COMP Cams 40th Anniversary Camaro at V8 Speed & Resto Shop

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We want to keep this thing as a roller so that our body shop can mechanically strip the paint with D. A. sanders, perform any metalwork needed, adjust panels for fit, and begin the bodywork process.

The glass was removed, but we noted the rich history of events in which this car has participated!

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The car came in riding on a brand-new Heidt’s front subframe. The hard brake lines have been run, the suspension is in-place save for the coil-over shock and spring assemblies, and the brakes are assembled.





However, the rear suspension left something to be desired. It was a scratch built 4-link design installed long before any “kit” type 4-link suspension systems were available for these cars. In addition, the MIG welder must have been out of shielding gas, as we discovered that the welds were very porous on the brackets.

[syborg tt]

Subscribed and love the 1st post telling the history of the car and I'm looking forward to watching the rest of this build.


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Originally Posted by gofastwclass

Always amazing what you find lurking beneath the paint on an otherwise nice looking car! You guys are doing a good job of making it solid again.

Thank you sir!

Originally Posted by syborg tt

Subscribed and love the 1st post telling the history of the car and I'm looking forward to watching the rest of this build.


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This one has a cool history, we're glad to be a part of the next chapter! Thanks Marty!

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The old floor piece came out in one large section.





The new YearOne center trunk floor section is a very faithful reproduction on the original floor.



Adam chose to remove the trunk floor supports at this point, and transfer them to the new YearOne floor section outside the car. This would be a quicker approach than having to weld them in under the car.



Then, the new YearOne panel was trimmed to match the size of the hole left in the car.

Adam installed the long arms on the HTP spot welder, cleaned the e-coat, sprayed the bare steel with HTP Weld Through Primer, and positioned the original trunk floor supports on the new panel. Then he spot welded the panels together, leaving a factory original appearing weld process.

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The new section was then positioned in the car and held in place with some Eastwood panel clamps to keep it flush. The panel was welded in with a long series of MIG tack welds, and the welds were then ground smooth. The result is a virtually undetectable repair.







This photo is from a little later when we were prepping the bottom of the car for epoxy and coating, but you can see the bottom of the floor job clearly.

[gofastwclass]

Excellent work.