[4birdman]

I've mentioned this here before and a lot of people helped me out with leads and things, but right now it appears as if we have located the car! We're working out all the details as far as final price and shipping, but it looks like the car is ours!

For those of you who don't know, we're building a 67 Camaro for my brother-in-law who is serving in the Army in Baghdad for the next year or so. He'll ba back June 11th. We've gotten donations from all over, and some of these parts are just awesome! Here's the specs on the car:

67 Camaro
Late model Gen III 5.3L shortblock donated by Strictly Performance, cleaned up and rebuilt by HRT performance
5.3L heads milled, 3-angled, and mild porting by HRT Performance
Comp Cams Xtreme RPM (grind undecided)
Painless HI-EFI kit donated my Painless Performance
T56 6-spd with pedal covers from Modo Innovations
Stock interior with a custom shift boot for the T56 by Lightning Custom and seats donated by TA Specialties(78ta.com)
Complete LS1 brake system, slotted/drilled rotors donated by RotorsOnline
Upgraded suspension system (undecided components)
Aftermarket 17" wheels (undecided)
RS grille with hidden headlights
Car will be red with white hockey stick striped, black interior, and electric blue powdercoated calipers.

[4birdman]

Pedal covers donated by Modo Innovations. These things are awesome, I'm gonna order a set for both my Trans Ams, too.

[4birdman]

Special thanks to Twist Machine! They donated a set of their core support bars and one of their cowl induction billet trim plates. These things are amazing, top notch quality and they look great! As a mechanical designer by profession, I must say these are some fine looking pieces.

[4birdman]

5.3L heads that we had sitting on the shelf in the shop that HRT Performance is reworking

[4birdman]

Got the brake booster! Complete LS1 brake setup here we come.

[4birdman]

The engine will be at the machine shop in about two weeks or so, then the rebuild begins. Sold a bunch of Trans Am parts I had sitting on the shelf and bought some stuff for the engine. Got some sweet red anodized aluminum fuel rails with blue AN fittings and braided line.

Also got a set of stock valve covers that I'm going to smooth out and powdercoat wrinkle black, a set of LS1 injectors and clips, LS6 valve springs, and an LS1 Throttle body that I'm going to P&P.

So here's the engine combo that I'm going to go with.

Gen III 5.3L out of a 2005 truck with block painted black, donated by Strictly Performance (shipping by National Parts Depot)
LS1 intake smoothed and powdercoated bare aluminum color
Red anodized fuel rail, LS1 injectors, blue AN fittings, and braided line
Wrinkle black valve covers
LS1 TB powdercoated Super Chrome
Cam included in HI-RPM kit
HI-RPM kit donated by Painless Performance
5.3L heads, 3-angled and milled, LS6 springs, left bare aluminum
LS4 oil pump
Engine and heads will be built and assembled thanks to a donation by HRT Performance.

Can't wait to see this thing built, it's gonna look sexy.

[4birdman]

Lightning Auto Customs has donated a shift boot for a T56 in a 67 Camaro, along with the plans for the bezel, which I am going to draw up in SolidWorks and have made up. This thing is NICE! They also hooked us up with some vinyl decals.

Our engine will also be at the terminal next Wednesday, so then the fun begins with that! Big thanks to National Parts Depot for the free ride for our engine on one of their trucks cross-country!

[4birdman]

SPEC Stage 2 clutch and Billet steel flywheel graciously donated by SPEC Clutch!



It is down to the wire here guys and there is still no car. Something always seems to happen when we find a car, and it is getting down to the wire. PLEASE keep your eye out for a 67 or 68 for $2500 or less. The last one a guy I know bought the car out from under me, knowing what I needed the car for.

[wiskeesour]

Some ppl dont give a rats a$$ about the ppl dying daily for their freedom.

[4birdman]

Doesn't matter anymore, we just bought a sweet 68 off of a guy up in NY. He's done most of the metal work and he's including about everything we need to put the car back together.

My dad and I are gonna run up there after the Trans Am Nationals are over, probably Labor Day weekend, and have good old' fater-son road trip.

[68IslTeal]

Glad to hear ya got a car finally.

[Hot 67]

4birdman,
Can you give any info on the cowl induction trim plate, I checked out twist machine web site but dont find any info on this item,
Thanks,
Jerry

[Hot 67]

4birdman,
Can you give any info on the cowl induction trim plate, I checked out twist machine web site but dont find any info on this item,
Thanks,
Jerry

[4birdman]

Made a deal on a car! The guy is going to install the floorboards for us before we go get it. Should be picking it up at the beginning of September. Grabbed it off of the pro-touring.com board. Can't wait to get this thing in the shop!

He's done more work since these pictures, but at least it gives you an idea!



And the before shot:


We also got our engine in today. Strictly Performance donated the engine and NPD had it delivered to us on one of their trucks. Heading to HRT Performance this week to start the rebuild.

[4birdman]

Hot67, I think it is a pretty new item. If you called them up they would be able to tell you more - (631) 610-4186