1969 Camaro Z28 Rotisserie restoration, LS engine, ProTouring, 4-Link, Willwoods

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Additional Info:

1969 Camaro Z28 ProTouring LS engine Restomod with RS Headlights:X33 Code 1969 Z28 Built August, 1969 at Norwood PlantRotisserie restoration, Burnished Brown with White Stripes and white interior
Please watch video here: https://youtu.be/p69-SmBNH0U?feature=shared
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RideTech 4-link and Coilovers rear suspensionOriginal 12 Bolt rebuilt with 3:73 gears and TrueTrack traction controlGlobal West Tubular A-arms and up frontWilwood 4-wheel Disc Brakes using Wilwood Master, Booster and adjustable Proportioning ValveAll Aluminum LS1 engine, stock bottom end with Texas Speed TSP 228 cam, Texas Speed PRC 2.5 aluminum CNC headsOversized Aluminum LS Radiator with ECM controlled dual fansTremmec T56 Magnum 6-speed manual, warranty to 700hpWalbro 255 in-tank Fuel Injection pump, Tanks Inc. LS swap fuel injection Camaro baffled fuel tank, Earl's aircraft plumbingPower Mirrors !!!!!!Power WindowsVintage Air AC/HeatRS headlights: DSE (Detroit Speed Engineering ) electric RS actuators and OEM RS headlightsKenwood stereo Full Screen with backup camera, Amp, subwoofer and Polk speakers
MORE Details in the YouTube video mentioned in this listing.
This car is currently setup as a daily-driver and sleepy Z28. It is built to handle larger wheels/tires, brakes and more HP that would make it the typical large wheel/tire "ProTouring" car. It is all there, check the details or call.Details: 3102188007
HISTORY: Decoding the car's cowl, this car was built at the Norwood Ohio plant on the 5th week of August, 1969. Dark Blue interior with buckets code/715 and a Dusk Blue exterior paint code/51. The X33 code designates this car as a Z28 with D80 spoiler package. The rear tail pan looked to be original steel and did not have factory cutouts for Rally Sport/RS backup lights. In 1969 X33 cars, the RS package is not always designated separately on the cowl tag. Since this car is “un-cut” it looks as this car originally was a non-RS, Z28. The 12-bolt rear end appears to be original, but the axle tubes had ladder bars welded on, thus covering/deleting the original tube stamps that would prove that this 12 bolts “matches” the vehicle. The rust-free California car looked to have been drag-raced as the previous owner did remove old ladder bars, old school mini-tubs and a cut up floor pan that was typical of weekend drag cars of the 70’s and 80’s. The car was last purchased 8 years ago in Pasadena, CA by the current owner, where according to the previous owner, the car spent the majority of its life. The body and paint were performed in Yucaipa, CA which is a dry desert climate. After paint, the car was assembled and completed in Manhattan Beach, CA. The current owner relocated to Flagler Beach, FL with his muscle car collection 1.5 years ago. The car has been driven to a couple car shows, around locally a smidge, and has racked up a non-astounding 600 miles since the restoration. Health issues have prevented the current owner from enjoying the car and its full potential. The car is ready for a home that will drive and enjoy this amazing daily-driver timepiece.
THE BUILD; The goal of this build was to create a sleepy, reliable, modernized, comfortable daily driver that looks and sounds like a bone stock 1969 Z28 classic muscle car. Rather than going full “ProTouring” with oversized wheels/tires, custom steel modifications, custom paint and interior and an overpowered LS engine, the direction of this build was subtlety and drivability. This car is part ProTour, part sleeper, part stock/original and part daily driver. If it had to be put into a modern category it would be a “ProDaily” custom. The body is not modified and sporting period correct 1969 Camaro Burnished Brown with White Rally stripes. The rally wheels and BFG TA tires are what you would see on a stock 69 Z28, the cam note is very close to a stock 1969 DZ 302 c.i. engine, the power mirrors blend into the lines of the car, looking stock or in most cases being overlooked altogether. The interior looks bone stock hiding very comfortable and sporty Honda buckets and modern gauges that blend seamlessly into the interior. At a glance, everything appears OEM and period correct except in the eyes of a Camaro aficionado. The stock center console and Hurst shifter give nothing away until you look at the gear display showing 6 gears, not 4. The stock 1969 Camaro comfort grip steering wheel is not modern or sporty, but deceives the onlooker even more as to what this car is, other than a beautifully restored 1969 Z28 Camaro. The car is a pleasure to drive and has just enough to get you into a little trouble, but not handcuffs.
BODY & PAINT: This car went through a frame-off rotisserie restoration with a new reproduction full length floor pan including standard wheel tubs, and two full length reproduction quarter panels from AMD. The body was taken to bare and sealed with an epoxy primer. The door inners were media blasted in the lower pinch weld, epoxy sealed, built up with seam sealer to the drain holes, and then sprayed with Polyeurethane bed liner. This makes the doors bulletproof as water will no longer pool up in the pinch weld, which prevents them from rusting out in 5-10 years like most others. The exterior of the pan/underside of the car is coated with a polyurethane bed liner and single stage black auto paint. During the restoration, the front fenders were changed to reproduction RS fenders to change the front lights and grill assembly from standard to RS headlights. Once all the steel was in place and ready, the car was taken apart again, then painted in pieces with PPG Burnished Brown two stage paint/clear that is a rare 1969 Camaro color. There are no custom modifications to the body and or steel panels on this car. The bumpers are stock reproduction and the bumper guards (not currently installed) are in boxes do come with the car.
ELECTRONICS: The heart of the electronics package in this car is a 1969 Camaro reproduction harness from American Auto Wire/AAW made in New Jersey, USA. Their harness is an upgrade of the original wiring system using GM/Delco plugs and correct 69 Camaro wire colors with modern fuses, relays and control board. The fuse panel is located in the stock location under the dash with heavy gauge main supply wires routed to the trunk mounted AGM Battery, a battery shut-off switch and charging maintainer plug/harness routed outside to the rear license plate. The RS door actuators are Detroit Speed Engineering/DSE RS actuators utilizing modern electronic motors and GM harness plugs and wires to seamlessly integrate into the GM style wiring harness. The starter neutral safety switch was placed on the clutch pedal, as in a modern car. The AAW trunk harness does have the RS backup light sockets, plugs and wiring installed and ready to go if a new owner desires RS backup lights in the rear. The tail pan is NOT cut out/drilled for RS lights, so that would have to be done as well by new owner. The GM power mirrors are mid 80’s Buick, and the mirror controller is FoxBody mustang. The power windows have 4 relays at each window actuator using a ground signal from 4 up/down rocker switches mounted in the seat belt tray of the stock ’69 center console next to the mirror controller. The Double Din stereo is a Kenwood with Apple car play, handsfree Bluetooth, backup camera and touch screen. Polk Speakers are 6x9 mounted up behind the back seat, two center speakers in the dash and two 4.5” speakers in the kick panels. An 8” subwoofer is trunk mounted near the amplifier that powers the system. Hours of planning and electrical mapping went into the engine bay wiring to accommodate the LS swap and utilize features from the factory LS ECM computer. The dual, shrouded F-Body Cooling fans are controlled by the computer in conjunction with a Trinary/AC switch and 4 relays to seamlessly operate the fans in all driving conditions, including highway and varying AC temperature and pressure loads. The LS engine harness is a stock modified LS1/T56 harness with a stock LS1 ECM computer sending signals to digital gauges. The Gauge package are custom analog via digital signal gauges from SpeedHutt out of Utah with a GPS speedometer/built in fuel gauge and a Programmable Tachometer with built in shift lights both tastefully mounted in the stock dash locations above the steering column. Off to the right where the 69 dash mounted radio would otherwise live are matching gauges for Oil Pressure, Water temp and Volts.
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION: An all aluminum LS engine was selected to keep with the sleepy theme of the car and not give away it’s heart. This LS1 is an all-aluminum 5.7 Liter /350 c.i. engine with a note just near that of an original DZ 302. Another consideration was that running relatively small 255 tires out back (as compared to a much wider ProTouring 335 tire) and having too much low end torque from a larger displacement LS could make the car a real handful vs a manageable low RPM torque curve and a tall high rev cam so the car would stay planted and pull harder in the upper RPM’s. Thus, an LS1 from a 2002 F-body Camaro with good compression and 110,000 miles was selected. The heads are new Texas Speed PRC 2.5 CNC aluminum heads that came complete/bolt on with all new valvetrain installed. A Texas speed TSP 228R cam with specs: 228/228 .600/.600 112LSA was installed with double timing chain, LS6 oil pump, Holley LS swap oil pan. All new F-body serpentine and accessories including Alternator, water pump, power steering pump, AC pump and external oil catch system. The aluminum radiator is an aftermarket 2002 F-body (Camaro) LS1 oversized unit that has been customized to fit this 1969 Z28. It has a new F-body 2002ls1 shrouded dual fan setup, that matches the cars ECM/GM weatherproof plugs and mounts with factory tabs to the radiator. The engine’s fuel system starts with a baffled OEM style tank from Tanks, Inc, an in-tank mounted Walbro 255 fuel injection pump (rated to 500hp), Corvette fuel pressure regulator/filter, Earl’s aircraft fittings, aluminum pipe, and flexible Earl’s fuel line. The transmission is a brand new crate Tremmec T56 Magnum 6-speed manual with a warranty to 700hp. A new centerforce clutch and pressure plate, AC Delco hydraulic slave cylinder assembly mate the LS engine to the T56 Magnum transmission. The engine tune is a conservative street tune with emphasis on low and mid-range RPM drivability and reliability. The car will rev up just fine, but it is set up for the street not the track.
SUSPENSION AND BRAKES: The rear suspension is a RideTech first gen Camaro bolt-in 4-link system with RideTech R-Joints/adjustable links, and adjustable coilovers. The 12-bolt rear end is rebuilt with a new 3:73 ring/pinion, bearings, and a TrueTrac locker replacing the old posi. This system was chosen to preserve the Camaro’s originality vs an intrusive, cut and weld-in system. This rear suspension can easily be removed and replaced with stock leaf springs. Powder coated Sub-frame connectors secure the rear unibody frame to the front OEM A-Frame that sports an upgraded suspension with bolt-in Global West tubular upper and lower A-arms, Eibach springs and Bilsteien shocks. All 4 wheels use Wilwood Disc brakes managed by a Willwood vacuum booster, master and adjustable proportioning valve. Power steering comes from a modified Saginaw steering gear with a 3:50 ratio making it quicker than a stock (manual) Z28 steering system. Feedback is great and the car is very predictable. The only limitation on the car’s current handling and braking are the tires. The BFG Radial TA’s are not worthy of the brakes and suspension on this car, but add to the sleepy and period correct alure of this ’69 Z28.
INTERIOR: The interior is all new reproduction white standard interior from Classic Industries, located in Huntington Beach, CA. The front bucket seats are from a Honda that have been custom re-foamed and skinned with the standard ’69 vinyl to match the stock interior. The Honda head-rests are there, but need custom foam to accommodate the stock 69 headrests vinyl covers. The floor pan, doors, roof (under the headliner), under-dash, firewall/interior, side panels, quarter panels and trunk have been lined with Dynamat type sound deadener. Additional Poly acoustic mat lies under the carpet in the front and rear footwells, and there is additional sound deadening material behind the back seat. The car is pretty cozy inside but you can still hear the engine when you’re on it.
DOCUMENTED BUILD: The entire detailed build of this car is on the public internet at: https://www.camaros.net/threads/jethros-burnished-brown-69z.344969/. The car comes with a build binder with all full color wiring diagrams/maps, engine, suspension components and other details. All the saved/printed out receipts fill two manilla folders. Additional original Parts: The car comes with the original Z28 Disc Brake mounts and parts, manual steering box housing, Pitman, and gauges that were installed in the dash prior to the restoration. Known issues:· Passenger side window will not roll up all the way when the door is closed. It will roll up all the way with the door open. It will need adjustment· Passenger side door lock pull has come loose, so now the only way to lock/unlock that door is with a key. It will need adjustment· The headrests for the front bucket seats will need custom foam and install of the 69 vinyl covers to complete the stealth interior of this car. 1969 Camaro buckets all ran headrests. The trunk has not been detailed/upholstered, there is just loose carpet now. It is still more tidy and pretty than a stock ’69 Z28. This was not an issue for me but some ProTouring folks want a super custom detailed trunk so I thought it was worth the mention. For questions 3102188007 is just a phone call away.
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