1968 Chevrolet Camaro

Coupe

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

123378N425062

Clear

Gasoline

68 Camaro up for auction. Car is solid with 70k I believe to be original miles. The title says exempt due to the age and 5 digit odometer;SS Tribute..Hugger Orange with black stripes, painted about a year ago. It has a fresh 355 with around 375 hp (very conservative 375hp), new th350 trans with a 2400 converter and 411 gear rear end with new auburn gear posi unit-New rear quarters installed-New tail panel-New cowl hood-One new front fender-One new floor pan -New tunnel-New upper and lower valance panels in front-New trunk lid-New trunk drop off panels on both sides-New outer rear wheel houses-Doors are perfect and had no rust at the bottoms or corners what so ever before paint not sure if they were the original shells or not. They were on it when I got it.-New upper dash panel-New inner fenders-New body bushings-Under carriage was blasted, epoxy primed, satin blacked, and then under coated in the rust prone areas, all seams were seam sealed. Door bottoms and all panel seams got por 15 for rust prevention.-Body stripped to a rolling shell and was taken to bare metal of course. All sheet metal work done, self etch primed, epoxy primed, 2K primed, blocked, 2Kprimed, blocked again, Seal Primed, 3 coats of black base coat for stripes applied, taped off the stripes and 4 coats of hugger orange base coat applied, then 4 coats of clear coat applied. Then wet sanded with 2000 and buffed. I painted it, and have done many paint jobs, its no hack work for sure. It looks great. I won't say flawless, but it looks pretty good. -Frame rails are perfect. There are 2 small patches in the trunk, but you can hardly tell it from looking at it. Wasnt worth replaceing the entire trunk pan, its not a numbers car anyway.-lights work, and turn signals cancel like they should-New gas tank and sender, and all fuel lines (aluminum) -New brake lines, master cylinder, wheel cylinders in front-New windshield, all other glass is in good shape and was removed for paint.-New trunk weather strip, window weather strips, window felts, U jamb strips, exterior mirror, wiper arms and blades-New front and rear glass moldings-All the door and trunk locks are keyed same and work-Dash was repainted in base/clear-Grill is perfect and was re finished-Grill surrounds were refinished -New grill fastener kit installed-I also have an extra RS lower valance panel that is brand new and in self etching primer that goes with the car.Interior:Interior is almost all original and in good shape. Not flawless but very clean.;Still has the original radio though not hooked up at the moment. All the wiring is there, the wiring harnesses for the whole car are in good shape, not all hacked up and cut and spliced everywhere. Everything works down to the dome light and cig lighter, heat etc...-The only option that needs looked at is the wipers. They work when you hit the button but you have to press it. Needs a switch I think. I didnt get there yet cause it never sees the rain and prob ably never will. -New carpet-New package tray-New sill plates-New window cranks and handles -Seat belts are original and still have the 1968 date codes on the tags-Seat upholstery is original and nice-Dash pad is ok, its an easy replacement if you buy a pad-Has new headliner, visors still need put in. I have them. Still needs an interior rear view mirror-New Hurst Pro-matic shifter -New 10k monster tach and gauges (no holes were drilled in stuff to installed them. I used existing trim screw locations)Drive train:-350 small block 0010 4 bolt block-Bored .030, zero decked, honed, cleaned, cam bearings and plugs installed-Factory rotating assembly with X rods with new ARP bolts, crank turned .010/.010, rods resized-HV oil pump -Sealed Power hypereutectic flat top pistons approximately 9.7:1 with 64cc and zero decked-Patriot Aluminum heads 185cc intake runner, 64cc combustion chamber, 2.02/1.60 stainless valves. Springs are 115lbs closed@1.750 and 315 open, good to .575 lift, bronze guides, I have the spec cards. -Lunati Voodoo hydraulic 268/274 cam 489/504 lift ( sounds good and still makes 15" vacuum. Yes I checked vacuum when tuning the idle mixture screws. Broke in right, used high zddp oil and ran it 2000 rpm for 30 minutes varying 500 rpm every couple minutes, then changed oil with more high zddp petroleum based oil. -Air gap polished intake-Full aluminum roller rockers-+.100 pushrods -1" carb spacer under a new Holley 650 vacuum secondary with electric choke-Ball milled cast aluminum valve covers and air cleaner-MSD wires, mallory unilite distributer and mallory coil.-Hooker coated headers 1 5/8 primary, 3" collector with ball and socket collectors so there are no leaks and no gaskets to spring a leak in the future-Percys Dead soft aluminum header gaskets that won't blow out and are leak free.-Complete flow master aluminized exhaust system that exits behind the rear tires with flow master super 40 mufflers.-Aluminum radiator with aluminum shroud and electric fan that has a temp switch. Car runs 185 190 all day long-Pro comp high volume aluminum water pump-Billet aluminum pulleys-Summit harmonic balancer with degree marks (currently timed 14 degrees initial and 34 degrees total advance in at 3200 rpm)-Cast aluminum timing cover-Cast aluminum finned oil pan-New black one wire alternator with chrome pulley-New heater core-All new belts and hoses-New mechanical fuel pump and pushrod (didn't want to hear an electric whining all the time) -Brand new Summit Racing TH350 Transmission with reprogrammed valve body by summit, Kevlar bands, and a nice shift kit. does not slam in gear. Just clean, firm shifts. Will chirp the tires under normal acceleration in every gear. Have receipt.-New B&M 2400 stall converter. Nice stall for street. -New trans cooler in front of radiator and new trans cooler lines-New Driveshaft ordered from a company in Fort Wayne Indiana who specializes in driveline components and drive shafts is clear coated so it won't rust and balanced and has 1310 spicer u joints in it.-New Auburn Posi 10 bolt with new 411 gears and complete installation kit. I have a receipt for it and the gears.-New rear shocks, bolts, mounts, U bolts. Shocks have been moved inboard of the leaf spring for tire clearance if someone wanted aluminum wheels with wider tires. Previous owner did this.-Suspension is pretty tight mainly because of the low mileage. It drives straight and doesn't pull driving or braking.Brand new 17x8 Ridler 675 polished wheels and 225/50/70 front and 255/50/17 new Nitto extremes all with 0 miles.Also have original rally wheels with like new tires with trim rings and center caps-Just purchased complete new SS 350 emblem kit,fuel cap,new door mouldings,rocker panel trim,wheel well mouldings,and new rear tail light bezels.-I'm sure there's a ton of things I have missed in this ad, it's just too much too list, literally;theres a ton of time, effort and money in this car. The body is straight and not full of mud, not wavy, the engine runs great, the car drives good, sounds good and looks good. That being said I'm not saying it's a done car, it's not a flawless 98 point show car either. It still needs a few things. It drives fine now and it will get up and go for sure, and sounds good doing it with a noticeable lope at idle. It has about 250 miles on it.Car is being sold as/where is and this auction may end due to local sale..May look at trades of 55-57 Chevy coupe,wagon,truck,Chevelle or? Feel free to message me with any questions or call 585-208-7024..spring is right around the corner !! Happy Bidding !!!On Feb-04-12 at 21:32:25 PST, seller added the following information: As stated in the description,the car is not a show car but still has more detail than many 25k Camaros out there,the underneath is as clean as the rest of car,Please Read The Description!!! the winner will be very impressed....Good Luck!!