Project "TQMNSTR"....69 Camaro

[g356gear]

Finally got out to the storage location of the Camaro I picked up in November last fall. The car was originally fully restored in 1989 with a full sub-frame off, interior refresh and re-paint. Originally the car was a 350hp 396 SS. Engine is original heads and intake, but block was replaced with a punched out 454 for driving purposes and the original block is being stored. Z/28 stripes were added in the late 70's and were kept when it was repainted in 1989. Car only has 250 miles since 89. Everything looked really good except a small scrape on the driver rear quarter that happened when it was being moved several years ago. We pulled out the old fuel from the tank, and filled her up with new juice. All the plugs, points, and condenser were replaced because we weren't getting any spark. After that, the car started right up and we ran it for 20min and everything looked good, no leaks at all. All that is left is to go through the brakes, steering, and safety equipment and make sure she is road ready. It's a little dirty from sitting under a cover and has not been washed in the last 20years. It's only been around the block a few times since 89 to blow off the dust. Once I get it home, the Willwood brakes, Prodigy Bar 4-link, sway bars, Hotchkis parts, and Fikse wheels will go on the car. Here are a few pics from yesterday.

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[camaro2nv]

Did you ever belong to g35driver?

[XcYZ]

Wow, 250 miles in 20 years... that's crazy.

Love the color. :thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Did you ever belong to g35driver?

Yep...still have on 07 G35

[g356gear]

Wow, 250 miles in 20 years... that's crazy.

Love the color. :thumbsup:

Thanks very much. :) Car was basically driven a few times after it was completed and then saw some runs around the block every couple summers to circulate the fluids. Car was stored in a heated garage on jack stands.

[billscamaros]

what's the story with the 442 and the impala? projects to follow on after the camaro?

[89 RS]

Nice...can't wait to see more.:yes:

[tones2SS]

WOW!!
Awesome. Please post pics when done with the upgrades.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

what's the story with the 442 and the impala? projects to follow on after the camaro?


Impala was ordered and bought new by his mother in 1964. It's a 64 Impala SS327 comvertible. 60,000 miles and 100% original except for some regular maintenance items. That car was driven until the mid 70's and then parked in their heated attached garage until about 5 years ago when she passed on. She was 97 years old. The car needs a full teardown because it was never started in over 20 years. It would probably fire but the brake system, fuel system and everything would need to be pulled apart and thoroughly cleaned.

Oldsmobile is a 72 442 W-30 coupe, 39000 miles, original owner from a local dealer in town. That car is fully loaded with every option but A/C. Light yellow color with black stripes and a black interior.

I might be able to aquire them from him eventually, as he is now in his mid 60's, but that is a little ways away. The Impala would need the most work since it hasn't been started in over 20 years. The olds would just need a clean up and a few maintenance items addressed, rebuild the carb, flush the tank, etc.

[jy211]

how much the want for the 64'? :D

[Dayton]

The handle on that floor jack is very close to the pass side door....

[g356gear]

Well, went to take the car for a spin last night and had no real fuel delivery past 2000 rpm's so I figured the carb might be a little gummed up after sitting for so long. We pulled the carb off and took it apart for a good cleaning. Got that back together tonight, re-installed and it fired right up. Everything seems really good now and it runs really nice. Ran into a couple isues with burned out signal bulbs and the alternator regulator seems to be not working correctly. The voltage gauge seems to spike quite high with increased rpm's so that needs to be addressed. Other than that the prep seems to be coming along. Unfortunatley it looks like rain until Monday so it may have to wait for the maiden voyage until then. :(

[g356gear]

Got the last of the parts in today. Fat body master for my Willwoods, proportioning valve, braided lines, Bilstein shocks, Hotchkis sway bar, and Hotchkis 2" lowering springs for big block application.
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[g356gear]

Prodigy 4-link and the Fikse's mounted up and ready to go. :) Just waiting on the coil-overs and everything should be good to go.

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[g356gear]

Fikse's test fit today. Looks like the 2" drop all around will put the top of the tire flush to the chrome wheel moulding.....perfect. :)

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[camaro2nv]

Nice!

[Vegas69]

Very cool......Christmas in May.

[g356gear]

Thanks guys. Some people were asking for pics of a 10" rear rim. This is it. I have about 1/2" on the shock body as it sits with stock rear suspension.

[Ummgawa]

What an awesome score. I really like all three with the 69 first, 442 second and the 64 vert third. Nice score.

[g356gear]

Got the Speedtech upper and lower control arms in, Hotchkis 2" drop springs, and Willwood 6 piston kit on. Just have to figure out some brake line issues and should be good to go.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/Wilwood-Speedtech004.jpg
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[g356gear]

Got some more updates from the last couple weeks

Prodigy Bar cradle in place
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Wilwood rear brakes installed with longer 1 3/4" studs
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[tones2SS]

Very nice.
Should handle & brake A LOT better!! Enjoy.:cheers:

[g356gear]

Got the Magnaflow system installed yesterday. Dual exhaust with a true-X pipe and 2.5" stainless pipes. I just have to add the turn down dumps and it will be all done.
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[g356gear]

Checked my rear clearances today.......boy was I glad I spent a bunch of time centering the differential perfectly.

3/8" clearance on each side. Rims are 18x10, 2" lowering, tire is a 275/35/18

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/Tireclearances004.jpg
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[g356gear]

Finally got the car back on the ground today after getting brakes bled, rough alignment done, and all the bolts checked. I had to set the coilovers at the top to get the equal ride height with the 2" front drop Hotchkis springs. Pretty happy with everything. Lot's of delays waiting for bushings and getting custom braided brake lines done but at least it is finished.

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[GHOSTDANCER]

Congrats. Turned out great :thumbsup: :cheers:

[GM Muscle]

you might try a small spacer on the rear wheels. im not postive but i would think that you might encounter some rub issues when your rear articulates i just went through this.. other wise it looks killer!:thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Looks awesome man!
Enjoy that bad boy.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[g356gear]

you might try a small spacer on the rear wheels. im not postive but i would think that you might encounter some rub issues when your rear articulates i just went through this.. other wise it looks killer!:thumbsup:

Thanks for the input. Once I got the coilovers on and the height set, I look to have gained a little. I probably have about 1/2" clearance on each side on the inside now and I don't think I could even do a 1/4" spacer to bring the rim out without cutting the lips back a little.

[Vegas69]

Looks great man....if it rubs you can add an 1/8 to 1/4 spacer. You won't know until you get into some real agressive cornering. Make sure and play with the shock settings because they make a ton of difference.

[g356gear]

Got the car into the alignment shop today. Everything was pretty close on the laser machine. I was out about a 1/4" on the rear with the alignment and about the same on the front. It needed a good amount of shimming to get the cars camber/castor sorted out but it drives pretty nice now. The prodigy bar seems to be pretty good riding compared to the stock leafs. Much stiffer and more planted ride than before. My stock seats I think are going to be an issue with hard cornering. I already feel myself bracing against the door panel and console. :thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Went for a drive the other day and broke a rocker. Luckily I got the car shut off before it did any damage or came apart.
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Pulled everything apart and found a bent pushrod and an oiling problem from another.
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So I picked up a set of Comp Magnum Roller Rockers, new 3/8" pushrods and guide plates.
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With the taller rockers, I then had to change to a taller valve cover,and went to a fabricated aluminum unit.
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They don't seem to take power brake boosters into account with these, so a little cut and re-welding and everything clears OK.
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[g356gear]

I picked up a set of Lemons Big block headers off a forum with 250 miles on them for a pretty good deal. I had blown a hole in my #4 cylinder header pipe and needed to get new headers anyway so the timing was good. They are a 2 1/4" pipe header with individual pipes and a 4" collector. They were ceramic coated and had O2 bungs for FI or fuel injection when it comes time for that. They fit super tight and some of the clearances are within 1/8". I had to trim my motor mounts for clearance on both sides and remove 1 grease fitting off my suspension to get full lock to lock without contact. No biggy but they are that tight.



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[waynieZ]

They look good in there. Very nice.

[tones2SS]

Big difference in headers there. LEMONS makes some rally nice headers.
That should help the exhaust move quicker. They do look a little tight in there, but as lonk as they fit.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[g356gear]

Big difference in headers there. LEMONS makes some rally nice headers.
That should help the exhaust move quicker. They do look a little tight in there, but as lonk as they fit.:thumbsup: :cheers:

The quality is great but they leave almost no room for any variation between cars. Some of the steering parts moving lock to lock come within 1mm (1/32nd) of contact, it's that tight. I have a couple wear spots on the headers where there was rubbing from the previous owner and hea was running the same year car with a BBC. Anything bigger than 2 1/4" piping I don't see how they would ever fit.

[g356gear]

I finally got the new air cleaner and new plug wires in to work with the Lemons headers. Still not sure if I want to paint the valve covers and air cleaner or leave them in natural aluminum finish.

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[tones2SS]

Looks awesome.
The air cleaner and valve covers would look good in black!!:thumbsup:

[syborg tt]

great project - thank you for sharing.

[g356gear]

Looks awesome.
The air cleaner and valve covers would look good in black!!:thumbsup:



Thanks guys. If I do paint them it would probably be a gunmetal to match the wheels. Plans are to go to an aluminum Weiand dual plane stealth intake this winter.

[GregWeld]

Painted to match the wheels would be a nice detail...

Noticed you don't have a breather in either of the V/C's -- I see a PCV in the drivers side and an oil fill in the passenger -- is that temporary? You need a breather in there somewhere... can't have vacuum (the PCV) without some replacement air... :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Thanks guys. If I do paint them it would probably be a gunmetal to match the wheels. Plans are to go to an aluminum Weiand dual plane stealth intake this winter.

That sounds like a great idea. Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Ordered some new Arizen Racing seats several weeks ago to replace the stockers. I had them done to match in Ivory vinyl and deluxe houndstooth. I should have them next week and will get some installed photos up. Here are the actual seat pics from Mark at Arizen. Should really help with my sliding issues out of the stock flat bottom units under hard cornering. :)

Also got a set of Eddie Motorsports billet aluminum hood hinges in machined finish. Should help with some slop I have in the original stockers.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/CamaroProjectPics009-2.jpg

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[JKnight]

Those are really sweet. I love that Arizen does the houndstooth in their seats. That's going to look really sharp and be functional to boot!

[tones2SS]

Very cool. I like the fact that you had them done in houndstooth. VERY NICE!:thumbsup:

[skatinjay27]

those look sweet!

[g356gear]

Thanks guys. I wanted to stay with the stock interior theme and tie in with the stock rear seats. I think they will look pretty good once they are in the car.:cool:

[g356gear]

I also ran into an issue with the original starter a few weeks ago. I had the car running for about 10 minutes and the starter suddenly engaged like I was turning the key to start the car!! Luckily I was in the driver seat and turned the key off......but it was still engaging! I ran around the front of the car to the battery and pulled off the negative terminal and everything stopped. I thought it might be a solenoid issue so I decided to switch to a mini starter to be safe. I pulled off the header, installed the new unit and everything seems fine now. There was no flywheel damage at all. It ended up being a bit of a blessing. The clearance was really tight on the header tube with the factory starter and I was having heat soak issue with the stock unit anyhow. The new starter is lighter, smaller and seems to crank the BBC over no problem. :thumbsup: Any excuse I can give my wife for parts upgrades is fine by me. :)

[g356gear]

Got the seats installed this weekend. Came out pretty good. Sorry for the photo quality. The wife and the next generation both approve!

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[GHOSTDANCER]

Seats look great :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Looks awesome. :thumbsup:
I like your little one's THRASHER shirt!!:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Looks awesome. :thumbsup:
I like your little one's THRASHER shirt!!:thumbsup:

Thanks! Hopefully he won't live up to his name when he drives dads car. :)

[g356gear]

Got my new Eddie Motorsports hinges installed yesterday. Pretty nice pieces and well priced. :thumbsup:
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[Jay Hilliard]

Nice job. Car looks great.

[syborg tt]

Looks very nice

[g356gear]

Thanks! It's coming together...slowly, but as everybody knows there's always little crap that pops up here in there when swapping out the old for the new.;)

[tones2SS]

Looks awesome! Very nice.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

I finally got some more under hood details sorted out that had been bothering me for awhile. I pulled the hood off and did the underside back to the factory semi-gloss black. The orange was peeling in a few spots and it needed to be cleaned up.
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Mid point in the repaint process.
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I found some new billet valve cover breathers on the net from a motorcycle shop and they worked out great!
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I also installed an Anvil satin carbon close out panel the clean up the front a little. Quality was very good but I had to get some extra hardware to make everything fit correctly. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_3665.jpg
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[Al Moreno]

Wow, that close out looks very nice, I like it alot!

It's nice to see how your project has evolve, congrats :thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Wow, that close out looks very nice, I like it alot!

It's nice to see how your project has evolve, congrats :thumbsup:

Thanks Al, I am very happy with how it looks. The one thing I did have to adjust for was using the stock fender braces. They needed 4 small washers to raise them up enough not to crush the carbon fibre. Other than that it fit great!

[waynieZ]

Thanks! It looks great. One more thing to add to my list. Sweet...

[tones2SS]

Looking good man!:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Got the Dakota Digital LED tails installed today. Very happy with the results!

Park lights on
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Brake Lights on
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Drivers Signal on
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[tones2SS]

Very nice. Looking good.:thumbsup:

[DIGI-TAILS]

its interesting to see how the Camaro was restored. Great job and good luck to more improvements. I would love to see it here. :)

[g356gear]

Finally started to pull the car apart for the big color change. I am pretty happy with how solid the car is. Very little rust anywhere, even in the rear quarter lower areas. You can see a lot of the original Garnet Red paint, which is what I think I will be going back to. Here are some pics.
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[tones2SS]

Back to Garnett Red.:_paranoid I really liked the Hugger Orange, but it is your car. lol
Keep us posted man!:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Back to Garnett Red.:_paranoid I really liked the Hugger Orange, but it is your car. lol
Keep us posted man!:thumbsup:

Dont worry, I am not going to try to use the original Garnet red. I want to bring it into the modern time, and get away from the flat color that the orange had. I am not sure if I will do a little metallic or pearl to give it a little pop.

[tones2SS]

Dont worry, I am not going to try to use the original Garnet red. I want to bring it into the modern time, and get away from the flat color that the orange had. I am not sure if I will do a little metallic or pearl to give it a little pop.

Very cool man! Keep us posted bud.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Got the last of the stuff off the car Sunday and Monday nights. I wasn't sure if the 15" corvette rally wheels would fit the back but they cleared the Willwoods by about 1/4" on the caliper. All thats left is put one of the original seats back in and deliver to the body shop next week. :)
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[tones2SS]

Any word on how long the body shop "may" hold it there before you get it back? Hopefully not too long.

[g356gear]

Any word on how long the body shop "may" hold it there before you get it back? Hopefully not too long.

I was told 6-8 weeks if I have all the parts available....which I do.:) That would put it back to me before the snow flies (fingers crossed) so I can get it back to the garage for assembly over the winter. Then I can take my time and do everything right.

[tones2SS]

I was told 6-8 weeks if I have all the parts available....which I do.:) That would put it back to me before the snow flies (fingers crossed) so I can get it back to the garage for assembly over the winter. Then I can take my time and do everything right.

That will be perfect!! (fingers crossed for ya man!)
Good luck!:thumbsup: :cheers:

[g356gear]

Thanks!! Car is booked for next Wednesday to go in! :thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

That will be a great time table. Plenty of time to get it together.

[g356gear]

Got the car into the shop this morning. Got a call around 4:30pm after they put the wheel to it in a few suspect spots and typical rust areas on these cars. Rear quarters had a ton of brass repair work in them...very bizarre stuff. Roof and trunk were all good with no filler to speak of. The strangest things were on the doors, hood, front fenders, and quarters. It was almost like the last body man was too lazy too align everything. The filler was on the panels and got progressively thicker, the lower you went down the car...on every panel. There was no evidence of damage on the insides of the panels that you could see or feel. When the wheel was put to it, the metal underneath the filler was straight and rust free. The hood was the same...no damage on the underside but about 3/16" thick filler skim coat on the whole hood. It goes tomorrow for media blast to get the rest of the car stripped. I guess we will then see what else is there. :question:

[g356gear]

A few cell phone pics from the body shop visit today. We were lucky we pulled out the headliner. When they did, a huge mouse nest and 2 dead mumified mouse corpses dropped on the guys. I guess thats what 20 years of storage gets you. Apparently the mouse poison that was in the car worked!:captain:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00067-20100910-1626.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00065-20100910-1623.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00068-20100910-1627.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00066-20100910-1624.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very cool man. Mice sure can pick cool cars to build their nests in!:thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

Dude!

There's a reason they call those RAT MOTORS!


:rofl:

[g356gear]

Dude!

There's a reason they call those RAT MOTORS!


:rofl:

Doh!!:lol:

[g356gear]

The media blaster decided to put a paint meter on car yesterday before he started blasting....just for kicks. Most of the car was around 40 mics. Lower quarters were around 220 mics!! Needless to say he was on his 3rd pass this afternoon and still going.

[Rybar]

Looks like you are on your way to a nice straight body and paint job. :thumbsup: Got any pics of the dead mice? :lol:

[g356gear]

Thanks. On the way to media blast.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/62847_431316210597_174647585597_5663423_3077476_n. jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/62847_431316205597_174647585597_5663422_3891000_n. jpg

[tones2SS]

Very cool. Moving right along!:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Back from media blast!! I am actually quite happy that the quarters are the real only trouble spots. Lots of old school brazing.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00093-20100922-1632.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00094-20100922-1633.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00095-20100922-1633.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00097-20100922-1634.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00096-20100922-1634.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00101-20100922-1636.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00102-20100922-1637.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00090-20100922-1630.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00092-20100922-1632.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00091-20100922-1631.jpg

[g356gear]

Very happy that the windshield cowls are in good shape both front and back.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00099-20100922-1635.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00100-20100922-1635.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very cool. Glad you got the car back already!
Have fun man and keep us posted.:thumbsup:

[BritishGreen68]

It amazes me that people did that bad of metal work back then and thought it was fine to just put 5 gallons of mud over it.. Should have just left the rust and mudded over that instead! Looks pretty damn nice other then those quarters.

[GregWeld]

Bronze and bondo don't play well with each other!

[g356gear]

It amazes me that people did that bad of metal work back then and thought it was fine to just put 5 gallons of mud over it.. Should have just left the rust and mudded over that instead! Looks pretty damn nice other then those quarters.

Back then I think it was probably the way to do it. Not the right way...but the most common way.

[g356gear]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00077-20100922-1620.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00079-20100922-1621.jpg
Both front fenders have the same size patches on each side...same spot.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00078-20100922-1621.jpg

[awr68]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00077-20100922-1620.jpg

Looks like Rodger's Panel Gap Spray holds up to even the best media blasting!
Time for new quarters and fenders....all in all that's not bad! :thumbsup:

[DIGI-TAILS]

Thats a blasts!!! Starting out a project is a hard one. But i hope you are doing fun with it. Its a worthwhile project. Good luck and have fun!!!! :D

[g356gear]

Got the loose panels into sealer yesterday. Body is next. Metal work starts tomorrow!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00119-20100928-1045.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00122-20100928-1049.jpg
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00126-20100928-1052.jpg
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00121-20100928-1047.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very cool man! Keep up the great work.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[g356gear]

Main Body in sealer this morning
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/61815_435834200597_174647585597_5759894_5924304_n. jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/61815_435834205597_174647585597_5759895_1410853_n. jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/61815_435834210597_174647585597_5759896_8016080_n. jpg

[g356gear]

Hood came out in good shape after stripping

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00140-20100930-1100.jpg

Rear quarter getting removed.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00139-20100930-1053.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00134-20100930-1049.jpg
Inner structure looks great!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00136-20100930-1050.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00137-20100930-1050.jpg
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00138-20100930-1051.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very cool. Continued good luck man!:thumbsup:
The inner fenders do look to be in good shape.

[g356gear]

Thanks!!...I am getting happier as things come apart. Here's a few more pics.
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/39422_436172965597_174647585597_5764531_6556872_n. jpg

[awr68]

Nice progress!
I would go get your nice wheels and take them home! You wouldn't believe how many scratches they can get on them just from the grinding debris and such....and that's even if they try to protect them! I'm just sayin'....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/39422_436172965597_174647585597_5764531_6556872_n. jpg

[g356gear]

Nice progress!
I would go get your nice wheels and take them home! You wouldn't believe how many scratches they can get on them just from the grinding debris and such....and that's even if they try to protect them! I'm just sayin'....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/39422_436172965597_174647585597_5764531_6556872_n. jpg

I understand what you are saying, but I dont have any crap rims big enough to clear the 14" Wilwoods on the front. The 15" corvette rallys only cleared the rears by 1/4". I took a page from Mark Stielow's build book and did pick up a set of Corvette C4 17" spare tires today on Ebay for $26 each. I will get those in a week and swap out the front rims before it sees any body work.

[g356gear]

Getting the metal prepped for the new AMD full quarter panel, outer wheel house and trunk drop down panel.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00141-20101001-1551.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00142-20101001-1553.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00143-20101001-1554.jpg

[Rybar]

Progress looks great, why not mini-tub while you have it down so far?

[g356gear]

Progress looks great, why not mini-tub while you have it down so far?

It's a rare car (2034 built) and I don't want to take it to the point of no return. Everything I have done is reversible to this point. I did really look closely at a mini tub but thought better of it.

[g356gear]

Test fitting everything before welding it all up.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/39538_437612720597_174647585597_5793261_4112087_n. jpg
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/64475_437614445597_174647585597_5793281_661875_n.j pg

[tones2SS]

Making some nice progress. Very good!:thumbsup:

[DIGI-TAILS]

I am so glad to see the unfolding of your project. Remarkable development!!! Keep going and cheers!!! :cheers:

[g356gear]

I am so glad to see the unfolding of your project. Remarkable development!!! Keep going and cheers!!! :cheers:


Thanks! I am very happy with the progress.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00144-20101005-1528.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00145-20101005-1528.jpg

[Jay Hilliard]

nice progress. Looking good. Dont forget to put the re-enforcement panel at the bottom of the C pillar.

[g356gear]

nice progress. Looking good. Dont forget to put the re-enforcement panel at the bottom of the C pillar.

Thanks Jay....Is this the piece you are referring to?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/62195_436171575597_174647585597_5764523_6887553_n. jpg

[g356gear]

All welded up!!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00146-20101007-1130.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00147-20101007-1130.jpg
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[tones2SS]

Very cool man. Moving right along!:thumbsup: :cheers:

[awr68]

Nice! do they need to do the other quarter as well?

[waynieZ]

Nice progress.

[g356gear]

Nice! do they need to do the other quarter as well?

Yep...driver quarter next and then the body is ready for finishing. While that is being done, the repairs to the bottoms of the front fenders can happen.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00139-20100930-1053.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00078-20100922-1621.jpg

[g356gear]

Driver side removal

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00164-20101012-1604.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00167-20101012-1605.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00166-20101012-1604.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00165-20101012-1604.jpg

Trunk extensions have seen a little water in their time.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00163-20101012-1603.jpg

[g356gear]

Driver side outer tub repairs finished up.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00172-20101015-1457.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00171-20101015-1456.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00170-20101015-1456.jpg
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00173-20101015-1458.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very nice.:thumbsup:
They're moving right on along on it, huh?

[g356gear]

Very nice.:thumbsup:
They're moving right on along on it, huh?

Pretty decent with only one guy on the metal work. Once that is done, they will double team it on the body work. Only 4 weeks left on the timeline.

[g356gear]

Drivers quarter installed and last little bits of fitting being done.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00177-20101019-1507.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00179-20101019-1508.jpg
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00180-20101019-1510.jpg

[waynieZ]

Nice progress. Its coming along.

[tones2SS]

Looking good.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

I have a dilemma of what to do with the original front fenders. They need repairs and patchwork to the lowers and are going to need a bunch of time to do. One needs a new inner brace to be re-worked. The other has a patch on the inside and outside sandwiching the original metal. Looking at an extra $500 per side in labour to remove, re-work, cut and re-weld. I have a feeling though, that number will increase to around $800 per side. I can get new AMD fenders for $450/side. Dilemma is to go aftermarket or save the originals. What to do????

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00078-20100922-1621.jpg

[g356gear]

Finally quarters totally finished and door fitting and repair begins.
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[awr68]

Looks like they are doing a great job! As far as the front fenders go...sometimes they are not worth fixing. Have you looked around to see if there are any in better condition for sale? There's nothing like OE metal but you have to decide if it's worth the cash to patch them up. Mine were too shot to fix so I bought some repops...took three sets to get a couple we could work with and they needed quite a bit of work to 'fit'! They are Goodmark but I am told the 69's fit way better than my 68's did. After going through that with my car...I would try very hard to get some OE metal.

[g356gear]

Looks like they are doing a great job! As far as the front fenders go...sometimes they are not worth fixing. Have you looked around to see if there are any in better condition for sale? There's nothing like OE metal but you have to decide if it's worth the cash to patch them up. Mine were too shot to fix so I bought some repops...took three sets to get a couple we could work with and they needed quite a bit of work to 'fit'! They are Goodmark but I am told the 69's fit way better than my 68's did. After going through that with my car...I would try very hard to get some OE metal.

There are a few guys around with good solid original fenders, but pricing is anywhere from $1200-1500 !!:_paranoid

[tones2SS]

Very nice man! They're making some great progress.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Issues today with unequal length rocker panels. This is the factory original installation. Looks like we are going to have to section a piece out...about 1/4" long.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00186-20101021-1320.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00187-20101021-1322.jpg

I also picked up a couple C4 Corvette spare tires for the front to clear my 6 Piston Wilwood's and get the Fikse's out of the shop before they get beat up.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00188-20101021-1334.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00189-20101021-1335.jpg

[awr68]

I also picked up a couple C4 Corvette spare tires for the front to clear my 6 Piston Wilwood's and get the Fikse's out of the shop before they get beat up.


Best news yet! :thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

Its looking great, glad its coming together.

[g356gear]

Its looking great, glad its coming together.

Thanks!!

Starting on the body work.....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00190-20101022-1136.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00191-20101022-1137.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very good!:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

A little more bodywork.....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/37927_446568740597_174647585597_5949960_5503246_n. jpg
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/73489_444068950597_174647585597_5908372_1545539_n-1.jpg

[waynieZ]

Its looking good!

[g356gear]

Thanks!!

Into the booth and getting masked upfor the first coats of primer this afternoon!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00197-20101027-1536.jpg
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[g356gear]

Finished up with the masking
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/72457_447518690597_174647585597_5964862_7281771_n. jpg
First coats of epoxy
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Then 4 coats of slick sand....
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A couple days of dry time and then board it out!!

[tones2SS]

Very nice. Making some great progress on that bad boy.:thumbsup:

[awr68]

Very cool! They are making great time on it....looks like you hired a good shop!

It also appears that the car didn't need too much filler and the shop is using it correctly! You now have a very solid car that is being done correctly! :woot:

I forget, what color is it going? And what's the ETA on color?

[g356gear]

Very cool! They are making great time on it....looks like you hired a good shop!

It also appears that the car didn't need too much filler and the shop is using it correctly! You now have a very solid car that is being done correctly! :woot:

I forget, what color is it going? And what's the ETA on color?

Thanks guys. Very happy with the shop so far. Any metal that was bad (quarters, truck drop downs, lower front fenders) got removed and replaced with new metal. Everything else on the car was solid and straight and didnt need much filler. They do a lot of extra hammer and dolly work to keep the filler to a minimum. You pay a little more but you know what you are getting.
Car will be going back to Garnet Red. We are going to do some color samoles and see about using hat color as a base and bringing it up a little to a more modern color that is not soo flat. Looking at color in about 2 weeks.

[g356gear]

Ready to be boarded out. 2 more days of dry time and good to go!!

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[waynieZ]

It loks nice.

[GregWeld]

My personal all time favorite color on a 69 Camaro! :cheers: :woot:

[tones2SS]

Awesome job! Can't wait to see this bad boy in color!:thumbsup: :cheers:

[g356gear]

Thanks guys. I am still not sure what I am going to do with the color. The original Garnet Red is kind of a flat color.....like the orange I used to have. Any ideas on how to spice up the paint a little?? Here it is in stock form.

http://www.69pace.com/images/Paint/1969_52_garnetred/69redzl1_62recr/43692_Front_3-4med.jpg

[2Bad4Ya]

i rellay dig the old school bronze, you just dont see that often at all

[g356gear]

Original fenders repaired and new lower section spliced in.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00206-20101102-1532.jpg
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[ArisESQ]

Personally I like that look a lot. I say you stick with it.

Thanks guys. I am still not sure what I am going to do with the color. The original Garnet Red is kind of a flat color.....like the orange I used to have. Any ideas on how to spice up the paint a little?? Here it is in stock form.

http://www.69pace.com/images/Paint/1969_52_garnetred/69redzl1_62recr/43692_Front_3-4med.jpg

[nvr2fst]

My vote for the Garnet red. If your thinking about going a little brighter, take a look at Scotts (XcYZ) camaro. Its the best red Ive seen personally on a 69.


BTW- That garnet red camaro is killer, buddies?

[Jay Hilliard]

I like the Garnet red also. Of all the red camaros out there, the Garnet red is the least seen. With todays base/clear coat, it will shine.....dont worry.

I say go for it! Its got me wanting to paint mine the same color :D

[waynieZ]

Wneh I was a a kid my 69 Z28 was garnet red I loved it.

[g356gear]

Fender Inner brace repairs and more fixing.:thumbsup: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/149709_450648770597_174647585597_6026444_298629_n. jpg
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[g356gear]

Passenger side blocked out. Driver side spliced and repaired with new inner bracing.

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[tones2SS]

She's coming along. Very good.:thumbsup:

[csx4766]

Love the garnet red.

[g356gear]

Driver side being boarded out.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00219-20101109-1454.jpg
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[waynieZ]

Its looking good, and move along nicely.

[tones2SS]

Awesome work. Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Thanks guys!

Fitting the header panel and lower valence pieces, and more gap work.

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[waynieZ]

Gap looks good :thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Final panel installation and alignment.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00222-20101111-1427.jpg
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Alignment is great on the passenger side everywhere. Driver side is another story. We are tight at the cowl and wide at the header. We have decided to put the car on a rack and check the subframe alignment and see if the cowl could be off on the drivers side. We could make everything fit with the sub and cowl in their current position but I am not comfortable with that. If the car is apart...do it once...do it right.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00225-20101111-1428.jpg
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[tones2SS]

Looks great. Good work.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Had the frame guy come and look at the cowl but everything seems to be pretty close. Ended up relief cutting and doing some adjustments to the fender mount locations and that has given us a lot more adjustment than the factory ever allowed for, which in turn has helped out the gaps a ton.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00245-20101118-1558.jpg
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Some of the smaller parts and panels into primer.
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[tones2SS]

Very good. Good job on the gap adjustments.

[DOOM]

Is the header panel aftermarket?? It looks like in picture 2 that the hood peak is not center with the header peak. Anything aftermarket I would question. Some of this stuff is absolute garbage!!!! I'm pulling my hair out with this crap

[waynieZ]

Nice progress..

[g356gear]

Is the header panel aftermarket?? It looks like in picture 2 that the hood peak is not center with the header peak. Anything aftermarket I would question. Some of this stuff is absolute garbage!!!! I'm pulling my hair out with this crap

The header is aftermarket. They wanted to get the fender to hood gaps perfect and then were going to do some adjustments to the header. It needed some relief cuts and welding to get it to fit properly. It was that or put 2X as much labor into the original that was twisted and beat up pretty bad. We did put a gauge on the nose of the hood and the heel of the header and they were pretty close.

[DOOM]

The header is aftermarket. They wanted to get the fender to hood gaps perfect and then were going to do some adjustments to the header. It needed some relief cuts and welding to get it to fit properly. It was that or put 2X as much labor into the original that was twisted and beat up pretty bad. We did put a gauge on the nose of the hood and the heel of the header and they were pretty close.

It's looking great !! Your guys obviously know what there doing!!

[DIGI-TAILS]

Looks like your doing big progress in your project. GJ!!!! :thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Finally all the body work is done!! Some good pics of the overlap weld repairs to the lower fenders where we hide to splice in new lower sections. Everything in slick sand and ready for assembly for the final boarding. Blow it apart after that and do final prime and prep for color.:thumbsup:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00258-20101123-1406.jpg
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[tones2SS]

Very good.
I can't wait to see this bad boy in paint!:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Very good.
I can't wait to see this bad boy in paint!:thumbsup:

You and me both!:D

[g356gear]

Final assembly today to set the gaps. A few last adjustments and the car gets blown apart for the final primer.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00270-20101124-1550.jpg
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[waynieZ]

You must be excited! Good for you.

[tones2SS]

Very nice. Looking good!

[g356gear]

A little guide coat and the first round of boarding in progress.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00275-20101126-1338.jpg
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[tones2SS]

Getting close to paint?:_paranoid

[g356gear]

Getting close to paint?:_paranoid

Once they board out the whole car in the assembled stage, they blow it apart for final prime, board out everything again, and then to paint.

[tones2SS]

Very cool. Will be on the lookout.:yes:

[g356gear]

All the edges and pin holes have been taken care of. Car being blown apart today for final 3 primer coats tomorrow and then let it sit and dry over the weekend.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00286-20101202-1015.jpg
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[tones2SS]

Getting there!:yes:

[g356gear]

Ready for 3 coats of primer Saturday morning!!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00297-20101203-1545.jpg
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[Rybar]

Looking good, so what's the verdict? Garnet Red and a wet sump LS7? :unibrow:

[waynieZ]

Getting exciting now! Sweet.

[g356gear]

Looking good, so what's the verdict? Garnet Red and a wet sump LS7? :unibrow:

Well....... it will be an aluminum 427....just debating on which. :)

[awr68]

Moving right along! I'm sure your are dying to see color on her...but to be honest they are moving at a pretty good pace! Almost there!! :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Well....... it will be an aluminum 427....just debating on which. :)

^^Very nice.
Car is looking good man.:thumbsup:

[mexMan]

Well....... it will be an aluminum 427....just debating on which. :)

THREE CARB FTW!!!!!

[g356gear]

Out of the booth for 5 days of dry time. Re-assembly and final boarding out to get everything laser straight at the end of this week.:D

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00301-20101206-1509.jpg
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[tones2SS]

Very nice. Will be on the lookout for re-assembly.
:cheers:

[waynieZ]

That looks sweet! Must be nice being this close.

[g356gear]

Sure is.....starting to get excited!!

A few pics before the final prime when the seam sealer was going on and after all the panels were shot.
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[tones2SS]

Very cool. Getting there.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Re-assembly prior to final boarding before paint. Just needs a couple of tweaks to the top edge of the grill on the passenger side to even it out.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00310-20101209-1604.jpg
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[awr68]

Sweet! Nice to get to this point! Still going Garnet Red?

[waynieZ]

It looks good . I like when someone takes the time to fit the grill to the fenders it makes such a difference.

[g356gear]

Sweet! Nice to get to this point! Still going Garnet Red?

Garnet Red is the color. I toyed with burnished brown for a bit but decided to go original.

[awr68]

Very good! :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Garnet Red is the color. I toyed with burnished brown for a bit but decided to go original.

Very cool.
Burnished Brown is a killer color. Rare color indeed. I've only seen that color once in person and it looks great. Garnet Red is awesome as well.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Put the car up on the hoist prior to final prep to deal with some rocker dents that the car had. While it was up in the air I had the 4 link welded in place. I never was super confident in having the cradle just bolted in place....especially if the car is getting more power. :thumbsup:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00323-20101216-1443.jpg
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[g356gear]

We have paint! I had a couple of colors to choose from since PPG has more than one formulation for Code 52 Garnet Red. One is a brighter red like Regal Red from the mid 60's GM color chart. The other was a deeper red and matched the rear speaker area, dash end, and floor rails that were still in their original factory color. I think the darker Garnet red will be good with the black stripes amd darker wheels.:)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00334-20110104-1659.jpg
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[GregWeld]

PERFECT COLOR -- My personal all time favorite '69 color. Glad you chose the more "correct" darker version.


:cheers: :thumbsup:

[Vegas69]

Congrats, I like the color. :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Very nice. Looks awesome.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[waynieZ]

Awesome choice!

[g356gear]

Thanks guys! I wanted a red that was a little less common and the factory color the car came in happened to be it.:cool: The body was in wetsand today and should be shot in the next couple of days.

[Rybar]

Paint looks great. Is it going to get the hockey stick stripes as well?

[g356gear]

Paint looks great. Is it going to get the hockey stick stripes as well?

Yep...black hockey sticks....floating in layers of clear. :thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Here's a few more of the painted part shots. Hood, truck, valences, and front grill are in the booth right now. Car is all washed up and clean, in line and ready to go in the booth tomorrow, for paint Friday and dry time over the weekend. Doors and fenders will be re-hung so they can get the stripes laid out, painted, and then have the final 2 coats of clear applied. Doors and fenders currently only have 1 coat of clear.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00346-20110105-1501.jpg
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[Jay Hilliard]

awesome progress! That garnet red is smoking! :thumbsup:

[Jon69RagTop]

"awesome progress! That garnet red is smoking!"


Love it.

[awr68]

Great color choice! It's looking great....you have to be totally stoked!

[g356gear]

Great color choice! It's looking great....you have to be totally stoked!

Thanks for all the color compliments guys. The more that I see it, the more I like it. I wasn't sure I would get really excited again until I actually saw color on the panels. Now I wanna buy parts again. :)

[Bryan O]

WOW! The color is stunning. :thumbsup: Love your thread.

[g356gear]

Pics of the rest of the loose panels finished yesterday. Body in the booth today and ready for color on Friday!:thumbsup:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00352-20110106-1551.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00351-20110106-1551.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00350-20110106-1549.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00356-20110106-1555.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00353-20110106-1552.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00354-20110106-1553.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00355-20110106-1554.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00357-20110106-1556.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00359-20110106-1557.jpg

[waynieZ]

I can't wait to see the body in color.

[g356gear]

Wow! this is looking good. :thumbsup: Do you have a PPG paint code for the the clolor you used?

GM CODE 52 (WA 3921) translates into PPG CODE 2076 ....but......we did a comparison tint to get it closer as the color techinically isnt avaliable yet in water based.

[tones2SS]

Very nice. She's going to look awesome. I like that color. Really growing on me. Can't wait to see the body painted.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

Body in Paint!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00362-20110107-1504.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00361-20110107-1504.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00366-20110107-1507.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00364-20110107-1506.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00365-20110107-1507.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00363-20110107-1505.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00368-20110107-1519.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00369-20110107-1522.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00367-20110107-1508.jpg

Front fenders wet sanded and ready for stripe application.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00370-20110107-1524.jpg

[Rybar]

Looks killer. Nice choice on the paint color. :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

That does look killer. Very nice.:cheers:
Keep us posted.

[DOOM]

That baby's going to pop outside!!!!! GREAT color choice!!!! Man they got that bad boy lazer straight to awsome!!!!:wow:

[GregWeld]

Killer color! Really looking great!

[g356gear]

Thanks! Yeah...really happy with how straight they got the body. Nice crisp lines everywhere. The body sealer joints look perfect like the factory did them.

Here's a few pics of the water base coat going on.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/162694_482294875597_174647585597_6512988_4881335_n .jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/164114_482296110597_174647585597_6512992_1473935_n .jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/164114_482296120597_174647585597_6512994_3893630_n .jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/164114_482296125597_174647585597_6512995_6642787_n .jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/164114_482296130597_174647585597_6512996_3893284_n .jpg

[waynieZ]

YAH BABY!!!!! sweet.

[DFRESH]

Great choice on color!! What a great build you've got here. Can't wait to see it assembled with those tires and wheels back on there---It's going to look amazing--congrats!!

Doug

[g356gear]

Thanks very much guys for all the great feedback!:)

Stripe Updates!!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00374-20110110-1521.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00375-20110110-1558.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00371-20110110-1518.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00377-20110110-1703.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00378-20110111-0722.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00383-20110111-1107.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00382-20110111-1106.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00385-20110111-1114.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00386-20110111-1115.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00380-20110111-1102.jpg

[greycamaro]

I'm loving that color.

[waynieZ]

Wow that looks sweet! Plus I'm partial to that color my 69 Z/28 was Garnet Red. Verey nice.

[g356gear]

Front and rear glass installed, firewall fade completed, doors and fenders re-cleared.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00389-20110111-1542.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00390-20110111-1543.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00394-20110111-1547.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00392-20110111-1544.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00391-20110111-1544.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very nice. That paint and stripes look great.:yes: :thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

That looks great.:thumbsup:

[Jay Hilliard]

Paint turned out great. :thumbsup: I have always liked the Garnet red color.

[g356gear]

Rear tail panel black out for SS396. Hood getting prepped for black underside. Finish on the front fenders.:thumbsup:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00396-20110112-1633.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00400-20110113-0810.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00401-20110113-0813.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00397-20110112-1636.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00395-20110112-1633.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very nice. Looking awesome.

[g356gear]

Final Panel Assembly Today!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00405-20110114-1555.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00406-20110114-1555.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/IMG00407-20110114-1556.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/DSCN4426.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/DSCN4427.jpg

[Jay Hilliard]

Looks great. Man that Garnet Red is popping!

[aany001]

That colour and finish look crazy good!!!!!!!!! :hail:

[tones2SS]

Looks great. Man that Garnet Red is popping!

What Jay said here. Looks great.:thumbsup:

[g356gear]

The voyage home!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4121.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4123.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4124.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4125.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4126.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4128.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4131.jpg
Now for the big clean up after the body shop.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4133.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4136.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4137.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4138.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/g356gear/100_4143.jpg

[tones2SS]

So awesome.
Home sweet home. Car looks great. Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

It looks even better at home ! I envy you, I wish mine was even in primer. Sweet.

[g356gear]

Thanks guys. I will post updates as it comes back together.:thumbsup:

[Frankenstine]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEET:thumbsup:

[awr68]

Very very cool! I'm super happy for you! They did a great job with a quick turn around....no paint jail for this car!

[Jay Hilliard]

Very very cool! I'm super happy for you! They did a great job with a quick turn around....no paint jail for this car!

Exactly Tony. Thats how it should be. Its should not take months to years to prime, sand and paint a car.

[g356gear]

Exactly Tony. Thats how it should be. Its should not take months to years to prime, sand and paint a car.

Thanks guys. Project was 17 weeks from drop off to pick up. Only real delay was the media blasting that took about 10 days, just becasue of the amount of filler on the car. 5 complete passes to get it back down to metal! It was actually a new project milestone for this shop. They said usually for a project this size, they would be 6-7 months minimum. It sped everything up for them when I had all the required parts ready to go, and had a plan for what I wanted. There really weren't any changes mid stream, and that helped a ton.:thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

Glad you went with the right Garnet Red -- that color just looks so right on these cars!

Nice job all the way around. :thumbsup:

[Rybar]

Paint came out Killer, I wasn't a huge fan of garnet red but I think it looks great on your car :thumbsup:

[uk68327]

Love the color :thumbsup: