1971 Camaro Z28 RS build

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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2018 9:08 pm
Hey Troops,

Just brought this one into the shop along with the 73 that is now waiting at the media blasters for some attention :)

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Floors have been replaced at one time,

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Just backing it into the shop!

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First thing to do was strip what was left and put it up on the frame table to check for squareness.

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The owner passed along his concern that the car was hit and repaired a long time ago, most likely in the late 70's early 80's. Well he was right, the car took a nasty hit on the right front corner and down the entire right side.

Here you can see the crinkle on the right cowl area in front of the A pillar.

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This is a shot of the 73, notice how nice and smoe the outer cowl area is,

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And this is the 71 and outboard of the heater fan hole is also pushed back,

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The 73 is nice and flat,

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So we took off the outer panel to hammer and dolly it back into shape,

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Now with that all sorted we repaired the firewall beside the fan hole,

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And with that done the outer cowl piece goes back on,

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We could also tell the whole A pillar was pushed in which pushed up on the roof. The brazed some anchors near the door hinge points to pull out the pillar,

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Here you can see the wrinkles on the roof,

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And a full quarter was installed, but they really cheated,

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They were too lazy to remove the rear window so they trimmed the metal around it, you can see the brazing line just under the window opening and the just layed the new skin over the old one inside the trunk seal cavity,

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And we got the front fenders down to metal, luckily these were pretty good with just minor rust on the bottom of the drivers side,

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Insides all GTG!

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So when the A pillar gets finished tomorrow we'll start on the right side rocker :)




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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2018 9:32 am
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2018 12:26 pm
'68 Coronet R/T wrote:Your images are not showing up.


68, I see the photos.

I was just about to post that I am always amazed how much some people can bring back to life a pretty messed up bunch of metal.

Very impressive work!
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 9:51 am
OldFatBald wrote:I am always amazed how much some people can bring back to life a pretty messed up bunch of metal.


Bent up Mangled metal wants to go back to its original stamped shape, You just need to learn how to help it do that. Check out the Book "The Key to metal Bumping"
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:20 pm
Photos loaded this time.
Last time I got some kind of an error code.

Those Camaros are fetching good money even in very rough shape.
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2018 8:19 pm
'68 Coronet R/T wrote:Photos loaded this time.
Last time I got some kind of an error code.

Those Camaros are fetching good money even in very rough shape.


Absolutely, especially the ones with chrome bumpers, but all 2nd gen Camaros and Trans Am's are gaining in value.

Did more metal removal today, right side 1/4, outer wheel well, and tail light panel.

This car was crashed big time and very hastily repaired, they used metal Lux bondo instead of welding lol, and where they did weld the really melted the parts together making simple spot weld removal a hassle.

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New rocker tacked in,

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Most of the 1/4 removed,

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Parts of the tail light panel and trunk drop removed,

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The fuel tank braces were fully welded, makes it a little harder to remove than just a few spot welds lol,

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Good penetration though haha,

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Getting it ready for re-assembly,

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:16 pm
Got some more work done test fitting panels,

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Also got the door skins on,

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Still some more rust to deal with in the trunk but nothing too major.

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Also had to fix this 81, somebody keyed it right down to the metal.

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We added a dulling agent to the clear to give it a weathered look to match to original lacquer.

All fixed!

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So before we welded on the 1/4's we made sure to remove any corrosion on the inner panels and cover them with epoxy and topcoat.

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1/4 welded on,

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Test fitting the tail light panel,

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Installed the rear bumper checking for proper alignment,

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And now it's off the frame table as all the structural welding is complete. Here we will touch up some previous floor repair and then take it to get sand blasted of the original panels that remain and we'll start the body work.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:55 pm
Well shes almost back on her wheels now, got the front subframe back on,

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Front suspension and steering installed,

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Rad support sandblasted and painted,

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Rear brakes installed,

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Comp Engineering traction bars were also installed,

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New brake drums were high heat painted as well :)

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:32 pm
Well now the Z is back on it's wheels!

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Finished up with the  preliminary body work and getting some high build primer.

During this stage we mock up the car almost 100% including lights, bumpers window trim etc to make sure it all fits as it should.

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Here you can see the issues with the cowl hood. If this was painted without first installing it would have been a PITA to fix.

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In the booth for primer,

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Epoxy,

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High build with a guide coat,

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Sorting out all the parts to go back on,

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