76 Camaro Type LT build by R.A.W. RODS Restorations & customs.

[rawrods]

This one is not going to be as much Pro-touring but more Resto-mod. The owner and his wife bought the car brand new in 76 and then got married. So the car has more semimetal value then anything. Ok more about the car, 76 Camaro LT 350ci, turbo 350 automatic, white hound’s-tooth interior 8.5 posi rear and A/C. The 350 engine will get rebuilt and get a RV cam, the stock A/C will be replaced with Vintage Air. Now for some pictures. O yea and the Car is really rusty.

As it was dropped off.

[rawrods]

Some of the RUST! Rust is so bad the front seat tracks are froze together.

[Bill Nye]

Rust ? For a car that is almost 40 yrs old it doesn't look that bad. Up here in New England with all the crap they pour on the roads we would call that a "slight patina".

[Kenova]

WOW!
I think I'm experiencing a '70s flashback.
I will definitely be watching this build.

Ken

[rawrods]

O what fun, but over all it came apart pretty good.

[MikeDVC]

Subscribed; good to see another "Big Bumper" Camaro here

[Kenova]

Subscribed; good to see another "Big Bumper" Camaro here

I love Big Bumpers!
My second car was a brand spankin' new '75 Rally Sport. I drove the wheels off of that sucker.

Ken

[looter]

my first car......mine was black and red......14 years old, no DL and plenty of spare time on my hands.....that car was the devil.

very cool restomod

[BonzoHansen]

My 1st car was a 76 Type LT. It met a sad ending lol

Did it come with the brushed tail panel? I understand they are hard to get

[rawrods]

My 1st car was a 76 Type LT. It met a sad ending lol

Did it come with the brushed tail panel? I understand they are hard to get

Yes this one has the brushed tail panel. This one needs some work.

[rawrods]

This poor car needs a lot of work.




We like to do the sandblasting here just so things don't get damaged.


Hmmm more we blast the better it gets..lol




Now we know why the inside of the roof was rusted out and the floor pans gone. Even the window post are bad!

[rawrods]

Few more.










The front doors are so rusted I stopped blasting them. So It look like a pretty big list ahead. Only thing so far were keeping is the Hood, one front fender that needs a lower patch, one Inner fender and the stock spoiler.

[BonzoHansen]

putting the landau roof back on?

[rawrods]

putting the landau roof back on?

Yes customer wanted it to look stock with few upgrades. He is putting the stock wheels back on just like it the picture you posted of the green Camaro.

[rawrods]

Started cutting the floor pans out and fixing the body mounts that are caged in by sheet metal. I was able to re-weld the cages back in.








Test fit with the new home made toe panels in.




Fit good so put down some Welding primer and burn it in for good.

[Bill Nye]

Wow! Nice work, I guess I was wrong about my rust comment. Rust never sleeps.

[rawrods]

Wow! Nice work, I guess I was wrong about my rust comment. Rust never sleeps.

It's all good, Its amazing were rust can get.

[rawrods]

My customer sent me a picture of when the car was in better shape. The black 76 Chevy truck is next to redo for him.

[novaboy009]

Honestly, even after seeing it after blasting - still looks like a better start than a lot of rust buckets I've seen in the Ohio/PA area.

[rawrods]

Honestly, even after seeing it after blasting - still looks like a better start than a lot of rust buckets I've seen in the Ohio/PA area.

I must be getting spooled on better cars, I pulled the roof skin off today and cut out the rust that was letting water in the car. Next we fit the new roof skin from Goodmark but being the roof is really for 70-73 Camaros I had to rework the back. The front just needed some pie cuts too.




Here you can see were I made the cuts to fit.






Now it lays down were it should.






Then I took the car to the booth and put some DP90 on the roof. I'll have every thing welded tomorrow.