There's enough repro sheetmetal available to do the entire exterior, everything visible, and most of the rest of the shell also. It has the same layout and WB as a 2WD RCSB S-10, which can be had running for well under $1000. There are many swap kits for SBC and LSx into S-10s. Explorer axle swaps are easy for S-10s, I've done it, and that'll hold 1000 HP.
The S-10 track width is slightly narrow, but that just means deep-dish wide wheels. Big-brakes is easy for S-10s, and cheap too.
The biggest issue seems to me, having to channel the body over the frame.
Money: Let's assume ANY '69 Camaro is at least $5000, and double that for a rust-free one that moves under it's own power with a V8. Let's assume free labor, doing it at home in the garage. And the sheetmetal at $2k.
I think I could do it for $5K, ( which I'll never have ) thus saving $5K versus just buying a real one. But it'd probably take a year.
So I can't sell it, noone would pay $30K for my year of labor. You can buy the Dynacorn shell for $13,500, plus a Nova front subframe and rear axle, plus a junkyard 350 / 700R-4, and still be under $15,000.
Just an idea I had since long before Dynacorn. Back then, I considered changing a '75-'81 into a '67-'68, but same basic theory. These days even an '81 is unobtainable for $1000, dAMMIT!
The S-10 track width is slightly narrow, but that just means deep-dish wide wheels. Big-brakes is easy for S-10s, and cheap too.
The biggest issue seems to me, having to channel the body over the frame.
Money: Let's assume ANY '69 Camaro is at least $5000, and double that for a rust-free one that moves under it's own power with a V8. Let's assume free labor, doing it at home in the garage. And the sheetmetal at $2k.
I think I could do it for $5K, ( which I'll never have ) thus saving $5K versus just buying a real one. But it'd probably take a year.
So I can't sell it, noone would pay $30K for my year of labor. You can buy the Dynacorn shell for $13,500, plus a Nova front subframe and rear axle, plus a junkyard 350 / 700R-4, and still be under $15,000.
Just an idea I had since long before Dynacorn. Back then, I considered changing a '75-'81 into a '67-'68, but same basic theory. These days even an '81 is unobtainable for $1000, dAMMIT!