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Well this is my 80 Z/28 350/4speed.
I found this car under a tarp and knew by the silhouette it was a camaro :) talked to the owner and he sold it to me for $1500. on one condition that when i finish the car bring it by and take him for a ride.
It had been sitting since 93. Towed it home got it running runs great but latter found out it was not the original motor! any how i am restoring it, so far i have lots of new parts int,trunk lid, fenders , fender wells, radiator support and lots of other stuff powder coated.
I plan on having a stock appearance and a killer drive-train.

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Love the playboy door lock pulls!!

She has potential!

Love the playboy door lock pulls!!

Lol, +1. Nice find man keep up the good work.

Thanks i just got my stop flex kit from PTFB cant wait to start bolting stuff on!
First i want to blast the under side and paint it satin black.

Looks like with some work, she'll be one hot ride when shes done... Keep posting pics as you make progress.

Ricardo that car is going to be awesome when it's done keep us posted on it man can't wait to c the outcome :bowtie:

Well today i managed to log in some hours in the garage,for starters i pulled the motor and trans out, discarded the old fuel lines, brake lines, and dropped the gas tank.
Getting the car ready for the sandblasting.

Sweet!!!!

well today i logged in some hours in the garage pulled the motor and trans out, discarded the old fuel lines brake fuel lines dropped the gas tank getting the car ready for the sand blasters
where the pic of that????^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

where the pic of that????^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
:rolleyes: I forgot my camera yesterday, but i am going to my garage later today and i will shoot some pics :cool:

OK HERE ARE SOME PICS AS YOU WILL SEE MY LITTLE GARAGE I RENT GIVES ME LITTLE SPACE TO WORK BUT I MANAGE
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ANYONE WANT SOME FREE BRAKE LINES LOL
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I have that same dent in my right quarter! Must have been a popular mod!

I have that same dent in my right quarter! Must have been a popular mod!

Yep mine too:confused: , before I fixed it.

Was just looking at your pictures looks like you've made a lot of progress.I noticed the printing on your gas tank and was wondering if you can read the printing the is under the USS and what is printed after the United States?
I'm going to repaint my gas tank and thought it would look more original with the printing.

Thanks

that's great man at lease that floors r in good shape from what i can see, don't b discourage by the small work space some ppl don't even have a garage to work in...:bowtie:

Moving right along, looks like a solid start. Keep up the good fight!

Any surprises you did not expect?

Any surprises you did not expect?
Yes the short block was not the original, it had the original top end intake, carb, air cleaner and all the hoses looked original but when i ran the numbers it didn't match.
I ran the numbers the 350 block came from a 75 chevelle.
The 4 speed needs a rebuild not worried about it cause i was gonna rebuild it anyway.
Now i need some cutting torches to cut some bolts off.

Man great looking project so far. I'd say you got quite a deal for a Z28 with all the parts there!

PLUS I love that you plan on sticking with a mostly stock exterior appearance with modern drivetrain, which is what I'll achieve once I repaint mine its original charcoal with red stripes! Only thing is my 18" wheels with big ole brakes will give it away a bit, but perhaps I should make my own genre from a combination of other classes, Sleep Fighter perhaps?? :p

WOOT 800th POST!

Keep posting all the great photos though... you can have a bio of your restoration from begining to end here.

BTW what are your plans motor-wise? LS2, LS6 perhaps??

The tear down looked like fun.

The tear down looked like fun.
It was very relaxing :)

BTW what are your plans motor-wise? LS2, LS6 perhaps??
Unfortunately my budget wont allow for that, keeping it in the real world class lol 383 with dart heads rpm cam and intake, demon carb msd hooker headers 3 inch exhaust flow masters posi 373 10 bolt with rear disc brakes PTFB stop flex kit and PTFB competition suspension, rebuilt T-10 and line lock :bowtie:

it was very relaxing :)


I love taking the stuff apart...it is very relaxing.

Looks great Ricardo! Not too much rust. At least someone in Milwaukee is getting some second gen work done. I am waiting a couple more weeks for warmer weather. Heating my 2 1/2 car garage gets too expensive.
Keep up the good work and great pics. Mike

Thanks Mike.

Well today was a beautiful day! sunny and 65 time to log in some hours.
Today i pulled the dash and pedals, wiring harness and seat belts lots of stuff.
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I also found a mice nest above the headliner cardboard "nasty Z/28" lol
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And i also picked up my sway bars and drive shaft from the powder coaters today.
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I am also going to powder coat all of these brackets including my pedals.
This car is going to look mint.
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Nice to see my bracket for the front speaker is still there sweet.
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Love the playboy door lock pulls!!

She has potential!


:D I had a set of those back in the 80's in my 81.... Looks like your taking the plunge keep us posted. Cheers.
EJ

Yes!! another awesome day to work on the camaro! today i finished pulling out the remaining trim and other stuff.
She got to see the daylight after 5 month's.
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I got my pedals and brackets powder coated they look great and the rear bumper.
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Nice work so far dude :)

Rick excellent job there... That powering coating almost looks like the Zero Rust I am using to paint all my brackets and stuff for the 71 I am doing.

At least your car body didn't need as much work...

Keep it up and keep us posted on the progress.

Thanks the black that im using is called solar black, i got a great hook up for powder coating.

thanks that black that im using is called solar black i got a great hook up for powder coating


Can't beat a good hook up for that ... Wish I could find good deals:whine:

Looking good!!!

I am glad i didnt have to do that much to my 78... :eek:

I did not have to go this far i could have just sent it in for paint and body but i wanted the satisfaction of building the car the way i want it, fresh from the ground up.

I am too broke for that! :cool:

YAY! MORE POWDER DONE
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looks good. keep up the good work.

today i pulled the roller out washed it up and took the remaining brackets off to send out for powder coating car is in really good shape love the color
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today i pulled the sub frame apart and removed all the factory slag
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last night i welded the seams on the frame they look rusty it started to rain after i finished now i can sand blast and send it off to my powder coater
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Lookin great Rick, keep it up I'm lovin this thread!!

Lookin great Rick, keep it up I'm lovin this thread!!
thanks

update the body is on jack stands and im in the process of building a body cart out of 2x2 square tube steel by 1/8 thick with swivel caster's will post up some pics soon i left my camera at home boooo!

great today i finished the body cart works great!! total cost was $120.
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Awesome restoration! Keep the pics coming!!!

after i am done with the body dolly i will powder coat it and i plan on making it adjustable for easy storage :)

lovin' the work till now. this motivates me to get some powdercoating done on our 80' Z/28

ahhh yes fresh from the powder coat hook up
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jealous of your powdercoating friend. [i think we all are] lol

Thats a great job your doing on that car, I just cant seem to park mine long enough to do something like that. Maybe next winter? That thins gonna look great when your done.

Man that powdercoating looks sick!!

w00t! for you on the P/C...great looking parts!

LMAO at the powdercoated subframe in the house!!!! I wished I would have cleaned my subframe up more before sending it off to the powdercoater.

and that dolly beats the hell out of the jackstands that I had my body shell sitting on, while I stripped the undercarriage. Really good progress for a cheesehead...hehehe;)

LMAO at the powdercoated subframe in the house!!!! I wished I would have cleaned my subframe up more before sending it off to the powdercoater.

and that dolly beats the hell out of the jackstands that I had my body shell sitting on, while I stripped the undercarriage. Really good progress for a cheesehead...hehehe;)Hey I resemble that remark.... doesn't everyone have car parts in the house.. they look great;)

Man, all your stuff is looking good. I love all those powder coated parts. :bowtie: :bowtie:

thanks i think i have almost everything powder coated already thinking about coating the back sides of my fenders or maybe all of the fender i here powder coat is a great primer
here is a list of parts powder coated already
fender wells
drive shaft
front and rear sway bars
sub frame
all pedals
dash board mounting brackets
fender support braces
core support
heater box
front and rear inner steel bumpers
all the 4 speed brackets and shifter rods
spindles
leaf spring mounting brackets
rear end mounting plates
hood hinges
rear bumnp stop brackets
cross member
bell housing
hood latch assembly
fender vent mounting brackets
battery tray
clutch fork
bumper mounting brackets and i think thats it ? i have allot of stuff packed away safely till that day comes where i bring the Z back to life :)
in all i spent under 400 dollars on powder coating lol beat that

Here is a close up of the welded seams after coating.
Inside the spring pocket looks great but you will never see that lol
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That does look nice but you missed a couple of spots ;)
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yea like i said you will never see them i will touch those up with some satin black beside you know how many ppl just use por15 while the frame is still on the car they never really get it all and if they don't blast then the quality shows thru the only way to get inside the frame would be to invent some type of spray wand ?

That does look nice but you missed a couple of spots ;)
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You doofus! LOL........I would take it back and complain!!!! :screwup: :screwup:

no the frame looks great thats nothing and for the price i paid i cant complain doofus!! lol

no the frame looks great thats nothing and for the price i paid i cant complain doofus!! lol

I was kidding man! The frame does look awesome. I love it!

Doing a hell of a good job. I cleaned/resprayed my subframe last winter and it already looks like crap. Wanna trade?

Doing a hell of a good job. I cleaned/resprayed my subframe last winter and it already looks like crap. Wanna trade?
umm no :)

Looking good Ric!!!

Moving right along on the resto!! Ya gotta be happy with that!

I have the same playboy door lock pulls!!

They were on mine when I bought it
Weird...

funny i was thinking about those door lock pulls today when i was looking for air fresheners they dont sell them any more i think mr gasket made them back in the day

parts are looking great!, keep it up ..

Wow, i have to do this to our 80' when its in for it freshening.

I'm jealous, ric...

Great job so far.

:bowtie:

steveo_80z28_nj

Damn bro u going make to nice to drive every day LOL right! man great job keep it up can't wait to see it done.:bowtie:

lookin good

The subframe looks great, very smooth surface. It doesn't seem to have been any deep seated rust at all.

Keep up the good work.

Magnus

It is all looking really good. I cant wait to see that car when it is done. I love the orange colored cars.

thanks i have been busy at work not allot of time to play with the camaro in fall and winter i will be hard at work on the camaro. i did finish up the floors though came out a ok ill post pics when i get a chance

That car is going to be nice! more pics !

here are my seat tracks blasted and powder coated :)
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i got my new rear end cover today from ta performance this is the low profile to clear the rear sway bar
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ok more progress small progress but non the less progress lol i got all my window trim powder coated i got my shift rods coated all brackets for the spoilers coated head light buckets coated head light trim rings coated :) and my new to me ws6 bars are coated as well
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great work on the car i watched the thread when it started and didnt look into it till now, your progress is great and i see your going overboard with the powdercoat like i am, i found a guy kinda local and im on the powdercoat kick too. The guy i got doing sand blasting said he hates people that bring little crap weekly to blast so i guess im gonna get my own cabinet and blast myself and get him outa the picture and bring my parts directly to the powdercoater.

thats what i do i blast all my stuff my self except for my subframe. i paid 100 bucks to have it blasted it came out better than i thought it would, when i have parts to be powder coated i drop them off to my buddy who gives me the hook up price! so if im getting it done this cheap i might as well take advantage and get as much stuff done as possible before the hook up price dries up.

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Patches look great....Keep up the great work...

Also all that powder coating looks real good

Nice work Ricardo! You're really going all-out. It's gonna look top-notch when it's all done.

Thanks guys

Lots of nice powder coated parts, gonna look sharp when done
keep at it :)

Boy.... all this powder coating is insane!!! This is going to be one CLEEEAN Z28 when its done! & the only nice one in this color combo on the forums!

Any projected completion date? It looks like you're moving right along, would be sweet to see it at Carlisle!

hmmmm im thinking maybe next fall or spring of 2010 lol that sounds so far away god lol it all depends on the cash flow

HOW did I miss this thread? Great detail work. You may be more crazy about powder coating than I am. That's saying a lot. I would powder coat the whole car if I could.:D Keep the pics coming. Satin black is one of my favorite pc colors. I do have one question on the seat tracks. Did you take them apart, prior to coating?

HOW did I miss this thread? Great detail work. You may be more crazy about powder coating than I am. That's saying a lot. I would powder coat the whole car if I could.:D Keep the pics coming. Satin black is one of my favorite pc colors. I do have one question on the seat tracks. Did you take them apart, prior to coating?
i took them apart sand blasted and cleaned the key to a nice finish is cleanliness the sliders work smooth i used small amounts of grease with a q tip and applied it to the seat track bearings they work like new

Any updates?

Not really the car is in the garage covered up, and my stock pile of restored or new parts keeps growing. I am looking for a bigger garage to rent so i can work more comfortably.

looking great! Looking forward to seeing more. I loved the red ones!

cars looking good . i like all the powdercoat.:bowtie:

nice build up, keep the pics a comin

Last couple of days i have been working on small projects to keep motivated.
I sandblasted my control arms, i wanted to get tubulars but rite now the funds are not there. I sent my stock ones to geoman for powder coating, i cleaned up my wire harness, blasted some hardware for the front end, took apart my rear tail lights cleaned and repainted them silver actually i got a ton of small tasks ahead of me :) to keep motivated.
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Well all done cleaning the rear light harness looks great.
Next i will clean the froward light harness and the engine harness.
The rear light harness is the worst i dont ever want to clean another set like that.Why did gm make them like that?
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WOW, looks nice.

How did ya get a wire harness that clean?

HERE YA GO :)http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148167

Thanks, good info to know if I have to reuse my old harness.

I chose to re use my harness there was nothing wrong with it and i am no good at rewiring a car,id be afraid of it burning to the ground lol

I chose to re use my harness there was nothing wrong with it and i am no good at rewiring a car,id be afraid of it burning to the ground lol
Oh ok, lol

Today i got motivated to work on the camaro :)
I started today off by cleaning all the old under coat from the wheel wells and frame rails. They look very nice in the nude lol. After i de-undercoat the rest of the car its off to the blasters.
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I also removed the lower rear valance it had a few dents and a rust spot that was bugging me. tomorrow i will weld in the new piece.
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how did you build that cart and what did you use to build it? I am going to need to build something like that real soon for mine.:bowtie:

Nice, Looks good n solid.

Looks great Ricardo.... I wish mine was that solid when I started:)

how did you build that cart and what did you use to build it? I am going to need to build something like that real soon for mine.:bowtie:
I used 2x2 square steel tubing and 600lb casters from harbor freight, took the measurements i needed and got'r done.http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/inmateoneightseven/camaro/IMG_2603.jpg

hey thanks, probly gonna start building mine soon then lol the quicker the better

hey thanks, probly gonna start building mine soon then lol the quicker the better
your welcome i am going to make a few mods to my cart like hog rings for the tie down straps,and going to make the center beam removable for easy storage. I might even paint it probly never use it again :confused: so don't be surprised if you see it in the for sale section a year from now lol

Looks great Ricardo.... I wish mine was that solid when I started:)
Thanks rusty jone's did a good job i only had to do a few floor patches and the rear lower valance everything else is good :cool:

Nice, Looks good n solid.
thanks olstyle i pulled some motivation from your build thread :cool:

Looks great Ricardo! That's the cleanest used wiring harness I've ever seen. The underside looks solid. You got every last little bit of that undercoating outta there! Great job on the cleaning. :)

thanks olstyle i pulled some motivation from your build thread :cool:
Cool :cool:

Looks great Ricardo! That's the cleanest used wiring harness I've ever seen. The underside looks solid. You got every last little bit of that undercoating outta there! Great job on the cleaning. :)
Thanks! about 3-4 hours per side :eek: plastic scrapers suck so i switched to thin metal scraper lots of rags and mineral spirits.

Thanks! about 3-4 hours per side :eek: plastic scrapers suck so i switched to thin metal scraper lots of rags and mineral spirits.
On mine I used a propane tortch and a metal scrapper, chit came right off.

On mine I used a propane tortch and a metal scrapper, chit came right off.
I thought about that method but was afraid it would become too sticky :confused:

Today i finished up the rear valance panel. i sanded down the inner panel and used 2 coat's por 15 after that was dry i fitted the panel.
p.s i hate flux core welders i need to buy a mig.
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Lookin good!
A couple times I ran out of gas for the welder and tried flux core wire..................... never again lol

Thanks guy! yea flux sux lol i used flux on my floors and every once and awhile it would burn a hole. Then i would have to patch burn holes, thinking about redoing the floors but this time around i will use a mig.

Finally getting around to the passenger quarter panel.
I bought a complete used quarter out of California, should have it hung by Friday eve if all goes well :)
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That's coming along nicely Ricardo!!!! :)

Looking real good Ricardo... Nice job on the tail panel repair....

Your making progress so keep it up :)

Lookin good Ricardo.

Thanks folks.
Today i fitted the quarter panel not a bad job at all it's ready for welding.
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Lookin' good Rick, nice job!

Thanks :)

Quarter looks great man!!!

EDIT: Where at in Cali. did ya get that quarter? My buddy is looking for one for each side.

Where at in Cali. did ya get that quarter? My buddy is looking for one for each side.

EBAY STORE :)
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/TRANS-AM-CAMARO-RESTORATION-PARTS__W0QQ_armrsZ1

OOOhh i wish i had the $$$ for a full quarter

OOOhh i wish i had the $$$ for a full quarter
It's the only way to go, i had bought a 80% skin but after looking at it the choice was simple plus you cant get the jamb area with a skin.

nice z28

1,500 u say. nice

im gettin the same deal

except that this camaro is waaaay up north and i live waaay down south almost near the border. so rite now im doing evry thing i can so i could collect the money and pay for it to be shipped down here


eyy well keep the original rims, theyre nice and most people just throw them away or send them to the scrap yard

my future z28 has white interior just like urs except mines is black paint exterior

i want to keep the white interior but since im gona drive the car evryday from school, work, and the occasional Friday & Saturday nite clubbing

i figure it'd get dirty.....

EBAY STORE :)
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/TRANS-AM-CAMARO-RESTORATION-PARTS__W0QQ_armrsZ1
Thanks
I will let my buddy know

keep the original rims, theyre nice and most people just throw them away or send them to the scrap yard
thanks i plan on having the stock wheels widened, or i might just go with a different wheel depends on what the cost will be vs a set of new wheels.

Lookin' good Ricardo! :)

Thanks on the wiring harness refurbishing technique...I did mine last night, came out good!

Do you just throw the whole harness in the bucket and let it soak?

hey Ricardo it was nice to meet you. the car looks great man and hopefully the doors work out good for you.

hey Ricardo it was nice to meet you. the car looks great man and hopefully the doors work out good for you.
hey thanks nice to meet you as well the doors will work out nicely :)

Here is a lil update had nothing to do last night so i blasted my door hinges and put new pin kit in them. Here is a shot of the door line up its from my cell phone. It's a bitch mounting doors and trying to line them up by yourself.
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Very Nice Job So Far. That Orange Color Is Killer Dude, What Did They Call It Was It Like Burnt Orange Or Is It Hugger Orange ?

Very Nice Job So Far. That Orange Color Is Killer Dude, What Did They Call It Was It Like Burnt Orange Or Is It Hugger Orange ?
red/orange aka hugger orange

ricardo, do you have any more photos of your rear tail panel repair. did you buy it from NPD ? I am thinking about buying the same panel to redo my rear lower tail panel, I am going to POr the inner side also. your looks good any pointers on doing the tail panel?

Was wondering the samething.

red/orange aka hugger orange
I thought the same thing until you put code 79 Red Orange up to Hugger Orange. I have a 69 painted Hugger and my 81 Z is painted Red Orange night and day difference.

I thought the same thing until you put code 79 Red Orange up to Hugger Orange. I have a 69 painted Hugger and my 81 Z is painted Red Orange night and day difference.
ok anyway red/orange will be resprayed i love the color

I've been wanting to respond to your thread for sometime. I've been following your saga of restoring your Z-28. I have a 1980 Z-28, color code 79 (this was the original color off the build sheet) that I've owned for over ten years.

I bought it off the side of the road for $1200.00. It was complete under the hood but was trashed on the interior. It is camel tan and I had a camel tan interior in pretty decent shape in a standard 1980 V-6 I was working on. I ended up marrying the two together and eventually went basically frame up, replacing the front subframe. It was a nightmare for awhile.

This was before powder coating became popular so I had everything blasted and painted black. I would like to attach a few pictures of it but I don't know how.

I show it these days in parking lot car shows and rod runs. As with yours it's a never ending project, it's always evolving. I need to finish my interior.
I mostly wanted to encourage you to continue, looks like you are doing a great job and you will be rewarded.
All the best,
Tom

Thank's texas it's been on the back burner for awhile now. i have been busy setting up my new garage. and since my 68 catalina is a driver project i wanted to finish that one first then move back on the camaro.

Today i took the camaro for a ride! lol transporting to my new garage.
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HOLY CRAP...............HE LIVES!!!!!!

get going on this thing, man!!!! ;)

hey Ricardo... there is a horse in your front yard...lol

HOLY CRAP...............HE LIVES!!!!!!

get going on this thing, man!!!! ;)


I agree! One of my favorite project threads. Tell us more about the new garage.

I agree! One of my favorite project threads. Tell us more about the new garage.
hmm where do i begin? my old garage was crap but i made the best of it . i finally got a decent garage nice floor's brick walls plenty of light im going to shoot some pics this week. i got a new compressor so i will be knocking out the body work soon. i sold the catalina so now im on the ball back on the camaro i get my winters off so i plan on getting allot done :)

hmm where do i begin? my old garage was crap but i made the best of it . i finally got a decent garage nice floor's brick walls plenty of light im going to shoot some pics this week. i got a new compressor so i will be knocking out the body work soon. i sold the catalina so now im on the ball back on the camaro i get my winters off so i plan on getting allot done :)

Sounds great. Looking forward to the pics.

Ok time for the garage pics :) Nothings better than a clean well lit work space.http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/inmateoneightseven/IMG_4807.jpg
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Here is my 2-1/2 inch steel hood i plan on keeping 2 hoods for this car i will have the correct Z/28 decals air brushed on the goodmark hood
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Ohhhhh yes, back on the camaro!
Cool garage.

thanks olstyle feels good to be back on track lol

Nice garage!

Looking Good!, nice garage:bowtie:

Nothings better than a clean well lit work space
I'll have to agree. Mine is well lit but I can never keep it clean for long. Nice place ya got.

wish i had a garage closer to me. im digging that old fridge.

Good now my car will have a project twin.

made some progress starting the body work. my dad is a retired body-man and he and i will tackle the body and paint. i decided to use my original driver door frame and a new skin the donor door frame was in sad shape. cleaned up my door frame and por-15 the inner :) finally some real progress should be ready for paint in the spring!:bowtie:
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Rick, sure is nice to see that your dad is helping out.
Lucky you!
Nice progress!

yup slowly but surely it will get done.

great progress, wish i could do a frame off resto.

that has to be my fav color for the 80-81 camaros, your car is going to look great when its done!

well i spent some time in the garage today and i forgot to bring my camera :( so i used my cell phone lol got the door skin all done mounted the fenders they seem to fit pretty good enjoy pfft just one pic lol
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Lookin good, keep at it :cool:

Lookin good, keep at it :cool:

Yes, and bring a real camera next time. :p

Ricardo1969,
Looking at your picture with the front end sheetmetal fit-up, I must caution you to check your front fender extentions for fit. I bought this same assembly about six years ago from NPD with a Goodmark induction hood.. the factory (O.E.M.) extentions did not fit the new aftermarket market fenders worth a crap. I had to send the fenders back and rummage through junk yards to find a useable pair of O.E.M. fenders. One other complaint I had outside of the fit was with the general quality of the fenders, way too light of a metal gauge. Maybe they have improved in six years because of all the returned fenders..
All the best,
Tom

awsome work, gotta love all the powdercoated parts! wish i had the cash to get my stuff powdercoated.

i was looking through all the progress threads for a picture of a super t-10 driveshaft, and i found it here (thank god i have the right yoke).

i noticed you had the driveshaft powdercoated, did you get the u joints in there without nicking the finish?

awsome work, gotta love all the powdercoated parts! wish i had the cash to get my stuff powdercoated.

i was looking through all the progress threads for a picture of a super t-10 driveshaft, and i found it here (thank god i have the right yoke).

i noticed you had the driveshaft powdercoated, did you get the u joints in there without nicking the finish?
Not yet i will try to be careful if anything i will touch it up with satin black spray paint. the powdercoat was cheap i had a hook up :)

:D so what have you been up to with the car? any pics?

:D so what have you been up to with the car? any pics?
Waiting on parts from PTFB then i can get her down to roller status. then i will really be motivated :) till then she is on hold.
: (

these are my uppers from ptfb still waiting on my lowers then i can assemble my sub frame http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/inmateoneightseven/313277660677.jpg
poor man's rotiserie lol!http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/inmateoneightseven/315818205829_0_0-1.jpg

Rick, nice rotisserie.
When do you figure you will be ready to roll?

Rick, nice rotisserie.
When do you figure you will be ready to roll?
Honestly maybe in another year or 2 it all depends on the cash flow my motor about 6 grand trany another 1500 and so on :c but i do plan on having it roller status by spring.

Maybe I should have tried the poor mans rotisserie! LOL It's a PITA laying underneath grinding these things! LOL

great work

great work
thank you

Maybe I should have tried the poor mans rotisserie! LOL It's a PITA laying underneath grinding these things! LOL
i was on my back then i said screw this! the car is resting on a tire so no damage on the quarter :)

i did the same thing its been like this for a year.
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i did the same thing its been like this for a year.

Beats buying a rotisserie lol!

A shot of my lower control arms :)
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Well i got my primer for the underbody. Just waiting on my new Devilbiss guns then i will be spraying :) I was going to undercoat but i have decided to go with satin black for a cleaner look.
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Yea! I finaly got some color on the bottom side! Thanks to my pop's he showed me the basics on handling the HVLP gun and before ya know it i was laying it down! I gave it 2 coats1st one was somewhat dry and second one was a nice wet coat. gotta get better thiner material to clean my guns that epoxy is no joke.
Here is a pic of my 1st time paint job ha!
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I will be using undercoat in the wheel wells.

Nice job Rick. :cool:

Looks good Ricardo, came out nice :bowtie:

I always use lacquer thinner to clean my gun. $12 a gallon at Menards.

Never saw this thread before, that looks great. Would have been alot easier than crawling around under my car with a sandblaster like I did. Never again.

Very nice. Looks like you got it "licked".

Looks good Ricardo, came out nice :bowtie:

I always use lacquer thinner to clean my gun. $12 a gallon at Menards.
Thanks guy.
I used some lacquer thiner once the gun was empty and it turned the left over paint into a gummy substance it was a pain to clean. It was a product called kwick strip lacquer thinner.

Very nice. Looks like you got it "licked".
HA! NO LICK TEST FOR ME THANKS :D

Nice job Rick. :cool:
THANK YOU.

Never saw this thread before, that looks great. Would have been alot easier than crawling around under my car with a sandblaster like I did. Never again.
Yea this was a good idea sometimes you have to improvise :)

That came out really nice, great job! So what are "the basics" on handling the HVLP gun, if you can put it into words? :) Always curious what tips others can share.

That came out really nice, great job! So what are "the basics" on handling the HVLP gun, if you can put it into words? :) Always curious what tips others can share.
Well he showed me what the knobs were for and how to adjust the fan pattern pressure and distance of the gun from the material you are spraying.
kinda hard to put it all in to words. It's one of those things you have to see to understand i guess.

I did use por 15 on the trunk floor and frame rails. after it was dry i scuffed it down, cleaned it and applied the epoxy primer it looks so good i have decided not to top coat it.

Thanks guy.
I used some lacquer thiner once the gun was empty and it turned the left over paint into a gummy substance it was a pain to clean. It was a product called kwick strip lacquer thinner.
That's weird, lacquer thinner should cut just about anything.

That's weird, lacquer thinner should cut just about anything.
Yup my pop's was also puzzeld can lacquer thinner go bad?

Yup my pop's was also puzzeld can lacquer thinner go bad?
Not sure how it could go bad being in a closed sealed can. I've never heard of a stripper lacquer thinner, just "lacquer thinner". Maybe there is a difference?

Well he showed me what the knobs were for and how to adjust the fan pattern pressure and distance of the gun from the material you are spraying.
kinda hard to put it all in to words. It's one of those things you have to see to understand i guess.

I did use por 15 on the trunk floor and frame rails. after it was dry i scuffed it down, cleaned it and applied the epoxy primer it looks so good i have decided not to top coat it.

So is the under body just epoxy primer? Looks like you said that based on the comment about cleaning the gun. Curious because I am thinking about just laying epoxy primer on the underside and firewall.

So is the under body just epoxy primer? Looks like you said that based on the comment about cleaning the gun. Curious because I am thinking about just laying epoxy primer on the underside and firewall.
Yes it it is black epoxy primer it dries to a satin finish it's a 2-1 product i posted pics of the stuff i used. I am going to leave it as is since i don't plan on driving the car in the rain or snow it will be fine.Oh and the firewall.

Not sure how it could go bad being in a closed sealed can. I've never heard of a stripper lacquer thinner, just "lacquer thinner". Maybe there is a difference?
Next time im in the garage i will snap a pic of that stuff. it was my dads thinner It was in the box for a couple of years. :eek:

Wow Just Wow!!!! Nice Work Man!

ahh thanks masparks maybe next spring or late fall 2011 i can drive her out the garage lol!

Yes it it is black epoxy primer it dries to a satin finish it's a 2-1 product i posted pics of the stuff i used. I am going to leave it as is since i don't plan on driving the car in the rain or snow it will be fine.Oh and the firewall.

Right on man, I think it looks great. I was going to go with the black SPI epoxy primer on the firewall and underbody too if I like the look of it. I like the subtle look of the primer on your car, so that is a nice preview.

Here are a couple of better pics
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GUY THIS IS THE STUFF I WAS TALKING ABOUT
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Ok, now I understand. That is Paint thinner(Mineral Spirits)Huge difference to Lacquer Thinner. Get some lacquer thinner to clean your gun and you will be just fine.

Hmmmmm surprised my dad didn't pick up on that? Ok thanks for clarification on that i will have to pick some up for future projects.

Hmmmmm surprised my dad didn't pick up on that? Ok thanks for clarification on that i will have to pick some up for future projects.
No problem ;)
That's what it is all about.......................helping each other out.

Thanks for the extra pics Ricardo, I like the way that turned out.

So what was the red primer that GM originally put on these cars? Was that also an epoxy primer or a different product?

Thanks for the extra pics Ricardo, I like the way that turned out.

So what was the red primer that GM originally put on these cars? Was that also an epoxy primer or a different product?
I belive it was red oxide primer. This epoxy primer sealer is far superior to that stuff. My car did not have the red primer it was like a dark brownish black type of paint.

Good to see you are still plugging away at your project!!

what's this stuff for...... cleaning paint off of virgins? LOL

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Good to see you are still plugging away at your project!!

what's this stuff for...... cleaning paint off of virgins? LOL
LMAO! How do you break in a virgin? "VIRGIN OIL" LOL!

LMAO! How do you break in a virgin? "VIRGIN OIL" LOL!

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Pffff! lol good one.

Ok so today i got the car somewhat back on the ground, got the rear end installed.
Getting the sub ready to go back on the coil springs put up a good fight :( i will attempt to finish tomorrow :)
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You have some awesome stuff you are bolting on there. Very nice. I am looking for a diff cover like that, I like it. I can wait though.

Thanks man once i get it all together i will wipe her down everything is so dusty from 2 years of storage lol!

Looking good! Be careful with those springs if you haven't done them before! They can be a very dangerous, I know they scared the crap out of me when I put mine in last week

The springs were a bit scary, I used a spring compressor tool, I took off the top hooks, and put the rod through the hole in the subframe, use 2 washers (what I did not do), put grease in between them so one will sit on the subframe, and one will spin on the top nut. Then I put the bottom hooks wherever they wanted to reach on the springs. As you are tightening them, if they start to "pull" to the outside, you need to loosen it up and change the hooks so it "pulls" to the inside. I used an impact on the compressor tool, I only had the one washer, I destroyed the washer, and it was tough. I don't know if the two washer trick will make it easier, but it should. Once it is compressed, it is a cake to install the spindle. Good luck.

Yea i have installed coils b4 the rental too from advance auto broke and the spring rocketed out of the frame like a scud missile scared the crap out of me! Imagine if i would have had my hands down there positioning the spindle SCARY!
I am picking up a better install tool from orielly auto parts hopefully it will work if all else fails i will use the strap on the jack trick wish me luck lol!

Success coils installed. Subframe mounted.
The ws6 front sway bar is having problems with the comp lower controll arm mounting points?
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That looks great. Nice job. I am going out to work on mine now.

Thanks ATM waiting to hear back from dave at PTFB about the sway bar links

Progress..........................looks great.

Front end is looking good man :cool:

Very nice work!! What made you choose the PTFB stuff over the other companies?

I know this is not really the venue to ask this, but what are the reasons someone would want to go with tubular control arms? I am not baiting anyone, just interested to see what the pros/cons are. I assume reduced weight, added camber adjustment are the main things. Oh yeah, there is the cool factor too :D

Progress..........................looks great.
Thanks guy.
I should have the rotors on tomorrow then i can drop her down then i can say IT'S A ROLLER YEEHA!

Front end is looking good man :cool:
THANKS MAN!

Very nice work!! What made you choose the PTFB stuff over the other companies?


My first choice was global west but i wanted to support the local guy it was a few bucks cheaper but that was not the deciding factor plus i heard allot of good stuff from the members here so i went with PTFB.

I know this is not really the venue to ask this, but what are the reasons someone would want to go with tubular control arms? I am not baiting anyone, just interested to see what the pros/cons are. I assume reduced weight, added camber adjustment are the main things. Oh yeah, there is the cool factor too :D
Well my car will not be on any road course mostly a weekend warrior, a boulevard bruiser a ground pounder :bowtie: i guess for me it was more of a cool factor decision. i have the Alston sub frame connectors and the g braces :cool:

Cool, I am still not dead set on using GM control arms, so still like to see why people choose to use certain components. They are damn cool, that's for sure! My car won't see a track either, so I am in the same boat. But I intend on using G-braces and s/f connectors to make things stiffer (that's what she said).

Man! That thing is looking sweet!! You are going to have one hell of a ride there! Nice work!

It's a roller! i need to clean up and paint my gear box before i put my tie rods centerlink and all that good stuff lol
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Very cool :cool: I know that was a great feeling ;)

yea feels like it's going somewhere now :)

Very nice progress. Keep up the great work.

Awesome, I am going to get some g braces and subframe connectors too, once the body is together, I figure I'll weld the sfc's in after I am positive the frame is not skewed or something, that would be just my luck.

That car is going to be mega cool though. Going about it right is the best way.

yea feels like it's going somewhere now :)

this is one of my fav parts of the build..

Yeah, putting it back together, lol, I'm looking forwards to it.

Today i put together the tie rods, end links and center link.
I will be blasting the stock gearbox and painting it cast gray until i can afford the quick ratio Iroc box.
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That looks great. What iroc box is the quick ratio one?

92 camaro from what the ad said or i could go with the 12:1 ratio box from PTFB! :)

Looks great, Ricardo. I wish my undercarriage looked that clean!

Thanks Mark!

Well today i blasted the steering linkage and gear box, and painted them should have it installed this weekend. Thats about it time to move on to the body work. Oh yea almost forgot i still need to install the ws6 rear sway bar:) an Alston sub frame connectors wondering if i should wait on the sfc until the drive train is in?
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It really is looking awesome man, I hope mine will come together soon like yours is...good job!

It really is looking awesome man, I hope mine will come together soon like yours is...good job!
Thanks man it will be done one day :)