67 Camaro "The Victim"

[Spiffav8]

Originally Posted by Panteracer

We have one of my buddies Panteras in my shop
that is from San Diego.. boy the rust that I can see
on that car scares me... Kali don't mean anything

Bob

Still better than East Coast cars, but yeah...not what we picture. Hope you will do a build thread on that Pantera.

Originally Posted by LS7 Z/28

As nice as that car looked when you bought it I never would have thought that you were going to paint it, but I'm glad you went the route you did. l feel your pain, like a lot of people on this forum. I don't think you can ever truly trust someone you buy a car from whether complete or just a shell. I think anyone who is putting serious money into a project needs to go back start from nothing and have it blasted. Starting from square one is the only way to ensure you get a final product that you deserve after putting in all the work and money. It's frustrating as hell, but I'm sure it will be worth it in the end.

The car needed paint. Eight footer kinda thing. I was going to wait, but...projects snowball. Oddly I told myself I would never take one down to bare metal, but as you stated, it's the only way to know for sure. Jeff, Jim, Jody, Greg Weld, Seig, Steve Rupp and a few others where here at the house during SEMA 2014 and they all looked over the car. All experts on these cars and none of them saw any signs. Well other than what looked like a few paint bubbles on the roof. I think I would have been more surprised if it didn't need at least one panel.

[Sieg]

I'm guessing a magnet may be one of the best detectives.

[Spiffav8]

Originally Posted by Sieg

I'm guessing a magnet may be one of the best detectives.

This is true. I would have thought Jim and his maneuver with the paint scraper on the roof would have found it. That still haunts me.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Spiffav8

This is true. I would have thought Jim and his maneuver with the paint scraper on the roof would have found it. That still haunts me.

I haven't taken one to my car, I can't afford too. Nor do I want to know as I think it will survive my lifetime. LOL

If it gets hit the 26 year old lacquer paint job and body work could cause problems depending on the line the insurance company takes.

[Spiffav8]

Originally Posted by Sieg

I haven't taken one to my car, I can't afford too. Nor do I want to know as I think it will survive my lifetime. LOL

If it gets hit the 26 year old lacquer paint job and body work could cause problems depending on the line the insurance company takes.

Better keep Jim out of your garage or at the minimum hide all your paint scrapers!

[Nine Ball]

Originally Posted by Sieg

I'm guessing a magnet may be one of the best detectives.

Rust is still magnetic. Doh!

I'm seriously going to start with a Dynacorn next time.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Spiffav8

Better keep Jim out of your garage or at the minimum hide all your paint scrapers!

If Jim leaves a $35K deposit (verified funds) he can scrape away!

PS - You really should buy Jim a magnet.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

Rust is still magnetic. Doh!

I'm seriously going to start with a Dynacorn next time.

Better read the GPR thread on the Dynacorn mustang body --- only 600 hours to get it ready to paint... Just FYI if you think they're buy one, and paint it...


https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...t=37578&page=8

[awr68]

I still think buying a complete driving car is the way to go...even if it needs some panel replacement. All the parts you can take off and sell to fund other parts. Also, all the needed little parts and pieces and hardware really add up! I bought a roller and was shocked at how many parts it was missing.

Curtis, as you know it's in very good hands! Don't be shy with posting pics! T

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Spiffav8

The car needed paint. Eight footer kinda thing.

Yeah... 8 footers suck!