unsalvageable? yea right!

[CRUSTY69]

check out my project....

http://www.classicgms.com/RUSTY69.php


btw, these are availible for sale..


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[dropit69]

wow ..awesome job of saving one from the crusher..got alot more balls than i do..makes my car look soild..lol..cant wait to follow its progress

[Rybar]

Wow! Nice job, you definatley took on a crusty project there.

[CAMAROBOY69]

Great job! You saved another one!! Your build reminds me a lot of the Prodigy build.

[srh3trinity]

That car had alot of cancer, congrats on your progress so far, and you documented the build very well with all the photos, those will be fun to look back on one day.

[CRUSTY69]

thanx guys, should be rollable in a couple weeks, with all new panels, then strip the edp coating, and prime the body, im going to attempt to make a rotisserriery.

[TA219]

Wow, I have never seen a car rusted to that extent. it looks like you found the best solution for that situation! The only part that doesnt look like it is fitting up is at the firewall, am i missing something?

[CRUSTY69]

Wow, I have never seen a car rusted to that extent. it looks like you found the best solution for that situation! The only part that doesnt look like it is fitting up is at the firewall, am i missing something? we just finished up the front section....new side cowls, new complete lower cowl, pix are not up yet

[restomodbird69]

wow

[CRUSTY69]

next sunday, both rear 1/4 panels and tail panel should be on...

[trapin]

Awesome project. These are my favorite. I love seeing cars brought back from the brink.

[CRUSTY69]

Awesome project. These are my favorite. I love seeing cars brought back from the brink...as you can see from the site, we have now got a fool proof way to bring just about ANY 67-69 camaro back to life........we are up to 10 shells so far waiting in the que for repaneling......my 69 is the first one on the jig,

[boodlefoof]

Good job! I personally like the idea of buying one that would be going to the crusher anyway... if it is in bad enough shape, I don't have to feel bad about doing heavy-duty customizing to it.

[CRUSTY69]

well, we do have 10 shells....i feel kind of bad..completely chopping a 68 ss/rs...then repaneling it and still calling it an ss/rs....but thats what it was.....gets kinda tricky..we also have a 67 ss, wich is now a small pile of metal on the floor....when built...will be ss again...its a tuff call

[scogin918]

As these cars become more and more valuable, expect to see even cars like this command a decent $. Good job on the restoration. Makes me think twice about the junkyard near my grandparents filled with 1959-60 Impalas.

[Steve68]

Now thats building a car from the ground up!!

[dslwizard]

What great work you are doing. What is the time frame for such a metal restoration? And what kind of money does it take to restore one? Keep up the good work.
mike

[CRUSTY69]

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[trapin]

That's awesome.

I have a lot of respect for people who take on projects like this and save these great cars from total ruin. Which is why I always balk when Coddington and his crew dismiss an old car as junk for the crusher because it requires them too much work to make a profit. People like that are nothing but spinless weenies.

Thanks for the updates and keep em coming.

[rickk]

crusty69, i have to take my have to take my hat off to you you have done a great job .:1st:
rick k

[primate]

looks great so far. my 70 was a heap when i started, and now is looking pretty good.... if only the weather would hold out enough to get it to and from the blasters....

[Clean Cut Creations]

crusty69, is this "your" personal car or a build for a customer? Looks great so far...reminds me of some of the heaps thet we have brought back from the dead.

[CRUSTY69]

thank you fellas,....yep thats my 69, paid 2k, for it straight from a boneyard, where it sat for almost 20 years....."gotta love the rust belt"

[CRUSTY69]

my rust bucket is a lot less rusty!!!!!

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[ertoys]

Very impressive! Now THAT is a lot of work!

[Kenova]

............. and the automotive grim reaper looses another victim. Keep the updates comin'.
Ken

[CRUSTY69]

q-panels, tail panel, filler panel, were all assembled off of the body, then joined to the car.....there were severel problems...but in the long run we saved a lot of time doing it that way....


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[DusterRT]

thank you fellas,....yep thats my 69, paid 2k, for it straight from a boneyard, where it sat for almost 20 years....."gotta love the rust belt"


Wow...looks like you got little more than a roof panel and a VIN plate! This hobby is starting to go from pricey to stupid expensive...

[trapin]

Geez...you guys aren't car builders....you're surgeons. That is some amazing fabrication. Keep the updates coming.

[Steve Chryssos]

That is very cool. Can you build a shell that is ready for an AME full chassis--meaning without floors?

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[tndude]

Are you still able to buy the top cowel section? Everyone I call says they cant get them. ?? Help. If you can get them.....where are you buying them?


Awesome work!

[CRUSTY69]

Are you still able to buy the top cowel section? Everyone I call says they cant get them. ?? Help. If you can get them.....where are you buying them?


Awesome work!classic is the only place you can get them, 400 a pop, thats why i used a 67 lower cowl

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