You have your work cut out for you and you will be left with a firebird under Camaro skin. Resale once done won't bring what a Camaro would and most likely even the Pontiac guys won't want your car. The vin and trim tag will tell folks it's a bird and then most will treat it like the plague because of all the problems guys have with swapped vin tags and faked cars. I'm not knocking the idea out of personal feelings. I'm telling it like I see it after many years of hearing horror story after horror story. Camaros with Nova vin tags, Camaro owner looses half his money and has to return car to owner from '79, Camaros with restamped parts... Your camabird may have nothing wrong and you are a great person but every buzzer and warning bell is going to go off when someone looks at your car...
To your question, start with a new front clip, new complete dash, rear 1/4s and a rear tail pan. Now add all the bolt-ons, bumpers, side markers, tail lights, dash incert and gauges, seat upolestry, door panels, tail lights... I'm sure I missed a ton.
It will most likely cost you more to convert the bird than to build a Camaro if you find a good project car to begin with... I'd build the bird as a bird then sell it to get started on a Camaro if that's what you guys really want. I'd be really happy with a really nice bird though as you'll be much further ahead for less money.
Anyway my .02 + on the matter, welcome to TC... :beers:
