The Metalwork is Finally Done! OLC '67

[James OLC]

Well I have lost track of the time that the metalwork has taken on the OLC Camaro (well, I wish I had lost track of the time - the actual number is just shy of 700 hours) but we are finally done with the metal work. The Lateral Dynamics 3-Link is in and the ATS front subframe is ... we'll have to wait for SEMA for that. I'll do more of an update after the show but for now:

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

sexy!

[BonzoHansen]

Cool.

1. Is that the 'target' picutre hanging on the wall? Nice incentive.
2. How did you hang the hood on the wall like that?

[BuddyP]

Wish mine looked like that!

[bretcopsey]

That's just your storage area right? I mean, you can't possibly work in there, it's too clean and uncluttered!!

Good progress!

[bretcopsey]

Are there holes in the rear quarter, behind the wheel openings? Exhaust?

[69TAPoser]

There is just something so attarctive about a straight, clean, naked, 1st Gen shell. :naughty:

Phil

[formula98]

I'm with BuddyP, I wish mine looked like that!

[BB69]

I agree, I don't see how any work gets done in such a clean environment. I see no evidence of dirt anywhere.

Seriously, very nice work space (sorry, can't call it a garage) you have there. I also like the way you hung the sheetmetal. The body looks good as well.

Ken

[Jim Nilsen]

I can remember thinking that when I had finally gotten that far I was at the halfway point and then I hit paint hell that lasted just about as long as sheetmetal purgatory, now that I am on the other side of it all I have found the hard part actually began. Trying to make sure you put all of the plumbing and wiring in the right places along with the drivetrain is a lot harder on a PT car than redoing a stock restoration. If I was able to put it all back to stock I would have been done about 3 months after I got the paint done but instead I keep making it harder on myself by seeing the bar keep going higher and trying to get up to it.

They would tell me at work when I want to do something really nice that I have to lower my standards but when it comes to my car I just can't help myself and I keep making it more challenging everytime I see something better that I can do.

It looks great and the pic on your wall is awesome ,so keep plugging away and maybe in another 700hrs you will be done. The 200hrs or more of paint will make you feel glad when it is done to that stage and then you get to show us some more pics.:twothumbs

Jim Nilsen

[JohnnyGMachine]

HEY! James, when did you get the rendering blown up??????!!!!! I don't even have something like that with one of my renderings! SWEET! Now I gotta do that. The car is lookin' sweet!!!!!!!!! What IS that? Your kitchen or your garage??? LOL! It is too clean...you need to tip over an oil bottle or dump some tools on the floor!

[James OLC]

Thanks everybody. At least that half of the garage is clean - for now at least. After moving the shell out of the shop and getting it ready to begin the mock up and build the cage its nice to have somewhere clean to work. It wont last long but you have to start somewhere.

Bozo - the rendering on the wall was done by the one and only John McBride (hows that for a plug Johhny?) and is a really helpful reminder of where this thing is going.

Bret - the openings behind the rear wheel wells are indeed for the exhaust. Between the minitubs and 3-link we were looking for something clean and different to do with the exhaust.

Johnny - it is one of the fringe benefits of having a 36" plotter or two kicking around.

What you can't see is the big a$$ spot left from the tranny fluid that the other '67 slowly dripped over the summer while it was sitting waiting for its turn to get torn down...