Progress has been slow… I have been doing some garage re-organizing and still have some more to do along with some clean-up. Worked on the 2nd level first. Before pictures:
Added some boards for storage:
Added some shelving:
After (not the best pics – at night with flash and poor lighting, but you get the idea):
Started the engine last night. Will be working on the engine and tuning it up some within the next couple of months to get it ready for a Daytona 500 party in February. It started right up after pouring some gas in the carb!
Time for a long overdue update on the project. I made a deal on a 1970 Camaro SS RS. I really didn’t want another complete car in the garage for the winter, so to make a long story short, I am able to take all the parts I want off it and leave the main body which is no good behind. I am almost done with taking the parts off of. What I don’t use, I can sell. Refer to this page for details on SS and Rally Sport (RS) options as this has both.
The main two things I wanted from this car was the 12-bolt rear end (only available in 1970) and the RS options and a few other hard-to-find items. I need to take one more trip and will take more pictures. But here are a few photos of the car\parts:
The first thing to notice here is the split bumper and round turn signals. A closer look shows the roof to be bowed – Would have needed a new roof which I didn’t want to do.
Note the interior is all there – The bucket seats and the seat tracks can be sold. The center console can also be sold along with the dash.
I took the chrome window trim off of the front & rear windows along with the trunk lid and spoiler – all that can be sold.
Close-ups of the RS front-end. The Urethane nose and bottom valance will need replaced, but the rest of the parts are in good shape:
The tags on the plate were from 1985:
12-bolt Rear-end was only used in 1970 for the second gen Camaros – I will rebuild and use this in my car:
The RS tail lights are in great shape
Complete engine & trans – I kept the hood hinges – The hood wasn’t worth keeping.
Special wood grain dash and 150 mph speed odometer I will use. I also got the steering column & wheel, and the rest of the dash.
Note the rims – two collectible rims and another one in the trunk along with the original jack – I will sell those.
Also got the ratchet shifter:
I also got the hidden windshield wipers, gas tank, some misc interior parts, and a few other odds and ends. Plan on going back to get the seats, more interior parts, fenders and remaining front-end pieces.
Will post more pics after I go back.
I updated the website. Made some visual changes as well as updating the Word Press platform to version 4. Still not done priming, but might put that off until next Spring as there were some other projects that needed my attention. The car is in a heated and dehumidified garage, so rusting will not be much of an issue.
Got the drivers side floor pan sanded & ready for priming… Nice & rust-free!
I cleaned up the temp spot for priming the individual parts…
Also took the car off of the rotisserie to work on the inside of car…
Tail pan before and after sanding…
The other door is now primed with three coats of primer… I have almost used up a gallon of primer on the parts minus the shell…
The door from yesterday:
Door from today:
More supplies arrived today from priming \ painting…
Also got one of the doors in three coats of primer…
Finished sanding the other door edges… Start priming door tomorrow…
Worked on the door edges and outside of other door… Getting them ready to prime…
