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1969 Chevy Camaro - Project American Heroes Two 2008

Because It Worked Out Great The First Time, We're Building Another Chevy Super Car To Benefit The Troops.

By Arvid Svendsen, Photography by Arvid Svendsen
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Prior work to this abandoned project included quarter-panel skins "welded" in place. With the luxury of complete OEM-style quarter-panels now available from Classic Industries, Nick pulls out the Lincoln Electric plasma cutter and removes the inferior panels.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Prior work to this abandoned project included quarter-panel skins "welded" in place. With
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Offending external sheet metal is discarded, and the car is taken to the lift, where the front subframe and rear differential with stock leaf springs are removed.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Offending external sheet metal is discarded, and the car is taken to the lift, where the f
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Project American Heroes 2008 shell is transported to Imperial Blasting in South Holland, Illinois.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Project American Heroes 2008 shell is transported to Imperial Blasting in South Holland, I
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Back from Imperial Blasting, finer metal work is now much easier to accomplish. Lines are marked for cutting rear floor/shelf/trunk floor metal to accommodate the Detroit Speed and Engineering inner wheel tubs.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Back from Imperial Blasting, finer metal work is now much easier to accomplish. Lines are
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    A cut off wheel makes for a cleaner cut, and is employed for cutting away in the inner half of the factory wheel tub.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    A cut off wheel makes for a cleaner cut, and is employed for cutting away in the inner hal
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    The stock rear frame rail is trimmed and cleaned up to prep for welding.
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    New metal is fabricated, employing a cardboard template. The metal is then MIG-welded to the factory rear frame rail.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    New metal is fabricated, employing a cardboard template. The metal is then MIG-welded to t
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Welds are then ground clean in order to produce a perfect mating surface for the new DSE wheel tubs.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Welds are then ground clean in order to produce a perfect mating surface for the new DSE w
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    DSE "Deep Tubs" are inner wheel housings made from 18-gauge USA steel, and are almost three inches wider than stock. They are designed to accommodate wider tire and wheel packages, including tires as wide as 335 mm, while appearing to be OEM.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    DSE "Deep Tubs" are inner wheel housings made from 18-gauge USA steel, and are almost thre
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Trunk extensions, though not horrible, are removed in order to replace with nice clean metal from Classic Industries.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    Trunk extensions, though not horrible, are removed in order to replace with nice clean met
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    New trunk extensions are prepped for welding, and clamped into place.
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    With both trunk extensions welded in place, the trunk lid brace is welded to the new DSE tub.
    1969 Chevy Camaro Shell Bodywork
    With both trunk extensions welded in place, the trunk lid brace is welded to the new DSE t
By Arvid Svendsen
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