Hey im new to this forum and camaros in general. I just turned 18 and as a senior year project, i talked my dad into restoring an old car. We found this nice 73 camaro from a older man who was in pretty bad shape so thats why he sold it. He was the 2nd owner and he bought it 1 year ago from the original owner who just got done converting it into an 1/4 car. Its got a 468bb turbo 400 which we are going to replace with a 383 very soon. The car has only 2 spots of rust maybe the size of a coke can. We are going to do a complete restoration and will be needing lots of help! Here are some pictures

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/Body1.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/Body5.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/Engine1.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/Interior6.jpg

looks good man .welcome to the board. you will find lots of help here ,utilize the resources .when i built my car i found this board,watch out its very addictive. i have a 70 i built . why ya gettin rid of the big block?

Great looking car...enjoy your project, looks like you already have a good start...and welcome to the forum.

my father just thinks the 468 is too much motor? i think otherwise. we know of a family friend who builds stroker motors and were just gunna buy one of his 475 hp 383's

Welcome to the board and you got yourself i nice driver there.

You will find a lot of good info on this board as well as great people

Hey im new to this forum and camaros in general. I just turned 18 and as a senior year project, i talked my dad into restoring an old car. We found this nice 73 camaro from a older man who was in pretty bad shape so thats why he sold it. He was the 2nd owner and he bought it 1 year ago from the original owner who just got done converting it into an 1/4 car. Its got a 468bb turbo 400 which we are going to replace with a 383 very soon. The car has only 2 spots of rust maybe the size of a coke can. We are going to do a complete restoration and will be needing lots of help! Here are some pictures

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/Body1.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/Body5.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/Engine1.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/Interior6.jpg

if I were you I would hold off on the resto and just drive it for a while. Believe me, I wish I would have. I'm almost 18 and this car has been apart for the last year ...about 1 month away from completion.

yeah im driving it as much as i can right now but were going to do it in sections for instance: were going to do the motor swap first so we can have it back driving asap. while the motor is out, we will be adding power disk brakes to all 4 corners.

welcome... pm ebmiller for your brake needs. he be da guru;)

Welcome to the site !!! Looks like you have a great father/son project going there !!!!!!!!! Doing the 383 swap will lighten the car and still be plenty fast !!!! Oh and we'll be needin' more pics as the project moves along.........:D

Cool looking car, welcome to the group. :cool:

18 wow and A BB chevy maby your dad loves you and dont wount you to kill your self !! good luck and welcome OLD SAYING FROM WEEN I WAS 18 ,,, SB PULL TO THE RIGHT ,,, BB GO WILL THEY WOUNT TOO !!!

recent update: we talked to the builder of the 468 and he talked my father into keeping it. were still looking for a power disc brake setup for all 4 wheels. We got priced at $2600 for a complete wilwood set. Is this a little much for brakes?

Contact Tobin at Kore3. He'll hook you up.

http://www.kore3.com

Well, that also depends on what size tires you plan on running...

welcome to the board. nice ride.. i wish i had the opportunity to do a project with my dad...thats a prize in its self...

You're killing us with the small pix Jeff....lol.

I thought it was my computer. Yea small pics are killin me too

tomorrow i will take new pictures and get these damn small ones off here haha. Were yankin the engine out in a few days and having it re-built and dressed up. Thank god were keepin the big block!

If you haven't already done so...thank your Dad for the car and especially the opportunity to work side by side with him on it...he will appreciate that more than you know :) And 30 years from now, you will appreciate it very much, too.

him and i are close but hopefully this project will really bring us together. i first asked my mom about it and she really thought it was a good idea. we are finally starting in a few days and both of us are really excited and cannot wait.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/backin73/Smilies/welcome.gif

Good luck on the project!!! I started my car when I was 19 or 20................it brought me and my old man closer too.

FINALLY we started working on the car. Saturday we took out the engine and trans and we are taking them this Saturday to get them rebuilt.
here are a few pics:
the last drive before we started working
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/camaro001.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/camaro002.jpg
progress pictures
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/camaro026.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/camaro034.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/camaro035.jpg
engine bay
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/Jeff52509/camaro037.jpg

jeff

Looks like a perfect time to detail the engine compartment..........powerwash, degrease and your ready for the engine. Did you ever decide on the brake upgrades? Now would be a great time to do it. More room to work in !!!

Paul

yes we decided to go with the classic performance products 13'' big brake kit with their chrome power brake booster. we are installing that once we finish painting the engine bay which should be by wednesday. once we have the brakes and rearend done, it goes off to paint/body. we took the engine and trans to get rebuilt yesterday

Let your dad know I am up for adoption if he wants to do another rebuild? I'll provide the car, if he can provide the room, food, tools, and money. BTW I'm only 37. He'll need to know that for the adoption papers.