Fesler Built 1969 Camaro Black Knight Project Underway

[fesler]

Hey Guys,

As many of you know I bought this car as a perfect white 1969 Camaro and had lots of issues, well we finally got them all worked out (what a pain in the A%$) We have had it in our shop for about 6 months as most of you know we got the car in tore it down and started to do all the work to it. Well we had some huge title issues so the car had to sit for well over 3 months. So we had to double time this build to get it to SEMA this year.

Enough of that, let’s move on to the cool parts and the not so cool parts and this is something you all need to really watch for when buying cars from the website. If you buy a car with tons of pictures and a good word behind it you still need to be very careful and make sure you are getting what you paid for.

Some might say we got this car at a great deal but once we got into it and realized we had to completely tear it down things weren’t so great. See for yourself as we transform this from a white terd to a Black Knight

Here is what we are going for and we are building a matching 2010 to go with this car.
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Here is what we started with

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[fesler]

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[fesler]

LS 6 full built and will get all the stuff together for you on it is for sale



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[fesler]

Seats can go

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hood can go

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door panels can go

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Carpet can go

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[fesler]

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headliner can go

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Now the fun stuff, we tear it up and start the build

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[fesler]

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[fesler]

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All the airride stuff

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[gearheads78]

Glad you finally got it worked out. Looking forward to see whay you do with it.

[waynieZ]

Good to see it worked out for you. That rendering looks sweet!

[fesler]

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[fesler]

RUST FREE CAR?



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[gearheads78]

anywhere but Arizona that is rust free :D

Thank you for sharing the detailed constuction pics

[fesler]

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[fesler]

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THIS WAS A NO RUST CAR FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD

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[DOOM]

Man Chris you got alot of free rusty parts :_paranoid :cheers:

[fesler]

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[fesler]

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Here is my favorite part as we even asked about the top a few times and were assured that it was good and clean

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[fesler]

Man Chris you got alot of free rusty parts :_paranoid :cheers:

Thats the problem with buying a car from the internet, you never know what you are going to get until you start tearing it down. This car has or had rust all over it so we had to keep going and going on something that we were told was perfect. SURE ADDS ALOT OF MONEY TO A PROJECT.

[Stuart Adams]

Kinda like taking a foxy lady home from a bar and once home you find out she has a bigger shlong than you!!

Never know what's under a dress or paint!!

I would figure with all your experience you would have looked at the car first. By no means am I defending the car.

[fesler]

Kinda like taking a foxy lady home from a bar and once home you find out she has a bigger shlong than you!!

Never know what's under a dress or paint!!

I would figure with all your experience you would have looked at the car first. By no means am I defending the car.

thats the problem with buying a car sight unseen. We were told from very good sources here that this car is perfect and the guy selling it told it like it was. Maybe he did not know of some of the stuff here but he knew it was not rust free. We got about 10 min to look at it before we bought it and found a few small problems but once you dig in its a complete new game. People are very good at hiding things. We had a guy bondo and body work a underside floor board right over rust so it looked perfect. Not much you can do till you tear it apart. that’s just the way it goes.

[XcYZ]

As many of you know I bought the listed as perfect white 1969 Camaro from this site and had lots of issues,

You did not buy that car from this site. You bought it from a private party in a private sale.

[fesler]

You did not buy that car from this site. You bought it from a private party in a private sale.

Scott, it was bought from the for sale section here is all I meant, I think everyone knows that I did not buy it from you or Lateral-G.

[XcYZ]

You worded it as if you purchased it from me. I wanted it abundantly clear that this transaction was no different than if the car was listed on Ebay, CL, the newspaper, or any other classifieds that can be found anywhere.

I don't want you trying to demean this community based on a private sale.

[Al Moreno]

[QUOTE=Stuart Adams;242736]Kinda like taking a foxy lady home from a bar and once home you find out she has a bigger shlong than you!!/QUOTE]

To Funny! You would be like WTF... :wow:

That would surely scare you for life.

[DOOM]

Chris at what point do you call it and start replacing panels:question: Man those channels where the molding tabs sit don't look to good :_paranoid And the roof looks like a disaster....

[fesler]

Chris at what point do you call it and start replacing panels:question: Man those channels where the molding tabs sit don't look to good :_paranoid And the roof looks like a disaster....

roof coming next loading now and as you know that is a hard call to make because just when you think ok I have it all worked out you find more and it cost you twice as much to fix as it would have to replace. That as you know is the key to a quick and good build.

[fesler]

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[fesler]

There was so much rust in the roof it was just easier to cut it off and start over with a new skin from Goodmark.

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whoever had the bright idea to put a top on these where water can sit and cause rust should have been taken out back and well you can figure it out if you have ever fixed one of these because of the top.

[fesler]

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we blasted it all down and cleaned it up good
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[fesler]

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[BritishGreen68]

damn you guys might as well have started with some rusty shell in a field somewhere.. im waiting to see pics of the finished rear suspension!:thumbsup:

[fesler]

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[Stuart Adams]

Scott this car came from one of your greats so there is no way around the fact that a PT guy sold something that was not what he stated and on top of all that had all the issues with the title after I checked and double checked this guy out from everyone up here. Stop worring about your site I am sure most poeple would have read nothing into it. Lets get back to the car and task at hand.

Scott is a great friend and runs a good show, your comments about Tyler being Scott's great, and telling him to stop worrying about his site really is out of line. This is nothing more than you bashing Tyler and using Scott's site as the octagon. We can all see the car was not perfect but how many pictures do you really need to convince us of that.

[fesler]

OK so the car is a ton of metal work as you can see, this set us back like 2-3 weeks on the build but we got it all finished. car will be taken down at paint all body work done and painted black with gun metal stripes.

LS-9 Engine going in as well. Did I mention this will be in our booth at SEMA this year? come by and check out the car.

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[olds87]

The car look nice so fare. I know this it off subject. Is that engine in there before sold yet?

[tones2SS]

Good work guys!:thumbsup:

[fesler]

Moving on

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[fesler]

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[Aschle]

Please don't take this the wrong way, but why are you guys patching it up? I would think it to be a much better way to go with replacing the whole panel. The here and there patches look to be poorly done (in my eyes). Again, don't take this wrong, it is not in any way a slam on you or your shop, I see some VERY nice rides come out of there, that is why I am posting this. This build does not look like a pro build, more like something a normal guy would do in a garage or shop... Maybe I missed a post or reason? Good luck with the end result !

Jason

[BRIAN]

Little lost on this one too. Where does the redo and redone pics start?

[Al Moreno]

LS9, sweeeet!

Chriss, no mini tub?

Can't wait to see it at SEMA

[fesler]

This car is clean just has some rust that needed attention. There is no reason to replace a stock panel if it has some rust in it. Better to keep the car as stock as possible because all the aftermarket stuff you buy fits worse.

If we were to get into replacing all the panels and redoing everything it would drive the price up even higher. Its funny how no mater how you replace something its not right in some poeples eyes.

DOOM might want to step in here and help explain why shops do what they do. you guys are only seeing pics and not what is really there so its hard for a lot of you to get it. Sometimes its better to change out the parts but if you can save a panel and keep a car more original that is the way to go.

[fesler]

LS9, sweeeet!

Chriss, no mini tub?

Can't wait to see it at SEMA

Yes car has DSE Tubs already

[fesler]

Little lost on this one too. Where does the redo and redone pics start?

White is what we bought and all the metal is what we fixed and the black is all new.

[markd]

Looks great Chris, can’t wait to see it at SEMA! I am guessing you are going to debut your new interior parts (dash, door panels & center console) with this car.

[Hitman]

Chris, this must have been a Canadian rust free car. You should see what we have to deal with up here.
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THIS WAS A NO RUST CAR FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD

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[fesler]

Looks great Chris, can’t wait to see it at SEMA! I am guessing you are going to debut your new interior parts (dash, door panels & center console) with this car.

No this is not the new stuff that will be in the Chevelle we have going. Camaro stuff is just getting finished up.

[fesler]

Chris, this must have been a Canadian rust free car. You should see what we have to deal with up here.

I feel your pain on that. I just dont like buying a rust free can to find rust hiden in hard to get parts. means that the last time they did some work they did not do it right.

[skatinjay27]

This car is clean just has some rust that needed attention. There is no reason to replace a stock panel if it has some rust in it. Better to keep the car as stock as possible because all the aftermarket stuff you buy fits worse.

If we were to get into replacing all the panels and redoing everything it would drive the price up even higher. Its funny how no mater how you replace something its not right in some poeples eyes.

DOOM might want to step in here and help explain why shops do what they do. you guys are only seeing pics and not what is really there so its hard for a lot of you to get it. Sometimes its better to change out the parts but if you can save a panel and keep a car more original that is the way to go.i fully agree with you chris... its just seem replacing full panels have become the norm or the "right" way to do it:rolleyes:
sure if the panels are unsaveable yes replace but if the rust is pretty minimal (like this car) i feel its MUCH better to fix the original panels.

as far as the car being listed as a rust free car... i positive tyler had no intent to decive you he just never got into that car as deep as you guys did so never noticed it im sure... i was around that car quite a bit and it did look and feel to be rust free.

i have a vinyl top on my 70 and im deathly affraid to see what it looks like underneath! lol

[fesler]

i fully agree with you chris... its just seem replacing full panels have become the norm or the "right" way to do it:rolleyes:
sure if the panels are unsaveable yes replace but if the rust is pretty minimal (like this car) i feel its MUCH better to fix the original panels.

as far as the car being listed as a rust free car... i positive tyler had no intent to decive you he just never got into that car as deep as you guys did so never noticed it im sure... i was around that car quite a bit and it did look and feel to be rust free.

i have a vinyl top on my 70 and im deathly affraid to see what it looks like underneath! lol

Yeah these panels are too nice to tear apart and put after market ones on. I agree with you that Tyler did not know about most of this and I am fine with that. everyone knows the issues I had and they are over.

[Capjr]

Hey Chris hows it going . Is it me or do I see like there is a skim coat of mud on this allover .Not many real metal men left I supose . Sorry ot here of the Probs. Still lookin goood:yes:yes:

[Jr]

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What sealer/sound deadening material is this?

[fesler]

Hey Chris hows it going . Is it me or do I see like there is a skim coat of mud on this allover .Not many real metal men left I supose . Sorry ot here of the Probs. Still lookin goood:yes:yes:

No mater how much metal work you do you are going to have mud, no way around it now you may put on 3 gal and sand off over 2 but you will have mud. We are very good with metal around here and you still have mud. the mud you see is not from us we took that all off and started over.

[Capjr]

Dn,t get me wrong didn,t mean you guys. just lookin at where you started teardown and the spots that yaa checked .when you started findin the rust issues.

[camaro2nv]

Theres a difference in mudding a car and glazing a car.

[Capjr]

Guess i USED the wrong term .

[DFRESH]

Chris--PM me with specifics on motor if you have a chance---if it's a fit for me, I can pick it up at SEMA if you are willing to bring it out. Let me know.

Doug

[fesler]

lets find out what you guys think this is worth. I will get more specs but this will give you a good start. This should be above 500HP no problem

Engine/Tranny:

2002 Z06 LS6 aluminum engine with carb conversion
ATS sidewinder accessory drive
ATS Tri-Y stainless headers
ATS road race oil pan with remote filter
ATS engine plates/mounts
Pro-systems road race style carb
Carbon fiber valve covers with MSD coil packs
ATS T-56 six speed with Viper internals
McLeod modular blowproof SFI approved bellhousing
ATS T56 install kit
McLeod dual disc clutch

[96z28ss]

lets find out what you guys think this is worth. I will get more specs but this will give you a good start. This should be above 500HP no problem

Engine/Tranny:

2002 Z06 LS6 aluminum engine with carb conversion
ATS sidewinder accessory drive
ATS Tri-Y stainless headers
ATS road race oil pan with remote filter
ATS engine plates/mounts
Pro-systems road race style carb
Carbon fiber valve covers with MSD coil packs
ATS T-56 six speed with Viper internals
McLeod modular blowproof SFI approved bellhousing
ATS T56 install kit
McLeod dual disc clutch

Ls6 with a carb and headers 450hp, unless the cam was swaped out also.
its worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

[camaro2nv]

Chris if you want to dump it Pm me a quick sale price.

[awr68]

Chris, how well do those new roof panels fit? Better than say a repop front fender?

[phillym5]

Great detailed pics here.... Thanks for that.
Can't wait to see it at SEMA!!

by the way... your shop is sickly clean. Looks real nice in there.:thumbsup:

[Bowtieracing]

I find this thread wery edjucating . Thanks for all the details Chris.

Please keep us posted when glass , trim and interior goes in. :cheers:

[DOOM]

Please don't take this the wrong way, but why are you guys patching it up? I would think it to be a much better way to go with replacing the whole panel. The here and there patches look to be poorly done (in my eyes). Again, don't take this wrong, it is not in any way a slam on you or your shop, I see some VERY nice rides come out of there, that is why I am posting this. This build does not look like a pro build, more like something a normal guy would do in a garage or shop... Maybe I missed a post or reason? Good luck with the end result !

Jason

Jason, It's as simple as how much time to repair as to how much time to replace. I think this car is a great example. Chris chose to repair the quarter panels,the majority of the panels are in good shape.So repair time is about,lets say 5 hours compaired to the 15++++ hours a side to replace. The roof would take several hours to repair. The time it would take to repair that roof would be much more time than to replace.You also have to take into consideration what the owner wants or has the money for. There is a ton of other factors that go into this equation,budget and parts availability being just some of it. Chris has alot of time and money invested in his name he's not going to put out sh^t work. I think his cars speak for them self.. I hope this helps you understand . :cheers:

[RDuke]

Chris, thanks for posting the build pictures. I don't post a lot here but I felt the need to chime in and note that I find it amazing how critical some people are being on this thread. I'm getting the since that the majority of the critics have never completed multiple cars themselves and actulaly done this type of metal work before. As someone with a dozen or so cars under their belt I wanted to take the time and say how impressed I am with the work you guys are doing in such a short time and the correct decisions you are having to make on the fly. Your work thus far from what I see is top notch and I would be thrilled to have a car built by you guys (if I didn't have the skills/tools to build my own).

Looking forward to the finished product.

[fesler]

Jason, It's as simple as how much time to repair as to how much time to replace. I think this car is a great example. Chris chose to repair the quarter panels,the majority of the panels are in good shape.So repair time is about,lets say 5 hours compaired to the 15++++ hours a side to replace. The roof would take several hours to repair. The time it would take to repair that roof would be much more time than to replace.You also have to take into consideration what the owner wants or has the money for. There is a ton of other factors that go into this equation,budget and parts availability being just some of it. Chris has alot of time and money invested in his name he's not going to put out sh^t work. I think his cars speak for them self.. I hope this helps you understand . :cheers:

I think this will really help with why and how things are done and sometimes you make a decision on the fly and hope for the best. Sometimes it really bites you and you lose big time and other times it works out great. Its usually always faster to fix than replace.

[fesler]

Chris, thanks for posting the build pictures. I don't post a lot here but I felt the need to chime in and note that I find it amazing how critical some people are being on this thread. I'm getting the since that the majority of the critics have never completed multiple cars themselves and actulaly done this type of metal work before. As someone with a dozen or so cars under their belt I wanted to take the time and say how impressed I am with the work you guys are doing in such a short time and the correct decisions you are having to make on the fly. Your work thus far from what I see is top notch and I would be thrilled to have a car built by you guys (if I didn't have the skills/tools to build my own).

Looking forward to the finished product.

Welcome to the internet, it seems no matter how you do something there is always someone out there that has a better idea or a better way to do it. We are not the best in the world but we are a dam good shop and we build stuff correct. We do what we do because we know what we are doing.

If anyone would like to question how or why we do something I do not have a problem with it. I will show every picture of a build and hide nothing as you can see. That is what sets our shop from most others, we are not afraid to show you guys how to do stuff right and have lots of details to prove what we are doing will look right when finished.

There are a lot of guys that will say that’s not how I would do it or why did you do that and when it comes to building cars there is really no wrong way to do things as long as it’s done right. I just wanted to show you guys the correct way to patch a panel and how to protect it so it won’t rust out again.

I figure that this post was a perfect one for what to watch for, even the best guys can miss stuff when buying a car and that can cost you a ton. This is more to show everyone out there that even a car that looks perfect can have $20K in rust problems and set you back weeks.

This car is nice but had issues, I would have not bought it knowing what I know now. I would have found a clean donor car to work with, one that I know has rust and where it is. I would say that about 80% of everyone selling cars on EBAY and the forums is covering stuff up. I have yet to really buy a car that was as good as stated. That is why I try to always buy stock with as close to original paint as possible.

If nothing else people that have seen this car will now know that there can be bad stuff on every car and it’s hard to find till you really get into it. You live and learn and try to buy better next time. I bought this car mostly for the parts so at the end of the day I got a decent price on a car because I was able to sell off all the parts. Nothing on this car was untouched. New everything

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[fesler]

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http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1034.jpg

[fesler]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1044.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1071.jpg

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http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1084.jpg

[fesler]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1086.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1090.jpg
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http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1102.jpg

[comp-spec]

Chris, I knew this would be a good one to watch. Like you said everyone can do it better.... Nice pics of the build

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv126/comp-spec/popcorn.jpg

I think your work speaks for itself. I'm sure that car is going to be badass

[fesler]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1107.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1116.jpg
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http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1132.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1133.jpg

[fesler]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1135.jpg

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http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1143.jpg

[fesler]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1148.jpg
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[fesler]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1176.jpg

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http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1190.jpg

[fesler]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1198.jpg
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[fesler]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1229.jpg
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http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/1969%20Camaro%20Black%20Knight/Img1264.jpg

[Rybar]

Cool thread, thx for showing us the whole build process. :thumbsup:

Awesome to see a car go from start to finish in like 2-3 days :lol:

I could have learned alot from a thread like this years back when I started my project. :yes:

[tones2SS]

As usual, great build guys.
Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

[67rstbkt]

:drool: :drool: That's looking awesome.

Is the headliner custom made? It would be cool to see what's involved in that process.

I have a really dumb question for you. Why build the center console out of metal? Durability?

And thanks for posting all the pics; they help me out with my project.

[Aschle]

OK guys, I feel the need to jump back in this thread to clarify a couple things. I never meant for my post to sound like I was putting down the work being done or come across as someone that can do a better job, that's not the case. I asked the questions for the reason of wanting to get an answer... plain and simple. I began building my 57' Chevy many years back and have yet to finish it, and will begin my 69' Camaro soon. There are a few panels that I chose to "patch" as you guys did and there is a part of me that thinks I didn't do it the "best" way. I see a big name shop doing the same sort of thing I did and it makes me sort of rethink my decision... Maybe my car is done better built than I thought, I have just always viewed "patching" as the cheap and easy way out, not to say it is wrong, but not the 100% best way of repair. Guys, I am only expressing - MY - views, not saying that what I think is the final word in right or wrong, I am not an arrogant person. I appolagize if my post was taken the wrong way, I tried to make it clear I wasn't trying to question your ability or knowledge, only looking for reason. Best of luck finishing the car, it is looking pretty good (alot better than I could do myself)!

Jason

[fesler]

OK guys, I feel the need to jump back in this thread to clarify a couple things. I never meant for my post to sound like I was putting down the work being done or come across as someone that can do a better job, that's not the case. I asked the questions for the reason of wanting to get an answer... plain and simple. I began building my 57' Chevy many years back and have yet to finish it, and will begin my 69' Camaro soon. There are a few panels that I chose to "patch" as you guys did and there is a part of me that thinks I didn't do it the "best" way. I see a big name shop doing the same sort of thing I did and it makes me sort of rethink my decision... Maybe my car is done better built than I thought, I have just always viewed "patching" as the cheap and easy way out, not to say it is wrong, but not the 100% best way of repair. Guys, I am only expressing - MY - views, not saying that what I think is the final word in right or wrong, I am not an arrogant person. I appolagize if my post was taken the wrong way, I tried to make it clear I wasn't trying to question your ability or knowledge, only looking for reason. Best of luck finishing the car, it is looking pretty good (alot better than I could do myself)!

Jason

Jason no problem with you asking, sometimes it need a complete replace and sometimes you can just patch the panel if you do it right. Notice how we made our own metal pieces that follow and match the factory perfect that way there is no way to tell once fixed what was touched. our part will be better and stronger than the factory one. Once body worked out metal shapping not filling with bondo everything will be perfect

[redfire69]

Chris, thanks for posting up all of these pics. Nice to see in one continuous thread! Does the air ride 4-link require the trunk floor to be cut for clearance? Was all that cross bracing from air ride? Thanks again, Ron

[Hitman]

I'd say that a large persentage of cars out there are that way. A good paint job has ruined many ambitions. We have a hard time telling people that after we blast the car there won't be much left of it. I'd rather buy a car with sun burnt paint any day over someone elses build. Car looks great now.

I feel your pain on that. I just dont like buying a rust free can to find rust hiden in hard to get parts. means that the last time they did some work they did not do it right.

[BIGCHRIS]

Badass work there thanks for taking the time to show,i love seing other peoples ways of doing and hands down your stuff looks first class .I also like how you patched alot of places instead of replacing i like to keep as much factory metal as possible thats just me:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[T_Raven]

Where the heck can I get a one piece carpet like that? I swear I saw them for sale some where but haven't been able to find them again.

[BritishGreen68]

Where the heck can I get a one piece carpet like that? I swear I saw them for sale some where but haven't been able to find them again.

i was just looking at those pics thinking that is some nice carpet! Ive put two cheap kits in my car now, getting tired of them fading and wearing out in a year... i think its a custom install...

[fleetus macmullitz]

i was just looking at those pics thinking that is some nice carpet! Ive put two cheap kits in my car now, getting tired of them fading and wearing out in a year... i think its a custom install...

Not positive but I think Chris Fesler said its the carpet used in Mercedes.

[tones2SS]

Not positive but I think Chris Fesler said its the carpet used in Mercedes.

OHH?!?!?
Shouldn't be too expensive then!!! lolllllll........:willy: :wow:

[Richio1]

Chris - got any updates on this project? Would love to see some more pics... does it happen to have the new 69 Camaro interior panels you just completed by any chance????

[tones2SS]

I believe this car is done.
WHAT A CAR!!:wow: :thumbsup:

[diesel1114]

car is looking amazing i hope you can post more pics :thumbsup:

[fesler]

new interior will be going in the next few weeks so we will post a bunch of shots of that for you guys. We are finishing up the full system and its finished. We got over 725HP so far and its fast

[tones2SS]

new interior will be going in the next few weeks so we will post a bunch of shots of that for you guys. We are finishing up the full system and its finished. We got over 725HP so far and its fast

Would love to see this car when done Chris. Thanks!:thumbsup:

[BillyBobL71]

Chris,

Always a treat to see new pics of your builds. You guys do incredible work. Love the black. Can you elaborate as to exactly what black it is?

Thanks,
Bill

[Revved]

Being in this business for a while you come to learn that when restoring a 40+ year old car like this that everything is a judgement call and that is where the experience of dealing with cars much worse than this comes into play. It's always easy to second guess someone from some pics over the internet but unless you are the guy standing there with the grinder and welder with the job of addressing that panel you aren't the one to be diagnosing what to do. All of the patch work his guys did seems proper for what can be seen in the pics and from watching the metal work that has come out of Fesler over the last few years I'm not one to question why they did or didn't replace a panel.

And don't get caught up in the "I don't want Bondo" on my car fallicy. If you media blasted a 2011 brand new car off from the assembly floor you will find some form of body filler- typcially at panel joints. It is meant to smooth imperfections on metal work, hide welds, and generally make everything look pefect before those coats of primer and paint are laid out. Anything that is not perfectly smoothed before paint will not be perfectly smooth after paint. The reason Bondo has such a bad name is that too many people, either purposly or out of stupidity, have decided to use it as a shaping material and not a finishing material. I belive ICAR teaches that It should be no more than 1/8" maximum thickness.

The car looks great guys- I'll see it here in a few days at SEMA!!

[Richio1]

Chris- what ever happend with this project? Havent seen any updates in a long while. Did it get completed and where can we see more about it?

[mrbigblock]

Great attention to detail as usual.