6 cylinder 68 camaro

[53gmc]

2 hours ago, Jonathan said:

I'm really enjoying this!   Excellent work.

Im glad to hear that, thank you!

[53gmc]

9 minutes ago, dino246gt said:

Looks really good and it'll be a crowd pleaser as there's not many 6 cylinder Camaros built and displayed. Very cool!

Thank you! It took some research to get any info and reference material since theres even less now than when they were new

[2doors3pedals]

I too have a 6 cylinder Camero in the works.  It will be a replica of my wife's high school ride.  Hers was a '68 with a floor shifted 3 speed.  She claims she could beat anyone on the stop light gran prix  - for the first 25 feet anyway.  

I agree with the other posts above that it's fun to see a different take on an over done subject. These were very common back in the day. 

[53gmc]

2 hours ago, 2doors3pedals said:

I too have a 6 cylinder Camero in the works.  It will be a replica of my wife's high school ride.  Hers was a '68 with a floor shifted 3 speed.  She claims she could beat anyone on the stop light gran prix  - for the first 25 feet anyway.  

I agree with the other posts above that it's fun to see a different take on an over done subject. These were very common back in the day. 

Those old six cylinder seemed to be pretty torquey taking off so i could see that.  Honestly id rather see one of these at a car show over another ls swapped or sbc car just for the unique aspect alone

[53gmc]

While i wait for the interior to dry, i modified the fan shroud to be like the 1:1 version ( which is probably more a fan blade guard than a shroud

[53gmc]

Dash boards painted up. I didnt like the faint stereo features, so i built a radio delete plate

[53gmc]

Interiors almost complete now

[53gmc]

Interiors almost complete now

[David G.]

It's coming together quite nicely.

Good work on the exhaust and interior.

David G.

[Tcoat]

14 hours ago, 53gmc said:

Those old six cylinder seemed to be pretty torquey taking off so i could see that.  Honestly id rather see one of these at a car show over another ls swapped or sbc car just for the unique aspect alone

Although I understand why it is done I am not a fan of "clones" or "tributes" of special versions of cars. This is especially bad when the cars are represented as the real thing.

I once had a chance to buy a '69 GTO Judge for a rather high but still reasonable price. I drove for 3 hours and it only took 5 minutes to determine it was a LeMans with only a couple of GTO parts and badges poorly tacked on it. 

I read a few years back that there are now more Chevelle SS's on the road than they originally made!

[slusher]

Looking great Seth!

[gui_tarzan]

I love this build. Many years ago I built a slant-6 Challenger just because I didn't want to build a 440 or Hemi Challenger like everyone else. 

 

 

[53gmc]

2 hours ago, David G. said:

It's coming together quite nicely.

Good work on the exhaust and interior.

David G.

Thanks! I found an old factory picture to kind study . Ive got a few extra pieces coming for the interior but its 90% done now

[53gmc]

10 minutes ago, gui_tarzan said:

I love this build. Many years ago I built a slant-6 Challenger just because I didn't want to build a 440 or Hemi Challenger like everyone else. 

 

 

Thants pretty sweet! That was my thoughts doing this car as a sixer too

[53gmc]

30 minutes ago, slusher said:

Looking great Seth!

Thanks for the encouragement and following this build!

[53gmc]

51 minutes ago, Tcoat said:

Although I understand why it is done I am not a fan of "clones" or "tributes" of special versions of cars. This is especially bad when the cars are represented as the real thing.

I once had a chance to buy a '69 GTO Judge for a rather high but still reasonable price. I drove for 3 hours and it only took 5 minutes to determine it was a LeMans with only a couple of GTO parts and badges poorly tacked on it. 

I read a few years back that there are now more Chevelle SS's on the road than they originally made!

Yeah i get theres definitely a better re-sell value in clone cars over base models, but its skewed everyones beliefs on these cars. I grew up thinking everyone was driving quarter mile/street terrors, when in factost were just simple people movers.                                                 Its like that  in the foxbody world too, i was looking at 92 the owners claimed was a cobra(they didnt build a cobra in '92 lol).                        I can definitely see that, every car i came across online searching for reference material was an rs/ss or z/28, its good to see every car that left the factory survived the last 50 years lol jk!

[doorsovdoon]

21 hours ago, 53gmc said:

I bet that engine bay looked even emptier than this one! Chargers are pretty big cars

Yes, the six was an easy fit for sure! 

[53gmc]

Got the body painted up and most the way detailed. Paint could be better but itll do

[David G.]

Nice detailing.

David G.

[53gmc]

Got the pieces i was waiting for today, now i can wrap this one up

[David G.]

Oh, Cool!

I like the shop floor protectors! ? 

What a great idea for diorama use.

David G. 

[Tcoat]

A white (normal now but rare then), six cylinder Camaro with the optional console, wheel covers and radio delete...

[53gmc]

Thanks, i find them on ebay and thought it would be cool since this cars supposed a factory fresh car at awaiting pick up at the dealership 

[53gmc]

1 hour ago, Tcoat said:

A white (normal now but rare then), six cylinder Camaro with the optional console, wheel covers and radio delete...

Thats the truth! I scrolled through 100s of sale ads online looking for source materials and theres nothing like this one

Edited February 8, 2023 by 53gmc

[53gmc]

Heres the interior.  Added the dealer floor mats. Parts box seat belts. Photo etched window crank handles, front seat inserts, horn cap, key lock on glove box, keys and key ring on the center console, pedals, and the rear view mirror ( no pictures of yet). Also made a turn signal switch,radio delete panel, and removed the switches from the center console