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    Thread: '68 Camaro

    1. #1
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      '68 Camaro

      I'm sure no one probably remembers my first post back in January of '07. I've lurked on here for a while and lately have been posting, so I might as well give an update on my car...

      I bought this first gen Camaro off of the original owner in Sept 06 that has been sitting in a garage since 1979, 102k original miles, 327, powerglide, ash gold (faded to green), gold interior, only thing really touched on it is a new radiator and cam put just before they parked it. Some cool options are a floor mounted clock and folding rear seat.


      For a while I considered keeping it all original and just keeping it like that or build it up like the Wheel 2 Wheel Nova.

      Well since then, I decided to put a Z hood on it, paint it blue w/ a black front stripe backwards, vinyl dye the interior black, dynamat the floor/doors/package tray, and started the American Autowire kit.





      I'm not going to lie, I debated selling it at one point but thankfully I came to my senses.
      Steve


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      Looks great.
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      Oh, really sharp! I love the blue Camaros!

      Got anymore shots of the Dynamat install? Thinking of doing that myself as well.

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      Wow does the interior look that good in person? It's just the gold stuff dyed black?
      Traven

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      Quote Originally Posted by 1969CamaroRS View Post
      Oh, really sharp! I love the blue Camaros!

      Got anymore shots of the Dynamat install? Thinking of doing that myself as well.
      I think I have more on my external hard drive, but here is what I got right now:
      Steve

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      Quote Originally Posted by T_Raven View Post
      Wow does the interior look that good in person? It's just the gold stuff dyed black?
      It looks pretty good IMO. You can tell if you look really close, but with the new carpet, headliner, door handles, seat backs, etc... its not too noticable. I think it helps that the original interior was in pretty good shape to begin with.

      Here are some more pics:
      Steve

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      What an amazing difference...nice work
      Tim Tracy
      68 Camaro 496 / T56 - Never Finished
      68 Camaro Real Z/28 - Under Restoration
      67 Camaro Project - Never going to have time

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      Quote Originally Posted by 1971CHEVELLE View Post
      Car and interior looks good like the color
      indeed

      was there any problem installing the Dynamat

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      Thanks for the compliments guys. The color is Mulsanne Blue. Its a 71 Chevelle (others?) color. Had it on my Chevelle, sold it, and had to paint my next project the same.

      Quote Originally Posted by icebird84 View Post
      indeed

      was there any problem installing the Dynamat
      I had a roller from Lowe's for vinyl flooring. It was more of a medium hard rubber one. I wish I would have gotten the wooden one from from Dynamat, it would have been easier to push down with. I would recommend setting it in the sun to heat it up before putting it down. When I needed to make a template, I would use the backing from one of the sheets I already used.

      I think I might have went a little overboard on the doors. One of the guys at my work who is into audio said I didn't need to cover the whole thing. I was using it to replace the water shielding though.
      Steve

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      Wow Awesome job! Which Dye did you use on the interior? It looks great. I really like the exterior color too.
      Wayne
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      I will have to see if I have any cans left, but I got it at Meijer. They have two blacks, gloss and matte. This is the matte finish.
      Last edited by Mossimo777; 02-16-2009 at 02:55 PM. Reason: spelling
      Steve

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      Cool. I'm changing the chocolate brown in my elCamino to black- does this stuff work on urethane foam used for modern dash pads
      Greg Fast
      (yes, the last name is spelled correctly)

      1970 Camaro RS Clone
      1984 el Camino
      1973 MGB vintage E/Prod race car
      (Soon to be an SCCA H/Prod limited prep)

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      Camaro

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      Quote Originally Posted by Twentyover View Post
      Cool. I'm changing the chocolate brown in my elCamino to black- does this stuff work on urethane foam used for modern dash pads
      I would guess that it works, isn't that what most of the import guys are doing? I'd try it out on a sample, maybe a small piece from the junkyard or something first.
      Steve

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      Thanks Moss-man
      Greg Fast
      (yes, the last name is spelled correctly)

      1970 Camaro RS Clone
      1984 el Camino
      1973 MGB vintage E/Prod race car
      (Soon to be an SCCA H/Prod limited prep)

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      for some reason i like the original color combo

      but car is awesome

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      Looks like it's coming out real nice Steve!

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      Wow. That interior looks great!
      MarkK

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