Project "TQMNSTR"....69 Camaro [Archive]

g356gear

05-04-2009, 02:51 PM

Finally got out to the storage location of the Camaro I picked up in November last fall. The car was originally fully restored in 1989 with a full sub-frame off, interior refresh and re-paint. Originally the car was a 350hp 396 SS. Engine is original heads and intake, but block was replaced with a punched out 454 for driving purposes and the original block is being stored. Z/28 stripes were added in the late 70's and were kept when it was repainted in 1989. Car only has 250 miles since 89. Everything looked really good except a small scrape on the driver rear quarter that happened when it was being moved several years ago. We pulled out the old fuel from the tank, and filled her up with new juice. All the plugs, points, and condenser were replaced because we weren't getting any spark. After that, the car started right up and we ran it for 20min and everything looked good, no leaks at all. All that is left is to go through the brakes, steering, and safety equipment and make sure she is road ready. It's a little dirty from sitting under a cover and has not been washed in the last 20years. It's only been around the block a few times since 89 to blow off the dust. Once I get it home, the Willwood brakes, Prodigy Bar 4-link, sway bars, Hotchkis parts, and Fikse wheels will go on the car. Here are a few pics from yesterday.
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WS6

05-04-2009, 03:02 PM

castine917

05-04-2009, 03:11 PM

20 years with no leaks is odd.
looks beuatiful.

dash picture? looks like not all there?

1971CHEVELLE

05-04-2009, 03:30 PM

looks very good

oestek

05-04-2009, 04:15 PM

Nice car!

qwik1320

05-04-2009, 04:43 PM

Very nice, that's what I want next - BB69SS

gmcdermit1

05-04-2009, 05:04 PM

Cool time capsule. I bet everyone wishes they would've shoved one of those under a cover 20 years ago. Definately a good investment. I could've never let it sit for that long though! :drool:

g356gear

05-04-2009, 06:18 PM

20 years with no leaks is odd.
looks beuatiful.

dash picture? looks like not all there?

The car was usually run every summer to get the oil circulated and everything good and up to temp, so I wasn't too surprised tha teverything was OK. Things may pop up in the first few weeks of getting it back on the road. The dash pad and some of the dash is apart because the original tach was sticking at 2000rpm. It was taken out for repair but was never re-installed. Just another little thing I get to work on. :)

g356gear

05-04-2009, 06:19 PM

g356gear

05-04-2009, 06:25 PM

Wow! Stored for 20 years and it cranked right up. That's great! That's also one heck of a return on your investment I bet.

Now, don't even think you can post pictures and not tell anything about the 442 and Impala sitting next to the Camaro. What's the scoop on them?

Impala was ordered and bought new by his mother in 1964. It's a 64 Impala SS327 comvertible. 60,000 miles and 100% original except for some regular maintenance items. That car was driven until the mid 70's and then parked in their heated attached garage until about 5 years ago when she passed on. She was 97 years old. The car needs a full teardown because it was never started in over 20 years. It would probably fire but the brake system, fuel system and everything would need to be pulled apart and thoroughly cleaned.

Oldsmobile is a 72 442 W-30 coupe, 39000 miles, original owner from a local dealer in town. That car is fully loaded with every option but A/C. Light yellow color with black stripes and a black interior.

Motown 454

05-04-2009, 07:17 PM

Thats a nice car you have there, and the others with it aren't bad either.. Good Luck with it.

g356gear

05-04-2009, 08:50 PM

Thanks for the comments guys. I am really looking forward to getting it on the road where it should be. :)

CruizinKev

05-05-2009, 08:31 AM

nice rides over there! MNSTR looks good! keep it up :twothumbs

jackfrost

05-05-2009, 09:28 AM

Oldsmobile is a 72 442 W-30 coupe, 39000 miles, original owner from a local dealer in town. That car is fully loaded with every option but A/C. Light yellow color with black stripes and a black interior.

:drool:

g356gear

05-05-2009, 10:54 AM

:drool:

LOL :) When he bought that car, he originally went in to buy a big block Chevelle to tow a holiday trailer but this was the last olds they had on the lot. It was a 455 so it would tow the trailer easily and there were only small block Chevelle's left. He did the deal in March 0f 72 and still owns it now.

WS6

05-05-2009, 11:21 AM

Nice 442 also.

g356gear

05-06-2009, 08:04 PM

Well, went to take the car for a spin last night and had no real fuel delivery past 2000 rpm's so I figured the carb might be a little gummed up after sitting for so long. We pulled the carb off and took it apart for a good cleaning. Got that back together tonight, re-installed and it fired right up. Everything seems really good now and it runs really nice. Ran into a couple isues with burned out signal bulbs and the alternator regulator seems to be not working correctly. The voltage gauge seems to spike quite high with increased rpm's so that needs to be addressed. Other than that the prep seems to be coming along. Unfortunatley it looks like rain until Monday so it may have to wait for the maiden voyage until then. :(

Chevrolaine

05-07-2009, 08:26 AM

Beautiful, just fricken beautiful!!:yum:

g356gear

05-07-2009, 09:30 AM

Got the last of the parts in today. Fat body master for my Willwoods, proportioning valve, braided lines, Bilstein shocks, Hotchkis sway bar, and Hotchkis 2" lowering springs for big block application.
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g356gear

05-09-2009, 07:39 AM

Prodigy 4-link and the Fikse's mounted up and ready to go. :) Just waiting on the coil-overs and everything should be good to go.
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PleaseNoSteve

05-09-2009, 07:54 AM

put on car and take pics - STAT!

BMF Machine

05-10-2009, 09:00 PM

FreakinG AmazinG FinD! CaN I get DibS on the ImpalA!LMAO:idea:

g356gear

05-18-2009, 01:56 PM

Fikse's test fit today. Looks like the 2" drop all around will put the top of the tire flush to the chrome wheel moulding.....perfect. :) This is a 10" rear rim and gives me about 1/2" clearance on the shock body with stock rear suspension.
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CruizinKev

05-18-2009, 08:01 PM

nice!

g356gear

06-07-2009, 10:02 AM

Got the Speedtech upper and lower control arms in, Hotchkis 2" drop springs, and Willwood 6 piston kit on. Just have to figure out some brake line issues and should be good to go.
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venturabeachpup

06-07-2009, 11:17 AM

Sweet find! Congrats!...That 6 piston Wilwood set up is really cool too. Are those wheels 17s or 18s. I'm just wondering (without doing any research) if those brakes will fit on my 17s.

g356gear

06-07-2009, 11:39 AM

Rims are 18". Willwood says you need a minimum of 17" to clear the 6 piston kit.

dmc69

06-07-2009, 04:30 PM

What size tires are you running on the rear?

g356gear

06-07-2009, 08:27 PM

What size tires are you running on the rear?

275's on a 10" rim. I have room for an 11" rim and a 295 no problem especially once I get the 4 link in.

19,69camaro

06-20-2009, 09:30 AM

g356gear

06-22-2009, 05:21 PM

Got some more updates from the last couple weeks
Prodigy Bar cradle in place
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Wilwood rear brakes installed with longer 1 3/4" studs
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g356gear

06-22-2009, 05:23 PM

Nice project man! I cant wait to see the 4 link installed. I went to their website and didnt see any products listed. Do you know where I can go and find that 4 link it looks way sweet compared to heidts and other options.

If you go in the vendors section you should be able to find the post on the Prodigy Bar. There is also a post over on LateralG.

Motown 454

06-22-2009, 06:14 PM

Looking good . you have a nice car there.

dmc69

06-22-2009, 06:37 PM

275's on a 10" rim. I have room for an 11" rim and a 295 no problem especially once I get the 4 link in.
Before the prodigy bar was it stock tubs/rear end?

platniumta

06-22-2009, 07:46 PM

Nice car! How would you rate the prodigy bar install? Debating on what rear setup I want for my car.

g356gear

06-23-2009, 06:40 AM

Before the prodigy bar was it stock tubs/rear end?

completely stock rear end and sheet metal.

g356gear

06-23-2009, 06:53 AM

Nice car! How would you rate the prodigy bar install? Debating on what rear setup I want for my car.

It was pretty good, very standard instructons. Only thing missing was the need to loosen off the fuel hardline on the inside of the pass side frame rail.
Cradle was a tight fit even for a car with original trunk pans and rear frame rails. I wasn't too sure about the attachment bolts to the frame rails but I was assured by Frank @ produgy that these set-ups are used on a lot of autocross cars with no issues so for a street car....no worries.

19,69camaro

06-23-2009, 03:58 PM

Thanks man looks great so far! Keep the pictures coming.

g356gear

06-28-2009, 10:51 AM

Got the Magnaflow system installed yesterday. Dual exhaust with a true-X pipe and 2.5" stainless pipes. I just have to add the turn down dumps and it will be all done.
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Motown 454

06-28-2009, 04:52 PM

When you get it on the ground you should make a video so we can hear it run

g356gear

06-29-2009, 06:23 PM

Checked my rear clearances today.......boy was I glad I spent a bunch of time centering the differential perfectly.
3/8" clearance on each side. Rims are 18x10, 2" lowering, tire is a 275/35/18
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dmc69

06-29-2009, 06:36 PM

Awsome... do you have any pics after lowering from the outside?

454bug

06-29-2009, 06:49 PM

Man, do you have ANY extra clearance on the outside?? A 1/4" spacer would be REALLY nice if you had the room... You don't have much room on the inside... Even with a short sidewall tire you will have SOME sidewall flex... rubbing may be an issue on the inside...

g356gear

07-12-2009, 12:21 PM

Finally got the car back on the ground today after getting brakes bled, rough alignment done, and all the bolts checked. I had to set the coilovers at the top to get the equal ride height with the 2" front drop Hotchkis springs. Pretty happy with everything. Lot's of delays waiting for bushings and getting custom braided brake lines done but at least it is finished.
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Motown 454

07-12-2009, 04:59 PM

Your car looks sweet . Time for some fun!!

slownova73

07-12-2009, 05:37 PM

man thats sweet! i been thinkin about that g-bar setup for my nova!!

bbcc

07-12-2009, 10:45 PM

Cool project dude. The stance is perfect! Thought I recognized your user name from 780 haha. Havn't seen this car around town yet. Shouldn't be hard to stand out in the crowd we've got.

Mr.VENGEANCE

07-12-2009, 11:13 PM

daaamn..

Jefftate take notice!

g356gear

07-17-2009, 02:00 PM

Got the car into the alignment shop today. Everything was pretty close on the laser machine. I was out about a 1/4" on the rear with the alignment and about the same on the front. It needed a good amount of shimming to get the cars camber/castor sorted out but it drives pretty nice now. The prodigy bar seems to be pretty good riding compared to the stock leafs. Much stiffer and more planted ride than before. My stock seats I think are going to be an issue with hard cornering. I already feel myself bracing against the door panel and console. :thumbsup:

thetoystore

07-17-2009, 02:16 PM

do you get any rubbing on the rear wheels on hard turning? that seems awful close

g356gear

07-19-2009, 01:28 PM

do you get any rubbing on the rear wheels on hard turning? that seems awful close

I have not had any rubbing issues yet.

g356gear

08-10-2009, 06:21 PM

Went for a drive the other day and broke a rocker. Luckily I got the car shut off before it did any damage or came apart.
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Pulled everything apart and found a bent pushrod and an oiling problem from another.
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So I picked up a set of Comp Magnum Roller Rockers, new 3/8" pushrods and guide plates.
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With the taller rockers, I then had to change to a taller valve cover,and went to a fabricated aluminum unit.
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They don't seem to take power brake boosters into account with these, so a little cut and re-welding and everything clears OK.
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tones2SS

08-11-2009, 08:55 AM

Holy crap. Glad you caught it in time.
Good excuse for an upgrade though!!!

g356gear

09-20-2009, 07:28 PM

I picked up a set of Lemons Big block headers off a forum with 250 miles on them for a pretty good deal. I had blown a hole in my #4 cylinder header pipe and needed to get new headers anyway so the timing was good. They are a 2 1/4" pipe header with individual pipes and a 4" collector. They were ceramic coated and had O2 bungs for FI or fuel injection when it comes time for that. They fit super tight and some of the clearances are within 1/8". I had to trim my motor mounts for clearance on both sides and remove 1 grease fitting off my suspension to get full lock to lock without contact. No biggy but they are that tight.

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Motown 454

09-20-2009, 08:06 PM

Looks good!

g356gear

12-20-2009, 12:09 PM

I finally got the new air cleaner and new plug wires in to work with the Lemons headers. Still not sure if I want to paint the valve covers and air cleaner or leave them in natural aluminum finish.

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LeighP

12-20-2009, 03:29 PM

Looks good...those headers are an improvement for sure!

g356gear

12-21-2009, 03:00 PM

Looks good...those headers are an improvement for sure!

Oh yes......the old ones had some pinhole leaks and without the ceramic coating turned the engine compartment into an oven. The new Lemons look a ton better and run cooler too. Nothing but win. :)

CruizinKev

12-22-2009, 01:14 AM

nice :twothumbs

castine917

01-13-2010, 12:16 PM

BuddyP

01-14-2010, 07:02 AM

Car looks great! Love the dark Fikes. Also planning on either a Prodigy Bar or G-bar in mine. Nice to see some good mock up photo's of it.

g356gear

01-14-2010, 10:33 AM

Car looks great! Love the dark Fikes. Also planning on either a Prodigy Bar or G-bar in mine. Nice to see some good mock up photo's of it.

I was pretty happy with the product overall, the installation was straight forward with no real hang-ups. Only issue I had was with the lower coil-over mount stud that screws into the billet block. I wish they didn't have steel screwing into aluminum, it's trouble waiting to happen.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/WilwoodProdigyBar005-1.jpg

Moabdude

01-15-2010, 02:07 PM

Can't find anything on that Prodigy 4-link.
How much is it?

g356gear

01-15-2010, 09:29 PM

Can't find anything on that Prodigy 4-link.
How much is it?

Here's the link in the vendors section....

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46674&highlight=prodigy+bar

Moabdude

01-17-2010, 11:39 AM

Thanks

jtm311

01-17-2010, 11:59 AM

G your car look good, nice work, Question i'm surprised how high the front sits with the 2"drop spindles and 2" drop srings?
I also used the 2" drop springs and tubular arms, if I went with a drop spindle I would be on the ground.

John

626alex15

01-17-2010, 04:42 PM

looks awsome

bonecrrusher

01-17-2010, 10:30 PM

Wheres the brushed air cleaner from?

g356gear

03-26-2010, 08:23 PM

g356gear

03-26-2010, 08:26 PM

Wheres the brushed air cleaner from?

If I remember, I got it from Jegs. I will see if I still have the box and verify.

g356gear

06-03-2010, 09:43 AM

Ordered some new Arizen Racing seats several weeks ago to replace the stockers. I had them done to match the stockers in Ivory vinyl and deluxe houndstooth. I should have them next week and will get some installed photos up. Here are the actual seat pics from Mark at Arizen. Should really help with my sliding issues out of the stock flat bottom units under hard cornering. :)

Also got a set of Eddie Motorsports billet aluminum hood hinges in machined finish. Should help with some slop I have in the original stockers.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/06/CamaroProjectPics0092-1.jpg

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g356gear

06-14-2010, 05:57 AM

Got the seats installed this weekend. Came out pretty good. Sorry for the photo quality. The wife approves!
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BirdsThaWord

06-14-2010, 07:07 PM

g356gear

06-17-2010, 10:51 AM

Love the aluminum look of the valve covers and cleaner. Painting the other stuff with aluminum paint might look nice. Here's a shot of the engine in a Vette I had. The heads actually are aluminum, but I just painted the block aluminum color.

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I had thought about that actually. I have a ZL-1 aluminum water pump already to swap in and I was going to change out the intake manifold to aluminum. Maybe thats next winters project. :)

BirdsThaWord

06-21-2010, 10:36 AM

Done anything else lately? Dig those seats!!!

g356gear

06-21-2010, 04:20 PM

Got my new Eddie Motorsports hinges installed yesterday. Pretty nice pieces and well priced. :thumbsup:
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BirdsThaWord

06-21-2010, 04:47 PM

Bling! Bling! Nice! I'm gonna have to look those up. I hope your reasonable and my reasonable are the same!!!:)
EDIT: Just looked them up. I guess I won't be running those on mine. Wife would string me up by my raisins!!!

g356gear

07-01-2010, 02:21 PM

I finally got some more under hood details sorted out that had been bothering me for awhile. I pulled the hood off and did the underside back to the factory semi-gloss black. The orange was peeling in a few spots and it needed to be cleaned up.
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Mid point in the repaint process.
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I found some new billet valve cover breathers on the net from a motorcycle shop and they worked out great!
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I also installed an Anvil satin carbon close out panel the clean up the front a little. Quality was very good but I had to get some extra hardware to make everything fit correctly. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/07/100_3665-1.jpg
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g356gear

07-16-2010, 07:54 PM

Got the Dakota Digital LED tails installed today. Very happy with the results!

Park lights on
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Brake Lights on
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Drivers Signal on
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CruizinKev

07-17-2010, 01:02 AM

very cool seats! looking good :twothumbs

RyanG

07-17-2010, 01:35 AM

looks nice. Can't wait for updates

g356gear

08-28-2010, 09:14 PM

Finally started to pull the car apart for the big color change. I am pretty happy with how solid the car is. Very little rust anywhere, even in the rear quarter lower areas. You can see a lot of the original Garnet Red paint, which is what I think I will be going back to. Here are some pics.
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Motown 454

08-28-2010, 09:51 PM

g356gear

08-29-2010, 09:52 AM

I think I just had an organismm! I only fantisize about cars that nice. Its sweet to see some one be happily surprised when they take their car apart. My first Z/28 was a garnet red 69 I love that color. What color stripes White I guess?

I am really surprised how good the floors, frame rails, etc are in this car. Being that this car has been in Canada it's whole life, I think it must have seen a lot of winter storage and not a lot of rainy weather driving. There is very little sediment in the bottoms of the doors, lower quarters, etc. A quick vacuum to pull out some leaves and debris and it looked pretty good. Car is supposed to have a black hockey stick stripe.

69projectKAOS

08-29-2010, 06:30 PM

looking good!, where did u get the led tails from? -Dom

g356gear

08-30-2010, 06:42 AM

looking good!, where did u get the led tails from? -Dom
Dakota Digital LED tails

g356gear

08-30-2010, 08:49 PM

Got the last of the stuff off the car Sunday and Monday nights. I wasn't sure if the 15" corvette rally wheel would fit the back but they cleared the Willwoods by about 1/4" on the caliper. All thats left is put one of the original seats back in and deliver to the body shop next week. :)
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g356gear

09-08-2010, 06:04 PM

Got the car into the shop this morning. Got a call around 4:30pm after they put the wheel to it in a few suspect spots and typical rust areas on these cars. Rear quarters had a ton of brass repair work in them...very bizarre stuff. Roof and trunk were all good with no filler to speak of. The strangest things were on the doors, hood, front fenders, and quarters. It was almost like the last body man was too lazy too align everything. The filler was on the panels and got progressively thicker, the lower you went down the car...on every panel. There was no evidence of damage on the insides of the panels that you could see or feel. When the wheel was put to it, the metal underneath the filler was straight and rust free. The hood was the same...no damage on the underside but about 3/16" thick filler skim coat on the whole hood. It goes tomorrow for media blast to get the rest of the car stripped. I guess we will then see what else is there.

bonecrrusher

09-10-2010, 05:34 AM

Pics?

g356gear

09-10-2010, 02:53 PM

A few cell phone pics from the body shop visit today. We were lucky we pulled out the headliner. When they did, a huge mouse nest and 2 dead mumified mouse corpses dropped on the guys. I guess thats what 20 years of storage gets you. Apparently the mouse poison that was in the car worked!:smoke:
I should have pics of the brass work and all the other metal surprises when it gets back from media blast on Wednesday.

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g356gear

09-16-2010, 02:37 PM

The media blaster decided to put a paint meter on car yesterday before he started blasting....just for kicks. Most of the car was around 40 mics. Lower quarters were around 220 mics!! Needless to say he was on his 3rd pass this afternoon and still going.

g356gear

09-16-2010, 08:24 PM

On the way to media blast.
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Gandalf

09-17-2010, 09:03 AM

Both times I've had a car blasted it has been full of surprises - yikes! I had read many times of people saying the media gets everywhere and never stops coming out of the car. I figured they just didn't spend enough time with the air gun or the vacuum but hell no..... that stuff gets everywhere and keeps mysteriously appearing after multiple sessions on the bare shell. Make sure they tape off anything you dont want the media to get into and in my case I was very thankful I had removed everything mechanical - was just a rolling shell (the bearings on the dolly were never the same LOL).

Good luck on the outcome!
G.

Gandalf

09-17-2010, 09:05 AM

Oh and I forgot to say - this car looked great to start with! (but I understand the obsession :))

PhillipM

09-17-2010, 01:01 PM

g356gear

09-17-2010, 05:12 PM

Oh and I forgot to say - this car looked great to start with! (but I understand the obsession :))

From what I have heard back already, it was a good thing I took it down. Looks like lots of patch panels, dents, braising repairs, and a good thick skim coat to cover it all up. YIKES!:banghead:

g356gear

09-22-2010, 03:04 PM

Back from media blast!! I am actually quite happy that the quarters are the real only trouble spots. Lots of old school brazing.
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g356gear

09-22-2010, 03:14 PM

Very happy that the windshield cowls are in good shape both front and back.
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srh3trinity

09-22-2010, 03:19 PM

g356gear

09-22-2010, 06:08 PM

What will the shop do with the dent in the door? I have a very similar linear crease just below the body line of the car and I am wondering if people work the metal to smooth it out or put new doors/skins on the car.

That is a question we need to discuss. Thats the only trouble spot on the whole door. Not a spec of rust or any issues on the lower edge pinch area at all. Better to spend the time and work out the dent or replace the skin with repro???

g356gear

09-23-2010, 06:54 AM

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Both front fenders have the same size patches on each side...same spot.
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Motown 454

09-23-2010, 10:15 AM

Not bad, Those pieces are all available.

g356gear

09-23-2010, 07:27 PM

Not bad, Those pieces are all available.

I managed to find a couple of lower front fender extensions at a shop that were heavier gauge than most of the other stuff around. About 10 years old, made in the USA quality. Picked up full quarters, floor extensions and outer wheel houses through AMD. I had a feeling they would need to be addressed, so picked them up about a month ago.

ProdigyCustoms

09-23-2010, 07:32 PM

Looks real good actually

g356gear

09-24-2010, 05:53 AM

Looks real good actually

Thanks Frank....you would really be the one who would know, having seem so many. :twothumbs I was pretty happy as well, just needing quarters and a couple of other small things, I consider myself very fortunate.

bryster

09-28-2010, 09:09 AM

Nice mix of muscle in the garage...Cool cars.

g356gear

09-28-2010, 09:25 AM

Nice mix of muscle in the garage...Cool cars.

There was actually an orange Ram Air IV GTO judge on the lift above my car when I was there taking pics.

g356gear

09-28-2010, 09:25 AM

Got the loose panels into sealer yesterday. Body is next. Metal work starts tomorrow!
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g356gear

09-29-2010, 05:53 PM

Main Body in sealer this morning
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g356gear

09-30-2010, 09:37 AM

Hood came out in good shape after stripping
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Rear quarter getting removed.
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Inner structure looks great!
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g356gear

09-30-2010, 04:59 PM

I am getting happier as things come apart. Here's a few more pics.
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g356gear

10-01-2010, 02:14 PM

Getting the metal prepped for the new AMD full quarter panel, outer wheel house and trunk drop down panel.
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g356gear

10-04-2010, 05:26 PM

Test fitting everything before welding it all up.

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g356gear

10-05-2010, 01:51 PM

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robertjra

10-05-2010, 02:48 PM

looks like it is comming around would like to see some of the rear end install

g356gear

10-05-2010, 05:26 PM

looks like it is comming around would like to see some of the rear end install

Which part?

g356gear

10-07-2010, 10:11 AM

All welded up!!
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g356gear

10-12-2010, 02:42 PM

Driver side removal
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Trunk extensions have seen a little water in their time.
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colt zantop

10-12-2010, 03:40 PM

looking good so far!

g356gear

10-12-2010, 06:08 PM

looking good so far!

Thanks!! 4 weeks down...4 weeks to go until deadline.

g356gear

10-15-2010, 01:51 PM

Driver side outer tub repairs finished up.
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g356gear

10-19-2010, 01:36 PM

Drivers quarter installed and last little bits of fitting being done.
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g356gear

10-20-2010, 01:52 PM

I have a dilemma of what to do with the original front fenders. They need repairs and patchwork to the lowers and are going to need a bunch of time to do. One needs a new inner brace to be re-worked. The other has a patch on the inside and outside sandwiching the original metal. Looking at an extra $500 per side in labour to remove, re-work, cut and re-weld. I have a feeling though, that number will increase to around $800 per side. I can get new AMD fenders for $450/side. Dilemma is to go aftermarket or save the originals. What to do????

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Chevrolaine

10-20-2010, 03:38 PM

Why not just weld an aftermarket lower section on the original fender? That way you save most of the original. Nothing fits like the original! I believe they did this to M Pozzi's car. Same issue.

g356gear

10-20-2010, 04:00 PM

Why not just weld an aftermarket lower section on the original fender? That way you save most of the original. Nothing fits like the original! I believe they did this to M Pozzi's car. Same issue.

That was the plan but the labor...like I said, I am certain...is going to approach $800/side

Chevrolaine

10-20-2010, 05:27 PM

Crap! $800.00 to cut off and weld on one 12" piece??! Wish I made $800.00/hr!
Good luck, enjoying the thread!

g356gear

10-20-2010, 05:41 PM

Crap! $800.00 to cut off and weld on one 12" piece??! Wish I made $800.00/hr!
Good luck, enjoying the thread!

Well, the inner bracing structure needs some work too. A couple of pieces need to be removed, replicated, and re-installed.

g356gear

10-20-2010, 05:42 PM

Finally quarters totally finished and door fitting and repair begins.
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g356gear

10-21-2010, 12:32 PM

Issues today with unequal length rocker panels. This is the factory original installation. Looks like we are going to have to section a piece out...about 1/4" long.

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I also picked up a couple C4 Corvette spare tires for the front to clear my 6 Piston Wilwood's and get the Fikse's out of the shop before they get beat up.

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g356gear

10-26-2010, 07:58 PM

A little more bodywork.....
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g356gear

10-27-2010, 03:28 PM

Into the booth and getting masked upfor the first coats of primer this afternoon!

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robertjra

10-27-2010, 06:08 PM

your car is looking varry good are you going to mini tub it?

Gil

10-28-2010, 09:05 AM

I think I read somewhere he says he won't because of the rarity of the model... Enough room for fat rubbers even without IMO

Motown 454

10-28-2010, 05:09 PM

Nice progress its looking good.

g356gear

10-28-2010, 07:42 PM

Thanks guys! Correct...no mini-tub. I didn't want to go to a point where I couldn't easily go back to stock. Pretty happy with the progress so far.

g356gear

10-28-2010, 07:43 PM

Finished up with the masking
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First coats of epoxy
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Then 4 coats of slick sand....
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A couple days of dry time and then board it out!!

g356gear

10-29-2010, 02:55 PM

Ready to be boarded out. 2 more days of dry time and good to go!!

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g356gear

10-31-2010, 02:55 PM

I am still not sure what I am going to do with the color. The original Garnet Red is kind of a flat color.....like the orange I used to have. Any ideas on how to spice up the paint a little?? Here it is in stock form.

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WS6

10-31-2010, 03:57 PM

Easiest thing I would think is to do some searching for modern cars and find one with a similar shade of red but that pops more. Here's an example and it's on a 69 as well. The color is a factory VW color.

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?74154-Red-Devil-at-SEMA

I'm not much of a fan of red so I can't think of many cars to use as examples. I say paint it blue, yellow, or orange. Oh or the new Camaro Green whatever that's called.

BritishGreen68

10-31-2010, 04:04 PM

Here is a red I love.. BMW Imola red II.. car unrelated I know..
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/11/DSCN1653-1.jpg
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g356gear

11-01-2010, 06:01 PM

g356gear

11-02-2010, 01:56 PM

Original fenders repaired and new lower section spliced in.

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Gil

11-04-2010, 01:06 PM

Did you see the BMW M5 Indianapolis red Metallic ? What you think if you want it red ? Close to the Garnet red, but way nicer...

srh3trinity

11-04-2010, 01:34 PM

That Bimmer red is nice.

g356gear

11-04-2010, 04:01 PM

Did you see the BMW M5 Indianapolis red Metallic ? What you think if you want it red ? Close to the Garnet red, but way nicer...

That is nice!

g356gear

11-04-2010, 04:02 PM

Fender Inner brace repairs and more fixing.:thumbsup:

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g356gear

11-05-2010, 03:13 PM

Passenger side blocked out. Driver side spliced and repaired with new inner bracing.

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g356gear

11-09-2010, 03:28 PM

Driver side being boarded out.

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g356gear

11-10-2010, 04:17 PM

Fitting the header panel and lower valence pieces, and more gap work.

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Gil

11-11-2010, 03:29 AM

Very nice work so far, very inspirating for my own project with the Bird. But as we are late in France, compared to USA, maybe I'll be at your point in a couple of years...

g356gear

11-12-2010, 09:27 AM

Thanks Gil.

Final panel installation and alignment.
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Alignment is great on the passenger side everywhere. Driver side is another story. We are tight at the cowl and wide at the header. We have decided to put the car on a rack and check the subframe alignment and see if the cowl could be off on the drivers side. We could make everything fit with the sub and cowl in their current position but I am not comfortable with that. If the car is apart...do it once...do it right.
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castine917

11-12-2010, 11:07 AM

i personally liked your car as it was but see your desire to change. the stock garnet red seems "outdated" but maybe if some more red was added to mixture for "pop".

g356gear

11-18-2010, 04:10 PM

Had the frame guy come and look at the cowl but everything seems to be pretty close. Ended up relief cutting and doing some adjustments to the fender mount locations and that has given us a lot more adjustment than the factory ever allowed for, which in turn has helped out the gaps a ton.

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Some of the smaller parts and panels into primer.
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g356gear

11-23-2010, 01:29 PM

Finally all the body work is done!! Some good pics of the overlap weld repairs to the lower fenders where we hide to splice in new lower sections. Everything in slick sand and ready for assembly for the final boarding. Blow it apart after that and do final prime and prep for color.:thumbsup:
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dmc69

11-23-2010, 08:50 PM

:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs :twothumbs:twothumbs

g356gear

11-24-2010, 03:16 PM

Final assembly today to set the gaps. A few last adjustments and the car gets blown apart for the final primer.

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CruizinKev

11-24-2010, 10:49 PM

looks great!!!

g356gear

11-26-2010, 01:06 PM

A little guide coat and the first round of boarding in progress.

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newmexicosaint

11-28-2010, 08:47 PM

Absolutely class all the way! Big Block, love the seats (possibly the most creative thing I have seen)! Thanks for sharing with us!!

g356gear

11-29-2010, 12:38 PM

Absolutely class all the way! Big Block, love the seats (possibly the most creative thing I have seen)! Thanks for sharing with us!!

Thanks for the great feedback! I love the seats. I dont have to brace my knees against the console and the door anymore when I go around corners. :)

g356gear

12-02-2010, 09:37 AM

All the edges and pin holes have been taken care of. Car being blown apart today for final 3 primer coats tomorrow and then let it sit and dry over the weekend.

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g356gear

12-03-2010, 04:22 PM

Ready for 3 coats of primer Saturday morning!!

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g356gear

12-06-2010, 03:56 PM

Out of the booth for 5 days of dry time. Re-assembly and final boarding out to get everything laser straight at the end of this week.:D

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g356gear

12-08-2010, 05:38 PM

A few pics before the final prime when the seam sealer was going on and after all the panels were shot.
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g356gear

12-09-2010, 03:39 PM

Re-assembly prior to final boarding before paint. Just needs a couple of tweaks to the top edge of the grill on the passenger side to even it out.

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g356gear

12-16-2010, 02:36 PM

Put the car up on the hoist prior to final prep to deal with some rocker dents that the car had. While it was up in the air I had the 4 link welded in place. I never was super confident in having the cradle just bolted in place....especially if the car is getting more power. :thumbsup:

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g356gear

01-05-2011, 06:36 AM

We have paint! I had a couple of colors to choose from since PPG has more than one formulation for Code 52 Garnet Red. One is a brighter red like Regal Red from the mid 60's GM color chart. The other was a deeper red and matched the rear speaker area, dash end, and floor rails that were still in their original factory color. I think the darker Garnet red will be good with the black stripes amd darker wheels.:)

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g356gear

01-05-2011, 02:39 PM

Here's a few more of the painted part shots. Hood, truck, valences, and front grill are in the booth right now. Car is all washed up and clean, in line and ready to go in the booth tomorrow, for paint Friday and dry time over the weekend. Doors and fenders will be re-hung so they can get the stripes laid out, painted, and then have the final 2 coats of clear applied. Doors and fenders currently only have 1 coat of clear.

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Dons67

01-05-2011, 05:40 PM

Great choice on the red - i think your on the money with the black stripes and darker wheels -- going to come together nice!

srh3trinity

01-05-2011, 05:42 PM

That red is going to look great, can't wait to see pics of it in the sun!

g356gear

01-06-2011, 04:35 PM

Thanks guys...color is growing on me. :)

g356gear

01-06-2011, 04:35 PM

Pics of the rest of the loose panels finished yesterday. Body in the booth today and ready for color on Friday!:thumbsup:
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dmc69

01-06-2011, 06:16 PM

Lookin good!

g356gear

01-07-2011, 03:03 PM

Body in Paint!

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Front fenders wet sanded and ready for stripe application.

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srh3trinity

01-07-2011, 04:19 PM

Can't wait to see it sitting on the Fikse's again.

Project69

01-07-2011, 04:51 PM

Very nice build.

g356gear

01-07-2011, 06:21 PM

Thanks! Yeah...really happy with how straight they got the body. Nice crisp lines everywhere. The body sealer joints look perfect like the factory did them.

Here's a few pics of the water base coat going on.
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newmexicosaint

01-07-2011, 10:14 PM

That is a beautiful color!! Cant wait to see it outside!!

g356gear

01-11-2011, 11:12 AM

Stripe Updates!!

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g356gear

01-11-2011, 03:21 PM

Front and rear glass installed, firewall fade completed, doors and fenders re-cleared.

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srh3trinity

01-11-2011, 04:34 PM

That looks great. The red is bright enough to work with the black stripes, but I like the fact that it is closer to a garnet and not as orange or overly bright.

newmexicosaint

01-11-2011, 06:13 PM

MAN!! DAAAAAANNNNNNNGGGGG, DUDE! That is beautiful....can't wait to see it in the sunlight! Oh, for the record, changing colors is like getting a new car. Keep the updates going!!

robert worl

01-11-2011, 08:31 PM

I really like the color choice! Can't wait to see the finished product.

g356gear

01-12-2011, 06:56 AM

Thanks for the compliments guys. I am really happy with how things are coming out. Original build was supposed to be 8-10 weeks and we are now going into week 16. A few extras popped up to push the time frame, but I was going to do it once and do it right while it was apart. I hope to have it back home by the weekend so I can start on re-assembly. :)

srh3trinity

01-12-2011, 03:42 PM

16 week repaint sounds like a record to me. The good news is you did it right and have a great looking car.

g356gear

01-13-2011, 06:27 AM

I wanted to avoid paint jail at all costs. Luckily the car was solid enough that the metal work was minimal.

Rear tail panel black out for SS396. Hood getting prepped for black underside. Finish on the front fenders.:thumbsup:

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Motown 454

01-13-2011, 12:52 PM

It looks great. The stripes look so crisp.

absintheisfun

01-13-2011, 08:01 PM

looks really great. Are you going to be glossing the tail as well, or going with the traditional flat?

I'm doing a red w/black stripe and a tail blackout as well. I'm toying with the idea of doing all the black in flat, but after seeing this I wonder what it would look like with the two different blacks.

g356gear

01-14-2011, 03:53 PM

Final Panel Assembly Today!

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g356gear

01-14-2011, 03:54 PM

69X22

01-14-2011, 08:20 PM

Looks awesome! Hats off to the quick turn around.

g356gear

01-15-2011, 02:22 PM

The voyage home!
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Now for the big clean up after the body shop.
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Modo Innovations

01-15-2011, 02:27 PM

Very nice.

pmgm

01-15-2011, 05:39 PM

Wow!!! The paint came out nice and the stripes look good...

g356gear

01-15-2011, 07:27 PM

Thanks everyone for the support. :)

srh3trinity

01-15-2011, 07:32 PM

Come on, it's pretty easy to just roll the wheels over and put a couple of lug nuts on. You know you want to. Post up some pics when you do.

green 69

01-16-2011, 08:31 AM

Paint looks outstanding. I like the SS hood instead of the usual cowl hood like most 69 Camaros have including mine. I really like the big block also.

Brian

dmc69

01-16-2011, 12:09 PM

Very nice! Cant wait to see it with the wheels installed

Dons67

01-17-2011, 02:31 PM

Can't wait to see it in the sun!

johnny68

01-17-2011, 09:07 PM

looking good keep up the great work
john

g356gear

03-19-2011, 09:00 PM

After getting a bunch of NOS parts together, I finally got some time to get back on the car. Got the headliner, visors, sail panels, rear tray, etc back in today.
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g356gear

03-28-2011, 07:54 PM

So I did something a little different with the front bumper. I used a spare steel core and brackets and welded the brackets up to the back of the bumper. This allowed the bumper bolts to be welded in and grown down smooth. It then went to powder coat and then in for a coat of paint. Kind of gives the car the enduro bumper look with the steel strength and durability.
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g356gear

04-25-2011, 07:42 PM

So its been a real battle trying to get anything OER or repo to fit even close to original. A few pieces I have been able to modify to make work but it takes lots of time for each piece. Progress has been frustratingly slow but it is happening. :thumbsup:

NOS trunk weather seal...so much different from the rubber OER material....and the trunk actually closes with the NOS stuff. Got the jack and POSI decals installed as well. My original POSI decal was a little off level so I did it the same way.....adds a little character I think. :)

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Original channels re-installed after a good cleaning and polishing ( lots of orange overspray as they were not removed when car was changed to orange color originally) and OER seals that fit quite well actually (the only thing so far)
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Original door handles and lock cylinders polished up. OER side mirror looks great but fits like *** and needs to be replaced.
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A set of 20 year old Softseal door rubber seals that fit quite well. The OER ones were over 1/2" off on the mounting points and could not be modified to fit my original doors. Dash all cleaned up from all the body shop dust and re-assembled.
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Quarter window seals modified to fit. Lower vent panels fit pretty good though.
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g356gear

05-05-2011, 08:16 PM

Finally got the glass back in the car over the last few nights....about 2- 2.5 hrs per side.
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Hood stacks cleaned, polished, and re-installed
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Rear spoiler installed. I found some excellent rubber grommets that I put on the studs that replace the original rubber goo and space the spoiler about 1/16 off the deck lid to prevent paint damage to the truck lid.
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Dash totally cleaned and put back into the car.
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Dons67

05-06-2011, 05:29 AM

This is coming along very nicely!

g356gear

05-11-2011, 08:01 PM

Thanks!

Got the trunk finished up today. A few little dings to take care of, self etch primer, and a new coat of factory speckle trunk coating. I will let that dry over night and then matt clear coat tomorrow. Once this is done, I can get serious on the interior.
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g356gear

05-22-2011, 08:15 PM

This weekend was interior clean up time. I got my original rear seats cleaned up with an upholstery cleaning machine. I didn't think that much crap could come out of white seats. They didn't look that dirty to start with but boy was I surprised. Basically chocolate milk was the result.

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Gandalf

05-22-2011, 11:24 PM

Nice work man - keep it up! Love the paint quality, the front bumper and esp that shot of the chrome on the hood - looks killer!

G.

Kingsize

05-23-2011, 01:54 PM

Wow! Great work. Can't wait to see the final results. Almost time for some summer cruising for you.

g356gear

05-26-2011, 08:35 PM

Thanks guys! I am very happy with how things are coming along so far. :)

g356gear

05-26-2011, 08:36 PM

Got the rear seat in, original seat belts all cleaned and re-installed. Got the carpets in, sill plates installed, and the basics for the console back in over the last couple of nights.
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g356gear

05-29-2011, 08:16 PM

Console finished up and gauges installed. Drivers seat sliders installed and seat mounted.
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g356gear

06-01-2011, 08:49 PM

Got the rear suspension all cleaned up after the body shop. Got the rear bumper on, rear rims on and dropped it down to the ride height the car will be at. Almost there!
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g356gear

06-02-2011, 09:15 PM

All 4 wheels on the car tonight after more cleaning. A few more little trim bits, a set of Marquez LED driving/turn signals, and some Anvil carbon fiber bits in a satin finish to finish it all off. :cool:
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WICKED_SS

06-03-2011, 11:20 AM

Wow looks bad ass! love it!! :twothumbs

g356gear

06-26-2011, 08:04 PM

Finally got the original door panels back so I could finish the interior. I also had to do some Dremel mods to the carbon fibre close out panel to get it fitting properly. The front end sheet metal fits a lot differently now than it did before ( actually square now).
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craigs73

06-26-2011, 08:29 PM

the car is looking great wow!! ur almost there

g356gear

07-07-2011, 08:27 PM

I took a tip out of "Payback's" thread and used red scotch brite on the valve covers and air cleaner and then sealed them up with Wizard's metal sealer. Worked great and cleaned up a lot of the scratches that would not polish out completely. I also decided to go away from the chrome trim ring around the headlights and just stay with the single polished ring that holds the headlight bulb in place. Everything else around the headlights would be black. I think it gives it a cleaner look and goes with the theme a little better.
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Gandalf

07-07-2011, 08:58 PM

Looks awesome - nice attention to detail!

Gregg

g356gear

07-14-2011, 08:50 PM

Thanks Gregg!
So, got the Marquez billet LED driving/signal lights installed and the Anvil carbon chin spoiler in satin finish mounted up. The billet housings are veeery tight in the stock housing holes. I had to persuade the mounting tab locations for the stock lights a little to get them to slide in and seat properly. The Anvil chin spoiler has no mounting holes drilled, so I had to clamp it in position and then drill and bolt each spot with some stainless allen head bolts. Pretty happy with how everything came out.
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g356gear

07-16-2011, 06:25 PM

DHL dropped off a new set of FESLER black anodized billet 3D tail lights for the car yesterday. Fit was perfect, quality excellent.

Old and the new side by side
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Install complete
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Back on the ground and ready to roll!
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g356gear

07-17-2011, 01:36 PM

Went on the shakedown run today. 1 speedo issue and the tach is still giving me grief but that was about it.
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Hotwhilz

07-17-2011, 01:44 PM

Nice car, like the attention on details, TL looks smooth!

sr73bu

07-17-2011, 06:54 PM

Great Job!... very tastefully done.

-Sean

g356gear

07-17-2011, 08:04 PM

Thanks guys....means a lot after all the hard work. I wanted to stay with the essence of what the car started as but also wanted to bring it up to the point where it performed well, was safer than original, and had a few modern touches. A good balance of old and new but nothing too over the top.:cheers:

gearbanger

07-18-2011, 04:17 AM

I love it! Makes me want black centers on my red car!

g356gear

09-08-2011, 07:00 AM

A little more candy for the rear 4-link. Ridetech triple adjustable coil overs with remote resevoirs.
Hopefully will help with the sharpness of the ride on the street.

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g356gear

09-22-2011, 07:05 AM

Shocks Installed. Had to wiat for some extra bushings from Ridetech so that took an extra week. I utilized an existing hitch bar that was on the car to hold the resevoirs. Worked out pretty well.

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