!!! NOWW DAMIT!!!!

[bottledbird68]

ok fine ill ban the chicken chick!!!!! She can be the whipping boy(girl) and it will all be your fault!!!!! NOWW DAMIT!!!!

Fine, I'm going to post up a new thread cause I want to lol.
I'll update this one with a pic when it's all reassembled and shiny :)

[Chicken's Chick]

ok fine ill ban the chicken chick!!!!! She can be the whipping boy(girl) and it will all be your fault!!!!! NOWW DAMIT!!!!

Not if I ban u first lol

[bottledbird68]

Not if I ban u first lol

Uh oh mike. You in trouble now lol

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Not if I ban u first lol


UMM WHAT!?!?! YOU FORGET WHO I AM!?!?!?! :bek068:

[ls6monte]

Ummm no one can forget who you are! You don't fucking let them Captain ASSWIPE! LOL

[bottledbird68]

And as promised, here's the payoff pics in this thread of the new paint job :)


And here it is. All cleaned up, wheels/tires all cleaned and shined up. Still got a couple minor details here and there to attend to but for the most part it's all ready to go
Bam:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/c6cf3c22.jpg

Side shot:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/0682dfe0.jpg

Ass view:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/94163da1.jpg

[bottledbird68]

Here's a nose view:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/4148a6ce.jpg

And a close up of the flames all clean, shiny, and in the sunlight:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/df85b090.jpg

Lastly, just because I had to, decisions, decisions, hmm... :D
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/919ee695.jpg

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

i think the sig pic needs an UPDATE!!!!!! LOOKS AWESOME!!! CANT WAIITTTTT to see em both in person!!

[bottledbird68]

i think the sig pic needs an UPDATE!!!!!! LOOKS AWESOME!!! CANT WAIITTTTT to see em both in person!!
Yeah, the sig definitely needs an update. In the next month or so I'm gonna try and give the jeep a quick scuff and squirt too so I'll most likely wait until after that. Nothing fancy there though, just a quick color change and a fresh coat of paint.
Thank you though, now come on out and do something with us lol.

[*LS1* Queen]

lookin good! id keep the black wheels and smoke out the signal lights

[c4boom]

that or go with some clear signals reduce the paint a little and flame them up and use orange bulbs

[941LE]

paint came out awesome. now please fix that exhaust lol

[bottledbird68]

paint came out awesome. now please fix that exhaust lol

Details details. All in due time lol.
Trust me it's definitely high on my list of things to do

[monytorris]

Can I have my car back!?!?!

[bottledbird68]

Can I have my car back!?!?!

Hmm, possibly, how attached to your new gto are you lol?

[monytorris]

Hmm, possibly, how attached to your new gto are you lol?

HAHAHA!!! I am pretty attached to the gto and it's not new, I've had it for two months now. That is pretty old for me!

[Formula413]

Can I have my car back!?!?!

Bwahahahaha :haha:

[bottledbird68]

HAHAHA!!! I am pretty attached to the gto and it's not new, I've had it for two months now. That is pretty old for me!

See, so you're ready to move on lol.





I'm not looking to sell it but we both agreed if the right deal came along we'd let it go, again lol. Course we'll probably just wind up buying it back again if it ever goes back up for sale :D