1967 RS Duramax Camaro

[dslhtrdr]

I made the second wheel tub myself. FYI, it's much easier with 2 people.

Here's a few shots of the pittsburgh seam, and how it's assembled and folded over with a hammer and dolly.

 

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I used some sheet metal screws to temporarily attach them while I made the rest of the trunk floor.

I also got the floor kit from Chassisworks. It needs to be trimmed and fit to the frame and car, and notched for all the roll cage tubing.

 

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I have 1 more floor piece to fit, then I will take it all apart and seal everything and get it prepped for final welding and seam sealing. That's next Saturday's to do list...

 

[dslhtrdr]

yea, thats bad ars!! cant wait to see you running that thing..

Thanks Adam. Hope to racing in May. I'll see you at the track :ft:

 

[j.stanton2009]

Any update?
Im loving this build thread!


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[Devilman]

Awesome build!!!

 

[dslhtrdr]

Any update?
Im loving this build thread!


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Ask and you shall receive... 3 days later.

I realized that I didn't take into account that I needed to mount a fuel cell in the trunk, so I had to modify some of my trunk sheet metal.

Here's my fuel cell.

I needed to support the cell, other than sheet metal which wouldn't be strong enough, so I built an x-brace and tied it into the rear subframe.

 

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Some of these pictures aren't in order, so bare with me...

 

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Bought my fuel pump. Quick Fuel 175gph.

 

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As you can see I had to extensively modify the center trunk floor to allow space for the 15 gallon summit fuel cell. I was able to achieve 3 more inches by lowering the center trunk floor to the x-brace on the bottom of the rear frame rails. Luckily, I was able to reuse the existing floor pieces I had already installed, it just took some thinking and a lot of time. I don't have a sheet metal break, so I had to improvise by using blocks of wood, some straight pieces of flat stock and vise grips to get the bends I needed.

I needed to raise the driveshaft tunnel to go around the driveshaft loop, but didn't want to spend the money on a new tunnel from Chassisworks. I ended up using 2 leftover pieces from the wheel tub extensions that I bent over my leg to get the proper curve to attach to the loop. I made a straight relief cut about 2' long to lift the tunnel up to the extension I made. I think it looks good with the beads rolled in them, kind of like it was meant to be there.

The fuel cell is filled with foam, has a gm sending unit, and has -8 an fittings. I had to remove the fittings in the sump to install the cell in the trunk because it's such a tight fit.

I took JoshH's advise and bought the Quick Fuel 175 gph fuel pump. The bracket it came with wasn't going to work for my application, so I built a bracket/tray for it that also acts as a shield. It sits high enough that it cannot be seen from the back of the car. Still need to finish it.

 

[TheBac]

Really enjoy reading about this car. I am envious of your fab skills. Nice work!

 

[j.stanton2009]

Any updates? This is a really badass thread!

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[mitch13]

i think im in love... awsome build

 

[dslhtrdr]

Really enjoy reading about this car. I am envious of your fab skills. Nice work!

Thanks for the compliment.

Any updates? This is a really badass thread!

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Sadly, no updates to speak of. The last three weekends have been spent making truck repairs. Pulled my girlfriends tranny out to be rebuilt (and built up a bit) only to reinstall it the following weekend and have a massive oil leak from a broken oil pump, so I had to pull it back out, and reinstall it the following weekend. Then to add to that, I blew the head gasket in my 12v, so I took it apart and got a new o ringed head and 625's on it, hoping to finish it before Saturday so I can put some hours in the camaro again.

i think im in love... awsome build

Thanks, I hope I can still get it done by May this year.

 

[YOUNG GUNS15]

lookin good! sheetmetal work like that takes some serious skill!