I thought all driver side doors have the hole for a remote mirror cable ?


:dunno:

They all have the hole Graeme. Don't fill it. Here's a picture of mine before paint. I don't have remote mirror....Joe

Looks like some screw holes on the passenger door for a RH mirror. But thats the yellow door? So the orange one is ok :dunno:

:hmmm:

Thanks guys.

I didn't know that hole was there on all doors or that it would be covered by a standard mirror. Just knew the door was from another car so thought it was an option. Learned something new today. Cheers

Rob, one of the former owners or perhaps a dealer may have added the right side mirror as it was on when this picture was taken back in the '80s. Not sure when it was installed but I will leave it there as I like having one on the right.

https://i.ibb.co/SsZtP8R/Robin-3-800.jpg

There is a metal tab also, inside the door near the hinge. It holds the remote cable away from the window.

:biggthumpup:

Car sure looks good in the 80's pic Graeme. It's a shame it went to hell that quick. Your doing a great job. I enjoy this thread!!

Thank you. Robin told me that picture was right after he got it. I believe that was 1981

Over the next 15 years, it saw some outdoor storage and that didn't do it any favors.

Minnesota plates on it!! :biggthumpup:

Ron seam sealed all the joints, sanded the firewall and the door and trunk jambs today, then he primed/sealed the inside floors. I would imagine he'll prime the firewall tomorrow and put it on the rotisserie before getting after the bottom side. I'm headed out to the upholsterer's shop tomorrow and will stop in to see the car on the way back.

https://i.ibb.co/wSLgFdf/IMG-3661.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/74YBbZP/IMG-3659.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/8dG4csg/IMG-3660.jpg

Wow, those floors look great. Thats a huge accomplishment to get those off the list.

Also dropped off all the door and seat plastics today. The plastics and the headrests will now be dyed to match the new yellow vinyl and should be ready early next week. Seats should also be wrapped up by early next week. Here are some shots of the frames being built up with new materials and the piping being made for the new patterns.


https://i.ibb.co/HBzTR88/001-frame.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/jLHtsL1/002-build.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/sCZWGXF/003-foams.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/MGspxwy/004-rears.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/cwr0gyF/005-welting.jpg

Yup. It went from North Dakota to Texas, then it landed in St Paul before going up to Brainerd for 10 years, then onto PA for some long term storage before being sold to me and arriving in western Canada.

I am new to this site but have been lurking in the background for quite some time. I have been a long time member of camaros.net and also recently joined CRG.

I just had to come on this thread for the first time to acknowledge what an awesome job Graeme is doing on this 69Z.
:beers:

Cheers, Joe

Was out to visit with Mike @ Crown Automotive Interiors earlier today and see how the seats are taking shape. He was in the midst of building sections for the bucket seat patterns while I was there and shared a lot of info with me. I left there at about 2:30 and three hours later I was rolling into my driveway as he was texting me some images of the lower seat covers. They are bright...but it's going to look really good when it's all done.

https://i.ibb.co/YyF0ttM/006-inserts.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/25gr5xd/009-Welting.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/M1kLzXR/008-lowers.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/RDMt6Dz/WSYM0191.jpg

Fast work! Is that the original vinyl material in the background of your last image?

Yes. The old covers can be seen on the side of the table in a few of the shots above, as well as on the second pair of buckets that are sitting down on the floor beside the table. They are old dirty and faded covers, but when you unfold the back seams to a piece that has not seen the light of day, the color is very close to the new vinyl. It also looks brighter under this T5 lighting than it does under natural light so the inside shots might be a bit skewed.

Those covers look great, this is going to be a great build.

Slowly but surely Ron's been nibbling away at it. He went to sand the top of the trunk lid yesterday and found something odd. Insidious "creeping rust" which is like little hidden channels of rust that spread under the primer and branch out like a network of little veins. In this case, it was all hidden under the original factory primer. Like cancer in waiting. Anyways, stripped down to the bare metal, chemically treated, and now dressed in primer.

https://i.ibb.co/Vx1zx6z/IMG-3693.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/74BWH7j/IMG-3694.jpg

Seats are continuing along and are on pace to be ready next week. Mike has just finished the seatbacks for the buckets and the patterns are nearly ready to go onto the frames. Just the buttons need to be finished up and he can wrap them up.

https://i.ibb.co/HNFV8dN/IMG-3697.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/F5n5d1m/IMG-3698.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/n35cWC2/IMG-3695.jpg

Ron has also been steady on things today. The insides of the doors and trunk lid were sanded and sprayed with some color today. He also moved the car onto the rotisserie and will now get the floors and the firewall finished up. Won't be long until the jambs will all be in color too. Then I can get it back down and make it a roller again.

https://i.ibb.co/nMw8MfL/IMG-3703.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/rccyM2c/IMG-3702.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/YbDbxF2/IMG-3701.jpg

That DY looks great!

Got back to some other parts that needed finishing before it all goes back under the body. The diff and the springs were reunited with the traction bars and some temporary drums were drilled to fit over the axles and studs. Also did a test fit of some Lakewood shocks and might use these in combination with the Air Lift Bags. Next up I'll mount some old wheels up and it's ready to go back under the car in a week or two. The J-bar hardware will not be added until the suspension is loaded up and there's some good weight on it.

https://i.ibb.co/tHPs8dn/IMG-3720.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/K6K3d70/IMG-3723.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/0tN3QX4/IMG-3726.jpg

Looks great

Dropped off the front end sheet metal today and things are plugging along. Floors were all sanded today and were then seam sealed. Should be dry enough to prime the floors tomorrow and then he'll add some black to the front firewall and the lower floorboards. From there it'll be time to paint the wheel housings, lower rockers, cowl sides, cowl top, and upper jambs in yellow. Ron will then paint the dash top black, back window corners and trim, and then the cowl opening with the correct gloss black stripe color.

I'll then be mounting the fuel line, front sub-frame, sub-frame connectors and the rear suspension will be then be hung to make it a roller again. The hood and the fenders won't take long and before I know it, the front clip will be painted on the insides before going back together. This thing is flying along now. I better get those inner front fenders lined with dust shields as it's going to be ready for those real soon.

https://i.ibb.co/MNv9Dh1/IMG-3727.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/MNhDYp9/IMG-3730.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/zVr3vZj/IMG-3733.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/7GKF8gx/IMG-3735.jpg

Great progress. Are you planning to reattach the standard single exhaust hanger bracket back on the driver’s side trunk floor?

Nope. :biggthumpup:

Ron asked me, what this bracket for and do you want me to reinstall it on the new floor. I said it's a head knocker...and asked him to leave it off.

Looks great! What are the holes in the outer wheel wells for? I know the lower one is a body plug.

Did you say 'frame connectors' ...

:biggthumpup:

I believe this Camaro came with the optional liquid tire chain option.:laugh:

Yes Sir. One of only 188 Camaro's to have had RPO V75 installed by the factory. An option also found in many Copo cars as it turns out. Everyone must have been using it for burnouts back in the day.

https://i.ibb.co/VYNJx7Z/Liquid-tire-chain.jpg

'Many' COPO cars?

There were 1,066 COPO Camaros built. 3 are known to have V75.

I know of 2 from Canada myself, plus Bergy's, and was told there were quite a few others?

I guess many was a bad choice on wording.

We have build data on just under 500 COPOs so there could easily be a few more with V75.

Including yours, 4 Z/28s.

Enjoying your build progress!

No worries, thought I'd mention it as it's absence is a giveaway the trunk floor has been replaced. The protruding part of that bracket was cut off my car when it became a race car, probably for the same reason - to avoid being a hazard to heads.....

I think it looks better w/o that hanger. Aside from looks, I'm not concerned about it calling any attention to the trunk floor having been replaced. I've hit my head on those hangers more than once and on this one, I won't have to worry about landing another divet on the back of my noggin. (lol)

https://i.ibb.co/SmFBn7n/IMG-3784.jpg

Looks good….Joe

Wow, you'll be tearing up the streets in no time!

Bodywork is advancing on the front end sheet metal while the interior continues to roll along. The covers for the front buckets were finished last weekend and this week the upholsterer has completed the rear covers. He still needs to make the buttons for the seatbacks and is now covering the rear side panels. Should be ready to wrap the seat frames in a few days from now. In other news, a sample of the vinyl was sent to Al Knoch and they are now fabricating a set of door panels to match the color.

https://i.ibb.co/8dKZn1f/IMG-3809.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/qnRyB6C/IMG-3813.jpg

And the hits keep on rollin' baby. The subframe and differential are back under the car and it's now back on the ground.

https://i.ibb.co/9TWnK7H/Friday001.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/5974VJR/Friday002.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/X25qSvW/Friday003.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/VVG4hbw/Friday004.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/s3SkDTk/Friday005.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/HpRG3pV/Friday006.jpg

Other progress that was happening at the upholstery shop today. Mike has been doing an unbelievable job with the seat patterns and the installation of the new covers. It's really coming together here.


https://i.ibb.co/YRCV7sY/IMG-3881.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/rMm67sQ/IMG-3882.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/jVwtHrR/IMG-3887.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/P1Y3PvH/IMG-3885.jpg