1/2 Done 69 Camaro

Hey 1/2 done is that a 69 camaro your workin on now? lets see some pics if so

Here's the most recent pics I have.



I talked to a buddy with a machine shop today and I'm taking the short block to him this week. It's a large journal 327. He said he has a steel crank, a pile of Accel dual points and a shitload of other parts I'm looking for. I'm driving to Leitchfield this weekend to pick up the heads I won on Ebay and a Victor JR type intake he threw in. Hopefully I'll have a motor on the stand before Christmas.

Nice !!!! I have a 1969 427 425hp engine that is date coded from the carb down except for the exhaust manifolds. The suffix code on the deck says it came out of a C.O.P.O. Camaro with a 4-speed. When i get all my current projects caught up i'm gonna hunt down a decent body for it......

Those appear to be fairly narrow Cragars on the front........??

Mr. Fabulous wrote:Those appear to be fairly narrow Cragars on the front........??

Yea i was gonna ask if they are 3.5 or 4's.....thats what Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins had on his Grumpy's Toy in 69-71 cars....

They're 15X4. I have a set of Firestone 7.75-15's that are going on them.

Here's where it is now.

I picked up a set of original Cragar Super Tricks for $80 and mounted the Firestones. A buddy of mine sold me a large journal std bore DZ 302 that he took the heads and intake and sold me the rest for $300. It was assembled dirty and test fired and dirt tore up the rear crank journal. Luckily they didn't run it long since I took the cam bolts out with my fingers. I had the crank turned .010/.010, the block cleaned up standard. I have a set of SR Torquer heads and a factory Z28 intake to put it together. I still need a gasket set, timing chain/gears and rockers to finish it up. I'll end up with a large journal 302 for about $1500.00 when it's done. Hopefully things will pick up and I can get it together, if not it may go down the road. I hate to even think about it after 11yrs, but there's a year of house payments sitting there doing nothing.

That's a shame you may have to sell it. If it's the car or the house I can understand why. I know the car means alot to you. Hopefully things pick up.

looks good