67 Camaro - Dad and Son build

[waynieZ]

Nice Christmas present. Its looking great.

[tones2SS]

Nice present is right.
Merry Christmas.

[boostin05blacks]

So been looking for a set if fenders for the car but dont want to spend too much. Found a set on craigslist for 150 and picked them up this morning and then started fitting some panels and trying to get ready for the body work. The passager side is pretty good but the drivers side needs some work and tweeking still. Trying to have the body done by the beginning of spring then we would like to focus on the mechanical aspect of things. We all know how that goes. It will get there. In the mean time we have to decide on a color. I was stuck on yellow since as long as I can remember but there just something about a black camaro that I can't seem to shake..any opinions? Untill the next time here's some pictures..

























And my work space..

[rwhite692]

Car is coming along great... and that looks like a great shop space.

[Derek Miller]

Originally Posted by boostin05blacks

I was stuck on yellow since as long as I can remember but there just something about a black camaro that I can't seem to shake..any opinions? Untill the next time here's some pictures..
And my work space..

I sure like black camaros, probably the best color and I am glad that other people are willing to paint their camaro black and deal with dusting and cleaning it on a regular basis. After owning and painting a few black show cars I have a tendency to stay away from that color, very high maintenance showing every little thing. But really it is up to you, my 68 camaro was corvette yellow when I got it and actually really liked it so my vote would be for yellow.

[boostin05blacks]

Originally Posted by rwhite692

Car is coming along great... and that looks like a great shop space.

Yes it's nice and large. Just need to figure out how to get a little heat as it can be cold up there during these winter months. Plus working on a steel body car dosnt help.

Originally Posted by Derek Miller

I sure like black camaros, probably the best color and I am glad that other people are willing to paint their camaro black and deal with dusting and cleaning it on a regular basis. After owning and painting a few black show cars I have a tendency to stay away from that color, very high maintenance showing every little thing. But really it is up to you, my 68 camaro was corvette yellow when I got it and actually really liked it so my vote would be for yellow.

Thanks man. Like I said when I was younger and even now when I see the car all done and going for that first drive I've always seen it in my head as a yellow car. There's just something about a clean black car that can't be beat. I would like to step out of the box some also..I feel yellow can be typical for these cars. I'm going to be putting in some real thought into this as the time comes closer.

[Bryan O]

Originally Posted by boostin05blacks

...when I was younger and even now when I see the car all done and going for that first drive I've always seen it in my head as a yellow car. There's just something about a clean black car that can't be beat. I would like to step out of the box some also..I feel yellow can be typical for these cars. I'm going to be putting in some real thought into this as the time comes closer.

It seems like you can't lose with either yellow or black. Here's my $.02.

Initially, I had the exact same dilemna as you. Yellow or black. To me, yellow is a real cool retro/1st gen color (which fits very well into my overall theme). Also, not very many people choose yellow when restoring their 1st gen. So, its even more unique in that way. IMHO, butternut yellow is a cool color, too. Not as taxi looking either.

If you decide to go "black" you might want to consider what you can do with modern pearl paints. While the color of my car looks to be "green" on my build thread it actually appears much more black when seen in person. You have to look at the car in alot of sun and at the right angle for the green to dominate.

One of the guys at the shop is painting his car a combination of two black/blue pearls. One is a Mercedes code and I forget the other. But, the color is simply spectacular.

One thing that was suggested to me is to make sure I go with a two-stage paint that is coded because my car will be a daily driver. The paint will eventually have to be reproduced.

Good luck!

[waynieZ]

The car's coming out great. It looks like your making some nice progress. Those are some nice parts. Keep up the good work.

[Derek Miller]

For me, color has to be one of the hardest decisions. What I do is take a camaro that is the color I am thinking and photoshop wheels and tires of my liking along with body mods. Here are a few pics of yellow camaros that I have collected over the years for you. I might have missed it, what wheel do you plan on running for the street?