68 Camaro Chassis Refinishing

[Bill Pritchard]

I am acting in somewhat of a 'consultant' position on the restoration of my friend Brian's 68 Camaro. Since the last complete restoration I did on a car was completed 13 years ago, I know there has been much advancement in the restoration field. I had relied the book "How to Restore Your Musclecar" by Greg Donahue and Paul Zazarine for information, but in reviewing some reference material from that book, I am sure there are some things that are flat-out incorrect. Brian's Camaro is not going to be a concours level trailer queen; it will be driven and only taken to small local shows. But, we still want to do a reasonably good job of replicating original finishes wherever possible.

That said, what are the correct finishes for the following components:
1. Upper & lower control arms
2. Coil springs
3. Tie rod ends and sleeves
4. Center link
5. Pittman arm
6. Idler arm
7. Core support
8. Rear leaf springs & shackles
9. Rear axle housing
10. Driveshaft
11. Gas tank straps

Thanks in advance