Day 2 67 Camaro restoration

[olredalert]

----Looking forward to the reassembly!......Bill S

[Chuck_Burg]

Thanks guys! Next week it'll be getting sanded and polished, then we'll remove the fenders. We'll then remove the subframe and rear end. As I mentioned earlier, the floors are very nice on this car! I will just clean them as best as possible. When I bought the car, I was amazed at their condition.

[markinnaples]

That looks spectacular, and there's nothing better than working with your dad on a project. None of us is here forever, so there's something to be said for having something tangible that you can always look at and remember those times. Can't wait to see it complete.

[DW31S]

Looks awesome Chuck!

[dykstra]

Looks fantastic! Like others have said, can’t wait to see it done! Love the stinger hood! Bravo

[NorCam]

Alright Goldfinger (dubbed you that 2 months ago today as a matter of fact)

Just perused to thread again to get my fix. Any updates on getting the car home or pics of the hood finished up and assembled on the front clip? I'm also imagining that you have dragged it home and are now ready to start cleaning up the engine bay and the underside of the floors etc?

Post updates when you can, and of course we'd love to see Miss Moneypenny with the car pictured at home.

Cheers

[Chuck_Burg]

Originally Posted by NorCam

Alright Goldfinger (dubbed you that 2 months ago today as a matter of fact)

Just perused to thread again to get my fix. Any updates on getting the car home or pics of the hood finished up and assembled on the front clip? I'm also imagining that you have dragged it home and are now ready to start cleaning up the engine bay and the underside of the floors etc?

Post updates when you can, and of course we'd love to see Miss Moneypenny with the car pictured at home.

Cheers

As Mr. Bond once said, "There's a saying in England: Where there's smoke, there's fire." Couldn't be more accurate! Where do I start? I guess I can start by telling you that my friend (who is a professional detailer) and I probably spent 60 hours sanding and polishing The Prospector. After he was satisfied with the finish, yes he's pickier than I, we added three layers of SB3 Trinity ceramic coating. The result is just STUPID! It looks like the panels were stamped from Fort Knox's finest bullion.

Other than that I've been helping my dad with his 67 L78 Chevelle. He purchased the car a couple years ago. It is a spectacular car that scored 996/1000 at the 2010 MCACN where the restorer showed the car. The car has several other accolades but it was a trailer queen. Whoever assembled the engine did a pretty lousy job. I don't know who built it. This car has a pretty amazing history. It's had a bottom end noise since he got it and it's only gotten progressively worse. Pulled the motor and the #8 rod bearing was spun. Waiting for the crank to get polished and cut. Already had the line bore straightened out, as well as the rods. Was nice to see NOS TRW .030" over pistons in there. Trailer queens aren't my cup of tea, I need to drive them. The previous owner probably didn't even know there was anything wrong. The car is SPECTACULAR!!!!

Once we get that princess put back together and out of the shop I can rack up my junk and remove the front clip and sub frame. I haven't forgot... Pics will be on the way!!!

[Chuck_Burg]

My painter painted the firewall after he jammed the car. This caused the black firewall paint to roll over the top instead of the gold roll over onto the black... Not the end of the world, I was able to polish the black off the top to better replicate the correct way.... Look at that Reflection....

[Zedder]

Lookin’ good!

[NorCam]

That paint looks a mile deep...and that hood is just killer. Very nice work guys!