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This project started as a conversation in a
coffee shop parking lot on a sunny Friday
night last September. An innocent, “hi, nice
car,” as I stood beside a 69 Camaro of
another of our customers. And I guess the
rest is as they say history. A deal was
struck to meet with the owner, of a really
solid 69 Camaro. Killer Customs was to come
up with ideas as to how a 69 should look, at
the first meeting most of the major ideas
you see here were discussed. The
customer was very impressed with Killer
Customs concept of trying to build a car
that was more a European Super car with a
good amount of American Muscle to back it
up, rather than just a bolt together Camaro.
Six months of non stop work and an April
deadline to have the car at the BC Classic
and Custom Car show, finished!! Well it
didn’t really happen that way but it was
about 90 % done with some finishing work
still needed on the interior and sound
system. Don’t get me wrong this is a
69 Camaro but with all the things that are
modern, stylish and subtle but still keeping
the cars signature and all that you loved
about it with more a punch. Some of
the modifications are very subtle and some
are in your face, but none are over done.
Everything is clean and smooth with some
different finishes that you don’t see
everyday, All the polished aluminum was
glass beaded and then clear anodized, Black
Chromed stainless trim, polished aluminum
then clear anodized interior trim.

The drivetrain
Starts with 383 sbc with 200 hp NO2 fogger
system Billet Specialties Tru Trac Drive
system mated to a Tremmec t56 6 speed trans
and then a Strange Engineering 9” rear end
with 3:73 gears all housed in a nodular
carrier located in the car by an Art
Morrison triangulated 4 link rear suspension
with QA1 Coilovers. The front control arms
are tubular with Killer custom designed
uppers to accommodate the taller Superior
drop spindles also utilizing QA1 Coilovers.
Wilwood 13” rotors and 4 piston calipers on
all 4 corners will defiantly reduce the
chance of any speeding tickets.
The interior
The dash started as a 59 chev that was
extensively modified and smoothed, the gauge
cluster is very unique, incorporating
Autometer gauges with Killer Customs faces
all wrapped in one off billet aluminum
bullet holders Killer designed for 343
Custom Machining. Recaro seats that were
recovered with perforated leather and
matching orange leather underlay. Custom
door panels and center console housing all
the switches and Alpine head unit which
controls a Brax amp that drives Boston
Acoustics subs and Brax speakers. The rear
seat was upholstered to match the front
Recaros also, a faux Swede head liner was
installed.
The body
There are too many modifications to list
here but some would include shaved door
handles, marker lights and drip rails. Split
rear bumper with Killer Custom
designed/built fuel door. Centered exhaust
tips with license plate holder. The cowl
vents were filled and smoothed, front bumper
filled and fitted and of coarse the side
vents, Killer Customs designed/built front
air dam and rear spoiler, and much more.
giving it head turning style.
The Paint
Sprayed with PPG the black is the same as
the Chrysler 300 and the orange is a
variation for a Range Rover pearl metallic
orange then sanded and polished to
perfection. The attention that this
car gets says it all, it has never been done
before and all that follow will be a
compliment to the over all style and design.
Tech sheet
Small block Chevy 383 ci
Eagle crank, rods
SRP pistons
Comp hyd Roller Cam
AFR heads
Edelbrock Victor intake
Nitrous Oxide Systems fogger
Barry Grant 750 dp
MSD Crank trigger and digital 6
Stainless Works polished headers
Tremmec T56 6 speed
Hayes disk and pressure plate
Ford 9” 3:73 gears
Wilwood 13 rotors and 4 piston calipers
Asanti 3 piece forged wheels 20” rear 19”
front
Killer Customs designed:
Upper control arms
Offset billet aluminum front wheel hubs
Billet aluminum caliper mounts
Front fender vents
Fuel door
Front spoiler
Rear wing
Full stainless exhaust
Fuel tank
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