Retro Rides Camaro

By Rob

Editor-in-Chief

Jeff and his Aussie business partner Pete were trying to track me down at SEMA last year when they stumbled on the Retro Rides booth. Pete had recently acquired a 69 Camaro and was already thinking LS1 swap. So when they saw the Retro Rides concept, the light bulbs went on and they struck a deal right then and there. Retro Rides came out and picked up the 69 Camaro shell and promptly did a Stage 1 conversion, which gets the first gen shell ready for the fourth gen retrofit. Jeff and Pete got the body back from Retro Rides a few weeks ago and Jeff has already started in the conversion, which involves tearing apart a perfectly nice 99 Camaro donor vehicle. Jeff has promised to keep us updated on the build, and we’ll be tracking it in the blog. But for now check out his ride page to see the progress pics. This is gonna be one wicked Camaro!

This build is giving Dan some ideas about his 69 Firebird vert. What do you guys think? Should Dan go for it?

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Posted at 6:51 pm in Camaro, Chevrolet, Chevy, Project Cars, Retro Rides

Comments

22caliber
Jul 13, 2007 at 3:10 am

its easy my brotherinlaw has 1969 firebird conv. with 2000 corvett engine and drive train and drives it everyday.

bob
Jul 12, 2007 at 10:02 pm

hi i just want to say to you you are cool look could you tell me how you smashed it up

Carl McCarthy
Jul 12, 2007 at 1:59 pm

That Is Awesome….truly I wanna know how this works out for them, keep us posted….(I wish i could watch the build!!) Come check me out

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2414498

Anonymous
Jul 11, 2007 at 9:00 pm

assuming original driveline was toast, it is a great idea. I wonder how all the micronic electrical will take to the old camaro…. The stuff that bolted up is a surprise with no modification. Newer cars are softer somehow, beyond petrification, that is my only geekish thought about it. Awesome idea- I hope it works.