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Kokamo
06-10-2009, 04:35 PM
Bought this car from a gentleman a while back. I know the answer to this question, but do you think it is savable? Just wanted to get all your opinions.

It's a 69 Camaro (zero rust) that was fully dressed with a 400sbc and an M21 with a 12 bolt. Very nice car, but she burned down inside the garage of a big house fire. All the parts were gone by the time I found it, but i did end up getting the doors with it.....that's about it.

Whatdaya think? Fixable? Wouldn't want to touch it? Why not?

Pics.......

Before the fire........
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/Sept053-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/Sept054-1.jpg

After the fire, taken apart, and about 2 years outside........

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_0885-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_0886-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_0892-1.jpg

BTW.....I have a cool story on this car.

~Joe

oestek
06-10-2009, 05:48 PM
We'll fix it... send it over!

brans72
06-10-2009, 05:53 PM
course it is!!!!!

UNmolestedTA
06-11-2009, 06:36 AM
Looks like my 67 without the rust!

Rhino
06-11-2009, 12:04 PM
I'd do it. It looks like a much more solid base than my '68 was. :)

Kokamo
06-11-2009, 04:20 PM
Well, after the fact of my purchase, I was thinking of heat damage to the important structural parts of the unibody. So after hours of research and then house of measurements, I found the chassis to be damn strait. So I went ahead with the restore.

Believe it or not the first picture posted in this thread was taken on September 25th 2008. The rest are soon there after.

I did all the work myself, ok-ok, I had a few friends help with big stuff like hanging the doors and fitting the hood/glass, but everything else was done by yours truly.

Replaced both full quarters, deck filler, roof skin, tail panel and both door skins (reused the door shells). I used some original GM sheet metal off of another 69 Camaro I had to finish the body work. Pretty much the entire front clip. Bought a new header and lower valance to finish it all off.

Installed a 6 point roll bar, built a custom dash, worked in a 4th gen column, installed an LS1 and a T56 six speed, built 8.5" 10 bolt w/3.73 richmonds and eaton posi, 17" Torque-Lite AM wheels, disk brakes F&R......and some coll drit style seats from someone on craigslist. lol.

In short, here are some beginning to current pics.......


https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_1023-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_1027-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_1132-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/IMG_2226-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_2251-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_2625-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_3026-1.jpg

Kokamo
06-11-2009, 04:22 PM
And as of this moment, she sits with one month old paint and is almost completely assembled.

I just wanted to show her off :smoke:......


https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_3527-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_3504-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_3500-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_3510-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_3519-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_3516-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG_3522-1.jpg

Andrew McBride
06-11-2009, 07:24 PM
nice car!

rich_fbodySS
06-16-2009, 08:28 AM
Very nice. Always nice to see one come back from the dead (almost).
My '72 was nearly totalled, but after $19K (from the soccermom that hit me's insurance co.) and a couple years of work it's almost back on the road as well.

-Rich-

Mr.VENGEANCE
06-16-2009, 10:05 AM
better than the previous incantation.

LeighP
11-11-2009, 04:05 PM
Looks great...nice to see that car get saved.

minendrews68
11-15-2009, 06:58 PM
nice car!

Dang Andrew, and he didn't work on near as long as we have ours.....lol
Carl