1969 Camaro Restomod Project Thread

[Blue Blitz]

Updated pics.

Both downpipes completed.

Wastegate piping started.

Overall view showing wastegate piping and BOV placement.

William

 

[Blue Blitz]

Wastegate re-circulation piping is completed.

Completed down pipe sections with the wastegate re-circulation tie in.

He went to building the exhaust and made me an x-pipe and welded in the vibrant resonators to try and kill a little more sound/drone than the turbos will.

System installed in the car.

Very happy with how far up he has the exhaust tucked under the car. The car is as low as it would ever be right now. It'll be coming up prob 1" or so do be at "driving" level.

William

 

[Comp04svt]

That car is a work of art!!!! Very nice!!!!!

 

[Blue Blitz]

Thanks. M2K are masters at their craft. Car should be able to be brought home this weekend. Sadly not sure the weather will cooperate.

Working out coating now. Looking at JetHot Extreme 2000...Prob is M2K said looking at probably $2500 just for the coating!!! Time to take out a second mortgage...

 

[Blk91stang]

It's hard to get quality work like this done even if you offered to pay more. This looks like work they might do to their own show car, let alone for a customers car. Congrats on picking the right guys for the job, and sharing their work!

 

[Blue Blitz]

Agreed, and this shop rate is high but competitive with the big name shops in Houston. Kevin is a small shop (him and one other person work there) and they take work in by appointment and only if they're interested in the work. Good situation to be in. Kevin seems to love his job and is DAMN good at it!

P.S. This is the guy that has put together all the Venom GT's so far for Hennessey. That was his previous employment before he decided to go out and do his own thing. He's been building turbo cars for a long time.

 

[Sinister04L]

Thanks. M2K are masters at their craft. Car should be able to be brought home this weekend. Sadly not sure the weather will cooperate.

Working out coating now. Looking at JetHot Extreme 2000...Prob is M2K said looking at probably $2500 just for the coating!!! Time to take out a second mortgage...

Why not look into Polydyn? I was happy with my headers I had coated. Cut down heat considerably.

Car is looking good!

 

[Blue Blitz]

He said he didn't have issues with Polydyn for headers, but turbo manifolds he has had issues with 4-5 sets over the year. Enough he said he wouldn't even consider them again. Most recently was a GTR that had them on for 4 months. They were pulled and the car was returned to stock, after 4 months he said nearly 50% of the coating had flaked off.

 

[Sinister04L]

He said he didn't have issues with Polydyn for headers, but turbo manifolds he has had issues with 4-5 sets over the year. Enough he said he wouldn't even consider them again. Most recently was a GTR that had them on for 4 months. They were pulled and the car was returned to stock, after 4 months he said nearly 50% of the coating had flaked off.

Damn! I guess regular headers don't hold heat like turbo manifolds. Too bad.

 

[Blue Blitz]

Yea. Look at my reducer and you'll see how bad the heat will be. 3.5" to 2.125" in like 2.5" length. Will have huge heat.

 

[DirtyD916]

Incredibly build and thread.

 

[Blue Blitz]

Thanks. Still a ways to go but hoping the car is back in my garage this weekend or the following weekend. Weather may delay the transport operations.

 

[DirtyD916]

Do you have a set power goal?

 

[Blue Blitz]

1000rwhp on pump is the goal. 1200ish on race gas

 

[TClark22]

the piping work on this thing is fap material. But I expect nothing less from m2k

 

[Blue Blitz]

the piping work on this thing is fap material. But I expect nothing less from m2k

Agreed. Whole reason I went to them. Kevin is an amazing fabricator! epper:

 

[DKS2814V]

Got an enclosed trailer if you need some help.

 

[NoSloCoupe]

Such a badass ride...love me some orange.

 

[SVT_Troy]

Definitely a dream build and I love coming in here looking at the updates. One day.... I hate to to talk prices but what could one expect to pay ball park for a build like this?

 

[Blue Blitz]

Got an enclosed trailer if you need some help.

Thanks. I'll post up if I do. Not sure it'll be done is weekend so playing it by ear.

Such a badass ride...love me some orange.

Thanks, likewise. Funny thing. I didn't like orange when I got this car. Had it painted yellow originally. Eventually I grew up and saw the light.

Definitely a dream build and I love coming in here looking at the updates. One day.... I hate to to talk prices but what could one expect to pay ball park for a build like this?

It's not for the weak spirited for sure. I wouldn't do another build this intense going back. Glad I got to build my first car this way but the next will be a true budget built. Satisfaction of results I think has diminishing returns. I'll just say by the time I'm done I could have had a quite nice UGR 2R R8 I'm guessing.