Tonight after work I re-arranged the jack stands to their final resting place until after I complete the floor pan. Also got the shell as level as possible using jack stands. You’ll notice the jack stands are supporting the rockers – the rockers are also what I used as a reference to ensure the body is level. Now I should be able to get some good measurements to record and compare to the manual.
I realized today I had my Spam filter to auto-delete comments older than a month old. I have turned that off so people can now add comments for posts of any age.
Found a photo of my ’78 Camaro which I no longer have:
Now that the jig is complete and since I won’t be ready to use it until after I replace the floor pan, I decided to re-org my 2nd level of the garage and store it there along with some of the left over metal:
Here is the 2nd level after removing a bunch of lumber I had in it:
The next step was to add some shelving and fix some of the work benches:
Then re-org what I am keeping up there and move some stuff from the work area below up to the 2nd floor (AFTER):
and there is still plenty of room to store more up there! It will be at least a couple of weeks before I will be able to dedicate a weekend to the Camaro again…
My shipment of 6 more cans of Zero-Rust arrived yesterday and since the weather is supposed to get cold in a couple of days, I got some more painting done. Just have five more pieces to do tomorrow!
10 cross pieces 6″ 2.5″x2.5″
For the casters: 6″ 2×2 and 2 6″ 2.5×2.5
For attaching the car to the jig (various lengths):
2 @ 27″, 2 @ 23″, 2 @ 19″, 2 @ 16″, and 2 @ 13″
These are all that remain to be painted for the Jig:
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Went out and bought a plum bob and crayons from Harbor Freight. I wanted to get a sample measurement of a couple of key mounting points referenced in my manual. I was 7/8″ off and believe it is because my body is not yet completely level. Before starting on the floor pan this winter, I need to level the body as much as possible and record as many key measurements as possible for reference when re-assembly.
Been busy prepping and painting the body jig. First, I sanded off the weld-thru primer that was left over, then cleaned the metal with Eastwood Metal Wash, then used Prep Step and finally painted with 2 coats of Zero-Rust.
Here are the two 11′ pieces of 2×2:
Here are the T pieces of 18″ 2×2 welded to 6″ 2.5×2.5 pieces:
Here are the 2 6′ pieces of 2×2
I still have more pieces to clean and prep for painting, but needed to order more Zero-Rust and will need to wait for that to arrive to finish painting the parts of the Jig.
Still trying to find time to clean and paint the Jig before Winter hits! Been busy with some other projects and family activities. Hope to find some time this next weekend to prep and paint the Jig before moving on to the body work.
Got some time during the week to just about finish up the Jig (the paint (POR-15) will come later)
I have to re-do one piece where the nut broke off. I will finish sometime next week.
I have gone through one spool of wire so far working on this!
Just have a few hours worth of work left on this, then it will be ready to assemble which will be after I complete the replacement of the full floor pan!
Got some welding time in tonight. These 10 pieces are done.
