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1969 Camaro Restomod Project Thread
Well finally got the urge to start working on the 69 again. Putting off any more work on the 2010 to start funneling cash towards my first car. I'm really excited about working on the car. I've picked up a few parts for it already (nothing too major).
Started today by putting the car on jack stands and taking off the stock hood. Stock hood will be replaced with a new steel cowl hood. Started prepping to remove the 94 Z28 LT1/T56 setup. Motor has a new owner waiting for it, and the transmission is being sold to a co-working for swap into his 70 Chevelle SS. Coming soon, I'll be removing the 10 year old MAACO paint job for something a little nicer. Car will be returned to Hugger Orange and plan to have the body completely refinished and all rust removed. Also soon to come, picking up a 6.0L iron block later this week for a 408 build w/ L92 heads. Will be setting it up to be decent NA motor but plans to add boost in the future. Also may pick up a 12 bolt factory 69 rearend to build for this car to replace the 8.2" 10 bolt factory limited slip rearend. 12 bolt I'm looking at already has 4.10s and a posi. Already picked up a LS type T56 that has been rebuilt and comes with a Spec clutch (may/may not use, undecided). Ultimately I would like this car to have full aftermarket suspension (ie front clip, 4 link, etc). For now I'm going to focus on getting the body work done, maybe get it mini-tubbed in the process, and get it running. I'll do suspension after it's running/driving. Easy enough to do and will let me enjoy the car about a year sooner for a while as I save up for the suspension. Now on to the pics! Not much done today but car is still kinda cramped in the garage (working on making more room to work as well!) In the garage with the 2010 SS: http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/999984712_BpqqP-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/999986980_quQzw-L.jpg Filthy LT1 setup (car has been parked for 5-6 years, most of which outside in west Texas): http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/999968189_KgPNn-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/999968530_x6jxa-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/999968328_YeeQx-L.jpg Few pics of the new parts I have for the car (T56, clutch, hood) http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/999986591_HkHuk-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/999986879_HaW4Y-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/999968051_7DxvV-L.jpg |
AWESOME Will!!!
Glad to see/hear you're going to be working on it! All that talk about it the last couple of weeks must of got you going, huh?!?! (Or, was it Kat bugging you to start up on it? lol) Is Tony going to be helping you with the build? Good luck and keep us posted buddy!:thumbsup: :cheers: :cheers: |
Thats OK we like to folow along!
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I'll keep you guys up to date. Hoping I get to pick up the block tomorrow and maybe see about getting the 12 bolt I found for it. This motor/trans should be out by the weekend hopefully. Then gotta start making decisions on whose doing what to the body. If I'm stripping it, I'll get started, if not I'll start looking for someone who can blast it.
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Looks like a great start to your project.
That TWS road sign in your garage is :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: |
Looks like you're gonna have a blast with this one. Keep the pictures coming.
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Update for today:
Mainly all I did today since engine/trans is about ready to be pulled is I reorganized the garage to make more room. Still have a few things to move around but there is plenty of space now compared to what there was. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1001596245_pyHsS-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1001596344_rvWXu-L.jpg Sorry it's still in the bag, I'll pull it out tomorrow for better pics. Picked up the 6.0L iron block machined to be a 408. Took a set of calipers with me and all appears to be good. I'll naturally have it checked out by a machinist to ensure all is ok. HKE did the work so I'll probably take it back there. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1001596536_qAfbh-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1001596077_XkeWi-M.jpg |
Nice highway sign.... lol.
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Glad to see you're working on it Will.
Good luck and keep us posted bud.:thumbsup: :cheers: |
Yep about to go out and pull the interior out and pick up an engine hoist. May have an "engine pull party" this weekend. Get the motor out and then start sanding on the body.
Friends are giving me the goal of Power Tour 2011...We'll see. Less than 1 year to do a full restoration... |
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Ok for today's update. Interior has been stripped and I started removing the guages before I started running out of light and time before dinner. I forgot the extent I went to when I did it the first time to make it quiet inside.
Pics: Interior as was when I started http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002491492_uKSpY-L.jpg Seats pulled up. Carpet sunfaded red. Threw it away for new stuff. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002491876_Gtei6-L.jpg Forgot I put down a 3/4" layer of "jute" under the carpet to sound deadening. I didn't remember doing this until I saw it LOL http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002492145_g7vj4-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002492288_HTBah-L.jpg This is how much of that stuff there was...Probably about 15-20lbs worth, maybe more but I dont have a scale. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002493001_3pkG5-L.jpg Under that there was a thin layer of thermal insulation (water heater stuff). Not the best but on a college kid buget it wasn't bad. I had this stuff EVERYWHERE! http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002492461_GWTpV-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002492641_hs48Z-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002492899_Y3NZ3-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002492758_miyCB-L.jpg All of that was removed as well. There is residue left but it's not too bad. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002493292_59QgB-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002493121_dgx39-L.jpg Quick pic of how I left it today. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002493669_XZB7A-L.jpg Here is the pile of parts that were removed. Carpet not shown as it was in the trash with the insulation. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002493775_YAbu4-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1002493897_YVgL4-L.jpg I'll have more pics tomorrow when the engine gets pulled. William |
Should finish stripping the car today and get the engine/trans out. Met up with the guys from Camaro Country locally and got a quote on blasting the car. May have them do that. They also said they could do the body work it needs. They use Dynacorn body panels. I know there are some mixed reviews so what do you guys think?
Said it'd be ~$400/panel and $450/install. They do a lot of 69s and a local 2nd gen owner referred the company. William |
Ok update for today.
Went to Super Chevy at HRP and walked around/checked out the nice cars in the area. Swap meet brought me to the Camaro Country guys. Talked to them a bit and I think I'm going to take the car down there to get blasted. Also may have them do the quarters on the car. I'll check out their place when they blast it and maybe ask for some references to discuss with customers. We got back from Super Chevy and decided to tear into the 69 even further. Burgers and beer later we got a good bit accomplished! Front end coming apart. Grille removed, bumper removed and lower valence coming off. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1004002854_HiSyX-L.jpg Trunk and spoiler removed. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1004002991_HKC3k-L.jpg Bumper/lights removed. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1004003454_ZdMcq-L.jpg Engine is coming out! http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1004004784_NUiGj-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1004004453_SH7Wt-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1003957731_b2rgR-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1003958423_QprHA-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1003959151_fgwfv-L.jpg That's all we got done today. Was a FULL day. Tomorrow I got chores/etc to do, will try to clean up the garage and put the tools up that we used. Trans will get pulled off as it's sold, engine will get loaded up as it's sold as well. Going to keep taking panels off and then throw it all on a trailer/bed of the truck and take it to get it blasted. William |
Nice progress! Way to hammer down! It will be nice to see it all blasted! Nothing like a clean bare metal camaro to get you fired up!! :thumbsup:
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Thanks and yea I'm excited to get it blasted so I know how bad my wallet will hurt to fix the body. It's not "terrible" but it's not great. What's the saying? Good from far but far from good?
Been working on the car for about 5 days now and accomplished that. I know it will slow down, disassy is always the fastest part! |
Good work Will! At this rate, you'll be ready for Power Tour 2011!!
Keep us posted bud.:cheers: :thumbsup: |
Definitely will. Hope I can keep the pace up. Goign to be working after work and on weekends starting this upcoming week and I can guarantee I'll miss a couple months in offshore time. Going to try to time it so those months are the ones it's in the body shop.
May push it out of the garage today and power wash the car to get it a little cleaner. Just gotta get the rest of the dash out and the headliner before I do that. William |
Ok sorry for lack of updates but not much has been happening with the work schedule I've had. Well I got a little "time off" to work (3 weeks between jobs) that I plan to use on the 69!
Car will continue to be stripped this weekend. Going to finish pulling all panels and glass out as well as the body wiring. Goes in to be media blasted on Monday morning and should be in a "bare" state by the end of the week. Going to get pics of the bare shell to see damage before the self etching primer is completed. Found a reputable blasting company in the area, so excited to have them do the work! Time to get back to working on this thing and see what I can get accomplished! |
Good luck Will. Keep us posted.
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Will definitely keep you posted. I do hope to have some pics later on this week when it's blasted and bare metal. Then you can all criticize and give pointers as to the direction to go (whole new paneles, patch panels, etc).
We'll see! William |
Glad to see you getting some time to work on this!
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Update:
With Kat's (fiance) help we got the 69 stripped down a good bit more. - All wiring removed from the body. - EVERYTHING is out of the inside. Not a single nut/clip/screw/bolt/etc left inside. All removed. - Steering wheel removed. - HVAC removed ("astrovent and heater mainly). - All weatherstripping removed. - Fuel system removed (tank/lines/etc). - Firewall cleaned/clear of nuts/bolts. - Transmission cross member pulled. - Doors completely dis-assembled. Left to do before blasting: - Remove braking system (brake lines, master cyl, e-brake). - Remove exhaust. - Remove doors - Remove windshield/rear glass. As far as I know that's all that's left! Getting excited as areas I thought would be worse aren't that bad. We'll see how it looks after media blasting but window frames, interior behind dash, behind doors, cowl panels on sides by lower fenders, inside cowl vents, etc all good and appears rust free! Time will tell! |
Good progress, keep us posted.
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Glad to hear the two of ya'll are still together. Built any model cars lately?! I met you guys over on automotiveforums.
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Yep still together and remember meeting you over on automotive forums. Haven't been building many scale models but she still has a large supply of them and the room to do it. Now it's just the time to do it. She swears she's going to start again.
Will definitely keep you posted on the progress. Hopefully blasted pics by this upcoming weekend. Going to get pics on the trailer headed that way monday. Pretty excited! |
Didn't get the car to the blasting place today. Had to remove the exhaust, doors and get it on the trailer still. Got that all finished up today so it'll be dropped off first thing in the morning.
Friend of mine that has built a few of these already said it looks like a pretty solid car to start with. Quarter panels we know need work but pillars/pans/rockers/cowl, all look good. Rear window channel has a little damage but all will be replaced with the new quarter panel. We'll see if we still feel the same after the blast work. Pics: http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/119...4_Z4BiL-XL.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/119...9_2cd2D-XL.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/119...5_Tc8KE-XL.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/119...3_sSfw7-XL.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/119...5_PEuFE-XL.jpg More pics to come when the paint/bondo is off the car! William |
Very cool William.
Good thing Kat got that Dodge truck.:thumbsup: Keep us posted. |
So while the camaro was away I started looking at more improvements to the garage. Sorry for the messy pics and plan to get better pics. Started to clean up camaro stuff and it got dark and it hit me...Garage needs more light!!!
Before: http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202216556_XJK3P-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202216643_Z5eSs-L.jpg As you can see it was dark at best with the 2 incandescent bulbs. I have 2 drop lights and some halogens on a stand (cheapies from Northern Tool). Not NEARLY enough light for a working space for the car hobby! The lights to be installed: http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202217037_BgeLq-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202218375_3h599-L.jpg Lights are 1ft x 4ft fluorescent recessed fixtures each with 2 - T8 6500k bulbs. I picked up 9 of these lights, 3 for each car bay! Ended up spending quite a bit of cash on lighting and got to learn a lot about working with sheetrock and mounting for these guys. I think the results however are well worth the hassle (2 solid days in the garage hanging lights). After: http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202223338_2N3mp-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202223551_mrPQg-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202218403_swYmx-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202220053_vgBar-L.jpg More pics to come when the garage is cleaned up a little more. It's VERY bright inside the garage. Back row of lights are on a separate switch so when it's daytime and the garage is open and the lights are blocked, they can be turned off. Front lights are far enough forward to light up the work bench and under the hood of the cars. Roof will be painted eventually, just not high on the priority. William |
That should make it easier to see. Nice job installing them.
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I'll put up some teasers before getting into any details.
http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202234699_2JuBm-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202236295_AkXDr-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202236335_KPNP9-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202254695_CeGPF-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202256915_XcXEQ-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202258623_7HfGc-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202260552_xmAka-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202260798_Lun3y-L.jpg That's all for now. I can get into specifics later on areas of concern. Obviously you can tell (and as I suspected) quarter panels are "rough." Few surprises like small rust bubbles (common areas just didn't see it) in the roof cap on windshield channel, and down by the vin on the sealing surface of the front window. Both areas are very small but still should be address and patched at the very least. Bottoms of the front fenders need some patch work and the doors need some patch work. Trunk lid will need to be replaced. William |
It could definitely be worse!! You drove this while attending A&M right?
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Got a call around 10am saying the body of the car has been primed. They were working on fenders and small pieces. No call to pick it up yet so I'll plan on picking it up Monday. That's ok as I have some more work to do in the garage getting it ready for the car/project.
Here are a few detailed shots to hold you guys over until I get the primed pictures. Tail Panel: Showing most the bondo on panel. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202234736_hmZ5o-L.jpg Small tear behind bumper and line of rust. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202234791_gudFx-L.jpg Showing the bondo on the lower valence. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202239464_XhUb4-L.jpg Passenger Quarter Panel: Worst panel on the car. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202237761_UbXwY-L.jpg Top of the wheel well rust (could see this through paint). http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202238023_y8YK4-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202254731_JNZEY-L.jpg Split quarter just in front of the rear wheel. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202256676_eytDv-L.jpg Window channel on passenger quarter. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202238039_kTGn2-L.jpg Rust in the trunk area on passenger side. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202252924_QzbiH-L.jpg Driver Quarter Panel: Bondo in weird places. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202245966_JJrnS-L.jpg Small amount of rust above the wheel well. Not as bad as the other side. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202240954_fDFT6-L.jpg Small amount of rust in front of rear wheel. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202241284_2stjp-L.jpg Rust in the seam between the quarter panel and the panel above the trunk below the rear windshield. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202239664_yRRYt-L.jpg More to come! |
Passenger Side Door:
Very little rust in this panel. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202256915_XcXEQ-L.jpg Looking at the bottom right of the panel above, you can see this small spot of rust. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202256912_FEfFi-L.jpg Driver Side Door: Little more rust but not terrible. Will be patched. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202258623_7HfGc-L.jpg Previously filled side mirror hole. Will be punched out and mirror installed. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202258857_Rz4BM-L.jpg Rust in bottom front corner (similar place as other side). http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202258858_2JC87-L.jpg Leading edge of the door hit the fender (misaligned). Will be fixed. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202262596_cN2rD-L.jpg Passenger Front Fender: Looks pretty good, had a dent pulled out in the past, will be patched. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202260552_xmAka-L.jpg Closeup of the bondo repair work on lower side behind wheel. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202260841_oARUm-L.jpg Driver Front Fender: Little rust but again it will be patched. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202260798_Lun3y-L.jpg Closeup of the rust on the lower section behind the wheel. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202262379_Kjc2S-L.jpg Dash: Cant find the pic but it has a nickel size rust spot on the dash sealing area for the front windshield below the vin. It will get patched. Roof: Pretty good shape, little rust in the window channel and some surface rust/dents. Will be patched where necessary. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202244044_dKNqk-L.jpg Front window channel (approx 1ft from passenger a-pillar). http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202244127_ZCJnC-L.jpg Closeup of the same spot showing a small spot of rust. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202244094_iNfA6-L.jpg |
Floors and rocker panels:
Overall very good shape. Small patches in rear floor near the drains to fix pin hole rust (not bad) Passenger side rear floor drain. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202242410_PDLRT-L.jpg Driver side rear floor drain. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202242410_PDLRT-L.jpg Driver side rocker panel. SOLID. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202249425_p4Zmn-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202249330_gf6F5-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202247830_DJPLM-L.jpg Passenger side rocker panel. SOLID. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202251116_T9n82-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202251094_bmMFN-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202251184_d7BW5-L.jpg Hole in trunk pan for previously modified tank (patching and going different route). http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202252954_bD2vm-L.jpg No pics after blasting but shifter hole(s) will be patched with an auto tunnel panel and will cut a single hole for T56. Trunk lid: This will be replaced. LOTS of bondo on it. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202242714_pZLmU-L.jpg Header panel: Looks good, no dents, rust, etc. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202264043_9ZB9w-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202264277_xbxRw-L.jpg Front Valence: No rust, but a few small dents that will need to be fixed. http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202262761_32EKQ-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202263863_5LDwh-L.jpg http://hybred.smugmug.com/photos/1202265090_UfDYa-L.jpg Vent panel: No pics (can be seen in some of the above), but all is good. No real rust or dents. That's all the detailed updates I can give for now. William |
Thats a lot better than mine was.
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Where did you get these lights?
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Car is back in the garage now. Waiting on a call from the resto shop i'm looking at using for the panel replacement...Contemplating conquering it myself however...We'll see! William |
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