:thumbsup: Thanks, seems like just yesterday! I was in the Navy and during our morning brief our Duty Petty Officer called all to the shack and we witnessed the towers in flames and the ongoing chaos, I"LL NEVER FORGET 9/11 it's ingrained in my optical memory thumb drive !!!!
I'm getting there!


They are a work of art, hopefully I can do them some justice on my car!!


Working with Jay at MillerBuilt I came up with a 56.375" between housing ends, hopefully if our math is correct I can use the same wheel and BS on the front and rear end (315 on a 10.5 w 8"BS), simplifying the choice of wheels and ability to rotate the tires!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!! Front wheels are on order and the rear axles and pumpkin are in progress!

Trying to finish the passenger mini-tub in a few days vs. years on the driver's side, lol!

Thanks for looking ...

I have to admit, the more I think about your "body prep", then wrap, it'll just speed things up, and look good. Wonder what my paint buddies think lol?

Cheers Michael...lookin good. Lemme know if you need a weekend hand, I'm bored lol

Somebody say lunch?

Update 9/14
 

Mike, thanks! Yeah, I'm gonna get the outside straight and sanded w 400 grit and call it good. The wrap will show any low or high spots so you do have to do some bodywork, but nothing compared to guys prepping for a black paint job!

You can come on down anytime you want I'll find something for you to do :hitaxeonthehead:



Yes, after you work for it, lol!


Wow, second side is going a lot faster ... lol! Mini-tub closeouts are done and test fit the inner, cut the flange and re-bent the flange for a closer fit to the outer. Of course after you cut you have to weld em closed ... ready for some epoxy primer, maybe tomorrow I'll spray these items and the rear end.



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That's where I'm at right now, I have to research strategic management initiatives and get writing on my capstone module for the week ... thanks for looking!

Looking good Chief! You know the bond between those wheel tub halves is strong enough.

Thanks Wayne, Yeah I know the bond is strong just wanted a better fitment between inner and outer!


Sprayed some epoxy today ...

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Now to graft the AMD quarter into the OEM quarter, thanks for looking ...

looking good!!!!

Nice job spraying the epoxy, the rear came out nice.

:thankyou: , trying my best to do this right!



Thanks Wayne, I did have one run that I had to sand down w 500 grit, I'll respray epoxy and get some 2K flat black on to protect the housing from scratches.

Well that came out ok .... still plugging away!

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Thanks for looking ...

It came out great.

Michael your work is always very impressive,this is one of the best most detailed build thread ever,keep it coming:thumbsup:

:thumbsup: Thanks Wayne!



I appreciate the comment and I do my best to inform via pictures :thumbsup: I'm a visual learner too that helps!


Truck showed up today :trophy-1302: I really appreciate the Made in the USA, thanks again to Jay Miller for quality, now I have some reading to do .... instructions.

Quarter panel fitment and problem areas are no different than the driver's side ... here we go again!!

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Well better get back out to the garage and get to work, thanks for looking...

Update //21
 

Good garage day ... what started as a skin over the OEM to welded to OEM quater panel, now I have to drill out the spot welds in the jamb and take it off as a unit. The jamb area on top of the rocker will need rust repair and then I can put it back on after I epoxy and spray Lizard Skin on the back.

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Starting to look like a pro-touring Camaro now, thanks for looking ....

It'll pay dividends in the end. Then you can beat on it too break it, then make it better. It never ends its a vicious cycle lol

Definitely looking like something now, great work.

Mike, I hear ya! Have fun on the Power Tour for me!


Thanks Mikael, it is looking like a car now and that means I'm getting close!

Thought I'd update a couple pics ... I finished the graft of AMD to OEM quarter and then drilled out all the spot welds in the door jamb area to take care of the rust and get the back side in epoxy. I did get the inner quarter panel and the inner support down to bare metal, and it's ready for epoxy, just didn't get pics of the cleaned up areas, duh!


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Got all this down to bare metal too!
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Dang NVH stuff, rusted!
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This will buff out :lmao:


These pics show the rust between the panels and where GM put that dang NVH putty in the door jamb ... which has an affinity for moisture, grrr! Now I'll get the back side in epoxy and Lizard Skin, fix the corner and tail pan radius and get her bonded on the car for good!!!!

Thanks for looking ....

Looking good. What kind of clamps are those you are using for the butt joints? Look much nicer than the typical ones.

John

Your definitely doing a complete rebuild on every part of the car. It's going to be worth all the extra work your doing and will show up in the fit and finish.

John, :thankyou: I can't find those clamps anymore, I purchased them from a speed/ hot rod shop, Made in the USA! I bought a set of 10 for me and my brother and when he passed I got dibs on his set, so now I have 20 clamps.



Wayne, it's a labor of love for me and I think I may have OCD. There is too many cars out there that still have rust hiding under that $$$ paint job, just not going to be mine.

When I get back to Cali I'll post up some more pics ...

sweet, I'll be watching for them.

Thanks Wayne, hopefully work will continue real soon!


Thought I should update some stuff here ... finished my MBA in Project Management on Oct 31st, finally got my invite to interview with the state of CO for an Aquatic Biologist position (been waiting since Oct 03!), I'll be elk hunting w my nephew here in CO soon, and I'm heading to Vegas for Veteran's Day!!!

Pretty full schedule lately, oh and Vince sent me one picture!


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Thanks to Vince for taking care of me while I'm in CO! Thought I'd be back by now .... working on State time I guess!

Thanks for looking ...

Congrats on the MBA, and good luck with the inerview and hunt.
The wheel looks sweet.

Looking good Chief ! Quarter panel work scares the hell out of me, although I have some ahead :shakehead:

Man it has been weird warm weather here in the Fort, 66-68, I was watering my yard yesterday, go figure. I am sure you don't miss it :-)

Take care!

Joe

Git-R-Done!!
 

Back at it .... got the quarter panel and the passenger side in epoxy. Now to spray some Lizard Skin on the quarter and get this side buttoned up!

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Thanks for looking ....

great pics as always, what are the specs on your wheels?

I have only ordered the fronts and they are 10.5X18 w 8" BS to fit the Speed Tech sub. If I did my math correct the same size will fit the back end also, soon as I get the passenger side buttoned up I'll put the rear end under there and try the fronts on the back.

Michael

Great update and now I kinda wish I could have coated the inside of my 70 like you are doing.

They look great Chief!

Thanks she's getting there :popcorn2: I only want to do this once so I'm doing it right!


:thumbsup: Thanks buddy, gotta keep pluggin' on!

That is one hell of a great job you're doing Chief!!

The inside paint looks better than some folk's external paint jobs.

This is some true dedication! All of your body panels are clean enough to eat off of, inside and out!

Good garage day!
 

:thankyou: Efrain if you are up this way this month stop by, I'm heading back to CO end of this month! I still have a lot of work to get her trailer-worthy cuz winter is in full swing in Denver and I won't be able to work on her for awhile.



Well .... your black paint is awesome this is just body worked and SPI epoxy! Thanks thou!


Thanks, I appreciate the words of encouragement!!!


As planned ....

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And the plan for today is epoxy the inside firewall, dash, and wheel tub so I can get body parts installed finally. Giving the Lizard Skin another day to dry and then get this bonded to the car. Oh yeah, the roof still needs to get bonded too, never ends :lol:

Thanks for looking ...

Colorado ?????

Get-R-Done!
 

Yeah, Colorado ... seems no one in Cali wants my skill set so I'm heading back!


Mission accomplished I kinda got carried away doing most of the floor pan... well dash, wheel tub, and firewall is in epoxy now, let er dry and start putting stuff back on the car!

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Had to get this done now so I can put the dash in ... and now onto the quarter panel and wheel tubs, thanks for looking ...

We're going to miss you out at the track!


Looks good Michael!

I agree, nice job spraying. Are you doing the paint when your finished with the body? Nice job.

Thanks Greg, I am going to miss hangin' out with you! Luckily there is a track outside Denver that I can hone my skills on once the car is ready :popcorn2:


Wanye, thanks and I am not going to paint the car I am using 3M wrap so I don't fuss over the paint and it's an easy fix if I need a repair!

Headin back? Well good luck with the new job anyways. It was fun hangin out and meeting ya. If I'm in Colorado driving thru I'll pm you and let me know when your coming back out here.....

When ya heading out? How far along will the car be? Speedtech stuff installed?