Lazarus Camaro project

[boneheadzz]

Well its been a while since I updated.
Been busy working and working on the car. Trying to be a dad, husband, etc.
Sold a good chunk of my old set up so we've been getting the suspension and brake plan finalized.
Also figured out the drivetrain, fuel system and injection.
Other things like the accessory drive and turbo system are still in flux. But its coming together.
Those updates will come later. I'll try to move along in my progress more quickly.

When I was last on here I had the floor in place and the toeboard patches. A friend came over and asked if we were going to replace the frame rails. I hadn't planned on it until we thought of the power we were planning on adding. So I ordered new rails.



I was talking to another friend about changing these and he asked if the rumor was true. I asked what rumor. He said the replacement rails were thicker the stockers. He was right!




From 18 gauge to not quite 1/8" ! Definitely stronger and stiffer.



Believe it or not, this rail looks crusty but it was only by where the brakeline was clamped to the frame. the rest was not terrible. But since we were in here...








When we started removing the undercoating from the wheel wells you can see how nice the original green was unfaded and protected. I hated the color when I had a '74 Ventura with the same color. Now my taste has changed. I actually like it quite a bit now. It may get painted the original color someday.



Please excuse my frame rail brace. It happened to be the only thing we could find at the time without going for a drive for longer metal bracing.



And at the end we set the cradle in for the ridetech 4 link. Seeing the bracket in there got us really excited. Seeing some real progress helps. But, still a long way to go.

Mike