Most recent photos from sanding inside shell. Still have the passenger floor pan, door frame, firewall sides, and window channels. Might be later Summer into Fall before I can get back to this as I have a new Norwegian Elkhound puppy that is demanding my time.
Removed the seam sealer:
Rear Shackle Brackets
Received my rear-shackle brackets from AccessibleSystems – this is a better design than what I had been using. I have another set to mount where the rear bumper is (for painting floor). This set is to mount under the car for when I am priming.
Hein-Werner End Lift Jack (Bumper Jack) – Testing
Put some Hydraulic Jack oil in and tested the jack. It is leaking, so will end up buying the seal-kit.
Inside Shell – 4/12/2015
Got the rear section scuffed today. Taking the next three days off to do some more sanding. Mainly half the floor and trans tunnel are what is left inside the shell. Then the door and window frames are left before I can prime the shell and start on the bottom floor & firewall.
Hein-Werner End Lift Jack (Bumper Jack)
Picked up an antique Hein-Werner 1.5 ton bumper jack. Hope to use this to get the Camaro higher on blocks before mounting on the Rotisserie. I have removed the Hydraulic Jack to do some work on it. Might need to be rebuilt. Found a seal-kit for it here: http://www.hcrcnow.com/shop/seal-kits/hein-werner/1144
Picked the jack up for $25, but had to drive 4-5 hours round-trip to get it. For a reference on size – not the orange cylinder off to the side – will need to work on that.
Will take more pics and video later as I do more work on it. I will be checking the hydraulic oil level first before ordering the seal-kit.
It says it goes 55″ high, but the bumper portion is about half of that. Note the arms do extend outward…
Hi-Lift Bumper Lift (BL-250) on a Harbor Freight Farm Jack
New tool arrived today. A Hi-Lift Bumper Lift (BL-250) that I am going to use with my Harbor Freight Farm Jack. Wasn’t sure it would fit, but it does… I was looking for other ways to lift my shell higher than my regular floor jack. I am sure I will find many other uses for this.
Inside Shell – 4/5/2015
Went to Harbor Freight to buy a set of scrapers in various sizes for getting in some hard-to-reach spots:
The heat gun, wire brushes, and scrapers I am using to remove the seam sealer. Not pictured is the lacquer thinner can that I am using to scrub clean after scraping with these tools:
This is the seam sealer I am removing: Scrape it off and vacuum it up then repeat until it is clean:
These edges take a lot of time and patients:
This is what we are targeting: No seam sealer:
Also the where the package tray was glued down:
Don’t forget the area by the rear seat – before:
After:
I think I am finally ready to scuff the rear section to prep for priming!
Inside Shell – 3/19/2015
Other side done – just have the edges to do. Hope to have the inside rear cleaned and scuffed by the end of this weekend.
Inside Shell – 3/18/2015
After removing the seam sealer and glue with the heat gun, I spent the rest of the night scrubbing the remaining gunk with Lacquer Thinner. Pleased with the results!
Still have the other side to do tomorrow:
Inside Shell – 3/9/2015
Worked on removing the seam sealer and glue from the rear fender wells:
Before with insulation:
Before with insulation removed:
After – 1st pass: