Labor Day is next weekend and the summer has flown by. Between work, home priorities, etc… I did not get as far as I had hoped with the Camaro this summer. I gave myself a deadline of Labor Day this year for the undercoating. That will have to wait until next summer. I will update more after Labor Day, but I was able to unhook the front of the Camaro from the rotisserie, Stripped the remaining parts of the firewall including where the rotisserie mounted to. Cleaned the metal and applies some picklex to it and have masked it off. This next week will be final preparations, then over Labor Day weekend, apply primer, seam seal, and paint the remaining bare spots of the firewall and brackets before winter.
There are a couple odds and ends I might be able to do over the winter, but nothing too big. Next summer will be undercoating, block sanding and body work and a few odds and ends. Then in 2020 start on the suspension if everything goes as planned.
Hopefully more pics and another update after Labor Day!
Got a little side-tracked with a sick dog and other life priorities. Hope to get more garage time in a couple more weeks of nursing my dog back after his surgery. If the weather cooperates, there is still time to do what I wanted to before the cold weather hits!
Sprayed 3 coats of primer on the donor floor pan I will be using to test spraying the undercoating. Also re-hit a few hard-to-reach spots on the floor that needed to be sprayed before undercoating. Also sprayed the last area of the trunk inside. Still need to spray the clear on it tomorrow.
This next week I will need to clean the garage, and scuff \ clean the areas I primed.
Painted the inside of the front sub-frame using Eastwood Internal Coating – had to cover existing holes with tape:
After spraying the first coat, I realized the extension hose was curling up on itself too much – attempt #1 to straighten it out:Then I decided to use a metal clothes hangar which worked wonders! Used a lot less paint and was much more efficient! I ended up spraying 2 coats waiting 24 hours between coats: ALso re-sprayed the drivers inside trunk – much better! Used Clean over it – just had to touch-up a couple spots after scuffing and cleaning. Still need to do the other side.
Going to touch-up the inside trunk spatter paint. You can see the areas in the picture. Working on driver’s side first. Scuffed and masked off. Hope to touch-up this weekend:
Bought a 20′ shop vac hose and accessories, so I started the Spring cleaning – vacuuming the shell and working on the blast cabinet – it is so nice to be able to vacuum around the garage without dragging the shop vac all around! Also got the proper attachments to make cleaning more efficient:
cleaned-up by the blast cabinet:vacuumed the shell: also wiped down the primer on the floor: Working on the blast cabinet – first is to add a baffle for the vacuum hose inlet…This baking pan should do the trick! after cutting a small section using the cut-off wheel: Still have more Spring cleaning to do, but with the warmer weather, I plan on getting out to the garage more frequently now.
Finished up the drivers side door. Putting off the 3rd door for a while – might have a friend that does bodywork do that one. This tool was key to getting the door to line up properly to close. Slides into the latch and striker then you use leverage to tweak it into place:
Finally closes!
and opens!
Swapped out the mirror and weather strip from original door:
Interior swapped!
Still need to do the 3rd door and eventually paint the driver’s door, but at least it is much better now!
