Finally On The Road - 1973 Type LT/RS

[amargari]

My 7 year restoration is finally almost complete. I have been driving it and I only need to do a little work in the interior. I need to install carpet, door panels and kick panels. Hopefully that will be complete by the end of the month.


http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20100627/SuspensionComplete7.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20100627/SuspensionComplete6.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20091222/FenderBarsInstalled.JPG

[GrandmasterCow]

niceeeeeeeeeee

[92REDBIRD]

Now that is bad ass! :nod:

[transmaro93]

looks like a nice car... was never one for yellow.. but it comes together nice on that... good luck with it...

[BonzoHansen]

Nice

[BigRocsFirebird]

very nice

[thunder]

WOAH

[chrisfrom nj]

nice car gary

[JL8Jeff]

Car looks great!

[Z28 Heritage]

Thats amazing! Looks really good! :drool:

[MyFirstZ]

that is beautiful dude, very nice

[Tru2Chevy]

Looks great!

I think this was brought up in one of your threads about the car a while back, but what is the status of the HVAC? Obviously no AC....but heat / vents?

- Justin

[Frosty]

Split bumpers make me horny lol. Looks good man. One thing though, it's odd seeing painted to match bumpers....it's definitely different than the chrome you always see. What made you paint them?

[BigRocsFirebird]

Split bumpers make me horny lol. Looks good man. One thing though, it's odd seeing painted to match bumpers....it's definitely different than the chrome you always see. What made you paint them?

i noticed that as well but i kind of like it a lot

[madness410]

beautiful

[smoke_em94]

very nice car

[BTK79]

Very nice !

[amargari]

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Tru2Chevy,
Currently, I have no HVAC system at all. The goal is to install a Vintage air unit under the dash and use the existing vents in the car. I have a 4 port bulkhead in the firewall hidden by the fender for when I get the $ to buy the Vintage Air system.

Frosty,
Early on in the build I decided that I wanted to go with a chrome free look on the car. If you notice the window trim and the grille and most other chrome trim is painted black. I had thought about painting the bumpers black but I photoshopped the rear bumper in black and the yellow just looked better. At that point I made the decision to match the front with the rear and do the fronts in yellow too. Also, it is hard to see in the pictures but I smoothed all the bumpers so there are no visible bumper bolts. Also, the chrome on my bumpers was shot so doing this saved me money.
Lastly, the bumpers and trim aren't permanent, so I could always buy new chrome bumpers and trim and install them if I ever want.

[Frosty]

When I first saw it I was like "hmmmm, different...not sure if I like it"...but the more and more I keep looking at the bumpers I like it....since there's no chrome anywhere else I think it looks good.

Now you just need to throw in the AC and a LSx motor and you're set :rofl::D

Very nicely done :)

[V]

i like it


but... not too keen on the red rad hose... i think a black one would look much better.

[FlyingDutchman]

So cleeannnn i love it! split nose ftw!

[amargari]

i like it


but... not too keen on the red rad hose... i think a black one would look much better.


Yeah, I'm not sure about it either. I was able to pick the red one up for $6 and the black version was $30. It looks better in person than in pictures. Some day I may change it and the vacuum hoses to a nylon braided style to match the fuel lines.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Looks great, can't wait to see it around.

[maroman88]

sweeeeeeeeeeet!

[mc73nova]

Sexy. Glad to see it finally done. It looks amazing, enjoy it!

[btownws6]

wow awesome job it looks great

[usp55]

Very Nice!

[jims69camaro]

Yeah, I'm not sure about it either. I was able to pick the red one up for $6 and the black version was $30. It looks better in person than in pictures. Some day I may change it and the vacuum hoses to a nylon braided style to match the fuel lines.

that's the nice thing about hoses and wire covers. don't like it? change it.

i love split bumpers. i like them even more when they're body colored. nice job.

[BonzoHansen]

Bring it to the East Coast Nationals in October! (http://www.njfboa.org/ECN2010/)

[greenformula92]

i love me a split bumper

[coolmanvette75]

wow! that looks amazing. great job!

[amargari]

Another update.

It's been a long winter but the TPI is cleaned up and on the car. The harness is run into the car but the final power connections are not hooked up. I was waiting on my Vintage Air unit to come in so I could figure out where the computer and relays would be mounted. Thankfully the Vintage Air unit showed up this week and I will now be able to figure out where to mount everything.

However; I did burn an PROM plug in the computer and temporarily hook up the power connections to see if it would run. Sure enough it fired up on the first try. I can't wait to get everything hooked up for good and start driving it again.

Here is all the TPI stuff I picked up last fall from nj85z28.
http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110603/Small/Parts_Initial.JPG

A little work and paint and it cleaned up nicely
http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110603/Small/IntakeMock8.JPG

Converted the fuel rail to enter and exit in the rear with -8 line
http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110603/Small/FuelLineInstall2.JPG

A teaser mock up shot
http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110603/Small/TPIIntakeMock.JPG

[79T/A]

Looks excellent!

[greenformula92]

looks good, gotta post a video of that thing running haha

[amargari]

No video but the Vintage Air unit and TPI are now mostly complete. The car is running and the TPI needs tuning. The Vintage Air is installed and needs charging. The VA system was purchased from Prodigy and I am using the hidden hose option. Here are some of the progress pictures.


http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110726/Small/VA_Parts.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110726/Small/VAHiddenHose.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110726/Small/KickPanel4.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110726/Small/KickHoses3.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110726/Small/Evap2.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110807/Small/Condensor4.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110807/Small/EvapInstall.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110807/Small/EvapInstall6.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110807/Small/Compressor4.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110807/Small/ACLines6.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110807/Small/Controls5.JPG

[amargari]

Here are a few more of the VA

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110807/Small/LapVent3.JPG

http://www.apiem.com/camaro/Pictures/Update_20110807/Small/LapVent4.JPG

I can't wait to get the system charged and see how it works.