'Streamline' 1968 camaro project

[dhutton]

Great attention to detail in this build. Looks great.

Don

[slimjim]

Thanks guys.

Ryan, It has crossed my mind, I doubt my abilities but then again, I doubted doing this stage of bodywork also. I was kind of driven to do this part as the previous body shop made no progress, moved my car to the next state over and since I brought the car home, and I was home, I got studying and tackled it myself and I'm now very happy that I did. Plus the car made significant progress when the other option was a wasted 6 months.

I would really like to continue sanding this second coat of poly, I'd hit it with 220 and continue hunting for any remaining lows...BUT.. this time next week I move back to Australia for the year...

[slimjim]

So another project on my mind for a while got some attention today. Ages ago I bought the 4.5" Truck-lite driving lights which are made to match the 27270C headlights. But I couldn't figure out how to mount them and to buy a set of the fester billet mounts and re-work them would be an expensive experiment.

Well since these driving lights are most common for Harleys, I decided to get some cheap Harley pods and trim pieces from Ebay. So for about $18 I have these trim pieces that are sort of close to the 69 valance curve. They're far from perfect but I think with some nice tabs welded on the inside I should be able to get them to mount up pretty nice.



This is before I cut out the original mounting bracket




And after.




I also found what could be a very nice PCM location. This would sit directly behind my double din display, should get great ventilation and "shouldn't" intrude with the vintage air I am yet to purchase, and best of all, it is directly above the grommet where the harness goes through the trans tunnel.

I chose to use the dirty dingo E38 PCM bracket

[Motown 454]

Nice job fitting them in.

[joeko23]

Great job! Can you post s link to the Harley pods?

[slimjim]

Great job! Can you post s link to the Harley pods?

The pods I haven't fitted just yet, but these are the trim rings I used.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-5-Light-V...item2cdb765dc7

And these are the pods

https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-5-LED-Fog...item3d71d3a5f7

[Gmc427]

your killing it jim!good info on the lights,back to aussie for a year bit of a a bugger, like watching this build its going to be a very nice car when you get done

[Projus]

I am working on a 69 Camaro and I’m interested in doing a 5th Gen dash swap. Did you use an aftermarket wiring harness?

[slimjim]

I am working on a 69 Camaro and I’m interested in doing a 5th Gen dash swap. Did you use an aftermarket wiring harness?

Yeah I don't plan to use any of the original electronics so I'm running a PSI harness

[Motown 454]

Nice job it looks good.

[FLYNAVY53]

Makes perfect sense....very cool stuff.

[69Phoenix]

Awesome build, and to be doing it all yourself is great. I hope you can get back on it and get it done so you can enjoy it. So much time and energy put into it already, I’m sure with all that’s behind you already you’re just dying to get it done and on the road.

[slimjim]

Awesome build, and to be doing it all yourself is great. I hope you can get back on it and get it done so you can enjoy it. So much time and energy put into it already, I’m sure with all that’s behind you already you’re just dying to get it done and on the road.

I'm certainly itching to get back into it! luckily, in two weeks I'll be flying back stateside for almost a month, who would have thought a "holiday" of sanding primer would excite someone so much...

[Motown 454]

I'm certainly itching to get back into it! luckily, in two weeks I'll be flying back stateside for almost a month, who would have thought a "holiday" of sanding primer would excite someone so much...

Just about any of the rest of us. Enjoy your sanding.

[ryeguy2006a]

Great to hear you will be coming back to work on the car. Did you decide if you plan to paint it yourself? I'll bet you could modify the cover you made into a make shift spray booth.

[slimjim]

yeah 3 weeks stateside should have it more than ready for sealer, but no I still can't bring myself to shoot color, that will have to wait until the new year.

[slimjim]

landed late last night after 30hrs flying. Was expecting 3 days of thunder storms that never came so I got some car-time in already.
I went heavy on the guide coat, as did my face.
next stop, 220 grit.

[sginphx]

Beautiful car! What mirrors did you go with? They look great!

[slimjim]

Beautiful car! What mirrors did you go with? They look great!

Thanks a lot. I believe they're Buick mirrors.

GIFs are working now also

[slimjim]

3 weeks was not enough time to get the car to sealer. Mostly because I spent at least half of it boating, boozing, and everything else that makes summer so great. Only managed to get the top half of the car done in 220.








And if you noticed the wheels missing in the last few pics, that's because I sold them, new order with Boze is already placed.