Fesler Built 1969 Camaro Black Knight Project Underway

[Hitman]

Chris, this must have been a Canadian rust free car. You should see what we have to deal with up here.

Originally Posted by fesler

THIS WAS A NO RUST CAR FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD

[fesler]

Originally Posted by Camaro69vn10

Looks great Chris, can’t wait to see it at SEMA! I am guessing you are going to debut your new interior parts (dash, door panels & center console) with this car.

No this is not the new stuff that will be in the Chevelle we have going. Camaro stuff is just getting finished up.

[fesler]

Originally Posted by Hitman

Chris, this must have been a Canadian rust free car. You should see what we have to deal with up here.

I feel your pain on that. I just dont like buying a rust free can to find rust hiden in hard to get parts. means that the last time they did some work they did not do it right.

[skatinjay27]

Originally Posted by fesler

This car is clean just has some rust that needed attention. There is no reason to replace a stock panel if it has some rust in it. Better to keep the car as stock as possible because all the aftermarket stuff you buy fits worse.

If we were to get into replacing all the panels and redoing everything it would drive the price up even higher. Its funny how no mater how you replace something its not right in some poeples eyes.

DOOM might want to step in here and help explain why shops do what they do. you guys are only seeing pics and not what is really there so its hard for a lot of you to get it. Sometimes its better to change out the parts but if you can save a panel and keep a car more original that is the way to go.

i fully agree with you chris... its just seem replacing full panels have become the norm or the "right" way to do it
sure if the panels are unsaveable yes replace but if the rust is pretty minimal (like this car) i feel its MUCH better to fix the original panels.

as far as the car being listed as a rust free car... i positive tyler had no intent to decive you he just never got into that car as deep as you guys did so never noticed it im sure... i was around that car quite a bit and it did look and feel to be rust free.

i have a vinyl top on my 70 and im deathly affraid to see what it looks like underneath! lol

[fesler]

Originally Posted by skatinjay27

i fully agree with you chris... its just seem replacing full panels have become the norm or the "right" way to do it
sure if the panels are unsaveable yes replace but if the rust is pretty minimal (like this car) i feel its MUCH better to fix the original panels.

as far as the car being listed as a rust free car... i positive tyler had no intent to decive you he just never got into that car as deep as you guys did so never noticed it im sure... i was around that car quite a bit and it did look and feel to be rust free.

i have a vinyl top on my 70 and im deathly affraid to see what it looks like underneath! lol

Yeah these panels are too nice to tear apart and put after market ones on. I agree with you that Tyler did not know about most of this and I am fine with that. everyone knows the issues I had and they are over.

[Capjr]

Hey Chris hows it going . Is it me or do I see like there is a skim coat of mud on this allover .Not many real metal men left I supose . Sorry ot here of the Probs. Still lookin gooodyes:

[Jr]

Originally Posted by fesler

What sealer/sound deadening material is this?

[fesler]

Originally Posted by Capjr

Hey Chris hows it going . Is it me or do I see like there is a skim coat of mud on this allover .Not many real metal men left I supose . Sorry ot here of the Probs. Still lookin gooodyes:

No mater how much metal work you do you are going to have mud, no way around it now you may put on 3 gal and sand off over 2 but you will have mud. We are very good with metal around here and you still have mud. the mud you see is not from us we took that all off and started over.

[Capjr]

Dn,t get me wrong didn,t mean you guys. just lookin at where you started teardown and the spots that yaa checked .when you started findin the rust issues.

[camaro2nv]

Theres a difference in mudding a car and glazing a car.