95BlackZ

Does anyone know if there is a kit or a way to convert a 93-97 lt1 to a 1st gen. what i would like to do is have 4th gen engine drivetrain but 1st gen body and interior.

blue89vert

lmao. sorry. no. it takes a lot of custom fabbing and tweaking to do it but it is possible. i saw an ls1 in a 55 somethin wagon yesterday.

FORCE_FED_Z

Actually a company has just releases a 'body kit' that you use on your 4th gen Camaro that uses 1st gen panels. I know at first it sounds gay but judging from the pictures it looks pretty good!!

I don't know the price, but I know you have to add 8" of chassis length to car so the wheel base is the same as the first gen.

But given the going price for a decent 69 these days, it might be cheaper to get an LS1 and slap on the 69 body. You have the look of ancient muscle with the benefits of modern day convience.

archemedes

you can buy a new '69 body for 10 grand to do a conversion triple it

FORCE_FED_Z

Bottom line- if you want the look of a 69 that you actually aren't embarressed to drive- expect an EASY 25-30 grand to get it no matter which way you go.

These days its the car to have and the going prices for them prove it.

steveo346

i remember back in the day someone made a 4th gen into a 69 camaro it came out real nice i will do a search and try to see if i can find the pics

Mike Jones

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That'd be awesome if you could find the pictures.

korndogg

so basically it would look similar to the new camaro?? lol

Mike Jones

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No, and I remember seeing it in one of my Camaro magazine's now. It looks just like a first gen but it's powered by an LS1 and has all the LS1 suspension and electronics. So you have the power a reliablility of a late model with the classic looks of a 1st gen.

FORCE_FED_Z

Yeah, thats what I was getting to above-

There's a lot more to it than what the article put in though- just lengthing the body alone would be a ton of work!

archemedes

it's easier to find a body, and buy a custom clip (fatman fabrications makes one) that accepts the ls1

blue89vert

my dream car would be a 69 with a built LS1...someday i will have one

2Poor4Z

eh honestly you can put an ls1 in anythign now adays.. including rx-7's and miatas... both very very very fast combinations

Mike Jones

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I think the LS1 powered RX7's are where it's at.

My dream Camaro would be either a '67, '68, or '69 (all have their good and bad looks to them). With an LS7. Probably a '69 just because you could buy them with a 427ci V8 so it would be a kind of tribute. But with more power

MeenZ28

Yah, but you'd still be driving a Miata...