This is MY 67 Camaro

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by makoshark

Almost ready for the mini tubs. Looking good

Almost ready? ... you got me scared about doing mini tubs now, thanks

[makoshark]

HAHA! There's not so bad. I just have a tendency to over-complicate things. You can handle 'em!

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by makoshark

HAHA! There's not so bad. I just have a tendency to over-complicate things. You can handle 'em!

There is always a first for everything right?

Got everything prepped for some epoxy this morning and as I got ready the heat increased, man it's gotta be 90 out right now, but the epoxy laid down nice. It's a milestone to get some parts in epoxy, it's gonna be cool to see the body ready for primer
The cowl was a PITA to sand the inside, so much that I cut my arm and was bleeding all over the cowl, then I had to clean all the spots of blood off But the cowl came out great and looks nice on the car ... just gotta keep going.


Sprayin epoxy finally!

That was alota work for some color

Underside is nice now!

Gotta ding that needs filling, no biggy!

I think I'm gonna POR my water pump in the laundry room and stay cool ... too hot in the garage!
Thanks for looking .... more to come

[Sonar Chief]

in the garage with the DeWalt discing some of the interior panels. Between the garage being around 90 degrees and the smell of lacquer thinner to clean the undercoating I was starting to hallucinate, so only a couple hours stay time.


Getting ready for epoxy.

Rust on the inside of the quarter

Got both sides down to metal.

The inside of the quarter panel has rust issues and I'm not sure how to take care of that ( I really don't want to do full quarters) ... the more I dig the more rust I find
Think I'm gonna have to invest in a sand blaster ... suggestions?

Thanks for looking...

[Roberts68]

A small sandblaster isn't a bad investment. Do you have enough air to run one is another question? A guy where I used to work had a very small pistol grip style with a hopper on top. Try searching spotblaster, that might be the trade name.

The pot style are cfm consuming beasts and when I borrowed one 2 decades ago is what prompted me to buy my 6.5hp/60gal upright. It has served me pretty well but there are far more impressive compressors out there... albeit they are 4 times the investment and up.

I wanted to ask what primer you are using. I was recommended Dupont dp90 tonight and I don't know anything about primers/paints to speak of.

[makoshark]

Where inside the quarter are there rust issues? Around the wheel well lip?

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by makoshark

Where inside the quarter are there rust issues? Around the wheel well lip?

The rust issues can be seen in the photos above, the inside of the quarters up high above the wheelwells, you can also see the rust when you look up straight up from the wheelwells.

Originally Posted by Roberts68

A small sandblaster isn't a bad investment. Do you have enough air to run one is another question? A guy where I used to work had a very small pistol grip style with a hopper on top. Try searching spotblaster, that might be the trade name.

The pot style are cfm consuming beasts and when I borrowed one 2 decades ago is what prompted me to buy my 6.5hp/60gal upright. It has served me pretty well but there are far more impressive compressors out there... albeit they are 4 times the investment and up.

I wanted to ask what primer you are using. I was recommended Dupont dp90 tonight and I don't know anything about primers/paints to speak of.

Yeah I don't have the cfm to run a pot blaster, I have been getting by with a 3hp, someday I would like to upgrade to a 6hp 60 gal 230/1, but that is another big purchase I need to save up for ....

I am using Acme Finish1 epoxy made be Martin Seymour and sold at our NAPA, it is a really nice product and lays down nice. I have used Martin Seymour primers before and they are high quality - hate to pay for just a name such as Dupont.

Thanks for looking ...

[makoshark]

Mine were rotten around the wheel well opening. Every where else, with the exception on the drivers quarter at the rear window filler panel, was rust free. Your's look no where near as rusted as mine did. Quite frankly, I'm not seeing any rust issues from your pictures

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by makoshark

.....Quite frankly, I'm not seeing any rust issues from your pictures

From the inside look where the courtesy light would be mounted in the sail panel ... that's rust on the inside of the quarter. And when I removed the wheel wells .... there's a picture of the inside of the quarter through where the wells were. AND ... the driver's side quarter where it meets the rear window channel I'm gonna have to replace that angle part cuz of rust ... it's pretty thin and bubbled.
Not sure if I can get that blasted or not, sure gonna try that first, we'll see.

[Sonar Chief]

the trunk getting ready for epoxy. I started and figured I'd stay until it was done, and I didn't want to have to keep climbing in and out

Went to the GG car show yesterday and saw some awesome cars and meet some nice folks ... and took a lot of pictures. And then I came home and got to work on mine

Took some pixs of the quarter panel channel with the rust ... I'm gonna try and cut out the rust and break out my shrinker/ stretcher and follow the quarter panel down to the filler panel. Worse case scenario I replace the quarter


Driver's side rust

Underside

Passenger side rust

I made it out

POR15 the trunk on the way out!

Not so exciting but I was out there working on my car

Thanks ...