OLC2 - From Humble Beginnings

The foundation for our OLC2 project is a relatively rust free 1969 Camaro shell that was owned by a friend in Southern California.  Work had been started on the car but as is often the case plans changed and the shell sat for a while before we picked it up.

It still needed some rust repairs but was a good starting point - not too nice but not to bad.

First stop will be to Best of Show Coachworks in Encondido, CA where the roof will be replaced as part of an article for Camaro Performers Magazine...

You can read the entire article in CAMARO PERFORMERS.

Kicking Off Project: OLC2

So what’s the plan?

I guess the best description is a modern take on a Trans Am style car – hardly a new theme for (the collective) us but more or less correct – or probably more accurately, more of a Porsche RSR theme – light weight, streetable but really track oriented, and just a bit different. This car will be 90% track focused and 10% street oriented; basically it will be street legal by necessity but not by choice.

Much like the OneLapCamaro I’m building it with one clear goal - to be competitive against some of the more modern cars in the Tire Rack One Lap of America… and if the end result more or less overlaps with the “Unlimited Class” tech rules for the Silver State Classic… well, so much the better.

Big tires front and back are a given. We’re going to work with SpeedTech and use one of their subframes and torque arm rear suspensions. We’ll push the envelope a bit on the front wheels and tires maybe running something like a 305 front with a 325 out back…. maybe…

Right now the car is at Best of Show where we’re waiting on some parts. Once they arrive they’ll swap out a rear quarter and install the mini-tubs. Then the roof comes off and the car will be shipped to Rodger at Ironworks in Bakersfield for a complete 12-point roll cage and some other “subtle” ironworks touches. The SpeedTech front and rear suspensions will go on and then we’ll work to fit a light weight clip on the car and shed whatever unneeded weight that we can.

Hopefully this is half as fun as the OLC build (and aftermath) was.