70 Camaro - Boise, Idaho

[Goosesdad]

Restarting my thread in the Project Update Forum. I started in early 2014 with a complete tear down, blast an epoxy. Tubs, 4 link, some rust repair, cage, sub-frame and some interior work including new trans and trans tunnel is all complete. A ton of pictures following. Thanks again to everyone for your inspiring builds.

[Goosesdad]

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[Goosesdad]

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[Goosesdad]

Installed sort of a reverse mold for the custom fiberglass interior panels, probably seems a little strange to use wood, expanding foam insulation and drywall putty....but this was a quick way to shaping this mold. Then I laminated glass over the top. Of course this will all get removed later in the build and the glass will be covered with leather and alcantera. The wood mold will get removed and tossed, of course then I will need to mount the interior panels, truth be told, I haven't figured that out yet but I wanted to get this done prior to installing the roll cage so I could put the cage bars tucked up as tight as possible. It looks rough now...but it's a good base with a cool shape.

[Goosesdad]

Roll Cage was next. I left the door bars off for now, just to make access easier.

[Goosesdad]

Subframe and Firewall Part 1

[Goosesdad]

Had to modify the bottom of the doors to fit around the cage and also installed Ring Bros hinges. Pretty Sweet pieces.

[Goosesdad]

Seat mounting brackets. Went through a couple redesigns but for certain have DSE to thank for the concept from one of their first gens. I spent a fair amount of time notching the sub frame connectors and lowering the seat mounts in order to get my head as far away from the rollbar as possible. There is another 1/2" to be had by modifying the seat brackets...for another day.

[Goosesdad]

Mounted the seats and did some test fitting of the door bars.

[Goosesdad]

Trans cross member. That was a fair bit of work!!! Tons of fun though.

[Goosesdad]

Went for the bolted sub frame connectors. Sleeved them of course. Had to apologize to myself for being so stupid and not doing this before I installed them. Actually remember saying to myself...ah no big deal, you can put the sleeves in later. Had to buy myself a beer.:bang:

[Goosesdad]

Trans tunnel fab was next. Tried to keep it tight. Tried to increase both foot wells.

[Goosesdad]

More Trans tunnel and Firewall pics

[Goosesdad]

Installed the DSE master cylinder bracket. A few slight mods to clean up the firewall here. Also made some changes to the way the wiper motor mounts so that it ends up level, no clue why factory and aftermarket motors are mounted at some weird angle.

[Goosesdad]

During one of my "hey sweetheart, can you come out and give me a hand in the shop for a few minutes" episodes...my lovely wife actually said...."how come you make so many small cuts of metal instead of just cutting it once?" Because she is beyond gorgeous and I really enjoy her company....I just simply responded ..."cause I'm lame". A proper explanation or smart@ss remark wouldn't have served me well.

[Goosesdad]

All caught up now with the build thread, present day work on the cowl starts now. Wheels and tires should be here in a couple of days. Brakes and rear are on order.

[Sonar Chief]

WOW ... you have done some quality work fer sure! Keep up the great work!

[DKz Garage]

Nice Job - Great Craftsmanship! Love the color....

[pro66tour]

I agree - looks fantastic!

[ma73z]

Very nice! Subscribed.

[Goosesdad]

Very nice! Subscribed.

I agree - looks fantastic!

Nice Job - Great Craftsmanship! Love the color....

Thanks guys!! Appreciate the encouragement, means a lot considering the company I'm in here!

[Goosesdad]

Wheels arrived this week, going through mock up now. With the 315's in the front, I knew I was headed towards flaring the front fenders a bit. Looks like the front track width is going to be a little over 2" wider than the rear so I am likely headed towards flaring the rears as well so I can push the rears out to be equal with the front???. Haven't ordered the rear-end yet so at least if I decide to flare the rear, that won't be an issue. Appreciate any advice on the track width issue.

[glassman]

Don't know how I missed this before. Nice job, love the little "unseen" details in the tranny tunnel. Plus, I'm a little partial to 2nd gens....

[grendel]

Having flared the tail end out with some metal work...

GO AS WIDE AS YOU CAN :idea:

Loving the work.

[Goosesdad]

Having flared the tail end out with some metal work...

GO AS WIDE AS YOU CAN :idea:

Loving the work.

Thanks. You and Steve both convinced me to flare the rear. Both of your cars look great. Looks like I will need to push the rear fenders out 1 5/8" each.

[Goosesdad]

Don't know how I missed this before. Nice job, love the little "unseen" details in the tranny tunnel. Plus, I'm a little partial to 2nd gens....

Thank you!!

[Goosesdad]

Worked on the cowl this weekend, the plan is to seal it off 100%. Though I did prep the underside so it is sealed and could get wet if the access panel leaks. I will also drain the pockets below the wipers that I have created. Pics on that later. For sure I have a few hours with the grinder on my plate tomorrow!!

[Goosesdad]

Brakes arrived. A little shipping snafu with the rotors....but Bear and Matt's Classic Bowties are both top shelf. Slotted only rotors on their way.

[Goosesdad]

Welds cleaned up on the cowl. I will put a gasket under the access panel with the goal of completely eliminating the chance for any water or debris to get into the area below the cowl and down into the door sills. I sealed the metal with rust restore and then painted it....just in case water ever gets past the access panel or the wipers. I realize I've created a pool for water where the wipers bolt to the cowl, I might create drains here with some metal and rubber tubes to direct the water out. A decision for later.

[Goosesdad]

I think I'm committed......

[glassman]

Love it!!!! I may do that to my "done" car. Are they ever really done? (when u sell em?)

[grendel]

I think you are, too.

[DannyZ]

Great Job!!! Keep it going, love It!!!

[syborg tt]

I think I'm committed......

I think I am in Love !!!

Just curious have you kept track of the hours you have in this project ?

[jsr69]

I saw the car in person yesterday and the workmanship is better than John's pictures. The front flares will look great when he gets it completed. I can't wait to see the car as it progresses. Definitely the most radical Pro-touring car in the Boise area.

[64mali]

very clean work! I can't wait to see the progress continue

[tmadden]

Restarting my thread in the Project Update Forum. I started in early 2014 with a complete tear down, blast an epoxy. Tubs, 4 link, some rust repair, cage, sub-frame and some interior work including new trans and trans tunnel is all complete. A ton of pictures following. Thanks again to everyone for your inspiring builds.

That rendering is salty

[Goosesdad]

That rendering is salty

very clean work! I can't wait to see the progress continue

I think I am in Love !!!

Just curious have you kept track of the hours you have in this project ?

Great Job!!! Keep it going, love It!!!

I think you are, too.

Love it!!!! I may do that to my "done" car. Are they ever really done? (when u sell em?)

Thanks Guys!! I'm always inspired by this group!!

[Goosesdad]

Front fender flares are mostly tacked up, will stop here until the rear end is in so I can have a better feel of how the back flares are going to come together...need to insure they play nice with each other. Huge thanks to Steve Lenning and Grendel for paving the way on flaring the rears!! I owe beers!!! And for sure, appreciate the help and encouragement from Kyle at DSE and Tim McGilton. Front width ended up at 74 5/8" with 18x11's and 5"backspace. Plenty of clearance everywhere ....except the fender of course. Will fab my own fiberglass inner fenders later.

If you can see the black sharpie line on the flare (it was originally in line with the body line), you can see how much I had to raise the flare up, along with bringing it out almost 1 5/8". Truth be told, I'm way over my head when it comes to hammer and dolly'n this back in shape but I'm going to make it happen!! I will end up with about 3/8" of clearance while compressed to the bump stops and at full lock on the steering and about 1 degree of camber. I'm assuming that is about what camber will be run on the street? Hope is my strategy on this 3/8" being enough!

[Goosesdad]

Rear end, floater and brakes all set for mock up. Set the rear end up for 1/2" of a spacer to bring the rear tires out to the same width as the front. I know that it would be better to have the option to adjust the front with spacers as well but this would necessitate flaring the front fenders out so far that I think they would look goofy. If I had a redo, I might tighten up the wheel/brake clearances, I think there is 3/8" of extra clearance in my setup. If you wanted to build in some adjustment in the front, it's possible!!

All of the Baer Floater components look awesome. Went together perfectly.

[Goosesdad]

Kind of feels like a milestone putting it on the ground, standing on it's own.

[Goosesdad]

I saw the car in person yesterday and the workmanship is better than John's pictures. The front flares will look great when he gets it completed. I can't wait to see the car as it progresses. Definitely the most radical Pro-touring car in the Boise area.

Thanks Steve, was a pleasure spending time with you and Janie. Speaking of sweet rides, your Camaro is awesome!! Congrats on taking home the trophy at our car show!!

[Goosesdad]

Been a little low on the production this month, don't you hate it when silly things like work and staining the fence get in the way the important stuff!! Working on the front flares and ordered a set of rear fender skins so I can get started on the rears.

[grendel]

Looking good... and familiar.

I am still picking out black boogers from my flare process. :disgusted:

[tazzz2_ca]

Beautiful build indeed,, and the metal work is awesome. Shared you desire for the 315 and made my mods in Carbon.
http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af93/projectwarpath/White%2072%20RS/26-06-20167%20011_zpscxf6zjnu.jpg (http://s997.photobucket.com/user/projectwarpath/media/White%2072%20RS/26-06-20167%20011_zpscxf6zjnu.jpg.html)

[Goosesdad]

Looking good... and familiar.

I am still picking out black boogers from my flare process. :disgusted:

I hear that!!! Freakin' grinder!!! Wish I was better with the TIG so I didn't have so much grinding to do!!

[Goosesdad]

Beautiful build indeed,, and the metal work is awesome. Shared you desire for the 315 and made my mods in Carbon.
http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af93/projectwarpath/White%2072%20RS/26-06-20167%20011_zpscxf6zjnu.jpg (http://s997.photobucket.com/user/projectwarpath/media/White%2072%20RS/26-06-20167%20011_zpscxf6zjnu.jpg.html)

Thanks !!... Love the CF, looks great!. I was heading down that path as well....but last month saw wheels/tires/brakes and the rear end hit the checkbook. My wife loves me but even she has her limits!! :buttkick:

[syborg tt]

Thanks !!... Love the CF, looks great!. I was heading down that path as well....but last month saw wheels/tires/brakes and the rear end hit the checkbook. My wife loves me but even she has her limits!! :buttkick:

Ha, Thank God my wife and I have separate check books.

[Goosesdad]

First flare metal work at 95%, a touch more hammer/dolly/shrink work to be done...might enlist some help from a sheet metal voodoo expert to get me closer here but right now 1/16" of filler would get me smoooooth! I think an expert could get me closer. Truth be told, I was impatient more than once while welding this up, and put to much heat into a couple areas. Totally fixable, just angry that I added work to my plate.

[DKz Garage]

Beautiful work!!

[Goosesdad]

Beautiful work!!

Thanks !!!

[Goosesdad]

Been a challenging couple of months, progress has been slow but have finally put the front fender flares almost to rest. Can't finish until I complete the rocker panels mod's. Soon. 60758
Had a couple minor issues with the rear-end, one was Currie's and one was mine (rushed the drawing and made a mistake). Currie did a fantastic job handling theirs and took care of mine at no charge. Rear-end is back in the car and all is well! Thanks Jon and Tony at Currie!! Spent the better of a day with plumb bobs ,string and a tape measure and squared everything up. I had already squared the subframe but after careful measuring the rear-end only took a 1/16" adjustment to the panhard bar to get perfect. Wasn't expecting that to go so easy!!
Started the rear fender flares. Picked up a set of skins from Classic Industries, and have started the process of moving the outer tubes out 1 5/8", leaving 3/8" clearance to the rear tire....is that enough?? More pics to come very soon.

[unwrittenlaw191]

Just recently moved to Boise. Happy to see a build like this going on here...cant wait to get to work on my project.... Great Work!!

[Goosesdad]

Just recently moved to Boise. Happy to see a build like this going on here...cant wait to get to work on my project.... Great Work!!
Welcome to Boise! Wow, worst snow in over 10 years....that wasn't a very nice welcome mat. It will get better!

[214Chevy]

A lot of nice work going on here...I like it.

[Goosesdad]

A lot of nice work going on here...I like it.
Thank you Sir!!!

[Goosesdad]

I wish I could quit saying that life is getting the way of shop time...but Boise just had the worst snow storm in over 30 years. I spent the weekend shoveling snow and worrying about the trusses over my shop that had 33" of snow accumulated. Northwest transplanted California dude still hasn't completely sync'd with snow!! I know there are many here who will laugh at that little bit of snow but it was a big deal here. The evenings required the Jacuzzi and many cocktails!

I'm making some progress with the rear fender flares though, the first side has been mocked up and some tacking has begun. Attached are some pics of my process...I ended up only cutting the new skins at the body line seams and then laid the inner fender lip up against the tire with a paint stick as a buffer. Once it's all tacked in place, I should be able to thin the fender lip by 3/8" plus the paint stick should give 1/2" of clearance to the tire. Allowed the fender to decide how wide the back of the car would end up, looks like it will end up about 1" wider at the tail lights. Attached a few pics of all the clamps (reversed to be spreaders) that I used to push the existing fender lip out to be flush with the new skin. The threaded rods are doing the same with a thin piece of wood inside the fender and some nuts to push it out flat but still keep the curve to the fender.

The body seam behind the tire appears to be lining up almost exactly straight in line with the door/front fender but the section between the tire and the door will have to be completely rebuilt. Shouldn't be an issue.

Kind of embarrassed by all the wood and threaded rod chaos but it was the only way to do it while by myself in the shop.

More to come......

[waynieZ]

Just went through you build again and enjoyed it as much as the first time. That's some real nice fab work John. I love a second gen flared out like this. I finally remebered to subscribe so I don't miss anything !

[GTWayne]

Welcome to Boise! Wow, worst snow in over 10 years....that wasn't a very nice welcome mat. It will get better!

Just got here in Oct. quite a ways behind you but you are doing awesome. Look forward to meeting up after I get done shoveling snow.

[Goosesdad]

Just went through you build again and enjoyed it as much as the first time. That's some real nice fab work John. I love a second gen flared out like this. I finally remebered to subscribe so I don't miss anything !

Thanks Wayne!!!

[Goosesdad]

Pretty excited to finally see my thoughts on paper!! Ben Hermance is fantastic; he took my thoughts and molded them into what works. I appreciated our interactions, his ability to take my words/sketches and put to paper all with a keen eye, I think has resulted in good looks and functionality all of which is buildable from my shop. Not sure on exact color yet, that's a decision for later this year but having the body mods solidified was a great step forward.

[Goosesdad]

First rear flare is getting closer.

[Spiffav8]

Fantastic Renderings!! Yeah Ben does good work and he's good people. The car is looking epic!!! Going to be a lot of fun!!

[WSSix]

Love the renderings! The 3rd gen GTA style spoiler flows nicely. Good luck!

I vote purple for the color.

[waynieZ]

That's Looking Good!

[214Chevy]

Love the rear spoiler idea....sick!!:trophy-1302:

[Schroeder]

Is there any reason you chose to stretch the car rather than just enlarge the flares other than for personal taste and preference?

When you stretch the car as you've done the donor section you added from the quarter skin is cut to be longer than the actual cutout in the quarter panel in the car so it bubbles. Is that right?


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[Goosesdad]

Fantastic Renderings!! Yeah Ben does good work and he's good people. The car is looking epic!!! Going to be a lot of fun!!

Love the renderings! The 3rd gen GTA style spoiler flows nicely. Good luck!

I vote purple for the color.

That's Looking Good!

Love the rear spoiler idea....sick!!:trophy-1302:

Thanks guys! Looking forward to building the spoiler, I worked at a race shop during college, we built most of the top fuel funny car bodies of that era. We had an 86' TA from Pontiac that we used for building the Skoal Bandit body the Prudhomme ran. Used that spoiler idea and built one for my 84, always liked the style over the 84. Will do the same concept here and see if it actually looks right on the second gen, if so I will make a mold, if not, will scrap the idea and go with the traditional spoiler.

[Goosesdad]

Is there any reason you chose to stretch the car rather than just enlarge the flares other than for personal taste and preference?

When you stretch the car as you've done the donor section you added from the quarter skin is cut to be longer than the actual cutout in the quarter panel in the car so it bubbles. Is that right?


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Steve Lenning and John(Better grow a mullet) were the creators of this idea for me. I morphed their designs to fit my goal of not having to make any pie cuts in the fender...I was worried that I would F'up the natural curves of the fender if I had to seam it back together. I only cut the fender at the center body lines while mocking it up and saw that I could get the fender very close without the pie cuts. It did result in the rear tail being about 1" wider than stock and it did kick out the bottom of the fender behind the tire about 1 1/2"". However, I did widen my rear track width to match the front (74 5/8") so the rear end being a little wider actually helps to lessen the tire sticking out and I liked the look and felt it would work with the changes to the rear bumper area and the spoiler, so I committed. The pics here don't show it very well because I cut the rear of the fender off, it will go back on soon. I didn't do that on the drivers side (working on now). I will post pics soon.

[Schroeder]

Aren't you going to have to make a wider bumper cover, modify tail light panel, etc?

Can you address putting the quarter skin in? Is the section you add into the quarter longer than the section you cut out in order to make it stretch and bow a little? I read somewhere this is how it's done. I want to ask someone who actually did it.

When you say "pie cuts" in the fender do you mean little spots cut to take the place of stretching?


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[Goosesdad]

Aren't you going to have to make a wider bumper cover, modify tail light panel, etc?

Can you address putting the quarter skin in? Is the section you add into the quarter longer than the section you cut out in order to make it stretch and bow a little? I read somewhere this is how it's done. I want to ask someone who actually did it.

When you say "pie cuts" in the fender do you mean little spots cut to take the place of stretching?


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If you look at the pics I posted you will see that there is about 1" of the original fender behind the door jamb, that's the "stretch" in the front. I would have done the same in the rear, similar to Steve and John but I opted to just let the rear end get wider...and yes this will require changes to the rear tail panel which I had already planned for. No real play book here, I do recommend looking at Steve and John's builds, both are done very well.

[Goosesdad]

Driver side rear flare underway. Should be done tomorrow. If anyone ever uses this method to flare a sec gen, the key to the upper line flowing properly is bracing the joint from the backside. Kind of boring pics to put here but if anyone wants detailed pics, PM me and I will send them to you. Worked pretty well. One pic included here, you can't see the nut behind the square tube with the washers but it pushes the tube which pushes the existing and the new fender into a nice flowing line.

[glassman]

So subtle yet so much detail, well done!!

[WSSix]

x2 I'm anxious to see how this turns out. Keep up the great work. Love seeing the detailed pictures of the changes.

[extralight]

Wow, very impressive work and I love the wide body style!

[dhutton]

Nice work. I love these fab threads.

Don

[Zoomin]

Killer build, man. Back in the 70's everyone was flaring the second gens, and for good reason - they just look insane.

[Crystalss]

Very nicely done...flows nicely with the original lines. Just wondering how you will do the tail panel? Will you push the tail lights out by the amount the rear was widened?
MY 67 Nova needs quarter panels I wish I had the skills and guts to try something like this.
Awesome job...hanging on for updates.

[grendel]

Looking good man.

We should get the cars together when they're done, so people can tell us they had one just like it :)

It's really worth doing. I almost wish I had not brought the back in. The tail is just .5" wider on both sides. Hard to see.

[Goosesdad]

So subtle yet so much detail, well done!!
Thanks Mike! Was a pleasure to meet you at SEMA.

x2 I'm anxious to see how this turns out. Keep up the great work. Love seeing the detailed pictures of the changes.


Wow, very impressive work and I love the wide body style!


Nice work. I love these fab threads.

Don

Killer build, man. Back in the 70's everyone was flaring the second gens, and for good reason - they just look insane.

Thanks guys! Appreciate the encouragement.

Very nicely done...flows nicely with the original lines. Just wondering how you will do the tail panel? Will you push the tail lights out by the amount the rear was widened?
MY 67 Nova needs quarter panels I wish I had the skills and guts to try something like this.
Awesome job...hanging on for updates.

I'm working through the taillight question right now. I am definitely going to rebuild the tail light holes as the factory holes are a good 3/16" bigger than the tail light. I don't think I'm going to move them out though, seems like they will look better in the original location and just letting the return to the fender fill the gap. Go for it on your Nova, patience will get you there!!

Looking good man.

We should get the cars together when they're done, so people can tell us they had one just like it :)

It's really worth doing. I almost wish I had not brought the back in. The tail is just .5" wider on both sides. Hard to see.

Hell yes we should!! You and Steve Lenning were very inspirational in my approach!! Thank you very much!! Enjoying the parallel paths we are on! If I keep to my schedule, should be ready to fire it up Summer 2018.

Truth be told, I knew that if I started slicing the rear of the fender to get it to lay back down the factory location, I would end up with an ocean of waves! I wanted it wider to help with the 3rd gen spoiler I'm planning to mimic but I really just committed to letting it decide how wide it wanted to be without cutting anything more than the center body line. You and Steve both get serous props from me!!

[Goosesdad]

Here are some more pics of the rear flares and tail section mods. The bumper is on just so I could template it for the sheet metal bends. Will keep the original shape everywhere it's possible. I moved the bumper out 1/2" and then straightened out the upper portion of the fender/tail piece to remove the downward curve. Can't really see it in these pics, will post some better ones while doing the other side.

[DT69Cam]

Wow!!! Serious skills going on here!!

[Tonyj]

I really like where you are going with this one. Very nice work!

[JohnJ@RideTech]

Nice ride! I like how you've kept the flares subtle. Its a nice touch and really makes the car pop.

[syborg tt]

Pretty excited to finally see my thoughts on paper!! Ben Hermance is fantastic; he took my thoughts and molded them into what works. I appreciated our interactions, his ability to take my words/sketches and put to paper all with a keen eye, I think has resulted in good looks and functionality all of which is buildable from my shop. Not sure on exact color yet, that's a decision for later this year but having the body mods solidified was a great step forward.



I'm torn between the silver and the Burgandy. Leaning towards Burgandy.


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[Goosesdad]

Wow!!! Serious skills going on here!!

I really like where you are going with this one. Very nice work!

Nice ride! I like how you've kept the flares subtle. Its a nice touch and really makes the car pop.

I'm torn between the silver and the Burgandy. Leaning towards Burgandy.


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Thanks guys! Hey Marty - Yep, today, I'm leaning towards the Raspberry color as well. That said, I've gone from White to Grey to Raspberry almost weekly! Ha! I doubt I will truly know until I actually order the paint. Suspect that I am not alone in my inability to decide here!

[grendel]

I was all set on a certain red, until I bought paint. Somehow, it came back black :)

I couldn't stomach th4 4.7K that red was... so 2K for black was more palatable.

[Goosesdad]

After the rendering was complete, it became clear that I needed to move the front of fender flare out so the front spoiler would flow right.

[gofastwclass]

Very nice fabrication work.

[Zoomin]

That's magic from my perspective.

[woody80z28]

Subscribed. Amazing metal work. Really really nice. I see you've got a side splitter in the rendering, what are your plans there? I'll be doing something similar with my 80Z.

[Goosesdad]

Very nice fabrication work.

That's magic from my perspective.

Thanks - really appreciate the encouragement !!!!

[Goosesdad]

I was all set on a certain red, until I bought paint. Somehow, it came back black :)

I couldn't stomach th4 4.7K that red was... so 2K for black was more palatable.

Seems every decision I make comes with at least 3 zeros!! Ha! Appreciate that info John!!!

[Goosesdad]

Subscribed. Amazing metal work. Really really nice. I see you've got a side splitter in the rendering, what are your plans there? I'll be doing something similar with my 80Z.

I'm in that weird zone were every desired action has some roadblock because something else should be done first and truthfully I didn't do a good job of predicting this so I'm waiting for parts (fiberglass hood and deck lid). I really need both to move forward with confidence on the significant changes to the rear end/bumper area as well as the front spoiler.

Thus I will likely do the side skirts/splitter next. My plan is bend up a new side skirt that runs the entire length (means modifying the front fender). My plan is to basically follow the second to last body line and mostly just continue that line down which mostly just eliminates that complete roll under of the factory side skirt. Then I will make an aluminum side splitter that bolts to the new side skirt and sticks out about 1-2". I will include some pictures next week, would appreciate your input!!

[tmadden]

That rendering makes me want to see it finished

[Goosesdad]

Space for the mufflers created.

[gerno]

Nice job as usual. I'm planning to do something similar with mine for more exhaust clearance. Thanks for posting the detailed pics.

[grendel]

very nice.

[WSSix]

Looks great. I thought about doing that as well but decided I'd make slim mufflers instead. I'm only running 2.5" exhaust so I don't need a thick muffler. That and I don't have the equipment to make it as pretty as you did. Keep up the good work!

[waynieZ]

Damn that looks nice!

[Goosesdad]

Nice job as usual. I'm planning to do something similar with mine for more exhaust clearance. Thanks for posting the detailed pics.
Thanks. Don't hesitate to PM me if you want more detailed pics, glad to share what I did. Certainly, I'm appreciative of others here (and DSE of course) paving the way on this detail.

very nice.
Cheers John!

Looks great. I thought about doing that as well but decided I'd make slim mufflers instead. I'm only running 2.5" exhaust so I don't need a thick muffler. That and I don't have the equipment to make it as pretty as you did. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Trey. Couldn't justify the $1500 to buy a proper bead roller and while I hate buying Harbor Freight tools...$500 for their bead roller and a 120V winch along with a weekend of fab time and I came up with a motorized bead roller. It works pretty well, worth the effort.

Damn that looks nice!
Thanks Wayne

[WSSix]

Nice job on the bead roller, John. Shows what I know about bead rolling. I didn't know a power roller was a thing.

[Goosesdad]

Installed the DSE fuel pump access panel. No surprise that it's a really nice piece with a cool anodized aluminum cover. It's not big enough to provide access to the pump and the level sensor but I spoke to the guys at Rick's and they said not to worry about the level sensor, it's pretty stout and should live a long life so no access should be necessary. 620486204962050
Fab'd up the new bumper that will of course be hidden underneath the body work that will mimic the bumper..more to come soon on that. 62051

[Goosesdad]

Started the rear body work mods. I bought a fiberglass trunk lid from US Body Source, pretty nice piece...will of course need some fitting but the shape is mostly accurate. Started the tail light area, lots more to do....but it's coming along nicely. Tightened up the line to the deck lid.

[woody80z28]

Ah, I like that muffler idea...I should have done that. But I'm way too far past that now! haha

[GregWeld]

I have no idea how the heck I missed this build --- and I run down to Boise all the time (Boise Gun Co is my home away from home! LOL).

I live in Sun Valley....


Metal work is sweet --- I think you'd like to learn how to TIG and do a LOT LESS grinding.... just sayin'. Once you do sheetmetal and TIG it - you'll park the MIG machine on some farmers field. Hope I'm not being offensive here as that's not my intent.... it's just that there's a LOT of fantastic metal work going on here - and TIG would save hours and hours of tedious work.

Where's the shop?? I'd love to see this and meet you.

[Goosesdad]

I have no idea how the heck I missed this build --- and I run down to Boise all the time (Boise Gun Co is my home away from home! LOL).

I live in Sun Valley....


Metal work is sweet --- I think you'd like to learn how to TIG and do a LOT LESS grinding.... just sayin'. Once you do sheetmetal and TIG it - you'll park the MIG machine on some farmers field. Hope I'm not being offensive here as that's not my intent.... it's just that there's a LOT of fantastic metal work going on here - and TIG would save hours and hours of tedious work.

Where's the shop?? I'd love to see this and meet you.

I so hear you on the TIG, I sure tried.....but was less than successful. Decided to leave that for another day! Felt like I was learning to play the drums again...but at 50 years old with bad eyes and shaky hands! Ha! Blowing holes, warping...etc and I think I was spending more time grinding tig tips than grinding mig welds!! It was pretty comical. Stop by anytime, will send you a PM with my contact info!!

[GregWeld]

I so hear you on the TIG, I sure tried.....but was less than successful. Decided to leave that for another day! Felt like I was learning to play the drums again...but at 50 years old with bad eyes and shaky hands! Ha! Blowing holes, warping...etc and I think I was spending more time grinding tig tips than grinding mig welds!! It was pretty comical. Stop by anytime, will send you a PM with my contact info!!



Two flams and some paradiddles..... you got this. TIG takes a lot of hours to master.... but once you do -- OMG so much nicer!

THANKS!!! I'd love to see the shop and meet a fellow Idahoan.

[Jimbo1367]

GReat update. Hard to believe you did the beadwork with the HF modified BR. And closer pics showing the bear roller? WHat whinch did you use? I bet others would like to see this and copy. Great idea. Never seen one powered like that before. :thumbsup:

[Goosesdad]

GReat update. Hard to believe you did the beadwork with the HF modified BR. And closer pics showing the bear roller? WHat whinch did you use? I bet others would like to see this and copy. Great idea. Never seen one powered like that before. :thumbsup:

Posted my backyard bead roller pics here, though I'm a little embarrassed....it works but...!!!

http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?p=658249&posted=1#post658249

[Jimbo1367]

Pretty cleaver !!!

thanks,
JIm

[Goosesdad]

Still a work in progress but did manage to tighten up the deck lid gap.

[Goosesdad]

Rear bumper body work is in progress. I think it might be a little too "angular", think I might have lost some of the softness of the factory bumper shape. Once I get the other side done, I'll decide if I should redo the transitions and make them softer.

[Spiffav8]

I see what you're saying. I admire the work and more so that you're wiling to do it twice to get exactly what you want.

:captain:

[WSSix]

Top notch work as always, but I agree, I think it's too angular. Good luck!

[Goosesdad]

I see what you're saying. I admire the work and more so that you're wiling to do it twice to get exactly what you want.

:captain:

Top notch work as always, but I agree, I think it's too angular. Good luck!

Appreciate the feedback. Started the correction. Should be done this weekend. I don't know WTF I was thinking. Had the rendering hanging on the wall, 3' away from where I was working and I still went down that angular path. The whole point of this was to keep the factory lines.....brain fart I guess.

[Goosesdad]

Still have the lower section on the passenger side to complete but I did get it much closer to the factory shape. Still laughing at myself with that first effort.

Will tackle the outer areas next weekend.

[Spiffav8]

I don't know WTF I was thinking. Had the rendering hanging on the wall, 3' away from where I was working and I still went down that angular path.

That right there explained to me why I see cars being worked on with a copy of the rendering tapped to the part they are working. Total light bulb moment.

:idea:

[Goosesdad]

Made some more progress on the rear bumper. Ended up rebuilding the sides again, just trying to get the shape right and symmetrical. Templates and a laser have it pretty darn close! I'm in the middle of the lower radius'd part. Made a wood jig to shape the lower corner. I will finish it all by the weekend.

[waynieZ]

Amazing job.

[Goosesdad]

Amazing job.

Thanks Wayne!!

[Goosesdad]

Pretty good progress this weekend, passenger side is complete. Spent a fair amount of time doing some clean up of the driver side just to ensure complete symmetry.

Working out the details of the tail lights, location, mounting, etc.

[sick71]

Damn!! Totally custom, yet totally a Camaro! Love it! Can't wait to see what you are doing for tail lights!

[Goosesdad]

Damn!! Totally custom, yet totally a Camaro! Love it! Can't wait to see what you are doing for tail lights!

Thanks!! Exactly what I was going for! Tail lights coming in a couple weeks.

[Goosesdad]

Pretty light progress lately but finally mostly finished the new tail section. Very happy with how it came out. Kept the original lines for the most part, just enhances them a bit to fit with the flared fenders.
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Those aren't real tail lights...just some poster board painted red so I could make sure the placement looks right before drilling the holes. This is basically the stock location...basically.
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[WSSix]

Looks great, John. Good job!

[waynieZ]

It looks nice, did you make the cardboard lights bigger then the originals?

[Josh@Ridetech]

Metal work looks fantastic. I love your garage setup too!

[grendel]

Awesome work man.

Glad I could push a bit :)

[Goosesdad]

Looks great, John. Good job!
Thank you!!
Metal work looks fantastic. I love your garage setup too!
Thank you!!
It looks nice, did you make the cardboard lights bigger then the originals?
Nope, same size. I'm using the factory tail light lenses. Just looks like it cause I painted the paper cut outs all red...doesn't show the trim ring.
Awesome work man.

Glad I could push a bit :)
Thanks JJ....Geezz man, next time you see me do something that stupid, please just shove me off the cliff!!

[GregWeld]

I'll get to Boise soon! LOL

Damn I've been busy this summer -- and just haven't been down there. The car is looking fantastic!!

Leaving in the morning to go back to the Mayo Clinic for a few days of procedures. Then I'll have some free time (I hope!).

[Goosesdad]

As you can imagine, a 5 1/2 hole saw is a monster to hang onto even at low speed. I did weld a 3/16" plate behind the tail panel so the pilot bit had something to guide it.
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Fab'd up the tail light housings. I couldn't use the factory ones because of all the tail panel modifications and I wanted to slightly adjust their location to fit better with the widened tail.

You can't see it in these pics but there is a rubber seal between the tail light lens and the body.

Ended up adding about 4 lbs extra to the car but didn't really have a choice, in order to use a rubber seal, the bracket needed to be relatively stout. Had the shapes cut with a plasma table and then drilled the holes, just to help with the the weight. LED lights will mount inside later.

[Goosesdad]

Started mock up of the exhaust tips.

[Goosesdad]

I'll get to Boise soon! LOL

Damn I've been busy this summer -- and just haven't been down there. The car is looking fantastic!!

Leaving in the morning to go back to the Mayo Clinic for a few days of procedures. Then I'll have some free time (I hope!).

Thanks Greg!! Stop by anytime, I work from a home office quite a bit. Best thoughts to you!!

[Spiffav8]

Dang John...that looks amazing. Some serious skill there!!

:captain1:

[grendel]

Looking really good. A mag drill is your friend :).

[waynieZ]

It looks nice with the lights in there, your going to confuse a lot of people wondering what is different. I like it a lot, nice work.

[HotRod68Camaro]

Started mock up of the exhaust tips.

What are the exhaust tips from?

[grendel]

You'll get what I do: My *insert family member here* had a stock one exactly like that.


Yah sure, they did... with a 335" rear tire tucked well outboard of factory... :)


Did I miss the tire size on the rim specs? I am on my 3rd Not Your Father's Rootbeer and second cigar.

Yeehaw!

Oh, please tell me you're running digitails?

https://www.facebook.com/pg/BlueRibbonAutoRestoration/videos/?ref=page_internal

[Goosesdad]

Looking really good. A mag drill is your friend :).

Agreed, had one lined up for the weekend but got impatient.

It looks nice with the lights in there, your going to confuse a lot of people wondering what is different. I like it a lot, nice work.

Thanks Wayne! Hope so..!

What are the exhaust tips from?

2016 Mercedes AMG. eBay, pretty sure there were a handful of them out there. All stainless, pretty nice piece.

You'll get what I do: My *insert family member here* had a stock one exactly like that.


Yah sure, they did... with a 335" rear tire tucked well outboard of factory... :)


Did I miss the tire size on the rim specs? I am on my 3rd Not Your Father's Rootbeer and second cigar.

Yeehaw!

Oh, please tell me you're running digitails?

https://www.facebook.com/pg/BlueRibbonAutoRestoration/videos/?ref=page_internal

So true!
I'm looking at the Digitails and the ones from easyperformance.com. Appreciate any advice.

[grendel]

Well, guess what I used, if you're looking for advice? :)

[Goosesdad]

Dang John...that looks amazing. Some serious skill there!!

:captain1:

Thanks Curtis !

[rickpaw]

Love the build. Car is coming together now.

Tu

[Juicypop]

I am lost for words congrats brother!

[Goosesdad]

Love the build. Car is coming together now.

Tu

I am lost for words congrats brother!

Thanks guys!!

[Goosesdad]

Started on the rockers. I'm doing everything I can to seal up any access for water to get into the rockers but I did seal the insides of them up just in case. Will put a drain as well.

[WSSix]

Nice, John. I've been thinking about extending my rockers down to the pinch weld also when I finally get around to doing that work. My rockers need to come off to fix some minor rust issues anyway.

[Goosesdad]

Nice, John. I've been thinking about extending my rockers down to the pinch weld also when I finally get around to doing that work. My rockers need to come off to fix some minor rust issues anyway.

Hi Trey. I kept a 1" wide sliver of the rocker that I bent up if you want to use as a template, glad to send to you, not sure if it will be exact on your car but it might give you a place to start. I kept with Dr. Hermance's concept of not flaring out the rocker but just letting the door line continue down.

[grendel]

I am waiting for mine to come back from forming... my rockers originally had a chrome panel, so I am doing that in CF and dropping it down to the pinch and including a flare for the rear tires... so they don't look so much like a "dually" with a 345 on the back...

One of my customers calls hers the "dually".

:snapout:

[dhutton]

Awesome build and skills.

No matter what you do the rocker will not be totally sealed and moisture will accumulate. A couple of drain holes would be a good idea so that moisture can escape.

Don

[WSSix]

Hi Trey. I kept a 1" wide sliver of the rocker that I bent up if you want to use as a template, glad to send to you, not sure if it will be exact on your car but it might give you a place to start. I kept with Dr. Hermance's concept of not flaring out the rocker but just letting the door line continue down.

I appreciate the offer but I'm so far out from doing body work that it would be lost. I'm sure someone else might be able to use it.

Thanks John.

[Goosesdad]

Awesome build and skills.

No matter what you do the rocker will not be totally sealed and moisture will accumulate. A couple of drain holes would be a good idea so that moisture can escape.

Don

Thanks Don!! Yep, totally agree. I sealed the inside of the new rocker with Zero Rust before I put it up and I sprayed Eastwood's frame rail seal inside the existing rocker. I decided to leave the existing rocker as I don't think the weight savings was worth any potential chassis rigidity. I will include some drains....I agree with you, these areas seemed to have been designed to gather as much water and debris as one could find! - I wish I had picks of the leaves I took out when I stripped the car!

[Goosesdad]

Started finishing the rockers.

[ma73z]

Not sure how I missed this build, seriously awesome work! I wish I had your sheetmetal skills. Please keep the pics coming.

[Spiffav8]

Not sure how I missed this build, seriously awesome work! I wish I had your sheetmetal skills. Please keep the pics coming.

Yeah this is an awesome build to watch.

[Goosesdad]

Not sure how I missed this build, seriously awesome work! I wish I had your sheetmetal skills. Please keep the pics coming.

Yeah this is an awesome build to watch.

Thanks gents!!

[Goosesdad]

Combined the install of a 2.5 gallon oil tank with finishing the fab of the extended rocker panel. Thanks to many here...Steve, JJ, Tim McGilton and others for the concept and advice!
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Used a 1" tube through the rocker to provide access for a bolt to attach the front fender. Even though I've done everything I can to eliminate any water from getting down here, I still prepped the metal to withstand the elements.
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These access holes will be covered by a splitter...coming later.
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Had to push the tank into the interior just a bit.
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Sealed off the rocker.
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Sealed off the interior.
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Will have to relocate the filler and install a site tube. Prepped for this but will wait until I'm routing the oil lines.
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[Goosesdad]

Test fitting the Fesler flush glass. Fits well!
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[grendel]

Test fitting the Fesler flush glass. Fits well!
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Let me know how that goes. I am still tempted.

[gofastwclass]

The rockers and oil tank mount are fantastic.

[WSSix]

Very nice as always, John. The little details are amazing and extensive in order to make this all work out properly. Keep up the good work.

[Goosesdad]

Let me know how that goes. I am still tempted.
The front fit was virtually perfect. Certainly no metal work needed, just a little filler will be necessary...a very little. My passenger door and fender sit a little lower than the driver side, in relation to the A pillar and this they expose the bottom edge if the glass. Ill post a picture. Once I finish fitting the fenders and the hood, I can decide if I will extend them to better cover the area. The glass is good. Will be a month or so until I get to fitting the rear.

[alex n]

Looking very nice

[Musclerodz]

The front fit was virtually perfect. Certainly no metal work needed, just a little filler will be necessary...a very little. My passenger door and fender sit a little lower than the driver side, in relation to the A pillar and this they expose the bottom edge if the glass. Ill post a picture. Once I finish fitting the fenders and the hood, I can decide if I will extend them to better cover the area. The glass is good. Will be a month or so until I get to fitting the rear.

I would extend the a pillar gaps, they tend to run wide.

[Goosesdad]

I would extend the a pillar gaps, they tend to run wide.

Hi Mike! Thanks. Honestly, I haven't done a deep dive here, just a quick test fit. Yep, agreed the pillars need to come down to close up to the doors but what's interesting is that the glass seems to extend down further on the drivers side than it does on the passenger. The result is that the bottom of the glass is exposed on the passenger side where the drivers side is covered by the door and the fender. This is with a consistent 1/8" gap around the glass. First thought was raising the pass door and fender but the bottom gap is already about perfect and the body line is pretty accurate. Appreciate any thoughts...

[alex n]

I am building one of these cars as well , I had to extend the gap’s on the pillars to get it right on both sides , as for your windshield situation is the passenger door too low ? that seems odd.

[Goosesdad]

I am building one of these cars as well , I had to extend the gap’s on the pillars to get it right on both sides , as for your windshield situation is the passenger door too low ? that seems odd.

I don't think so, gap is about 3/16" to the rocker and I already closed that gap by 1/16" when I added my rocker extensions. I will chase this a little more next week and let you know. Thanks.

[fesler]

Here you can see the fitment to the doors and fenders to a car that was painted about 18 years ago... We are removing the trim and will repaint the car and fix the A-pillar at that time for a perfect fit but we designed this to fit as well as possible for all cars and yes they are all a little different. Are you fenders or door factory? This car is all factory Camaro. You gap is the largest one we have seen yet.

So as you can see on a factory car they are just about even or as even as we could get them and not hit anything. We want the glass to be tight but can't be to tight that it hits the metal or you will break it. There has to be a gap around the glass or in flex you will snap it. Hope this helps somewhat. That car is going to be bad ass...

Driver Side car not touched...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/Img0005_zps4rcxzqxf.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/FeslerBuilt/media/Img0005_zps4rcxzqxf.jpg.html)

Passenger Side car not touched...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/Img0024_zpsh7tr0eej.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/FeslerBuilt/media/Img0024_zpsh7tr0eej.jpg.html)

[Goosesdad]

Here you can see the fitment to the doors and fenders to a car that was painted about 18 years ago... We are removing the trim and will repaint the car and fix the A-pillar at that time for a perfect fit but we designed this to fit as well as possible for all cars and yes they are all a little different. Are you fenders or door factory? This car is all factory Camaro. You gap is the largest one we have seen yet.

So as you can see on a factory car they are just about even or as even as we could get them and not hit anything. We want the glass to be tight but can't be to tight that it hits the metal or you will break it. There has to be a gap around the glass or in flex you will snap it. Hope this helps somewhat. That car is going to be bad ass...

Driver Side car not touched...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/Img0005_zps4rcxzqxf.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/FeslerBuilt/media/Img0005_zps4rcxzqxf.jpg.html)

Passenger Side car not touched...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/FeslerBuilt/Img0024_zpsh7tr0eej.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/FeslerBuilt/media/Img0024_zpsh7tr0eej.jpg.html)

Thanks Chris! FOR SURE this isn't a glass issue....it's me! Glass is great! Just need to find the balance of the bottom gap and the body line a bit better I think. My pics show the glass touching the A Pillar....it doesn't touch, I was doing this alone and it just slid down a little. I'll redo these pics soon and show how well the glass fits.

[waynieZ]

Beautiful work! Just finding room for alll these parts amazes me. I always love comming back to check out what’s new.

[Goosesdad]

Beautiful work! Just finding room for alll these parts amazes me. I always love comming back to check out what’s new.

Very nice as always, John. The little details are amazing and extensive in order to make this all work out properly. Keep up the good work.

The rockers and oil tank mount are fantastic.

Thank you!!!

[Goosesdad]

Driver side rocker almost done.

[Goosesdad]

I did a more careful test fit of the front glass. Gap is great! Update on my earlier posts on this...for some reason my passenger door sits a little lower than the driver side, I will adjust a little of that out when I do a final door/fender adjustment. I ordered my radiator and core support this week, I'll do the final adjustments once that's installed. On to the rear glass next week!

[Spiffav8]

John this is going to be one heck of a car. Love following your build!

:cheers:

[Goosesdad]

John this is going to be one heck of a car. Love following your build!

:cheers:

Thanks Curtis!

[Goosesdad]

Sealing up the trunk filler panel.
Started with an AMD filler panel, fit pretty good.
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This area will be completely sealed, applied rust protection.
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Welded the seams both on the trunk side and the rear window side, will be 100% sealed from water. Took some fitting. I welded up the seam between the filler panel and the fender but I will recreate that seam later....just to keep the factory look.
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I didn't take any pictures of how the trunk hinges mount, sorry about that! Basically a pin through stock/modified hinges with brass inserts for bushings.
Made an access panel so I could remove the hinges.
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[waynieZ]

Nice!

[alex n]

very nice , I might steal that idea for my build, I think it looks great without the seam between the filler and quarter

[ZMAN1969]

John this build is awesome!! I like this view its kick ass!
http://lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=62899&stc=1&d=1503203479

[Goosesdad]

Thanks guys, as always....really appreciate the encouragement!!

Just finished the EStopp installation, it's a pretty nice piece. I used Lokar cables, they are also pretty sweet. Smooth inner liner makes for a slick cable pull even with some pretty tight bends.

This will all be covered with the center console and the rear deck area. EStopp is a little loud to be mounted inside but since this will all be covered with the center console and rear deck, most of the sound should be mitigated. The button is pretty nice and overall a pretty clean set up.

Mounted it on some 16gauge with the nuts welded underneath.

If you buy the Lokar cables, you won't need the EStopp splitter (the machined Al block) as the Lokar kit comes with a pretty nice splitter. The Lokar set up is actually a little tidier.

[waynieZ]

It looks good.

[214Chevy]

This car is gonna be Awesome!!

[slenning]

Hey buddy!! Wheres the video? :poke:

[Goosesdad]

Hey buddy!! Wheres the video? :poke:

Hey Steve! I plan on disabling the speaker for obvious reasons!! :confused59:
W3V8Y9TETpk

This car is gonna be Awesome!!

It looks good.

Thanks guys!!!

[grendel]

Does that have enough pull?

For some reason, mine doesn't so far.

[waynieZ]

It's supposed to have 600lb pull that's what the site says. Maybe the cables need a little tightening? It only has a short pull legnth.

[Goosesdad]

Does that have enough pull?

For some reason, mine doesn't so far.

Not sure. Still on the lift. Seems like it pulls pretty hard.

The cute little red light on my switch didn't light up when I pushed the button.... I called them and they were pretty helpful...ping them, I bet they will help you resolve, seems like a good group.

[Goosesdad]

A little rust repair on the A-pillars and tying in the roll bars.

[alex n]

what tools are you using to knock down the welds and finish the metal.

[alex n]

The metal finish looks damn good, 3M makes a spot weld grinding disc that I started using recently for use with a die grinder , it knocks down welds insanely quickly 3M #01991, I started using it after my pile of spent 2 inch discs turned into a mountain

[Goosesdad]

The metal finish looks damn good, 3M makes a spot weld grinding disc that I started using recently for use with a die grinder , it knocks down welds insanely quickly 3M #01991, I started using it after my pile of spent 2 inch discs turned into a mountain

Ahhh! Very cool, thanks for the advice. Ordered!

The 2" discs don't seem to hurt as much as the spiral drums! Geeez! I can only think of one place that you can burn through dollar bills quicker!

[Flowmaster Exhaust]

What a great build! Your attention to detail and metal work is admirable! Looking forward to seeing your project hit the street. Keep up the great work!

-Jason at Flowmaster

[Goosesdad]

Fab'd up the automatic trunk release set up. Used an actuator from Electric Life. Works pretty nice. Has a button for inside the cab and a 12 channel remote, though probably only use the door locks. Made a custom arm and welded it to the trunk release tab on the factory trunk latch. Had to make a new plate to mount the latch, factory location wouldn't work with the fiberglass trunk lid.
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Sounds a little more intense than it really is, just echoing in the metal trunk. That cable clamp is just temporary, will use a cable crimp for final assembly.
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AutoRad radiator and core support arrived. REAL nice piece, everything looks great. Serious attention to detail and that was continued in the packaging for shipment, well done x 10! Looks good (will be painted later). Fit perfect. Had them install a condenser but decided to do remote oil and power steering. Dual 14" Fans and their handmade shroud....looks awesome!
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[Goosesdad]

Needed to do a little re-do of the lower section of the front fenders, was a little wavy after the flares were done.
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Started the inner fenders by building the flanges.
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[waynieZ]

Looking good.

[glassman]

:thumbsup:

[Goosesdad]

Looking good.

:thumbsup:

Thanks guys!!

[Goosesdad]

Cleaned up the front fender mounts, just to hide the gap.

[Goosesdad]

Finally welded the new rocker to the door jam.
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I think this is actually the very last bit of rust repair.
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Brother-in-law turned me a new shift knob.
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[Goosesdad]

Finished the tail lights....I built the housings a while back, just installed the digital tail lights and painted the very first part for this car!! Put them in boxes and tucked away, don't expect I will see them again until next year during final assembly.

[waynieZ]

Nice job on the lights, heck the whole car !!

[alex n]

Nicely done

[Goosesdad]

I swear I was more productive this weekend than these pics portray!!

[gofastwclass]

Excellent work John. Building and fitting custom stuff takes a lot of time and you are really getting a lot accomplished.

[Musclerodz]

I swear I was more productive this weekend than these pics portray!!

That's the same thing I tell my customers, and they don't believe me either!:lol:

[rixtrix1]

Excellent build: execution and attention to detail are very nicely done!

[1500ccturbo3whl]

Nice build

[Goosesdad]

Nice job on the lights, heck the whole car !!

Nicely done

Excellent work John. Building and fitting custom stuff takes a lot of time and you are really getting a lot accomplished.

That's the same thing I tell my customers, and they don't believe me either!:lol:

Excellent build: execution and attention to detail are very nicely done!

Nice build

Thank you!!

[Goosesdad]

Suicide watch is over......the 4mm door/fender gaps are done.

[Goosesdad]

Fab'd up the inner fender lips. I epoxied them and a portion of the inside of the front fenders since the inner fender will ride up so close to the fender....I wouldn't be able to get any coating in there after their welded in. Once it's welded, I'll clean the weld up with a sanding rope and then use Eastwood's spray tube to get some primer on the seam, I'll coat the inside of the fenders with bed liner later.

[Goosesdad]

Inner fender lips complete.

[Spiffav8]

Sooooo.....when are we going to see this at SEMA?

[Goosesdad]

Sooooo.....when are we going to see this at SEMA?

That would be very cool!!! Thanks for the compliment! I'm on schedule for completion this time next year.

[Goosesdad]

I had these seat mounts cut out with a water jet. I know this voids the Cobra FIA cert. but I couldn't make their brackets work. I really wanted to have the option for more adjustment but in order to keep the seats as low as possible, I had to weld the mounts. Only end up with about an inch of forward/back and a bit of tilt. Wasn't expecting it would be so difficult to keep my head away from the cage.
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[glassman]

sick updates, looking forward to seeing it.....details details...keep um coming.

[DKz Garage]

One word.............. outstanding!!

[Goosesdad]

Built the molds for the kevlar/fiber inner fenders.
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I built the molds in place using some flooring underlayment and then shaped it with filler. For sure you wouldn't build anything but a one time/one off mold in this way.
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What....? PVC rollbars, hot glued in place aren't safe.
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The red paint is to help judge the depth of the white gelcoat. I'll do the laminating once the car is back on the rotisserie (soon) so I can turn it over, laminating overhead might be worse than welding overhead.

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[waynieZ]

Nice! This should be interesting to watch.

[rixtrix1]

Cool way to mold inner fenders. Can't wait to see the results!

[Goosesdad]

Seat Belt attachment points are done. All have Grade 8 nuts welded to 1/8" plate. I completely removed the factory attachment points on the tunnel side and created all new pieces. I left the factory points on the door side and then added my own plates and a new mounting point further back. All the plates are connected to the seat mounting tubes and/or the roll cage.
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Fabbed up a channel for the fuel line and the brake line. I'll clean up all the welds and finish the rest once it's back on the rotisserie.
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[syborg tt]

This car is just incredible


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[GregWeld]

My guess is the improved belt attachments are only about 400% better.... LOL


Nice work as we've come to expect from you!

[waynieZ]

My guess is the improved belt attachments are only about 400% better.... LOL

Most definitely!

[Goosesdad]

Nice! This should be interesting to watch.

Cool way to mold inner fenders. Can't wait to see the results!

Thanks! Should work pretty well..... I expect to have it back on the rotisserie in next month or so and I'll laminate them then.

[Goosesdad]

My guess is the improved belt attachments are only about 400% better.... LOL


Nice work as we've come to expect from you!

Most definitely!

Thanks Wayne and Greg!!! I've got a lot to protect! Ha!

[Goosesdad]

This car is just incredible


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Thank you Marty!! Your car has always been an inspriration to me, since seeing it at SEMA and meeting you...think it was 2011? Maybe 2012? Geez, where has the time gone.

[Goosesdad]

Here's the shoulder belt mounts, I'll TIG them later. Not sure if I'm going to need an upper seat brace to anchor the seat to the roll bar but if so, I can attach it to the bottom of the sleeves. We'll see how stiff the seats are on the track.

[MtotheIKEo]

Looking really good. I’ll be keeping an eye on this to see how you run your fuel lines. I put the same channel in my floor right next to the DSE subframe connectors and an not real happy with how mine are routed currently.

[Goosesdad]

Seats and seat belts all complete.

[waynieZ]

Nice!

[syborg tt]

Thank you Marty!! Your car has always been an inspriration to me, since seeing it at SEMA and meeting you...think it was 2011? Maybe 2012? Geez, where has the time gone.

I have good news it was 2013 so it's not that long ago


wait wait that is almost 5 years ago

[rixtrix1]

Looks great! Where are you mounting your sub straps?

[Goosesdad]

I have good news it was 2013 so it's not that long ago


wait wait that is almost 5 years ago

Oh man!! You Sir, have a good memory!!!

[Goosesdad]

Looks great! Where are you mounting your sub straps?

I welded a small plate with a nut centered below the center of the seat. I'll send pics soon. That said, I "think" I know what to do here but probably important to get some advice from experts. I did consult DJ Safety.

[rixtrix1]

Thx!

[camcojb]

Car is looking great John! :thumbsup: The wife and I just got back from Boise yesterday, looking around at houses. :cheers:

[WSSix]

Nice work as always, John. Thanks for the updates.

[Goosesdad]

Car is looking great John! :thumbsup: The wife and I just got back from Boise yesterday, looking around at houses. :cheers:

Let me know if you need any advise. Catch a beer if you come back.

[Goosesdad]

I should have had the headers before I did the transmission tunnel. The American Racing Headers really tuck up tight to the floor. With the DSE subframe and the standard height spacers, there was only 1/4" clearance to the stock floor, no room for V-Bands or drive-train flex. So I redid the floors. Absolutely no complaints here as the ground clearance is fantastic, so....well worth a little extra work. Probably many other easier ways to skin this one if someone didn't want to redo the floors. including just putting the V-Bands further down the exhaust as the floor naturally gets higher a few inches back.
Highly recommend ARH, great people and the headers look/fit awesome. They were fantastic about helping me get the drivers side to fit with the way I did the steering column.
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Ready to put her back on the rotisserie to finish all the welding, the rear tubs and exhaust tips.....was kind of a perfect time to put the wheels on and let her stretch her legs for the first time with all the flares complete. Sitting a little low for real life.
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[waynieZ]

I love the wide body, one of the best jobs I've seen. Nice work.

[Flash68]

Wow. Looks killer.

[Ricochet]

AMAZING!!! Been great seeing this come together!

[Barnburner]

That looks GREAT! Love it!

[WSSix]

Fantastic, John. Congrats on getting her back on the ground.

I'm facing the same issue with my headers. I think I'm going to raise the floor just a little as well when I put the new pans in. I wish I had done the drive line angle correct the first time so I could have built my headers correctly, too. Oh well, live and learn.

Keep up the great work.

[dcracing]

Amazing craftsmanship! Build looks great.

[Sandro's 1969 502 Camaro]

Great looking car, defiantly an inspiring build!

[Goosesdad]

I love the wide body, one of the best jobs I've seen. Nice work.

Wow. Looks killer.

AMAZING!!! Been great seeing this come together!

That looks GREAT! Love it!

Amazing craftsmanship! Build looks great.

Great looking car, defiantly an inspiring build!

Thanks guys! Appreciate the ride with you! Hope I can give back all of what I've learned from this group!

[syborg tt]

So many pictures of your build have ended up in my screen saver folder and the last two of the car are the latest.

Man I love this car


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[214Chevy]

Awe man!! This sure does look mean...