junkie

in a few weeks the camaro is goin off the road for a tear down.i finally found a place i can keep the car while it gets torn down and rebuilt .only problem is ive never done a complete tear down and im not sure where to start?? another thing if the car is going to be parked on gravel do i need to put anything underneath to prevent rust.ya once its up itll be up for a while im gona take my time so i dont cheap out on nothing .i have a website where im gona post pictures and info of what im doin and where im at its at http://clik.to/junkie not much there right now but ill have lots of pics and lots of parts left over

Mikes86SC

If you give more detail as to what you want to do we can help you more.

junkie

ok..basicly a engine swap from 2.8 to either a 305 or 350..and i want to tottaly take the car apart and make it like new.right down to the underbody of the car..ill probably have a bunch of parts left ove afterwards that ill give out or trade on my site i want to take everything off that can come off like fenders doors bumper front end everything .also debating if i want to keep it a berlinetta or get the z skirts ..
thanks again

85SportCoupeto89RS

I would start by stripping out the car, int, anything on the body that can be removed, fenders, bumpers, rear hatch, impact absorber bars. If you want you could remove the doors, to check for any rust under the hinge brackets. Once you have it down to a "shell" start from the bottom and work your way up to the top of the car. I would por-15 the entire under body and maybe some of the joints in the interior as well.
Check for any rust and get rid of it.
You can still put gfx and call it a berlinetta, just have custom emblems made for the gfx and rear bumper. Dont put on Z28 stickers.
Check out my targa thread thats half way down this board. Basically you want to strip your car down to that.

junkie

i started today taken out the center console stereo speakers.etc..but i got to leave the seats in for now.still gota drive it for a week..lol but after that im emptying the interior..does anybody know if you need to add more support if you take the bar out from the t tops ??heres a ghetto pic of what i mean

erictheviking

I'm doing excactly the same thing.My best advice to you is label EVERY last nut and bolt in plastic bags etc.Also take as many pictures as you can of every part of the car.Trust me you'll be glad you did.If you're like me you can't remember what you did last week let alone last year.By the way,once you start renewing stuff it turns into a complete resto.My "quick engine rebuild and paint blowover" has mutated into a "replace anything if it looks remotely used" project!Good luck I hope it goes well.

junkie

thanks for the advice ..good point with labeling everything i probably would forget where everything goes too..lol . ill have some pics soon

85SportCoupeto89RS

You want to cut out the t'bar, to make it into a targa top. You will need to at least have subframe connectors installed prior to cutting the bar out. Also be prepared to do alot of custom fabrication to make the top, or shell out a lotta molla.

junkie

thanks for the info as for the subframe connectors..where can i get them and what do they look like???as for the targa i have a few ideas and a donor camaro..1 idea i have i can keep the glass the way they are and have a removable piece in the center where the bar is..i have lots o time to mess with the different ideas ..
thanks again

85SportCoupeto89RS

Sphon makes some, alston, ect. Try searching for subframe connectors.
I'm going to make my own custom frame, it will be stronger than subs.