Hey there all,
I figured I'd make a minor introduction in an attempt to force myself to commit to the Dastun world again.
I'm a 30yr old Australian living in North Carolina, I spend my time doing a number of things but the most time consuming of them all is building my Camaro.
When I first moved to the states for my wife 5 years ago I wanted to dive straight back into a car after a couple of year hiatus and after some time I found a 68 Camaro shell, fast forward to now and I have almost completed a full protouring money pit of a machine that will soon resemble my dream car.
Having grown up in Australia I was exposed to a number of Japanese cars and have owned a civic, Mitsubishi Legnum(google it), S4 Rx7 to name a few, as well as a rusty Datsun 510 that was too far gone to save. I had always worked on my cars and enjoyed doing so but it wasn't until this Camaro did I truly get my hands dirty.
Enough typing, pictures..
I went a little over the top with some big ideas which tagged extra time and extra money into the build but I'm loving where it's going. We could discuss it's modifications all day long but this isn't the forum for that so here's the link to my build thread on pro-touring.com.
https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/116825-Streamline-1968-camaro-project?highlight=streamline
One hurdle I continued to face with the Camaro was my skill set vs the cars value, which led me to outsource the metal fabrication and soon to be the painting. Although I was willing to learn a lot of skills throughout the build, these two had consequences I couldn't justify and this is where my Z obsession has started.
For some time I have wanted another project that I could truly build from start to finish myself and have narrowed it down to a 65 mustang coupe, Ford Maverick, Or Datsun s30. With Datsun surpassing the other options due to it's Japanese heritage and dare I say, better construction.
I plan to continue the Hybrid z trend and love a lot of the styling cues associated with them, I also have an engine swap in mind that I am yet to see done, but from measurements taken, I believe to be possible.
I will continue to rake facebook marketplace, craigslist, forums, eBay etc until I find the perfect starting point, however should anyone know of a good base I am more than happy to take a look.
For now my target is a rust free(relatively speaking) body or roller, preferably with glass and dash that will be suitable for a full tear down, bodyworked, engine swapped, repainted Z with aftermarket suspension and unique singer inspired interior.
Located close to North Carolina.
I don't have a budget in mind however the deal with the wife is that If I'm stupid enough to get another project before completing the first one, then expenses must be to a minimum until I'm driving the Camaro, so I figure this allows me to do the body work and fit the engine until then.
Look forward to learning more,
James Stevens