Tried a search with not much luck.... Wodering if any on here have gone for the wide body rear look on a 3rd gen... I'm trying to stay within the parameters of a stock tub, but considering widening the rear a tad on my '82 to accomodate some bigger meats.... Any input, good or bad, is appreciated.

Neil did a nice job on his.



http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/bo...one-phase.html (Phase I done, Phase II-interior almost done, and now Phase III-drivetrain (454 LSX!))

Thanks for the link to Neil's car, it does look great!!!!

And it 100% custom & ALL STEEL.. In other words, it wasn't cheap/inexpensive, nor easily done by just ANY shop. It takes real skill to pull off what Vintage Rest did on Neil's car.

You can get the fiberglass panels, from ASCD/Stinger.....
ASCD Wide Body

Neil's car is the nicest Camaro I've ever seen. There's definitely a lot of time, effort, skill, and money in that vehicle and the results are amazing.

Obvious that Neil didn't cut any corners or get in a hurry on the build.... Still thinking on the wide body idea, definitely have to do it in steel... 'glass and steel just suffer from compatiblity issues after a few heat-cool cycles....

out of curiosity, what size tire are you thinking about using?

Probably something in the 10.5" to 12" for a street tire, 10 or 10.5 for a slick... With a bit of trimming I can get 9.5"-10" in the wheel well as it is now....

I like the ones on the back of this car, i like the way they flow onto the doors.



http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/1362732875.html

all that work with a lame hood and a carbed 305...

Because it was a prototype/show car that had no need for any performance. No need for 1000hp, for something that drives no further than from one work building to another, or on & off a trailer.

I'd take it off his hands if there was an easy way to get it on a trailer and back to ohio. I wouldn't trust my normal shippers to get it on a trailer and i know i would never get it on my trailer. I'd take off the pointy stuff and put a stockish front bumper on it.

That thing would be SICK painted black!

Good God, look at that front overhang! Like it's not bad enough stock...

It may be just me, but I absolutely love how this camaro looks.

personally, i would go for a rear widebody kit, but i think the front should stay stock
im not a fan of how the front fenders meet up with the doors in this kit

Almost a certainty, that the front and/or rear bumpers would hafta come off, to get the car n a ramped trailer. Unless you had LOOOOONG ramps, to make the angle real shallow.

Yup, me too.... I do like the looks of the rear fenders...they would look better if the car were lowered a bit! Think I'd get a nose bleed sitting that high in the air!!!!!

That's nasty. I think a barf bag should be standard equipment for that.

I was looking at my car from a couple different rear angles the other day. I was tempted to bust out the grinder & cut off wheels and start pulling the quarters out in a kinda "Neil-ish" fashion. & kind of making them go more straight down instead of curving in so much. The problem then would be trying to make the '91 GFX work & blend right and then getting a loan to buy tires to fill them.

I haven't cut anything yet either... going to get the tires and wheels first, then build the rear end and fenders to match.....if I do it at all...