Pro Touring 69

[LS3 HQ]

Hi guys and girls.

I have just bought a new project so thought i would start a build thread. I was going to rebuild my WB ute but thought a camaro would be a better investment.

Specs on the 69 are :

Engine: 572 ci All alloy Donovan big block

Chassis: Art Rasmussen subframe with C4 A arms and spindles, 4 link Currie
9in with alloy centre section

Wheels: 18" CCW 3 piece Michelin Pilots 335 rears 265 fronts

Brakes: Baer Front 14" 4 piston Rear 12" 2 piston

Drivetrain: T56 6 spd, Centreforce clutch, 4" carbon fibre tailshaft

Future plans are to convert it to RHD, finish off the fab work, and then tear up the track

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[cluxford]

Luke, you bought that. I was watching that car over on PT.com. That thing is seriously wicked and going to be one super quick car

Yet another wicked big block 1st gen in WA, there must be something in the water over there

Welcome aboard

That thing would be an animal on the track

[tonner]

Welcome Luke, Glad to see you made it here, as I said, they are a great bunch on here. I too sore your car over at Lat G it is awesome, you must be getting excited waiting for it.


Greg

[LS3 HQ]

thanks for the replies guys. yeah im a little excited, should be here in about 5 weeks

[TUFF68]

Welcome Luke, awesome car and congrats on the purchase. Bet it will be a long 5 weeks for ya....:)

[EAT-30T]

Very nice!

[AUSCAMARO]

Hiya Luke... I'm pretty sure the majority of us were watching the build on this on Lat G and when we saw it sold to someone in Perth...... Well.... Excited much?! Yep we were, but not half as much as you I bet!!

Welcome...

[67cammy]

That's the first time I've seen it and all I can say is Holy S***T. That is awsome. The other end of the scale from a WB ute. Another one I can't wait to see up and running. That's a good amount of rubber on the back too. Nice one Luke.

[69SS]

Welcome Luke, your new 69 is wicked!! Excellent build up over on Lateral G. A little excited! Bit of an under statement there mate ha ha :eek:

[nqkjw]

I'd think hard about converting it.
Not sure about you chev blokes but converting a US chrysler to RHD actually devalues it.
As a rough guide,all things being equal,a RHD pulls around 5 grand less than the same thing in LHD.
So why spend all that money converting it to make it worth less?
I've got 3 LHD cars,shiploads of RHD cars and 2 LHD converted to RHD cars.The conversions,although good,just don't feel like they should.

[LS3 HQ]

I'd think hard about converting it.
Not sure about you chev blokes but converting a US chrysler to RHD actually devalues it.
As a rough guide,all things being equal,a RHD pulls around 5 grand less than the same thing in LHD.
So why spend all that money converting it to make it worth less?
I've got 3 LHD cars,shiploads of RHD cars and 2 LHD converted to RHD cars.The conversions,although good,just don't feel like they should.

Hi Ken

Im not too fussed about resale as i cant see myself selling in the near future. Maybe if it was an original car then i would maybe leave it left hook but as its far from original, right hook its going to be

Luke

[Nev68]

Hi Ken

Im not too fussed about resale as i cant see myself selling in the near future. Maybe if it was an original car then i would maybe leave it left hook but as its far from original, right hook its going to be

Luke

Your car looks the goods Luke.
I think you have the right attitude, you can't get into cars for resale value alone, there is a part of owning a car like that that is "priceless".

[67cammy]

And if the conversion is done by a good shop it will drive perfect.

[lm1]

I wish mine was like that!! Fun machine for sure! :D

[LS3 HQ]

Thanks Nev and Dave for your input. I just dont like the idea of driving the camaro with the wheel on the left. I do plan on driving the car further than just the local shops or cruise and would feel much safer on a country road being rhd and the right hand doesnt change gears as good as the left one does ha

Luke

[rodent]

Welcome to the forum Luke :D

Please do yourself a favour and hook up with some lefthook guys and spend a couple of hours driving on the other side before you decide to pisss away cash on a left to right conversion........It's really not that bad :)

Jim

[L88racer]

Hi Luke

The 69 looks super tuff, are you going to do any circuit work or drag racing with it, looks like its got some good suspension gear!

[LS3 HQ]

Thanks Jim

Ive pretty much made my mind up about the conversion. I know its probably not that bad but thats just how i feel about it

Hi Rowan

Thanks for the comment. Doesnt look as tough as your corvette though. I havent told my old boy that i have bought it but i want him to drive and me navigate in road rallys and i want to start getting into cicuit racing and auto cross. I may take it to the strip once to see what it will run but thats it.

Luke

[AUSCAMARO]

Book it in to Uncle Chris's Performance Garage for a decent job on the RHD conversion in Perth :D;)

[UIW-814]

Book it in to Uncle Chris's Performance Garage for a decent job on the RHD conversion in Perth :D;)

You beat me to it mate;)

Convert the car for sure and I'm crossing my fingers for you Luke that you can get it licenced. The good old WA rego depo might just give you a hard time.

[68cmaro]

Book it in to Uncle Chris's Performance Garage for a decent job on the RHD conversion in Perth :D;)

Cheers Mitch for the plug, more than happy to help out with the knowledge and hard work if need be.

Luke, maybe you should come along to our usmuscle get together on the 16th May (sunday week) and meet a few of the guys & gals !!!

Cheers CHRIS

[LS3 HQ]

I did already have a guy in mind for the conversion but i might have to check out this guy. Is he on this forum or do you have a contact number for him. Is zdnugget Clayton.

Luke

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Hey Chris i must have posted about 10 seconds after you. I am in Bunbury that weekend but if i can make it back in time i will drop in. Would be good to talk camaros as i am new to owning one.
Thanks

Luke

[68cmaro]

I did already have a guy in mind for the conversion but i might have to check out this guy. Is he on this forum or do you have a contact number for him. Is zdnugget Clayton.

Luke

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Hey Chris i must have posted about 10 seconds after you. I am in Bunbury that weekend but if i can make it back in time i will drop in. Would be good to talk camaros as i am new to owning one.
Thanks

Luke

Cheers Luke, you are more than welcome to drop by anytime just pm me and I will send you my address in the meantime check out the build of my 68 http://www.usmuscle.com.au/Forum/showthread.php?t=2536

Cheers CHRIS

[UIW-814]

Is zdnugget Clayton.


Luke

Yes mate its Clayton;) Do you know me?

[LS3 HQ]

Yeah i saw you on the weekend at auto x, its Luke, Bens brother with the triton. He used to own Jordans belair.

[UIW-814]

Yeah i saw you on the weekend at auto x, its Luke, Bens brother with the triton. He used to own Jordans belair.

Yep I know you allright mate. Wow way to go with the Camaro mate:D
Are you going to bother getting rego then or just do the permit trick like your bro until you come unstuck?

[LS3 HQ]

Cheers , na think i will try and get rego after what happened to ben on sunday arvo after the show. He got pulled over and they pretty much new that he wasnt getting it fixed . They new about the show and saw the trophy sitting on his seat and busted him. They put a yellow on it which is dumb cos its unregistered and took his permit off him. Had to get it towed from the Sandringham. HaHa he has had a pretty good run with it but i want to try for rego see what happens.

[LS3 HQ]

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Hi guys

Just a few pics of the camaro when it arrived in LA. She is pretty loaded up with parts, some of the stuff i didnt even know was coming with the car so pretty stoked about that.

Luke

[UIW-814]

Luke have you got all the import approval paperwork done? the past rego on the car etc? I failed to do it the first time I imported a car and wow did it cost me:eek: the bloody government wankers wanted to cut my car up or ship it back:eek:

On another note those rims need to be painted another colour as they just dont look right IMO.
If you need any paintwork done on the car make sure you give me a buzz so i can give you a quote, actually you should get Ben to give me a call as my bro said he wants to paint his ute and i would definetly be keen to do it.

[LS3 HQ]

Hey Clayton

Yeah all the import stuff is sorted just got the long wait now.

Yep they dont look right hey. I think its the black lip and silver centre, normally would be the other way around. I will prob change the colours just have to decide maybe a titanium all over not sure yet.

Ben is going to paint his ute but i think its already booked in at Rowe and Sons for sometime in June but i will let him know you are keen.

Luke

[tonner]

Looks great Luke, the extra stuff is a huge bonus. I agree on the wheels, but a change of color will do wonders.

Greg

[UIW-814]

Hey Clayton

Yeah all the import stuff is sorted just got the long wait now.

Yep they dont look right hey. I think its the black lip and silver centre, normally would be the other way around. I will prob change the colours just have to decide maybe a titanium all over not sure yet.

Ben is going to paint his ute but i think its already booked in at Rowe and Sons for sometime in June but i will let him know you are keen.

Luke

Good to hear the import stuff is all sorted and the titanium color will looks heaps better. I'm sure Ben will be keen as the price I will charge him will be nothing like what they are charging:eek:
Cheers.

[LS3 HQ]

Clayton,

I think he is pretty set on them painting it but i might have to come visit you and flick through some paint colours for the wheels

Cheers

[UIW-814]

Clayton,

I think he is pretty set on them painting it but i might have to come visit you and flick through some paint colours for the wheels

Cheers

No worries mate;)

[OLSKOOL1800]

Hey Luke,

It's Jordan here, Claytons brother.
Great looking project mate.
I will get in early to let you know that I would be interested in shooting the car for a few magazines when you have completed it.
I will be keeping an eye on this thread mate!

Cheers,
Jordan.

[LS3 HQ]

Hey Luke,

It's Jordan here, Claytons brother.
Great looking project mate.
I will get in early to let you know that I would be interested in shooting the car for a few magazines when you have completed it.
I will be keeping an eye on this thread mate!

Cheers,
Jordan.

Hey Jordan

Thanks mate, your first on the list for a shoot so i will let you know. Would love to have it running for Powercruise so see how i go. You know, since Ben sold the Belair iv never seen it on the road. Be interesting to see what happened to that beast hey.

[LS3 HQ]

So the Camaro has landed and is due to go through quarantine tomorrow morning so hopefully it passes and should be in the shed by tomorrow arvo if all goes well. Plans have changed a little now and prob wont do any work on the camaro for a while. Iv bought another toy that i want to have a bit of fun in and get sorted out.

Luke

[AGGRO]

congratulations on the camaro arriving safely! I still remember the day mine landed...

[69SS]

So the Camaro has landed and is due to go through quarantine tomorrow morning so hopefully it passes and should be in the shed by tomorrow arvo if all goes well. Plans have changed a little now and prob wont do any work on the camaro for a while. Iv bought another toy that i want to have a bit of fun in and get sorted out.

Luke

So Luke what is the new toy?? :)

[LS3 HQ]

So Luke what is the new toy?? :)

I bought a VS Maloo. Its manuel with a 355 8 throttle body stroker. I know its acommodore but i couldnt resist. I know the origanal owner who did all the work to it and know how much money has been spent on it so i had to have it. So the camaro passed and shoould be in my shed in about an hour. Will get some pics up soon.

Luke

[LS3 HQ]

Hey guys

So it finally arrived late yesterday arvo and i could not be happier.

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[USA-69Z]

holy **** , id be happy with that too ... bloody nice mate... i like the black rims ,, different and tuff.

Gav

[LS3 HQ]

holy **** , id be happy with that too ... bloody nice mate... i like the black rims ,, different and tuff.

Gav

Thanks Gav yeah im pretty stoked. I was thinking about changing the colour on the rims but now that i have seen them they are staying the way they are, like you say a bit different.

Luke

[AGGRO]

looks really nice apart from the wheels - but you already said you're painting them.....so should be all good.

pics of the 8 throttle body stroker motor in the VS pls!!!!

[LS3 HQ]

looks really nice apart from the wheels - but you already said you're painting them.....so should be all good.

pics of the 8 throttle body stroker motor in the VS pls!!!!

Sorry mate the wheels are staying as they are. They actually look really good in person so why mess with them. Here is a couple of shots of the maloo.

Luke

http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz104/snitzl19/DSC03732.jpg
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[tonner]

Looks fantastic Luke, what a great starting point.

Greg

[LS3 HQ]

Looks fantastic Luke, what a great starting point.

Greg

Thanks Greg could not be happier right now. If you want to have a look just pm and maybe when your up this way come you could drop in.

Luke

[tonner]

Thanks Greg could not be happier right now. If you want to have a look just pm and maybe when your up this way come you could drop in.

Luke

I definitely will Luke.

Greg

[AGGRO]

sorry mate - didn't mean to sound like it was the wheels in general i was talking about, just the black lip looks a little odd.

[pbrayusa]

i was wondering where this car went. I was following it on lat g over here in the usa. I'll follow the rest of the build . I am interested in the right hand drive bit. That would be dope over here to get that done. make sure you post pic's.

PB

[LS3 HQ]

Hey Guys,

Just a small update. Finally got my bonnet on after it was shipped over in another container. Bolted up no dramas, just missing one bolt which is a pain in the ass. Went to buy one but couldnt find one with the tapered thread that it needs.

Luke

http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz104/snitzl19/DSC03923.jpg

[tonner]

Now that finishes it of, looking great Luke.

Greg

[marinablu68]

Hey Guys,

Just a small update. Finally got my bonnet on after it was shipped over in another container. Bolted up no dramas, just missing one bolt which is a pain in the ass. Went to buy one but couldnt find one with the tapered thread that it needs.

Luke

http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz104/snitzl19/DSC03923.jpg

Hey Luke , i just had a look in the garage and i have my original set of hinge and hood bolts of my 68 in reasonable condition you can have if you want them.

[LS3 HQ]

Thanks Greg cant believe what i difference it made. I definately didnt want to use the glass hood.

Hey Bazil, thanks for the offer. Sent you a pm.

Cheers

Luke

[cluxford]

Luke, that looks damn nice, when you going for rego ?

[LS3 HQ]

Luke, that looks damn nice, when you going for rego ?

Hey Chris,

Id say at a rough guess it will be at least the end of next year before i even look at getting rego. Got alot to do before that and need to earn some more dollars to do everything i want to do. It would be great if it was sooner but i just cant see it happening. All depends on work at the moment.

Cheers

Luke

[69SS]

Looks great Luke. Took me a year to get mine on the road, everything always takes me longer than I plan!! I guess you have the ute to keep you entertained in the mean time :)

[Russ]

Very nice!

What's the deal with US plates? Don't the yanks have to take them/return them?

[dougy]

Anyone would think that the car ran looking at that pic

[J.J.]

what an amazing car

[18htan]

Luke, whats the next step with this bad boy?

[LS3 HQ]

Luke, whats the next step with this bad boy?

Hey Nate

Not to sure. Wont be doing anything till next year i think but all the fab work and RHD conversion will be first then see how it all goes from then.

Luke

[LS3 HQ]

Hey guys, so almost a year since I updated the build. Have worked out what direction im going with it and have ordered a bunch of parts from Jay at Sppedtech Performance. Jay has been an absolute pleasure to work with and has helped me out a ton. Lost count of the back and forth emails and phone calls. Cheers jay.

So with the parts almost on there way I thought i would get a head start on the tear down. Dad came down this morning and helped me pull the car apart which was suprisingly easy. Im sure its going to be alot harder putting it back together.
Ive still got to pull the rear end out along with the chassis rails but that will be in a few weeks. Here is a few pics from this morning. Cheers

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[Frank351]

Yet another awesome build !

I love this board !

Congrats !

Cheers,
Frank.

[71RS]

Bloody hell, The car was awesome the way it was. Cant wait to see the next phase.

[Frank351]

inferioritycomplex.com

hehe !

Cheers,
Frank.

[tonner]

Looking great Luke, can't wait to see all the new gear.

Greg

[YenkoSC]

Love the look of the wheels on the rear! Are you only doing the mechanicals or paint work as well?

[CH3V]

Bloody awesome project you got there mate.Are you looking at a complete new subframe setup or modifying the existing one.Either way it should handle great.Good luck with the build

[L88racer]

About time Luke:p I've been waiting for this car to start progressing.

[18htan]

Good to see some movement on this bad boy!

Keep the updates coming.

[LS3 HQ]

Cheers guys. Yep you and me both Rowan, its been killing me every time i open the shed.
Dean, Ive bought a complete subframe from Speedtech which they have made RHD for me. Its their first one in RHD so pretty stoked about that. Ive also bought their Torque arm setup so the rear clip will also be going.
Ive also bought a full floor, trunk floor. and chassis rails to go in so looking forward to fitting all that up.
Hey Justin, im doing just about everything bar the paint and panel. As much as i would love to paint it a new colour just cant justify it yet.
So next on the list is a new set of tyres, Bear brakes front and rear, radiator and a few other items and some new inner hoops for my rear rims. I got the tyres stripped off today and the rims measure 15" wide. I only need a 12" rim to run a 335 tyre so a call to CCW shoud sort that out.
Cheers guys

[69SS]

Looking good Luke, you re not mucking around with this bad boy!! Good on ya mate!

[CH3V]

Sounds Great Luke, I would like to eventually fit my car out with a better suspension setup but i think it will be a few years yet. Have fun with the build mate , keep the pics coming.

[18htan]

Just buy all his left over bits..

[69 DIRTY RAT]

Bloody nice 69! Luv the Fat wheel look! I got some polished 12 1/2in CCW's for rear of the Vette for the track! they look mean! keep up the good work!

[LS3 HQ]

So, I've done a little bit of work on the Camaro lately. All my parts arrived a few weeks ago and started fitting up the full floor. Still got the tubs, boot floor, and chassis rails to go. I stuffed up and ordered a boot floor thats not really going to do the job for me so I've got Jay sending me another one over along with brakes,tyres, radiator, harness and some other bits and pieces.

I figured this would be a good time to change up the colour of my wheels. I've kept the gloss black lips but had the centres powdercoated satin black. Cant wait to get some new tyres on them and bolted back up. Pretty happy with the new look.

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[chevguy]

The wheels are going to look terrific. Nice job.

[tonner]

Great to see the progress Luke, Jay told me that your parts were on there way.
The wheels look the part.

Greg

[LS3 HQ]

Thanks guys. Greg, like you said ages ago the floor was surprisingly easy to fit up. Lets hope the tubs and boot floor go in just as easy.

[*rayman*]

Looking good.

Why the sub frame change?

[LS3 HQ]

Looking good.

Why the sub frame change?

Thanks Ray, I wasn't happy with the subframe having those checkouts in the rails and also changing to RHD meant sourcing another rack. I spoke with Jay from Speedtech and for not alot more $ than what I sold the old one for I've got a brand new sub in RHD ready to go.

[*rayman*]

Thanks Ray, I wasn't happy with the subframe having those checkouts in the rails and also changing to RHD meant sourcing another rack. I spoke with Jay from Speedtech and for not alot more $ than what I sold the old one for I've got a brand new sub in RHD ready to go.

Cool, i didn't realise you were converting to RHD as well.

You're lucky you got that into the country when you did... i'd imagine it'd be tough to get through now with all the changes to the import rules.

[SpeedTechJay]

So, I've done a little bit of work on the Camaro lately. All my parts arrived a few weeks ago and started fitting up the full floor. Still got the tubs, boot floor, and chassis rails to go. I stuffed up and ordered a boot floor thats not really going to do the job for me so I've got Jay sending me another one over along with brakes,tyres, radiator, harness and some other bits and pieces.

I figured this would be a good time to change up the colour of my wheels. I've kept the gloss black lips but had the centres powdercoated satin black. Cant wait to get some new tyres on them and bolted back up. Pretty happy with the new look.

http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz104/snitzl19/181-1.jpg
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The wheels look awesome! Its going look pretty tough with the 335's I am hoping to get them away this week.