amsleys 69 camaro (vented 454)paint shop

[bill amsley]

we started this convertable on 1/15/08 . our goal is to have it ready to drive to oc md, on 5\17\08. the majority of the custom fab is done, the frame , engine and trans are done, its time for paint and final assembly. we will have the paint work done by 3/24/08, and then begin my favorite part, final assy. i will update my pics every two days. feel free to ask me any questions about the build. thanx for checking in, bill

[awr68]

Looking good! Keep the updates and pics coming! :thumbsup:

[cetchup]

Hey Bill, Nice 69. Those are some serious vents,and I like the exhaust openings. Is that a one off Dash, or something being produced for market?Interesting, You didn't Tubbit? More pics. Please
Looks like some kind of vents going in the fenders at the cowl Huh?

[coolclassiccars]

bill looks good so far,you really need a higher resolution camera,your not catching the real color of the car,oh and by the way why not show us the dash in a full on shot.:yes:

[bill amsley]

Hey Bill, Nice 69. Those are some serious vents,and I like the exhaust openings. Is that a one off Dash, or something being produced for market?Interesting, You didn't Tubbit? More pics. Please
Looks like some kind of vents going in the fenders at the cowl Huh?

jj i did make some fender vents but every time i stood back and looked, i didnt like them, so i smoothed them back up. the dash is custom, i didnt tub it because i have to get things wrapped up before little league starts,then my time will be commited to that. plus i still like to spinn those big 20s. the vents will be toned dowm a little when i install the bezels and mesh. thanks bill

[bill amsley]

Looking good! Keep the updates and pics coming! :thumbsup:

can you give me some pic tips? my pics get very grainy when i reduce them to make them small enough to send. sorry for buggin you ,but i saw you are a moderator so i figured you might know. thanks bill

[bill amsley]

bill looks good so far,you really need a higher resolution camera,your not catching the real color of the car,oh and by the way why not show us the dash in a full on shot.:yes:

shaun im not showing the whole dash untill i get all the guages fit. im still working on my shotty pics. bill

[redfire69]

Nice build! I also look forward to seeing the custom dash! :thumbsup:

[bill amsley]

hey your just like me, not afraid of a little metal work lol bill

[XcYZ]

Nice. :cheers:

[bill amsley]

thanks scott ,that positive feed back keeps me motivated . bill

[Payton King]

Look forward to watching the progress.

Baseball is hard on a project build. Glad my project is done as I am spending 5 days a week on the ball field with my 2 boys...and they are only 5 and 8.

[redfire69]

Nice updated pics. I like the vents too. You should leave the prior pics for all to follow the progress. Very nice metal skills!! Ron

[bill amsley]

Nice updated pics. I like the vents too. You should leave the prior pics for all to follow the progress. Very nice metal skills!! Ron
ron tell me hw to leave the prior pics and i will. thanks for the tip bill

[bill amsley]

Look forward to watching the progress.

Baseball is hard on a project build. Glad my project is done as I am spending 5 days a week on the ball field with my 2 boys...and they are only 5 and 8.

payton, ill be 5 days a week next week. kind of looking foward to it . ive been spending to much time on this car, i work with 9/10 yr boys,no matter how bad my day was, those kids always make me forget about cars and have fun. good luck with your car and team. bill

[redfire69]

Hey Bill, just thought you could post pics as attachments to a new post each time in this thread so we don't miss any of the action....:cheers:

[bill amsley]

we got the body ,doors and fenders painted. the color is a vw blue/grey pearl. im glad to have that behind me,my goal for the rest of the week is to get the major mechanical stuff installed so i can get the custom exhaust installed monday.

[bill amsley]

just a few progress pics.

[Sales@Dutchboys]

WOW! Looks great! :thumbsup:

Paul

[bill amsley]

WOW! Looks great! :thumbsup:

Paul

thanks bill

[bill amsley]

few more assy pics

[68protouring454]

really cool build, but leaf springs? i did not know they existed anymore,lol nice work:thumbsup:

[bill amsley]

really cool build, but leaf springs? i did not know they existed anymore,lol nice work:thumbsup:

yes i know. i started out with an air bar on my wish list but ,im on a shoestring budget. one of my close business neighbors is a spring enig. shop they do a good job at keeping them low but rigid. you know how it is theres always what you want, and what you can afford. im a real stickler on keeping on budget. thanks bill

[bill amsley]

can someone who knows for sure , tell me what e-brake cables to use ,when using a stock e brake pedal and willwoods dynalite 4 pistons on the rear. thanks bill

[ProdigyCustoms]

I sell them.

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[bill amsley]

I sell them.

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thanks frank, ill call you in the morning bill

[bill amsley]

exhaust pics and a couple of dash shots

[dougp]

Bill -- car looks great -- my buddies and I go to Ocean City every year -- looking forward to seeing the car in person :cheers:

[bill amsley]

Bill -- car looks great -- my buddies and I go to Ocean City every year -- looking forward to seeing the car in person :cheers:

doug, crusing down that boardwalk sat morning is one of my favorite car events. although all that parade driving is a good test on a cooling system, one eye on the ocean and one on the temp guage.lol bill

[bill amsley]

we are well into final assy. brian plaster at booze bros perf. did a heck of a nice job on the exhst ( 3 in w x pipe into borlas ). the brakes are installed and bleed.we used all willwood stuff and it was worth every penny ive tried a lot of off brands and they usually are cheaper for a reason (less r&d). the wiper motor and drives are in and working and the dash insert is ready to install. im going to spend my weekend getting the wiring done. im uploading some pics from a diff camera to see if that will help my crappy pics. bill

[redfire69]

Those quarter vents are awesome! You guys are really thrashing...what a great build! :thumbsup:

[bill amsley]

Those quarter vents are awesome! You guys are really thrashing...what a great build! :thumbsup:

thanks, hope to have her running wednesday. bill

[deuce32]

not to copy but i had thoughts about quarter vents , where did you source them ? thanks kevin

[bill amsley]

not to copy but i had thoughts about quarter vents , where did you source them ? thanks kevin

kevin , we made the quarter vents. we cut out the gills and just started playing around, actually the spear in the vent was a scrap laying on the floor. i picked it up and held it in place and it looked pretty cool,so i rolled with it. thats the nice thing about customs, theres no right or wrong way as long as it works and holds up. bill

[bigtyme1]

do you guys own a shop,or is this just a hobby? looking great!!!

[ProdigyCustoms]

not to copy but i had thoughts about quarter vents , where did you source them ? thanks kevin

I think he was asking about the gill bezels Bill.

[bill amsley]

do you guys own a shop,or is this just a hobby? looking great!!!

we own a collision shop. we just fiddle around w old cars as a hobby. it does help having all the equipment of our collision shop on hand. bill

[bill amsley]

I think he was asking about the gill bezels Bill.

we made them too. they are made out of 18ga sheet metal . i painted them w liquid metal topped w blue pearl. the gasket material is off of toyota truck fender flare. bill

[bill amsley]

few more assy pics. wiring done, and she has a heart beat. also a couple of cute pics of my youngest helping dad.

[deuce32]

too cool :thumbsup: lil man wrenchin with a big ol grin on his face

[bill amsley]

too cool :thumbsup: lil man wrenchin with a big ol grin on his face

i thought it was cool too. i have 3 kids and only my youngest shows intrest. isnt it amazing how young kids would rather play w tools & hot rod parts than toys. i guess you are born w autombile pox, if your going to have it. my dad always tells me stories of how i used to tear everything apart as a youngster, he says now he understands why.

[bill amsley]

engine runs & sounds good . its ready to cruise around the parking lot, that usually motivates me a little. next ill get the popers in and then the front can go on. bill

[redfire69]

Bill,

Interesting placement on the MC and booster. Do you plan on running wipers? I'd be interested to know how you engineered that...very cool...

Ron

[bill amsley]

Bill,

Interesting placement on the MC and booster. Do you plan on running wipers? I'd be interested to know how you engineered that...very cool...

Ron

ron yes im running wipers.(the its a snap kit. ) the brake set up is from eci its designed for a 55 chevey i think. i took the car a spin today and the brakes worked excellent. however i had to cut out the majortiy of the fresh air plenium to make room room for the unit.

[J2SpeedandCustom]

ron yes im running wipers.(the its a snap kit. ) the brake set up is from eci its designed for a 55 chevey i think. i took the car a spin today and the brakes worked excellent. however i had to cut out the majortiy of the fresh air plenium to make room room for the unit.

Bill do you have some type of cover for the top of the brake setup or underneath to keep water and exhaust fumes out of the interior? I really dig the setup! :thumbsup:

[XcYZ]

Cool, more pics please. :thumbsup:

[blissbsm]

Bill, Where did you get the roll bar?

[bill amsley]

Bill, Where did you get the roll bar?

we made the roll bar. we started w a piece of 1 1/2 exhaust pipe to get the shape, then made an 18ga cover that was made up of 6 different pieces. bill ps i thought i had some pics but i cuoldnt find them,if i come across them ill post em

[bill amsley]

Cool, more pics please. :thumbsup:

scott im going to get the car outside tomorrow and take some good pics, ill post them tomorrow. all the pics i have dont show the true color, which seems to be everybodys fav thing. ill post a couple pics i have on hand now. thanks bill

[bill amsley]

i pulled the old girl out side for a couple of pics, and a little abuse. excuse the sorry burnout photo ,i smoked the whole parking lot out but my friend on the camera only snapped one shot,and it was way early.(pre mature lens retraction) lol bill

[coolclassiccars]

bill bill bill,i khow your excited about all that torque,with the fat motor an all,easy on that thing till you get some miles on it.the wife is pushing me on her 68 camaro,she wants something with power.looks like your almost finished with vented.ready to shoot another f body for me?:lol: after all i want to do something that doesn't require chalk markings ,an the right bolts in all the right spots.car looks bad dude.

[bill amsley]

bill bill bill,i khow your excited about all that torque,with the fat motor an all,easy on that thing till you get some miles on it.the wife is pushing me on her 68 camaro,she wants something with power.looks like your almost finished with vented.ready to shoot another f body for me?:lol: after all i want to do something that doesn't require chalk markings ,an the right bolts in all the right spots.car looks bad dude.

shawn,shawn,shawn it sounded to good to stay out of. i swear that was only on on fast idle.lol bill

[bill amsley]

few more assy pics. check out the soft touch clear on the flats. the gray semi gloss is called soft touch it feels like velvet but is tough as nails. almost ready to ship to the upholstry shop.(helmans auto upholstry) eric already has most of the seats done the tough part is going tobe covering the hard tonneau cover. i have complete faith in them thell' git er done' bill

[bigtyme1]

looks great! that soft touch, is that Duponts version of swade?

[bill amsley]

looks great! that soft touch, is that Duponts version of swade?

i dont know any thing a bout duponts suede , but we all know they all sell the same proudcts but call them something diff. this clear was actually devloped in the commercial coatings line but then converted to vibrance . if they offer it in the commercial line you know it has to be tough. it really does feel like velvet. ( and yes my wife had to try to prove them wrong on my test panels and tryed to scratch it, she couldent" and she has nails. lol bill

[bill amsley]

just another update. im down to only needing to paint & install bumpers and hood. then ill be ready to start puting miles on her.i have about 5 or 6 people a day stopping in to check progress Because theve heard about this car ,just through word of mouth the reaction is always the same "holy sh--" i cant wait untill ocean city. bill

[bill amsley]

few mroe progress pics. my progress is slowing due to base ball (every night) the total man hours so far on this car is in the neighborhood of 700 hr . im going to wrap every thing up within the next couple of weeks. its been a cool build and have had a lot of fun posting my progress. this will be my last update until totally done . see you in oc or colombus ,thanks bill

[bill amsley]

heres a few more pics. ive put about 130 miles on it in the last 2 days, i would like to have 500 miles before i drive to oc. im running a 308 rear (i know why so high?, but it was in the car) and i really like how long it pulls between gears. its real fun to drive! ill be dropping it at the upholstry shop next week.

[rwhite692]

Great looking car! Thanks for the pics and updates! -Rob

[bill amsley]

thanks for the positive fedback. i will have the car totally done by the end of the week and will post some good pics. a collector who bought a previous car of mine stopped in today and expressed serious intrest in buying the car after columbus and a few other shows. i told him i wanted to put 2500 miles of fun on it first. so my wheels are turning about my next build. bill

[dhondagod]

Nice!! :cheers:



Chris:cool:

[bigtyme1]

How long will it take for the interior? Are you taking it to Gettysburg?

[bill amsley]

95% DONE , just a few details left. i went on a 100mile trip yesterday and every thing went good. im ready to drive it to ocean city. theres a group of us leaving thursday afternoon,so hopefully we will crusin oc around dinner time.

[bigtyme1]

Wow, Looks Great, Who did the top?

[boonedog]

very nice. love the color

[bill amsley]

Wow, Looks Great, Who did the top?

thanks, helmans upholstry in chambersburg pa bill

[bill amsley]

How long will it take for the interior? Are you taking it to Gettysburg?

whats going on in gettysburg? bill

[bigtyme1]

whats going on in gettysburg? bill

There's another guy up there that does interior work I was looking into. Thought maybe that was were you went. We have a big show down here on the 3rd Friday of every month. love to see you bring it down sometime. I'm about an hour and 1/2 from you.

[01somta]

One of the best color combos that I have seen!! Perfect car!!

[Lenie]

Really like the satin inserts. I wish I wouldn't have allowed my painter to talk me out of them. May have to go back and shoot them on later. Nice car.

[bill amsley]

Really like the satin inserts. I wish I wouldn't have allowed my painter to talk me out of them. May have to go back and shoot them on later. Nice car.

lenie , i did all my satin after my primary color was done. so its not to late. bill

[bill amsley]

One of the best color combos that I have seen!! Perfect car!!

thanks for the positive feedback, but you know theres no such thing as a perfect car, theres always something you wish you have done differently.
i think perfect is something we all reach for, but is unobtainable. lol bill thanks again

[bill amsley]

There's another guy up there that does interior work I was looking into. Thought maybe that was were you went. We have a big show down here on the 3rd Friday of every month. love to see you bring it down sometime. I'm about an hour and 1/2 from you.

cool , i love gettysburg ill be there (maybe you can give me a reminder when one comes up) thanks bill

[bill amsley]

just a few interior shots

[bill amsley]

just a few shots on the way to oc

[deuce32]

guys found his camaro at the filling station ....looks awesome > nice guy too .

[JND]

Car looks great, love the color combo

[bill amsley]

we drove the camaro 685 miles to and from oc. the weekend was great and the car made the trip with no suprises. we paraded the board walk (idiling for 1hr 45 min)thats a real cooling system test. the car was a real hit,we won a top honors trophy for the coolest rod on the beach up at the hooters/ice cream castle show. i met so many nice, down to earth people, that reminded me why i love this hobby. the wheather held out till we were 40 miles from home. look for some pics in camaro perf chuck vranas really liked the car. i am starting to plan my next build(69 camaro convert w/04 gto running gear), i am working on a spot for sema,so i better get to work the clock is ticking.
THANKS BILL

[bill amsley]

a couple of pics my dad fowarded me from oc

[Leadfoot1]

Nice Car!

I noticed at some point at the beginning a hard top boot being constructed...Did it end up finished? Don't see it anywhere?

I'm interested in finding one or getting the guts to try my hand at it...

Lead.

[bill amsley]

We Made A 3pc Metal One But Im Going To Weld It Together And Make A 1 Pc Fiberglass Unit That I Can Reproduce. It Will Be Ready Soon. Bill

[Leadfoot1]

Unit That I Can Reproduce. It Will Be Ready Soon. Bill


Thanks for the anwser!

:-)

PM me when you're ready and keep us updated. I'm in the market and really look forward to seeing what you will dish out now.....

Lead.

[bill amsley]

we just got our 1 pc top cover done. it looks awesome and installs in seconds. we made a mould and will be producing this peice. we just were ask to display the car at the york street rod show ,in the ppg booth( indoors) so if any one is going look me up. bill

[fesler]

If you are intersted in putting billet hinges on this car or the one you are doing for SEMA let me know, I can work you a deal

Thanks

[bigtyme1]

we just got our 1 pc top cover done. it looks awesome and installs in seconds. we made a mould and will be producing this peice. we just were ask to display the car at the york street rod show ,in the ppg booth( indoors) so if any one is going look me up. bill

Will it fit in the trunk? Let me know when your ready to produce.

[bill amsley]

Will it fit in the trunk? Let me know when your ready to produce. it might fit in the trunk ,we built compartments in this car so it wont fit in this trunk. thats why the orig design was 3pc but it was to difficult to install. we made another cover this morning,i want to make sure that it fits before i sell any. bill

[bill amsley]

If you are intersted in putting billet hinges on this car or the one you are doing for SEMA let me know, I can work you a deal

Thanks how good of a deal? love the hindges hate the price. but im the thrifty type. lol bill

[bigtyme1]

Hey Bill, I saw the car today at York. I spoke to yout dad about a few things you guys are working on. PM me you number and will hook up.

[Steve1968LS2]

Man, that's a LOT of fab work in such a short time.. nice work! :thumbsup:

[bill amsley]

few pics from york pa. i missed the big day sat ,due to a little league b ball tourn. the car was a huge success esp. the soft touch clear & the cust metal fab. we picked up some big support for our sema project. my father, who has been doing cust fab work since the late 60s, said people really liked the out side the box thinking on the metal work & color. my dad always told me "its not what you buy its waht you build" i think hes on to something. thanx see ya in columbus well be in the ppg booth. later bill

[Moose]

WOW!!!

now I'm sad I skipped oc this year. Would have loved to see this one in person. Congrats on the win at hooters, always cool hot rods there, so thats a big honor.

What colors did you use on the car?

:hail:

[bill amsley]

the blue is called antibes blue(05 vw phayeton) and the gray is dk tarnished silver (06 gm color)

[bigtyme1]

Bill, Saw the car again this week end at Carlise. Sorry I keep missing you but your dad is great to talk to.

[Rick Dorion]

Bill, I saw the car at Carlisle and words do not do it justice. Had a great conversation with your Dad as you were out and about. Sorry I missed you.

Any news on offering the hard boot cover? I'll order now.

Rick

[Steve1968LS2]

Saw the car this weekend.. VERY nicely done.

My favorite parts are the dash cluster and the molded in rear spoiler. The rear spoiler is one of the nicest ones I've ever seen. Looks very factory.

We shot the car for Camaro Performers Magazine so look for a full feature on it soon. :)

Nice to meet you guys!

[bill amsley]

thanks everyone for the positive feeback. thanks steve and nick for the photo shoot.(these guys look at cars thru the lens and turn it into art .i have a new respect for these guys ,they take like 50 shots for 1 keeper) look for a new thread to start soon for our sema 08 build. thanks bill

[MattG]

Bill, just one more thumbs up from me :thumbsup: ...the car is beautiful!

Matt

[2Bad4Ya]

Saw it at Carlisle, and had to get a pix of it!
Sweet Ride! (http://www.camaros.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6928&d=1214095312)

[Crooner]

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