Postman delivered some new toys today – 2 NOS Rally wheel caps:
I still need 2 more and then the trim rings. So, little-by-little… I have also been taking inventory of my parts to get a better handle on what I have and need.
Category Archives: Camaro
10-02-2016 Update
Not a lot to report this weekend – although I am thinking of going another direction with my tires. I have some nice after market rims I was going to use, but now am thinking of going with some 14×7 Rally wheels. I have three that I took in to remove the old tires off of and it turns out one of the three is actually a 14×6 rim. One of the other two 14x7s is slightly bent along the rim which I will have to look into if it can be and is worth repairing. There appears to be plenty others available. They still need the center caps and rings that snap on to be complete.
Also been taking inventory and selling off some of the excess parts I know I won’t be using.
09-22-2016 – Another Delivery…
FedEx paid me a visit today! Delivered some ’73 Camaro rear bumper brackets and rear bumper pads:
The rubber pads go in the corner between the bumper and car:
As I understand it, they are for when you use a bumper jack on the car.
09-21-2016 – postman
The postman brought me something for the Camaro today! OEM Rally Sport fender emblem – still need to find another one for the other side!
09-17-2016 Update (Floor)
Made some progress today. Scuffed the transmission hump area:
Was also able to strip both the drivers and passenger wheel wells –
Drivers:
Passengers:
I will still need to touch-up a couple areas and clean with wax-n-grease remover. For the bottom (street side) of the floor, I still have the trunk and rear firewall (by rear seat) to do. Not sure if that will take another 1 or 2 weekends to do.
09-11-2016 Status Update
Wow! No updates for 3 months! You know it is bad when the guy that drives the big brown truck asks you about how the car is coming along when he brings more supplies! I got side-tracked this summer with some other things. I was hoping to have the bottom (street side) of the car, trunk, and firewall (engine side) done this summer. Now it looks like it will be next summer. I ended up replacing my indoor sauna (old one wasn’t repairable) and then bought a new bedroom set. Then I went to Colorado to visit family for a week. I also had company visit me for a while. I also worked on some landscaping projects, got an invisible fence installed and am training the dog for that. Had some damage due to lightening – currently working on getting my desktop back up and running again.
So I have done some work in between things and have obtained some new parts which I will bring you up-to-date-on. Yesterday I drove 600 miles 10 hours with a 30 minute break to get gas and parts – I obtained a OEM RS front header and valance and the remaining bumper brackets (correct for a 1973 RS). I believe this to have come from South Carolina before I got it. I now have all OEM (not re-manufactured) parts for the RS front nose… Should be all set as far as those parts go!
I have been working on the bottom of the floor and trunk. Using the dentfix for some, and a wire wheel for the rest. Because of all of the curves and contours of the floor, the parts I can’t access with the tools, I am manually scuffing with a scuff pad:
Also working on wheel wells:
Purchased a NOS A/C actuator:
Bought a rebuilt steering column correct for a 1973 Camaro:
Also a re-furbished flapper for the A/C kick panel vent:
Also another NOS A/C actuator:
So that should bring you up-to-date. The plan now is to keep stripping the rest of the shell, do some body work, and next summer when it is warm again, finish the stripped metal with primer, paint, and undercoating although the car won’t yet be ready for final paint. I hope to get back at is next weekend – will wait and see!
Strip Floor – DentFix
Worked on stripping the floor today. First pass is using the DentFix MBX – then will go back over it with some other tools to get what remains.
Amazon has it available here…
It is a great tool, but takes a lot out of the arms. Got both the drivers side and passenger side floor done. Will try to work on the trunk area tomorrow. For the remaining areas, I might use my wire wheel and manually with sand paper. Some areas will be scuffed with a scuffing pad, so there will be multiple passes this next week.
Drivers Wheel Well – 2
Got the driver’s side wheel well cleaned today – also got the drivers side tail panel \ quarter panel corner.
Before:
After:
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After:
Next will be wiping everything down with a wax and grease remover prior to sanding everything down, so there won’t be much to report for a little while.
Passenger Wheel Well – 4
Spent all day cleaning the rest of the passenger side wheel well using lacquer thinner.
Before:
Getting started:
Almost there:
After a full day of cleaning:
Cleaning Passenger Tail and Quarter
Worked in the tight area where the inside quarter meets the tail panel tonight. It didn’t take long, but even with a rotisserie, it was at a weird angle to access and see what I was doing.
Before:
After: