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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/4/2008 9:23:11 PM

FlightMechYJ68

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Nice rear end... I meant the axle...errr... awkward...

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/6/2008 6:41:53 AM

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Wow, that looks really good. I can't beleive the progress you've been making in such a short amount of time. Keep up the pace and thanks a ton for all the pics and updates. Makes me happy to know that at least someones car is getting closer...

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/6/2008 8:59:47 AM

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Looking F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C-!!!. I have another you can fastrack when you finish that one next week or two (At that rate). I love to see sheetmetal start back onto one of these projects that has been apart awhile.

J.

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/8/2008 8:21:15 PM

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I worked a little tonight getting the old inner fenderwells out and getting the rest of the rusted trunk floor cut off. I hope to finish that up this weekend and get my templates finished up for the trunk so I can fabricate the trunk and rear seat area.

But in the meantime I powdercoated the intake and put the fuel rails on it. I'm going to run it over to Joel at HRT Performance to have him do the AN lines and all. :)

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/9/2008 3:54:41 AM

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Looks AWSOME!!!

I see fuel injection in the future on my car......

By the way, It's a great thing you are doing there. Most of us don't show our troops how much we appreciate them.

J.

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/12/2008 7:29:17 PM

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More updates! I got the new engine mounts and got the mockup engine and trans sitting in the car with the intake and all:

And then I finally got the old inner fenders chopped out and ground down and the new ones tacked in:

And then hit the front fenders with the grinder and found this mess. The fenders looked good from the back, but huge globs of bondo hid the horrors from the front. Ouch. Looks like more work I didn't count on, yet again.

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/15/2008 6:36:30 PM

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I had some fun tonight! After much careful planning and measuring, I welded up some braces for the fuel cell to mount to and got it sitting in the car. I mounted it so it will sit under the floorboard and I can use a 45deg filler neck and fill kit to mount at the stock location. I'm thinking of going with the Jaz kit with the 2-1/2" external cap, but I'm not sure if it will fit in the stock location. I guess I can always cut and trim to make it fit, not like anything on the car is stock anyway.

Here it is, though.

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/17/2008 8:15:12 PM

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i love your project. i am doing the same thing. i am building a 67 with a new gm ls3 and 4l65e auto. i need to know where to donote to your car. i have my best friend and his brother that did two years and are home. i feel your endurence to get it done. my question is...you are using the iroc steering box. what steering column and pitman arm are you using for that steering box?

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 5/17/2008 8:28:29 PM

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http://img263.imageshack.us/content.php?page=done&l=img263/2780/ls3resizemockup2vq8.jpg

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RE: Newbie, building a 68 Camaro for my bro-in-law in Iraq - 6/2/2008 6:58:17 PM

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VERY NICE man! Looks really nice and clean!

I am using the IROC box with a Flaming River column and Billet u-joint. The pitman arm is a stock 1st gen power box pitman.

I'll PM you the donate info. Thanks, man!

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