The inner fenders were sprayed with Imron and the undersides were sprayed with 3M Body Protection System.

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The body was rolled into the paint booth to spray color on all of the jamb areas.

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The backsides of fenders, doors, the wing, under hood area, and trunk jambs were all mask and painted Jetstream Blue and clear coated.

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The body panels were carefully reassembled on the car with the weatherstrip and inner fenders.

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Next, the RHS block 427 engine was stripped of bolt ons, chemically cleaned, and sprayed with and Eastwood high temp ceramic silver engine paint. This was done to preserve the aluminum look, and it will not discolor from heat or oxidize.

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During the wet sanding process, the crew noticed a few areas which did not appear to be as straight as they could be, so the Camaro was quickly treated to another coat of sprayable polyester, guide coated, and blocked once again. Primers are not shiny, so it is hard to see how reflections will appear after the car has been painted, clearcoated, and buffed smooth. A large board with stripes printed on it was used to verify a straight reflection in the body panels.

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That's a good idea using the striped board to check for straightness. Looking good !

Beautiful kevin just beautiful

Thanks guys!

Next, the car was cleaned, masked, and rolled into the baking paint booth for exterior color and clearcoat. We were very excited to see the results!

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We let the car cure in the sun for a couple days to let the clear outgas and harden. The car looked really nice "straight out of the gun".

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That blue is beautiful...Love it!!

I'm enjoying the build process, Kevin. Jet Stream Blue is a great color, basically a modernized LeMans Blue.

Tony

Thanks Gents! Yes Tony, the Jet Stream is perhaps a little sparklier and a little greener than LeMans. We really dig the color.

I love how this car is coming along. You guys do excellent work, I'll have to stop in and say hi next time I'm in the neighbourhood - if that's cool.

You're always welcome to stop in, we are here 8-5 daily and we give shop tours all the time! Thanks for the kind words!

Next, the clear coat was wet sanded in preparation for black Z/28 stripes. We used a factory assembly manual to lay out the stripes to Chevrolet specifications. The car was then cleaned and mask and the stripes were painted in black.

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Some of the smaller pieces were then sprayed in blue and clear coated. There are a lot of parts on a Camaro!

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After final clearcoat, the car was allowed to outgas before wetsanding and buffing. The crew utilized this time to begin final reassembly of the car.

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The next task was to reinstall the wiring harness in the car, starting with the dash, and then going under the hood.

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This task was made easier by virtue that everything had been installed in the car once already for test fitting.

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With the wiring in place, the crew carefully lowered the supercharged 427 back into the engine bay of the ZR9.

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Once the engine was in place, the crew connected the headers and began installing the other ancillary items back onto the engine.

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The Hydratech hydroboost brake booster was reinstalled.

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Next came the various coolers, radiator, engine oil cooler, power steering cooler, supercharger heat exchanger, and AC condenser coil.

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The air-conditioning hoses run through the passenger fender to minimize clutter.

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I hope you bleed the cooler with the fittings on top before. You mounted the fittings on the bottom.

It would probably bleed easier with the fittings on the top, but we did not have any issues bleeding the system with the Meziere electric coolant pump.

Under the dash, the Vintage Air evaporator core and other dash wiring was routed to its final destination.

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All the lines and hoses are neatly clamped together, and Gates heat shrink clamps secure fluid hoses.

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The Moroso PCV catch can and GM power steering reservoir are mounted to the engine.

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The brake master cylinder was reinstalled and the stainless brake lines reconnected.

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Dual Spal fans will keep this car running cool.

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Under the car, the MagnaFlow exhaust was reinstalled, as was the T56 Magnum transmission. The transmission was painted in the same ceramic silver as the engine to prevent corrosion.

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The Baer brake calipers were reinstalled and the brake system was bled. Upon completion, the crew reinstalled the Forgeline wheels and tires.

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Great job Kevin and crew! :thumbsup:

Always appreciated you guy's work. Please keep posting. Love the color

Thank you for the encouragement!

Soon, the crew reconnected the battery, added fuel, and the ZR9 came to life once again!

This car has Fesler door panels and power windows, so Tyler is in the process of reconnecting the linkages, custom door handles, and wiring the windows. The windows go in next.

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The assembly continues underhood, including more wiring. This is a Dedenbear relay panel in the passenger front fender that powers things like cooling fans, supercharger intercooler pump, etc.

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The air filter assembly lives in the driver front fender with a K&N Filter.

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Tyler fitting Vintage Air A/C components and ducting in the dash.

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All the components that will be visible through the grille are blacked-out.

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Fesler billet turn signal lights are installed in the lower valance.

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Detroit Speed RS headlight assemblies are installed next.

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Trevor installs and aligns the new window glass.

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Coming together great and looks awesome!

Thanks Jimmy!

The interior design of the ZR9 is a mix of ‘69 Camaro and new tech. We started with a set of Recaro seats and re-stitched the leather with a matching blue thread.

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The stitching color is very subtle:

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The center console was leather wrapped with matching blue thread as well.

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The console was then skinned in Carbon Fiber to modernize the look.

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Kevin did you leave the head rest off?

They were off in this photo, but they were installed with custom embroidery.

I love this build! I hope to be able to start a similar project someday

The rear seats are a custom design and are covered in matching leather and blue stitching.

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The custom rear package tray is skinned in leather, and features cut-outs for the rear speakers and roll cage. The speakers play through custom grilles.

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Soon it was time to start the exterior wetsand and buff process.

First the car is washed clean of dust and dangerous particles. Then, the edges and trim items are taped off and masked for protection.

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Jeff hand wetsands the panels with a variety of sand paper grits, starting with 800 on rough areas and “nibs”, then progressing to 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500, and 3000 grit. The rigid rubber block ensures he does not leave finger impressions while sanding.

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This sanding process leaves a very dull appearance that might make you nervous… like the paint has been trashed!

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However, once the polishing starts, the magic happens and the car’s finish comes to life!

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The Jestream Blue really stands tall in the sun!

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It looks beautiful Kevin. In the 70's I remember wet sanding up to 600 and that being a slick paint job, 3000 makes it like glass compaired to that.
Nice!

I remember the firs piece of 1000 I held in my hand and thought "this can't possibly do anything!" Now I know how dangerous 1k can be!

Now it was time to install all the “jewelry” on the car. A fresh set of SS and Camaro emblems and trim was ordered from Classic Industries and installed on the car. One of the unique features of the ZR9 is that it has a mostly-stock appearing exterior including nearly all the trim.

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There are a couple of custom additions, however, including this 427 badge on the cowl-induction scoop…

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And we had some custom “ZR9” emblems made by Emblempros (http://www.emblempros.com) that incorporate the new style ZR1 text with the custom number 9 to match our car. they are a multi-layer 3d badge that features intricate detail and a translucent “9” just like the OE ZR1 badge. We think they came out awesome.

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We affixed the ZR9 badge to the fender just below the Camaro script with 3M trim mounting tape.

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Sweeeeeeeeeeet!:cool:

:king: :trophy-1302:

Excellent job Kevin and crew.

I try to explain to non-car (and some car) people why a pro quality car build is so insanely expensive from a time and financial angle. If you haven't lived it you simply don't understand the level of detail involved to make it look good AND function like OEM.

Thanks guys. There certainly a lot of details in a car like this, especially to make everything function properly. We have a very talented crew that deserves all the credit.