Hi to everybody, this si my project.

[CAMAROpty]

Hi, I live in Panama and in october 2005 I bought this Camaro 69 in this condition... :censored:

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/3104/dsc001613pe.jpg

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/2884/dsc001621lh.jpg

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/1272/dsc001656ay.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/7203/dsc001685oi.jpg

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/7647/dsc001575kc.jpg

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/5121/dsc001726wu.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/4064/dsc001587xo.jpg

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/8633/dsc001596iv.jpg

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/2972/dsc001604zu.jpg


it´s a shame what he did on this camaro

[CAMAROpty]

first surprise.... the windshield was from another car :eek:

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/7002/dsc001783pn.jpg

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/2194/dsc001799we.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

more surprises....as you can see in the photos the power steering column and the manual transmission was from another car

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/2592/dsc001877tm.jpg

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/4690/dsc001854al.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/8461/dsc001975he.jpg

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/2677/dsc001987ru.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

Later with the LT1 engine/transmission/differential, disc brakes, power steering, Hotchkiss suspension, antera rims and a lot of work.....

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3910/dsc002857np.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/9471/dsc002871re.jpg

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/6593/dsc002900xz.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/1224/dsc002917zc.jpg

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/5042/dsc002921hj.jpg

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/3508/dsc002939kj.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/3638/dsc002948rn.jpg

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/8610/dsc002955ap.jpg

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/766/dsc002886wf.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

Much later.....

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5541/dsc00377vu6.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9739/dsc00378ml8.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2108/dsc00382iu4.jpg

[CAMAROpty]

and two weeks ago....

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5926/dsc00393iu4.jpg

http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/2173/dsc00395ju9.jpg

http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/5889/dsc00398ng1.jpg

[XcYZ]

Wow, what was up with the paint and spoiler? Glad to see you're helping that poor soul out.

[Speedster]

Glad to see another Camaro saved. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

[Steve68]

Keep up the good work , must be hard to find parts down there,

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

WHOA!.. talk about a good save!.. that camaro loves you for life!

[philbay]

My utmost congratulations for showing what can be done under what I immagine are not the easiest surroundings, partswise. You really show us all who complain about the conditions and parts problems we share in the usa, to just shut up and deal with it.. I cant wait to see your project complete. Right now, even if you took a paint brush to it, you improved it about ten thousand percent.. Great effort.. phil

[tndude]

Man! I was speachless until I saw the next couple of pages. Whew! Looking good! Keep it up. :thumbsup:

[yell01]

Why didn't you leave it the way you bought it?? If you still have the spoiler I'd love to buy it for my 69 I'm building now. :D Seriously, looks like it's coming along great. :thumbsup:

[Huxsol81]

Looking good and your making excellent progress...good luck! :thumbsup:

[awr68]

On behalf of your car, "Thank You!!"

Keep up the great work! Are you doing most of it yourself??

[CAMAROpty]

thanks, all these comments are an inspiration for me.

The work we are doing it in the workshop of a friend, I expect to have finished the body work before end of the year.

the spoiler was made of wood!!!! lightweight???? :unibrow: and the yelow "spots" are made of vinyl


philbay: the biggest problem is that the parts cost me 75 % more than the price in USA plus the shipping time.... But always I liked the Camaros so, I do it with pleasure


Sorry I know that my english is bad

[CAMAROpty]

the first paint...

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6364/p1010425gk3.jpg

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7900/p1010426kl9.jpg

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/2929/p1010427yv7.jpg

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/5092/p1010428uz9.jpg

[Sales@Dutchboys]

MAN! that was quick!

[aussiebj]

Nice work mate love the colour...

[Blue70]

All I can say is WOW!!

Great job! I am glad to see that you are not only saving her,
but well on your way to making her beautiful once again :thumbsup:

[deuce_454]

pictures dont work in this page.. (only the last 4)

[deuce_454]

the first paint...

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6364/p1010425gk3.jpg

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7900/p1010426kl9.jpg

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/2929/p1010427yv7.jpg

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/5092/p1010428uz9.jpg

links dont work.... ?? i really want to see the after pics... i mean... if a car ever needed saving

[CAMAROpty]

Sorry about the links, and thanks for the comments,

Please tell me if you can´t see the images

http://aycu02.webshots.com/image/9201/2003323652561212150_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003323652561212150)

http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/8863/2003349240059830920_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003349240059830920)

http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/8338/2003398136478079754_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003398136478079754)

http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/10367/2003355672525247328_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003355672525247328)

http://aycu35.webshots.com/image/8754/2003333871849151705_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003333871849151705)

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

NICE color.. and it looks like your girl likes it too!

talk about saves the day..:willy:

[yell01]

What color is that. I'm getting my test panels later this week. Looks real close to what I'm going towards. Chevy C6 LeMans Blue or Ford Vista Blue.

[CAMAROpty]

thanks god my wife loves the color too :cheers:


the color is basically a modified midnight blue metallic with pearls, it´s custom sorry I don´t have a paint code

[yell01]

thanks god my wife loves the color too :cheers:


the color is basically a modified midnight blue metallic with pearls, it´s custom sorry I don´t have a paint code
Looks good. It's come a long way.:thumbsup:

[69Nova]

I know it has been said alot already but I'll say it again. Thanks for saving that Camaro. Your progress looks great.

[fvike]

Wow! :bow:

That's an incredible effort on your part. Truly a astonishing piece of work!
The color looks a lot like Dodge Viper blue... It's nice!

Are there many muscle cars in Panama?
My car has been to Panama, when it was shipped trough the canal. It's sailed both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans... Los Angeles to Oslo.

Once again, keep up the good work!

[CAMAROpty]

In Panama there is not many old muscle cars in good condition, a long time ago there was more but Americans came to buy them (again). But Panama is a small country.

[CAMAROpty]

more pics, the paint job its complete, but without the polish work

http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/11127/2005235679417801480_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005235679417801480)

http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/13628/2005299078050081981_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005299078050081981)

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/11368/2005276166492110563_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005276166492110563)

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/11387/2005204650192034117_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005204650192034117)

[Bandit Ls-1]

my goodness man im in pure disbelief at the drastic improvement you did on this car, just for savijng this poor car and doing such awesome work your sure to get into heaven :lol:

[melman109]

my goodness man im in pure disbelief at the drastic improvement you did on this car, just for savijng this poor car and doing such awesome work your sure to get into heaven :lol:

agreed :yes: :thumbsup:

[CAMAROpty]

hahahaha thanks!!! :lol:

today I will polish it and I think this week I will install the interior parts

[ChevyThunder]

Wow.. I remember when you first posted this car on the Team Camaro site....I do not think I had ever seen a more hidious Camaro . The car looks amazing! How about someone do a side by side photo of the car when he first got it and how it looks now... Inspirational . Keep up the good work .

[CAMAROpty]

thanks again!!.

I took this photos with my cell phone camera, excuse by the low quality of the photos, I hope that the painting job (polishing) is ready this week, so I will upload more pics soon.


http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/21972/2001676162691504121_rs.jpg

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/21451/2001662268830718171_rs.jpg

http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/20294/2001675705895865285_rs.jpg

[dropit69]

wow nice work i would never have believed that was the same car..:thumbsup:

[andrewmp6]

can you tell me name of the last owner im gonna smack some sence in to them for ricing out a camaro like that. it looks great now. dont you wish people would stop with the shotty repairs they do to cars.

[Bandit Ls-1]

i was going thru some stuff i had bookmarked and found this thread. so what happened with the car did it get finished?? i want to see pics, i think this story should be in a magazine.