Monday, September 29, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - Body and Sheetmetal for 1st Generation Camaro - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890




Sheetmetal



Front End Sheet Metal
Valance Panels

1967-1968 Standard - Fits both coupe and Convertible

This is for your 1967 and 1968 Camaro

Comes completely EDP coated to prevent rust. Ready to prime and paint.




1967 Rally Sport (RS)

Fits both coupe and convertible

This is a brand new reproduction Valance panel for your 1967 Camaro. Ready to prime and paint




1968 Rally Sport (RS)

Fits both coupe and convertible

This is a brand new reproduction Valance panel for your 1968 Camaro.

Comes completely EDP coated to prevent rust. Ready to prime and paint.






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Friday, September 26, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - Rally Sport Conversion Kits Available Now - Don't Miss Out - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890












These have been on back order and are now in stock. Don't miss out. Also, check out our online store at www.stevescamaroparts.com and load the shopping cart. Call us at 800-544-4451 with the order and if it meets the above stated requirements we will ship via UPS ground to you.

67 Camaro, Rally Sport Front Conversion kit, This kit consists of the finest parts available in the marketplace today.

67 Camaro, Rally Sport Front Conversion kit

You will receive 2 completely assembled headlamp assemblies, 2 grille moldings(upper and lower), 1 grille(center), 2 fender bezels, 2 complete RS Front parking lamp assemblies, 1 RS Hood release , 1 RS lower valance, 2 RS fender adapter brackets, 2 headlamp motors(USA made), all needed disc and washers for headlight motors, 4 limit switches, 4 limit switch brackets and hardware needed for them , 1 circuit breaker, 1 relay board, 3 RS relays (pre-assembled), 1 RS headlamp harness, 1 diode harness
with this kit you convert you're STD fenders to RS with the adapter the best way if you have those hard to find good fitting GM fenders or if you need fenders that choice is below for you also

If you can't find what you are looking for call and ask for Steve.


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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - Buyers Guide 1967 - 1969 Camaro - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890






Anyone who's ever owned a 1967-1969 Camaro will smile when telling you stories about his car--and a look of wistful regret comes over his face when he explains why he had to sell it. For many, the Camaro is the one that got away. Not only was the body style unique, but it came to market with something for everyone: value-minded sixes, mid-level V-8s, and knock-your-socks-off, take-'em-to-the-track small- and big-blocks. This is a big reason why Camaros are now so highly sought and why the legend continues to grow. The first generation was produced through November 1969; the last year of this body style was prolonged because Fisher Body had difficulty perfecting the deep-draw quarter-panel dies of the 1970 model. At the time, this gave GM higher-ups major headaches, but today it means there are more first-gen Camaros than there should've been and more cars for collectors to choose from.

First on sale in September 1966, the Camaro was Chevrolet's response to the Mustang and looked unlike anything else on the road. Some of its platform was shared with the upcoming 1968 Chevy II, and the frame structure was a "semi-unitized" design: A front steel subframe assembly was the basis for engine, transmission, front suspension, and steering components; and from the cabin back, it was a unibody structure. While the unibody portion made the F-car lightweight and less expensive to produce, it caused the cabin to suffer from squeaks and vibrations, and inferior metallurgy and metal-prep made the body prone to rust.

Base models are referred to as the sport coupe or convertible. The next level up, the Super Sport, includes bigger base and optional engines, a different hood, badges, and slight suspension differences. There also is the Rally Sport trim level, which could be combined with the base models or the SS. Rally Sports feature a different grille with swing-away headlight doors (these have had their share of problems) and other exterior styling cues. The Z/28 was built to race. The engine just squeaked in under the Sports Car Club of America's 5.0-liter displacement limit, making it eligible for Trans-Am racing. Along with the 302 and four-speed manual transmission, it received heavy-duty front and rear suspension and a special exhaust--and came only as a hardtop. Pinstripes and bodyside stripes were available on RS and SS models, and the Z/28 received its own striped-paint scheme. But not all Z/28s came with this, as a buyer could order it without stripes.

Appearance changed little from 1967 to 1968, but there are some visual cues that differentiate these model years. The first-year Camaro's vent windows disappeared for 1968; this is the easiest way to distinguish the first from the second. The second year, side-marker lights were added in the front and rear. The front turn-signal lights, which had been round for 1967, were made rectangular for 1968, but Rally Sports used square lamps in the lower valance. Decklid spoilers first became available in 1968. In addition, the location of the VIN plate, which had been mounted to the forward door pillar on the driver's side in 1967, was moved to the top of the instrument panel in 1968. This made it visible through the windshield. While it's a bit tougher to tell a 1967 from a 1968 model, there were noticeable differences between those first two years and the third. The 1969 model was a lower, wider car, with revisions to most of the body. The grille takes on more of a V shape, taillights are wider, and the wheel openings are more squared off.

Interiors were designed for convenience, and Chevrolet's goal was to provide plenty of equipment in the base layout. Stepping up to the Custom interior trim level added upscale door panels with armrests, upgraded controls, and more stylish seats. The most notable change to the interior for 1969 was a new instrument panel.

Engines are key when it comes to the value (and cost) of a Camaro. At launch, there were two inline-sixes and two V-8s for the sport coupe and convertible. The Z/28 only came with the 302. The three 1967 Super Sport options were a 350, a 325-horse 396, and a second 396-cubic-inch big-block. Despite having the same displacement, though, the latter 396 was nearly identical to the 425-horsepower Mark IV L78 found in the 1965 Corvette--except that GM downrated the power to 375 for the F-car. Model-year 1968 added a 350-horse 396 and the L89 396, with aluminum heads. During the 1969 production year, the base 327 V-8 was replaced by a 307, and there were two unofficial choices--the COPO 427s. One was the 425-horse L72, available under COPO 9561. The other 427 was the famed ZL-1 with its aluminum block and heads. Dubbed COPO 9560, the ZL-1 was designed for use in drag racing and was factory-rated at 430. Only 69 ZL-1s were built; just two were RS-equipped. With the exception of the Z/28, which came only with a four-speed manual, all models had a manual or automatic transmission. Four-wheel drum brakes were standard; front discs, and later four-wheel discs were options. The Z/28 package required the power front-disc/rear-drum option (J50/J52) or the power four-wheel-disc option (JL8), but most Z/28s sold came with discs or drums. When it was brand-new, a big part of the Camaro's appeal was the wide variety of engine and trim levels. The downside now is that a would-be collector must be careful. Watch for unscrupulous types trying to make a quick buck on the musclecar mania by building "clones" of high-priced models out of base cars. It's crucial to be sure that, if a seller claims the car is an "original" or a rare version and is asking big money for it, the tags match. The VIN, trim-data tag, and engine stamping all define when and where the car was assembled. There are "Black Books" that decipher what the tag numbers mean. Get one before you shop.
Whether it's love of the look of the first-generation F-car, a quest to feel the power of the legendary Z/28 or a big-block, or the desire to have something to take to the Burger Biggie on cruise night, the 1967-1969 Camaro is one of the most popular muscle/ponycars out there. Don't let it get away next time.



Whats's Hot
•Great engines: 302, 327, 350, 396, 427...
•Classic body always turns heads
•NOS, factory-authorized reproduction, and aftermarket parts most plentiful as any collector car out there.

Whats's Not
•Rust prone in critical areas
•Watch out for misrepresented clones and fakes
•Interiors will never be squeak- and rattle-free
Hot Tip
•Even a plain-Jane Camaro can be a blast to drive; you don't have to spend $100,000 to have a good time.

Avoid
•Deals that look too good to be true. Watch for Z/28 and SS fakes.
Most Collectible
•The 1969 ZL-1. Sixty-nine were produced--they have the all-aluminum 427 and went from zero to 60 in just a tick over five second

Best Performer
•If the ZL-1's out of your price range, the 1969 Z/28 was a 302 with a claimed 290 horsepower. Although General Motors swore this was an accurate number, others have found the power closer to 350.
Best Daily Driver
•You can't go wrong with one of the 327/350-cubic-inch V-8s.
Bottom Line
•One of America's greatest ponycars ever; easy to restore and fun to drive.
Through The Years
•1967 General Motors needs a response to the Mustang. It builds one, which the Ford still outsells, but the Camaro becomes a legend in its own right. Eight engine options, manual and automatic trans available. Super Sport and Rally Sport options both sell well, sometimes on the same car. Only 1967s feature a vent window.
•1968 Minor changes to the second-year car. VIN plate is relocated, the grille updated with rectangular turn-signal lights, SS side striping revised. The seats are updated, as is the steering wheel, and a new 396 is added to the line.
•1969 For the final year with this body style, there are clear changes. The front end takes on a more defined V shape, and the grille contains a recessed silver or black grid. Taillights are wider, the gas cap is relocated, and the wheel openings are more square. This year also represents the year of the ZL-1, the most valuable COPO. This production year continues through November, and there are more 1969 Camaros produced than either of the previous years.


1. 1967 RS hideaway headlights used electric motors that tended to burn out. 1968/1969 went to a less breakage-prone vacuum setup.
2. This paint scheme combines a Hugger Orange body with Tuxedo Black Z/28 stripes.
3. The teakwood-look three-spoke steering wheel was a desirable option, especially when combined with the tilt option. Front windows come loose from window regulators and need to be resecured with lockwashers.
4. Rear-window regulators tend to freeze up from non-use. An easy fix.
5. Vinyl-covered steel tops were available all three years, with all exterior colors, but in 1969, the vinyl no longer ran the full width of the car. Watch for rust buildup beneath the top.
6. 1967s had monoleaf rear springs prone to wheelhop, which resulted in damage to spring and shock mounts. For 1968, the system was replaced with a multileaf setup with staggered shocks, which cured the problem.
7. Early Camaros suffered from a weak motor-mount design. Make sure they're in good shape or replace them with later, interlocking-style mounts.
8. Rust can be a problem for all years, depending upon where the car lived and how it was cared for. Two most rust-prone areas to check are the front fenders, just behind the wheel openings, and the trunk floorpan on leak-prone convertibles.
9. Subframe to body mounts can disintegrate over time. There are better compounds out there today that last longer. Switching to polyurethane or aluminum can be an even longer-lasting choice, but these may squeak.
10. This Z/28 has four-wheel disc brakes. The JL8 option was available only in 1969.
11. Early 1969 Z/28s used the 1968 15x6.0-inch Rally wheel, then switched to this 15x7.0-inch model.

Special ModelsZ/28
The Z/28 was the model built for SCCA racing. The engine is a 302, making sure this production car was eligible for Trans-Am events. It came only as a hardtop. Along with the 302 and manual trans, it received heavy-duty front and rear suspension and a special exhaust, and it is probably the best-handling Camaro. Special items, including a Cross-Ram system with two four-barrel Holley carbs, are hard to find on Z/28s.Pace Car
For two years out of three, the first-gen Camaro was selected as Pace Car for the Indianapolis 500. For both of those years, a Pace Car Replica was available. The 1967 was white with blue stripes, the 1969 SS was white with orange.Yenko
Several dealerships offered special-edition Camaros. One of these, who seemed to have easier access to Central Office Production Order 427, was Yenko Chevrolet. It made Camaro conversions starting in 1967, and the high-performance, limited-edition musclecars are still in demand.


source: http://www.motortrend.com/classic/features/c12_0603_1967_1969_chevrolet_camaro_buyers_guide/engine.html
 




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Monday, September 22, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - The Blue Maxi Camaro - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890



Starting with a RS/SS and all the standards that the RS/SS equipment allowed.  Car & Driver set out to build a one-of-kind Camaro proving that a mere automobile can transcend the obvious device of transportation and become an experience.

Easily recognized by its Sunoco blue and Yellow Penske race team colors, the Z29 Blue Maxi spent nearly three months at the Penske facilities in Philadelphia where it was expertly fine-tuned and fitted with carefully chosen parts by the best- Roger Penske and Mark Donohue.  It is not known who actually laid the Sunoco blue paint finish to the coupe, but the blacked space (--) on the couwl plate paint code designation definitely denotes it was not a GM paint mix.

With their tremendous knowledge on the workings of the Camaro, Penske and Donohue prepared the Car & Driver had first envisioned.  To make it accomodate those fat 60 series Goodyear tires, the body required a slight fender clearance modification.  While the cowl inducted hood was factory, the fresh air intake system was modified so that cold air was inducted into the carburetor at all times.

The LT1 engine was a stroker 302 converted from a 350.  The conversion included a Z28 camshaft, intake manifold, carburetor and specially-built Stahl headers.  Initial road tests of themighty motor which would debut the Chevy line in 1970 were unsatisfactory.  The 370hp V8 was simply not as quick, nor would it stop when ordered-another problem that had not been anticipated.

Another trip to the Penske shop resulted in recalibration, timing advancement, and other precision adjustments.  These improved the 14.2 seconds at 100 mph down the track to 13.7 seconds at 104 mph. Braking adjustments made history- the third best ranked on record.  The Blue Maxi stopped in 200 feet
generating .97G!




source: Car&Driver August 1969
The 1969 Camaro Reference Book by John R. Hooper



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Friday, September 19, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - Rally Sport Conversion Kits Available Now - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890











These have been on back order and are now in stock. Don't miss out. Also, check out our online store at www.stevescamaroparts.com and load the shopping cart. Call us at 800-544-4451 with the order and if it meets the above stated requirements we will ship via UPS ground to you.

67 Camaro, Rally Sport Front Conversion kit, This kit consists of the finest parts available in the marketplace today.

67 Camaro, Rally Sport Front Conversion kit

You will receive 2 completely assembled headlamp assemblies, 2 grille moldings(upper and lower), 1 grille(center), 2 fender bezels, 2 complete RS Front parking lamp assemblies, 1 RS Hood release , 1 RS lower valance, 2 RS fender adapter brackets, 2 headlamp motors(USA made), all needed disc and washers for headlight motors, 4 limit switches, 4 limit switch brackets and hardware needed for them , 1 circuit breaker, 1 relay board, 3 RS relays (pre-assembled), 1 RS headlamp harness, 1 diode harness
with this kit you convert you're STD fenders to RS with the adapter the best way if you have those hard to find good fitting GM fenders or if you need fenders that choice is below for you also

If you can't find what you are looking for call and ask for Steve.


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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - ZL1: Tracing The Legacy Of The Ultimate Camaro - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890









Until now, the ZL1 designation was never an official model name, but the newest and most high-tech Camaro takes its name from the most exclusive and elite Camaro in history – one that was never intended for production. ZL1 was the code name for the 427-cubic-inch, all-aluminum big-block engine developed for Corvette race cars in the late 1960s, but found its way into a small number of 1969 Camaros. From there, a legend was born.

When the muscle car war was at its peak in the ’60s, enterprising and racing-minded dealers did everything they could to get more powerful cars from the factory. Some Chevrolet dealers discovered that the company’s special order system known as COPO – the acronym for Central Office Production Order – could be used for higher-performance powertrains. It was intended for dealers to place custom orders for things like special paint packages for fleet vehicles, not building factory hot rods. Nevertheless, Camaro-hungry dealers used the system to request larger, 427-cubic-inch engines and other equipment that wasn’t available in regular-production models.

The ZL1 427 engine was originally developed as a racing engine for the Can Am series, where early all-aluminum 427 engines had delivered encouraging results in vehicles such as the groundbreaking Chaparral 2F race car. It was similar to Chevrolet’s L-88 427 engine, which had an iron engine block and aluminum heads, but the ZL1’s aluminum block reduced the engine’s overall weight by more than 100 pounds. That was a tremendous benefit for racing, not only because of the obvious weight savings, but it also enhanced the race cars’ overall balance.

In 1969, Illinois-based Chevy dealer Fred Gibb stretched the COPO system to its limit when he ordered 50 Camaros with the new ZL1 racing engine. The idea was to pack the most powerful engine available from Chevrolet into otherwise regular Camaros and sell them to racers. The ZL1 engine was officially rated at 430 horsepower, but was known to produce more than 500.

Despite never being intended for use in a regular-production car, Gibb’s COPO order was fulfilled – but not before a few other dealers got wind of it. They ordered a few, too, and production totaled 69 Camaros (two production Corvettes also were built with the engine).

Those original ZL1-equipped Camaros carried a special-order price of nearly $4,200 for the engine package, essentially doubling the total price of the car. Not surprisingly, those little-known and expensive Camaros with the new engine didn’t sell quickly, although they were capable of running 11-second quarter-mile times. Berger Chevrolet in Grand Rapids, Mich., for example, ordered a ZL1, but it sat on the showroom floor for more than a year and required a significant discount before it finally sold.
More than 40 years later, the original ZL1-powered Camaros are among the most valuable collector cars. Their exceptionally low production numbers, exotic engine and “king of the hill” mythology fuels their demand. And because they were ordered and used as drag racers, few of the cars remain intact today – even fewer still have their original engine – making them all the more special to enthusiasts and collectors.
The ZL1 option was not found in any 1969 Camaro catalog, but the original cars hold a very special place in Chevrolet’s performance heritage – thanks to a few clever dealers.



source: http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/camaro-zl1/2012.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Feb/11chicago/chevrolet/0208_zl1_history.html



















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Monday, September 15, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - Don Yenko - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890


Don Yenko





Don Yenko knew exactly what he wanted: to become the Carroll Shelby of the Chevrolet world, to put his name on a car and to have people instantly recognize it as the leading performance version of that car. And he did indeed get what he wanted.

Just not with the car he initially intended.

Shortly after Don was born in 1927 in southwestern Pennsylvania, his father, Frank, started a Durant dealership in 1928, then a Chevrolet dealership in 1934. The Chevrolet dealership, located in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, took off and Frank opened a second in nearby Canonsburg in 1949.

Don, however, didn't join the family business right away. He earned his pilot's license at 16, served in the Air Force, then attended Penn State University for a degree in Business Administration. Only after graduating, at age 30, did he return to Canonsburg and the dealership and decide to start racing Corvettes.

By the mid-1960s, however, Corvettes had grown weighty and the Mustangs and Cobras had gained dominance on the racing circuit. "I got tired of looking at the rear bumper of Mark Donohue's Mustang," Yenko famously said. So Yenko took a cue from fellow racer Shelby--using his connections through the dealership--to create a Chevrolet specifically for road racing.

Yenko chose as his subject the Corvair Corsa, lighter than the Corvette by about 500 pounds. According to an article he wrote for the June 1966 issue of Sports Car magazine, Yenko originally designed the aero body add-ons using cut-up pizza boxes. He didn't get approval to run his modified Corsa in SCCA until November 1965; significant only because he needed to build at least 100 such cars by January 1, 1966, to fully qualify the cars for D Production racing. He got the 100 Corsas from Chevrolet and, along with his staff at the dealership, converted them all into Yenko Stingers in less than two weeks.

"The story of the Yenko Stinger tells the story of Yenko Sportscars," Mark Gillespie wrote in The Yenko Era, his book collecting various tidbits of Yenko history. "Everything that came later was tempered in the crucible of the Stinger. What Yenko Sportscars demonstrated was that a small, close-knit organization, staffed by motivated people and without the support of a major manufacturer, could succeed."
Yenko himself both raced and sold Stingers, but perhaps more importantly, he established a nationwide network of dealerships that would sell the cars (one of which was Nickey Chevrolet in Chicago). The Stinger proved competitive, and thus the program continued into 1967, but Yenko soon decided to apply what he learned with the Stinger to the Camaro Z/28 and take it into A Sedan and Trans-Am racing.

That effort, which he called the Camaro Stormer, fizzled quickly; Yenko sold just two. He soon tackled another project with a decidedly different take on the Camaro. Rather than prepare it for road racing, Yenko saw that Chevrolets, hamstrung by GM's 400-cu.in. limit for intermediates and compacts, could no longer compete in both stoplight and sanctioned drag racing, especially when stacked up against the various Hemi-powered Mopars and 427-powered Fords.

Enter Dick Harrell, who had previously worked with Nickey Chevrolet, and Bill Thomas, who helped Dana Chevrolet in Los Angeles develop its Camaro 427 conversion. Both Harrell and Thomas showed Yenko how to drop 450hp and 410hp 427-cu.in. big-blocks into the Camaro and create supercars capable of dipping into the 11s at the dragstrip.

The Yenko Super Camaros took off, assisted by Harrell's dragstrip campaign in one, and spawned similar 427-powered Chevelles and Novas. By 1969, Yenko had convinced Chevrolet--via the COPO program--to plant 427s into Camaros at the factory, saving Yenko the costs associated with the engine swap. Yet the same bugaboos of rising insurance costs and governmental oversight that curtailed the factory muscle offerings also put an end to the Yenko Camaros after 1969.

Yenko made a few attempts to skirt those roadblocks with the Yenko Deuce, a small-block-powered Nova, and the Yenko Stinger II, a turbocharged Vega, but the Deuce proved short-lived and the Stinger II's turbocharged engine ultimately didn't make it past the Environmental Protection Agency.
All this time, Yenko continued to race Corvettes, either on his own or as a co-driver with a number of prominent Corvette teams. After the Yenko Supercars program came to a close, Yenko continued to sell performance parts through a catalog and through his dealership.

But by 1982, even that came to an end when he sold the dealership. Five years later, still an avid pilot, Yenko died when he crash-landed his Cessna near Charleston, West Virginia.


Feature Article from Hemmings Muscle Machines
June, 2008 - Daniel Strohl
source: http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2008/06/01/hmn_feature15.html


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Friday, September 12, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - 1967 Chevrolet Camaro - Master Of Illusion - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

Camp 1302 06 O 1967 Chevrolet Camaro


Steve McDonough of Pembroke, Massachusetts, is no stranger to hopped-up muscle cars. He's owned a number of first-generation Camaros (as well as other Chevys), each with its own unique style and he's always maintained that if a car isn't a driver, it's pretty much worthless. It's his dedication to maintaining that a car should be able to hold its own on the street as well as the dragstrip that makes the evolution of his current '67, known as Sweet & Low, unique.

Having studied the lines of first-generation Camaros for what seemed like an eternity, he envisioned a number of subtle yet dramatic changes, which would set his car apart from the rest. Herein lies the puzzle of how to create a visually killer show car that looks like it maintains its life in a bubble yet has an outgoing personality of wanting to live life on the wild side. A side where it gets driven hard through all sorts of elements while leaving smoky burnouts from the dragstrip to the donut shop. After acting on a tip from longtime friend Bob Lundell, McDonough checked out a somewhat clean ’67 that seemed to fit the bill for his project. Money exchanged hands and the car went straight to his home shop where he immediately tore it down to bare bones. With the body shell picked clean, he loaded it up and made the trip to the media blaster full of confidence. What returned left him riddled with disgust, for the car looked like it had been dropped off the side of a cliff and then glued back together. Not one to let the situation get the best of him, he mapped out a plan to locate a builder who would be able to undertake the project and his idea concepts. After studying cars on the show floor and at countless outdoor events, one particular builder’s style caught his eye due to his fresh approach and dramatic paintjobs that possessed incredible depth, that of Peter Newell of Competition Specialties in Walpole, Massachusetts.

Camp 1302 02 O 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Hurst Billet

McDonough delivered the body shell and parts to Newell and his team, consisting of Brian Jordan and Paul Thetonia. These guys had seen far worse and advised they would be able to salvage the body shell without a problem. Wanting to get the car’s profile lower, Rick’s Custom Fabrication in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, was enlisted to first channel the floorpans by 1 inch and fabricate a custom transmission crossmember. With that done, the formula was to then get the car to look as good underneath as it would on top. The shell was mounted to a rotisserie where its entire underside was fully welded, smoothed, molded, and prepped for paint. Rick’s was called back to install a set of C5 Corvette door handles, smooth out the rear body panel, and incorporate C5 Corvette taillights. From there, Newell turned up the heat working with Dennis MacPherson of DMC Racing in nearby Halifax, Massachusetts. MacPherson worked tirelessly on the restyling of the front half of the car starting with TIG welding the front fenders, header panel, and lower valance together into a one-piece unit. The signature billet-bar grille and headlight hideaway mounting system was then designed and mounted in place by MacPherson, giving the car a newfound allure. The pair then proceeded onward by fabricating the lower front valance air intake pockets followed by Newell filling the cowl and body seams, shaving the driprails, and preparing the body for paint.

Camp 1302 01 O 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Front

Focusing on the car’s suspension, it was obvious from the start that a slammed-to-the-pavement attitude was going to be needed; however, the car would also need to handle in the corners and hold its own at the dragstrip. A Chevy 12-bolt rear was packed with 3.55:1 gears and set in place by a pair of custom fabricated ladder bars by DMC Racing, while RideTech Shockwaves handle the bumps and ride height. Up front, a Fat Man Fabrications IFS subframe was modified by Newell to accept RideTech Shockwaves combined with Fat Man’s 2-inch dropped spindles and control arms. To tame the beast, fluid pushes through a Kugel Komponents master and on to 13-inch Wilwood discs and six-piston calipers up front and 12-inch Wilwood discs and four-piston calipers out back. Billet Specialties Rat Tail wheels in 18x8 front and 20x10 rear wrapped in Toyo Proxes 4 rubber keeps everything grounded and ready for action.

Camp 1302 03 O 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Flame Paint

McDonough made a call to Street & Performance to have them assemble a nasty big-block packed with enough guts to incinerate the tires on command. Starting with a GM crate 502, they detailed it to the hilt, added a custom front runner system, and capped it off with a 1,000-cfm EFI-fed tunnel ram. DMC Racing created the stunning air intake system while a Ron Davis aluminum radiator keeps everything cool. Street & Performance headers exhale through a Rick’s stainless 2½-inch exhaust with shifts moving through a massaged TCI TH400 trans linked to a custom driveshaft balanced by South Shore Bearing in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Camp 1302 05 O 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Throttle

Newell loaded his spray gun and laid down a silver base followed by a vibrant House of Kolor Candy Tangerine vibe on everything that wasn’t polished or plated, including the entire undercarriage, engine bay, and fenderwells. He followed up with his signature flames in blue and purple chameleon paint to the body, undercarriage, fenderwells, engine air intake, and interior console delivering a knockout punch.
McDonough always admired the dashboards in ’59 Impalas so he decided to fit one into the ’67 for a one-off look. Rick’s followed by then designing out of steel a flowing console from front to rear to accent the four custom-fabbed bucket seats. Like the exterior, the interior was treated to the same House of Kolor Candy Tangerine gloss while K&K Customs in Reading, Massachusetts, handled the stitching. K&K designed an orange leather seat base with Stingray inserts combined with fawn Mercedes square weave carpet accented by molded door panels and a complementing headliner. Dakota Digital got the nod to keep the driver informed of the vitals while a Billet Specialties steering wheel plots the course and a Hurst stick pulls the gears.

Camp 1302 08 O 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Polished

An Alpine head unit gets juiced from a Critical Mass amp with enough thunder to shatter the glass moving waves through Critical Mass speakers installed by sound guru Jeremy Katz of Advanced Audio Designs in nearby Sharon.
Once completed, Sweet & Low debuted at the Boston World of Wheels in 2005, capturing the CASI Cup its first time out. Not long after its debut, and tired of hearing the cliché, “Where’s your trailer?” McDonough and Newell set out to stand the car show groupies on their ears by driving the skins off the car, accumulating just over 20,000 miles to date. Along the way it’s participated at SEMA twice by invitation, was a Long Haul member on Hot Rod’s Power Tour in 2006, graced the floor at the Fresno Autorama, won countless burnout competitions, and slammed gears at the dragstrip. The car personifies an early Pro Touring style with an edge and is a testament to being able to have the look yet run hard as well. For Steve McDonough it’s all about the experiences he had while building the car and the lifetime friendships forged during the journey, and that’s plain bitchin’ to us!


source: http://www.superchevy.com/features/camp-1302-1967-chevrolet-camaro/

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - Rally Sport Conversion Kits Available Now - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890










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67 Camaro, Rally Sport Front Conversion kit, This kit consists of the finest parts available in the marketplace today.

67 Camaro, Rally Sport Front Conversion kit

You will receive 2 completely assembled headlamp assemblies, 2 grille moldings(upper and lower), 1 grille(center), 2 fender bezels, 2 complete RS Front parking lamp assemblies, 1 RS Hood release , 1 RS lower valance, 2 RS fender adapter brackets, 2 headlamp motors(USA made), all needed disc and washers for headlight motors, 4 limit switches, 4 limit switch brackets and hardware needed for them , 1 circuit breaker, 1 relay board, 3 RS relays (pre-assembled), 1 RS headlamp harness, 1 diode harness
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