2nd Chance Camaro - Let the Project Begin

[syborg tt]

My OCD, as bad/good as I thought it was, is very pleased seeing how you operate. dating bags was something I never considered and I always wish I took more photos.

Hi James, I have always bagged everything then weeks, months and even years later I have no clue what the parts are actually for. I was watching a Hot Rod show years ago and saw them bagging parts and thought there has to be a better way. So I started taking pictures of the parts with letters and #'s and actually sticking the pictures in the parts bag. Now that everything is digital I just date the bags but now I am considering printing off pictures and sticking them back in the bags.

Oh and being honest I really started this because my memory sucks.

[syborg tt]

So back to the center Channel (03-22-20)









Time to bond in some "Weld Mount" for the center channel and the Vintage Air Defrost ducts.









adding more "Weld Mounts" for the wire harness.





Yes, I have a lot of these clamps.










Who new it would be so hard to center the center channel speaker.





Weld Mounts installed and waiting to dry.

[syborg tt]

Adam from Gonzo Details is Back (( 03-24-20 ))

Brake Booster paint correced and coated.



Core Support paint corrected and coated.



yep, both sides



Anvil Carbon Fiber Close Out. (( 03-24-20 ))




Detail Day (( 03-25-20 ))











Back home in the garage soon to be tucked up in the attic.

[syborg tt]

Painting the back side of the upper and lower valance (( 03-27-20 ))

Since I am leaving the AC Condensor & Radiator natural I needed a contrast behind the grille. So I asked Larry to paint the backside of the panels.

[syborg tt]

Back to the Kicker Sound System ( 04-04-20 )

and yes I brought out the 90's Dad (even though I didn't have kids back then) Black & Decker folding Workbench.

Quick trip to Ace Hardware to get a piece of 1/4" MDF so I can make a bigger better template.



Gotta love a 4" Hole Saw.







It's starting to look like piece.



Time to mount the "Weld Mounts"



For the center channels mounts I used JB Weld instead of the expensive panel pond.

[syborg tt]

The goal is to provide music without building a crazy sound system. I also don't want a head unit so I choose the Kicker PXiBT50.2 Blue Tooth amplifier. (( 04-04-20 ))



I am still trying to figure out where I am going to install the controller.



Installing a Kicker 100amp amplifier for the rear 6 x 9 speaker in the factory location.



Building the Amp Rack and keeping it compact as I would like to keep it tucked under the package tray.



Bringing the cardboard back out.



Back to the MDF



Laying out the amp locations and where the holes need to be for wire routing and mounting of the amp rack.



Looks like my planing so far is working out.

[syborg tt]

Thankful for great neighbors (( 04-05-20 ))

So I called my Buddy Ben and asked if he had a small aluminum sheet and guess what he had it so work continue's on Sunday.



Due to Covid-19 he cut it and left it on his tailgate for me to pick up.



It's all in the details and I wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything before I started drilling holes in the only piece of aluminum I could get on a Sunday.



Transferred everything over and started drilling holes.



So far so good.



Time to test fit the panel under the package tray. So back in the trunk and make sure you take your Cell Phone just in case you get stuck in the trunk you need to call for help.

[syborg tt]

So I got tired of laying on the floor as it was very uncomfortable and I just so happened to have a factory carpet so I brought it home
and laid it out on the drive in the Sun to warm it up so it would lay kind of flat.



and while it was Sunning I washed the car.



Test fit and it fit good-enough.

[syborg tt]

Boy it would be nice to roll the dang windows up and down. (( 04-10-20 ))

Yahoo I found another window crank and it's even black.

[syborg tt]

Back to the Kicker Sound System (( 04-10-20 ))

Yahoo it fits and it looks to be perfectly centered.












You really didn't think I was going to make a speaker mount out of MDF did you ??









Test fitting the speakers

[syborg tt]

Going back in the trunk (( 04-10-20 ))

Time to bond in the "Weld Mounts" and well I didn't like where two of the mounts were so I moved them so I could use two of the corner mounts for cable mounts.



Time to cut of the rest of the MDF for supports while the panel bond is trying.





Test Fitting to see if it will work.





Back to the Center Channel for final fitting before powder coating.



It's amazing how carpet makes it look further along then it is.

[syborg tt]

Back to the Trunk and making sure the Amp Rack is anchored to the package tray. ((04-11-20 ))

Well here goes nothing.



So I grabbed the sides and lifted myself up towards the package tray.

Good news the Weld Mounts stayed attached.

[syborg tt]

Mocking up the amp rack. (( 04-14-20))







Picked up some Speaker Wire at Ace Hardware.



And And And Pork Chop Taco's from Taco Grille. ;-)



Time to run more wire for the amp rack.



Since I like things neat and tidy I joined the wires before running the wires.



Yes it's time consuming and to me it's worth it in the end.

[syborg tt]

Cont.

Did the same for the speaker wire.





and yet there is more...fuel pump Wire



Next up is to neatly run the wire is the channel in the rockers. For now the wires are twist tied together so I can add or remove wire as needed.




Routing the wire into the wire clamps that are mounted to the inside of the "B" pillar.

[syborg tt]

Kicker Sound System (( 04-15-20 ))

So I need this bracket and I am having no luck finding one.



Yes, I bought the cheap version just for this bracket.

[syborg tt]

Still working on the Kicker Sound System (( 04-16-20 ))

Will it ever end ?







So I have kept the this paracord for years and I use it to estimate wire length.











Anchored it to my the wire and paracord to my vise.



The red tape references the length needed.



Time to start anchoring the wires.







Reminder that I need to install a fuse in the wire.



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Cont.

More notes and reminders.

[slimjim]

Shares in "weld mount" kits are set to go up as people see this and Keepat's threads. I'm certainly going to pick some up for my wiring plans. That paint correction came out great btw

[syborg tt]

Shares in "weld mount" kits are set to go up as people see this and Keepat's threads. I'm certainly going to pick some up for my wiring plans. That paint correction came out great btw

I agree and any chance you have a link to Keepat's thread as I can't find it.

[Kcrain]

I just have to ask. What is that wheel hub disc you keep showing in the pictures for?

[syborg tt]

I just have to ask. What is that wheel hub disc you keep showing in the pictures for?

It’s actually a drink coaster and also a new Magazine that was started by a group of photgraphers and it’s probably one of the best car magazines out there.

I have a few of them on my work benches and I use them for my ice tea and one of them I use when I am soldering as I don’t won’t to burn my wood workbench.