1969 Camaro Restomod Project Thread

[tones2SS]

Good luck Will. Keep us posted.

[will69camaro]

Will definitely keep you posted. I do hope to have some pics later on this week when it's blasted and bare metal. Then you can all criticize and give pointers as to the direction to go (whole new paneles, patch panels, etc).

We'll see!

William

[black2002ls]

Glad to see you getting some time to work on this!

[will69camaro]

Update:

With Kat's (fiance) help we got the 69 stripped down a good bit more.

- All wiring removed from the body.
- EVERYTHING is out of the inside. Not a single nut/clip/screw/bolt/etc left inside. All removed.
- Steering wheel removed.
- HVAC removed ("astrovent and heater mainly).
- All weatherstripping removed.
- Fuel system removed (tank/lines/etc).
- Firewall cleaned/clear of nuts/bolts.
- Transmission cross member pulled.
- Doors completely dis-assembled.

Left to do before blasting:
- Remove braking system (brake lines, master cyl, e-brake).
- Remove exhaust.
- Remove doors
- Remove windshield/rear glass.

As far as I know that's all that's left!

Getting excited as areas I thought would be worse aren't that bad. We'll see how it looks after media blasting but window frames, interior behind dash, behind doors, cowl panels on sides by lower fenders, inside cowl vents, etc all good and appears rust free!

Time will tell!

[89 RS]

Good progress, keep us posted.

[black2002ls]

Glad to hear the two of ya'll are still together. Built any model cars lately?! I met you guys over on automotiveforums.

[will69camaro]

Yep still together and remember meeting you over on automotive forums. Haven't been building many scale models but she still has a large supply of them and the room to do it. Now it's just the time to do it. She swears she's going to start again.

Will definitely keep you posted on the progress. Hopefully blasted pics by this upcoming weekend. Going to get pics on the trailer headed that way monday.

Pretty excited!

[will69camaro]

Didn't get the car to the blasting place today. Had to remove the exhaust, doors and get it on the trailer still. Got that all finished up today so it'll be dropped off first thing in the morning.

Friend of mine that has built a few of these already said it looks like a pretty solid car to start with. Quarter panels we know need work but pillars/pans/rockers/cowl, all look good. Rear window channel has a little damage but all will be replaced with the new quarter panel. We'll see if we still feel the same after the blast work.

Pics:






More pics to come when the paint/bondo is off the car!

William

[tones2SS]

Very cool William.
Good thing Kat got that Dodge truck. Keep us posted.

[will69camaro]

So while the camaro was away I started looking at more improvements to the garage. Sorry for the messy pics and plan to get better pics. Started to clean up camaro stuff and it got dark and it hit me...Garage needs more light!!!

Before:



As you can see it was dark at best with the 2 incandescent bulbs. I have 2 drop lights and some halogens on a stand (cheapies from Northern Tool). Not NEARLY enough light for a working space for the car hobby!

The lights to be installed:



Lights are 1ft x 4ft fluorescent recessed fixtures each with 2 - T8 6500k bulbs. I picked up 9 of these lights, 3 for each car bay! Ended up spending quite a bit of cash on lighting and got to learn a lot about working with sheetrock and mounting for these guys. I think the results however are well worth the hassle (2 solid days in the garage hanging lights).

After:





More pics to come when the garage is cleaned up a little more. It's VERY bright inside the garage. Back row of lights are on a separate switch so when it's daytime and the garage is open and the lights are blocked, they can be turned off. Front lights are far enough forward to light up the work bench and under the hood of the cars. Roof will be painted eventually, just not high on the priority.

William