Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonimus" data-source="post: 24399" data-attributes="member: 12914">Back in late 2009, I bought a 1978 Camaro for $600. It was just a roller. I was unaware that it had been wrecked in the front, and I was just a kid who wanted a fun project and got it on a whim. It was "retail therapy" as I had lost my best friend to suicide about 6 months prior. Stripped it the rest of the way down and gutted the interior.This is when I brought it home.<a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/bigangryscot/V07Fh3077a" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1650/24066895229_12c6ceca6f_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/bigangryscot/L3Ad3fw73F" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1652/24068738499_5eb04fb12c_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The interior was AZ sun damaged trash. It was all pulled and sold/thrown out. Rust free except for a heater core leak.<a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/bigangryscot/8gg4Q4ZW71" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1595/23808430634_11ac06f008_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/bigangryscot/961i7p84R7" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1695/24069210269_beafb9d5f5_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>In 2017, relocated the Camaro to my buddy's house so we could use the shop. Did solid body mounts. Looked weird cracked in half.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/VZFjFJ" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/4233/35439621200_0f1963a193_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Finally finished my 383 the same year. Which then ended up in my '84 C30 instead of my Camaro. D'oh.[MEDIA=youtube]5Yuf1Vc_i-Q[/MEDIA]Mid 2023, finally got the motivation to "finish" the project. Duct Tape Drags. Rush-rush-rush to finish by September. Me and two buddies were able to go from a roller to a running race car with required safety gear in 17 working days.Mini spool and 4.10 gears.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oRt3H6" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53068326879_1dfbca9d64_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Fuel cell that barely fit.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oRs5x2" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53068137911_bee8b847fe_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Converted to manual steering.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oRt4gf" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53068328744_cd5760a5ed_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Manual brakes with line lock.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oSL4b1" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53082961840_0a9d541a95_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Cleaned the QFT.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oRG3s8" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53070862467_073b04687a_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></blockquote>