It's painted... finally

[Kevin Callahan]

Brian and I have been asking lots of bodywork questions on this message board for the past few months. You guys helped answer lots of them! Thanks everyone. Here is how it turned out:
















Here are some pics just before she went together:

[amargari]

Very nice car!! What color red is that? It seems a little darker than the normal red.

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1973 Type LT/RS
http://www.apiem.com/camaro

[Kevin Callahan]

Thanks Amargari,

The red is a PPG color called "Matador Red". We color matched the paint we used years ago called Sherwin Williams Mack Truck Fire Engine Red (Medium). What's nice about this color is that it reflects lots of blue, giving it a nice look on sunny days.

[79_camaro_tx]

what size toques are those, the entire car looks kick ass, good job

[archemedes]

normally I don't like red cars, but I really like that one, great job

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To err is human; but to really screw things up
requires a computer.


Give blood play hockey!

[spoonLT1355]

AWESOME job!
Very nice!

I really like the blacked out head and tail lights (j/k)

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starting to build pro/street 78Z
car needs everything!
Let the fun begin!!!
http://members.cardomain.com/spoonlt1355

[Brian Callahan]

79_camaro_tx,

Front:
17" x 8", 4.75" backspace
245 mm x 45% AR x 17"

Rear:
17" x 9.5", 5.5" backspace (note that these rims must be custom-made to get this backspacing)
285 mm x 40% AR x 17"

I got this combination from member N-Memory and a couple of other guys here.

And yes, the rims are by American Racing, the Torque Thrust II model. Tires are G-Force T/A KDW by BF Goodrich.

Note that the ride height shown in the pictures is a little high both front and rear. There is a lot of weight yet to go on, so that will lower it.

[BigBlue72]

Very nice car!! What color red is that? It seems a little darker than the normal red

AWESOME job!
Very nice!

but I really like that one, great job

the entire car looks kick ass, good job.

Ditto

I am kinda partial to the early seconds. If ever paint a car red it will be that red!
wheels and tires look great too. what did the rear Custom rims set you back?

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72 RS,
Vortec 350,
GMPP HOT Roller cam
TCI 700R-4 w/2500 Stall
3.42's w/auburn posi
Cowl hood
Viper blue pearl w/white stripes.

"The Lord giveth and my Camaro Bloweth away"

Objects in the mirror.... are losing
See Mel Gibson's
The Passion
of Christ

[Brian Callahan]

If memory serves me well, the rear rims were $316 each from e-tire.com, and they turned them around in about 2.5 weeks.

[Piet]

Kevin, Brian,

All I can say is WOW!
Congratulations on some GREAT work!
That is a great shade of red.
Must feel nice to start putting her back together again.


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-Peter Huizinga
1973 Camaro LT

[RS_SS350]

that looks awesome... dang i hope mine comes out that good!

[Speedy 73]

OH YEAH!! SWEET!!!

[gin man]

If you two did that yourselves and that was your first paint job, I'm flat impressed. Even if it wasn't your first, still looks excellent.

[earlysecond]

to quote emril, "oh yeah babe" That is awesome. Hopefully I can do some more painting this summer. (on someone else's car)
Brent

[Kevin Callahan]

Thanks everyone,

Don't get the wrong idea... Brian and I had somebody do the paint for us. We did engine / suspension work (anything mechanical).

Both of us tried our hand at "restoring" this car back in 1988 in the same colors. It looked good for about 5 years, then salt from NY and MI winters took their toll. This time around, we decided to hire a pro. Neither of us was too anxious to do a restoration again... lots of bad memories!

As I look back, I'm glad we did the first restoration ourselves, and even more glad we went with a pro for the second restoration!