COMP Cams 40th Anniversary Camaro at V8 Speed & Resto Shop

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These parts then all received the same color / clear treatment as the body.









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The inner fenders were body worked where needed and recoated in epoxy and then satin black Imron.









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After some cure time, the exterior body panels were wet-sanded to remove any surface texture or possible impurities in the clear. The process starts with 800 grit and goes all the way to 5000 grit before polishing is done.





The body shell was also wet sanded with blocks to flatten the surface.




The decklid was installed in preparation for the stripe layout. The stripes are a standard GM Z/28 stripe, and we used the original GM assembly manual for the layout specs. The only difference will be a red outlining pinstripe around the black main stripes rather than have them all be one color.



We like to use FBS stripe tape for these layouts, as they come in various widths and usages.. Some are more flexible for tight corners, some are more rigid for long, straight lines without “hourglassing” or stretching and creating distorted lines.

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Note that the car must be re-masked for the stripe application process.







The center is painted in black, and then the outermost stripe is painted in “Victory Red”, which matches the Pantone color of the COMP Cams logo.

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After the red had dried, the masking is pulled and the stripes look sweet!





The tail panel was also blacked-out, a nod to the big-block Camaros which had black panels when a big-block engine was installed. This car will have a big-block sized 454-cube V8, although an LS platform.



Soon, the stripes are “buried” in the clear.