This is MY 67 Camaro

[Sieg]

Merry Christmas Chief, enjoy the season.

[Steve68]

Awesome, everyone needs a big garage, at least a 2 car,

I've actually been working on my car, I'm trying to catch up to you.......lol

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Sonar Chief

Hey guys I appreciate the requests for updates, however I don't have anything to update. Having the car stored safely in Kevin's shop is a great thing as I don't have any room to store let alone work on my car here, hopefully real soon I can have a 2 car garage with an attached house

Hope all peoples have a Merry Christmas and some good family time!!!

GO GET 'ER CHIEF!!

Merry Xmas buddy!

[gofastwclass]

Originally Posted by Sonar Chief

Hey guys I appreciate the requests for updates, however I don't have anything to update. Having the car stored safely in Kevin's shop is a great thing as I don't have any room to store let alone work on my car here, hopefully real soon I can have a 2 car garage with an attached house

Hope all peoples have a Merry Christmas and some good family time!!!

You want a two car garage with an attached HOUSE? If that is your perspective you need a bigger garage! Dream big my friend!

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Merry Christmas Chief, enjoy the season.

Happy Holidays to you and your family!!

Originally Posted by Steve68

Awesome, everyone needs a big garage, at least a 2 car,

I've actually been working on my car, I'm trying to catch up to you.......lol

Steve ... all I need is a garage and a loft to live in, lol!!

Originally Posted by GregWeld

GO GET 'ER CHIEF!!

Merry Xmas buddy!

Thanks Greg, have a great Holiday with the family buddy!

Originally Posted by gofastwclass

You want a two car garage with an attached HOUSE? If that is your perspective you need a bigger garage! Dream big my friend!

I might look for a 3 car but **** is expensive in Denver!




Was looking back at the RUST my Camaro had when I started I thought I might share some pics in case some of you hadn't seen the beginning ....


If you think patching a corner of the door will fix the rust think again!!


Looking up into the quarter from the trunk!


The door pillar where a mouse house was sitting on the shelf, yuck!


Yeah seam sealer in the trunk ... what a waste of time!




Big blob of DVM ...


Causes the quarter to rust out .. grrrr!


This pic makes me cringe!!!


Side tulip rust, making me sick to my stomach ....


Both sides looked like this ... yours does too!


IF you don't replace your roof it will keep rusting ....


So that's why my OCD took over and I replaced all the metal ... lipstick on a pig doesn't cover up the pig, lol!


One of my favorite pictures ... post rust of course!

[gofastwclass]

Nice work Chief, you are doing it the right way. I'm in the middle of a similar situation on my project. I replaced the entire floor from toe boards to the tail lights. At this rate our cars will out live us.

It's nice to take a step back and recap on occasion. Documenting the build process is excellent because you can see the steps, time and materials invested that gets forgotten once everything looks pretty. For me the odd pause to reflect gives me perspective and makes staying motivated to keep moving forward much easier.

[XLexusTech]

More I explored more rust I found.. ended up with just roof and quarters everything else was cut out and replaced

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by gofastwclass

Nice work Chief, you are doing it the right way. I'm in the middle of a similar situation on my project. I replaced the entire floor from toe boards to the tail lights. At this rate our cars will out live us.

It's nice to take a step back and recap on occasion. Documenting the build process is excellent because you can see the steps, time and materials invested that gets forgotten once everything looks pretty. For me the odd pause to reflect gives me perspective and makes staying motivated to keep moving forward much easier.

Yes, most car guys get that to others it's just another car

Originally Posted by XLexusTech

More I explored more rust I found.. ended up with just roof and quarters everything else was cut out and replaced

I'd be suspicious of 'what's under the roof' just saying from experience its not pretty if the rest of the car needed repair!

[waynieZ]

When you’re doing the work OCD is a PIA, but makes all the difference in the finished product. Happy new year .

[Sonar Chief]

hey isn't that a Dixie Chicks song? My car is finally home, thanks to Kevin for keeping her safe and sound, and only steps away from me now! [insert happy dance] I had to put her on wheel doolies to I can move it from one side to the other and still get a door open. Of course the XR650R has to be pushed outside to move the Camaro. I have been working on final body work, which is not my favorite task, and hopefully get it back into epoxy and then wrap.

I pulled the maroon wrap off the front valance and header, didn't undercoat the back sides, and found out the SPI Epoxy didn't want to let go of the wrap. I came off in little bitty pieces and then left the adhesive which I had to "skin" off with a razor blade, grrr. So a call to SPI and he suggested I clear coat over the SPI Epoxy to provide a barrier to the wrap. After all, clear is nothing more the paint w/o pigment.

Knowing my limits I have a body man coming over next week to look at what needs to be done to get the doors and the front sheet metal aligned and looking as good as the body tub. Meanwhile I'll finish the body the best I can and start with the mock up of wiring [AAW 15] and A/C [V/A]. I ordered Speedtech tubs and engine down bars, and sent my Ididit column back to get shortened, thanks Jay, for working with me!

Well, here's some car porn for your viewing pleasure, and yes I sat out the shed and petted my car when she came home, missed her bunches!


Got the shed cleaned and started laying down some vinyl flooring …. she deserves better than a greasy ol floor!

Pulled out of Kevin's car hauler!

After some "redneckery" loading she's home

Not a lot of room, but we all have to work with what we have!

Started sanding down the SPI epoxy and added filler to getter straight … as I can!

Working on the hood today, half done!


Other than that, went out to Sonoma to see Greg's car run and hang with some great guys that came out to support Greg and his family. I also went down to PPIR OPTIMA and saw the gang from Cali, got to ride with Efrain on the cruise, thanks buddy …..good times


The goal is to drive the OPTIMA in my car next year!


Well time to turn on the big fan and get to work, thanks for looking ...