my name is Jeff. i found this site from PT.com i am in a little town just north of Orlando called Ocala. we used to be famous for raising horses here, but i think thats changed to raising retirees
I am currently working on a 69 camaro...yeah yeah, i know another one...anyway, i bought it as a driver, and when i decided to redo it, it was/still is a lot more work than anticipated. my project's name is "Patches". that should give somewhat of an idea as to what i am up against. when we started the body work, we thought it would be just a little body work and paint. boy was i wrong. the front fenders were actually 3 pieces from 3 different fenders pieced together and covered with about an inch of bondo. no prob, i figured i'd buy new fenders anyway since i was changing from standard to an RS. easy enough right...next we moved to the doors. they were'nt that bad, but they are far from great. then we moved to the rear of the car. when we started working on the quarters, we found more bondo...didn't think anything at the time, but as work progressed, we found out that some idiot had put a quarter skin over the existing panel with rivets and covered it with bondo. it wasn't even welded on! anyway, it has been one thing after another on this one. the outer wheelhouses and trunk drop offs had to be replaced to. i was hoping to just do a little paint and body, and ended up almost having all new panels on the car. well, atleast its a bit lighter now.
my other project is a 53 belair. its on hold until the camaro gets finished. anyway, sorry if i bored you with my story, but now you know why my car is named Patches. i'll try to throw some pics up later.