Design

Without question, one of the most beautiful car designs of the sixties, the 1968 Chevy Camaro convertible screams California Cruizin’. How do you improve on this classic? Easy. Take it to the boys over at Al & Ed’s in West Los Angeles for a sound performance upgrade. From the outside, the vehicle looks totally stock, but it has all kinds of custom touches.

Installation

The vehicle was beautifully restored when Al & Ed’s got their hands on the car. The vehicle received a complete sound deadening treatment with Dynamat. Monster Cable power and interconnects are used to connect all of the electronics. The Eclipse head unit was mounted in the factory location, but required a custom, fiberglass mount to be fabricated. Each kick panel was built in fiberglass to accept the Focal 3-way components. The subwoofer enclosure is mounted behind the rear seat. A custom amp rack shows off the three Focal amplifiers. The car sounds awesome and makes for a great day of driving down PCH (that’s Pacific Coast Highway for all of you non-locals out there).

• Eclipse CD8455 CD Player
• Focal Kit 7 3-Way Component System
• Focal FP475 Mid-Range 4-Channel Amplifier
• Focal FP1800 Mono Bass Amplifiers
• JL Audio 10W6 Subwoofers
• AirRide Electronic Suspension System
• American Racing Torque Thrust Wheels
• BF Goodrich TA Radial Tires
• Wilwood Disc Brake Conversion with Slotted Rotors
• Spring and Sway Bar Upgrade
• Custom Paint

Design

The Chevy SSR is all about fun. The timeless, retro-styling keeps the vehicle looking fresh for years, and gave us a ton of design ideas. Since the bed of the SSR is useless for anything other than taking a couple of beach chairs and a cooler with you, we thought it would be best utilized as a platform for Ultimate Tailgating! At the touch of a button, the tonneau cover raises up, the tailgate opens and both the 32 inch LCD TV and Vermont Castings propane BBQ slide into view. The BBQ really works! There is even a refridgerated drink cooler. Why go into the stadium, when you can cook up some hot dogs, have a soda, and watch your event in full color from a DirecTV satellite broadcast!

Installation

The SSR was completely gutted for the addition of Dynamat sound deadening material and to fabricate the complicated motor and gear system used for the motorized tonneau cover. A single switch opens or closes the back end in a sequence that drops the tailgate, opens the tonneau, slides out the BBQ and lowers the 32 inch LCD TV. There are even BBQ tools recessed in the fender. All the finish work in the back is done in hand-laid fiberglass. The tailgate is powder-coated in a heat-resistant finish. Inside the vehicle, a custom red-on-black leather interior was done. New door panels were fabricated to house the 3-way speaker system. The dashboard was painted body color, reminiscent of the actual pickup trucks from which this vehicle receives styling cues. The wheels were custom-built for the vehicle, and roll around Brembo brake calipers and rotors. The Direct T.V. is being recived throught the custom mounted Trackvision KVH sattelite dish Clifford 50.7X alarm system with remote start, as well as being able to control all the funtionality from your iPhone any where in the world with the DSM200. mounted on the bed cover. All of the motorization functions are being controlled by a

Specs.

• Eclipse AVN5495 Audio/Video/Navigation System with Hard Drive
• Eclipse XA4000 840 Watt Amplifier x 1
• Eclipse DA7232 2000 Watt Amplifier x 2
• Eclipse SC8365 6.5 inch 3-way Component Speakers
• Eclipse SC8355 5.25 inch 2-Way Component Speakers (tailgate section)
• KVH Tracvision DirecTV Satellite Dish and Receiver
• Vizio L32 32 inch LCD Television
• AE Wheels with Floating Center Caps (Custom built for the SSR)
• Brembo Calipers and Rotors; Eibach Lowering Springs
• Monster Cable Interconnects and Power Wire
• Clifford 50.7x Alarm with DSM 200 For iPhone
• Dynamat