This is what we started with to where we are right now. Business customers cars come first so there are times we cannot work on the camaro.




Just starting in.





Complete rust free West Texas car to start with.





No obvious damage to front end.





Lots of West Texas Dust.





Out with the old tired 305.

 

The original red paint was not in very bad condition. All of it won't be fully stripped as it makes a good prime of its own.





We're painting in pieces that are easy to store out of the way. With customers cars in and out we don't want them scratched up.





Considering our location we were amazed that this car had no hail damage. Rare for a car this age. But that red has to go!





Really hate having that big hole for a fuel cap. Considering options at this point but later decided to leave it.





Floor boards as well as everything underneath is free of any rust.

 

85 Iroc donor car.





That has to hurt.





Weathered paint and one tiny tear otherwise fully repairable.





Good glass all around.

 

No more red!





First coats of black.





Fenders back on temporarily.





There are just something about these body lines when painted black that really stand out.

 

Donor 8PS code rear axle. Might be swapping gears but its low mileage.





Later model camaro wheels for mobility now. Might go that style if we can find two front wheels to match.





So clean you can eat off the rear axle.





Can't have dirty brake lines!





3.73 locking. No metal and very clean inside.





Appears to be original rotors and have never been turned. Just a light cleaning on the brake lathe.

 

K member getting ready to be dropped.





Old tired worn out parts.





We are swapping in the complete k member as well as all front end and suspension parts from the 85 iroc.





Another gratuitous rear axle shot.

 

Adjustable Koni's all the way around. Almost to pretty to install. Photo's coming of replacement K member after its sand blasted and painted.

 

Out with the old.





A little of clean up.





28k mile iroc k member. Before photo.

 

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Getting ready to sandblast. First have to mask off a few things. Should be painted and installed by this time tomorrow evening with luck.

 

Nice work. Can't wait to see more

 

Wow that is awesome! I would love to bring them back like that.
Keep us posted please!

 

Block and stroker kit should arrive first of next week. I will be starting a new thread for that. Lots of photos to come.

 

Bottom Side.





Two stage epoxy finish. We use this on frames. Its some tough paint!

 

Yep, I'm subscribing to this one! Looks good so far!

 

Reinstalled. Buttoning up everything now. Looks so much better. its a lot of work but certainly worth it.





Still need to pull rotors and calipers for refurbishing.





Almost there.





Iroc steering box sandblasted and painted cast iron gray. Other items are now being prepped/painted.

 

Just a teaser for a new thread. Engine parts arrived last night. Santa came early!

 

Sub'd

 

Pretty!

 

nice!

 

These are out of order but replacement K member ready to get installed.





Installed rear hatch from the Iroc donor car today. Also swapped in the wiring harness.





Original interior was shot and tossed! Pics soon of refreshed Iroc red Lear-Siegler interior will be installed.

 

Original Speedometer. This won't do.





Out with the old dash and wiring harness.





Donor Iroc dash and harness. Dusty but will clean up nicely.





This one is more like it!

 

The original firewall insulation in the project camaro.





Swapped out the insulation from the Iroc.





Door handles refurbished.





No more cranking the window up or down.





Electric window from the iroc installed and tested. Closes nice and tight with the new rubber wipers and and door seals!

 

Carpet and dash going back in. Dash is from Iroc and has a few extra pigtails that have to be traced. This car will not need a computer ever so some wiring has/will be removed.<br/>

 

Spoiler mounted. Needs a tiny bit of adjustment.





Dusty shine. Customers all original 57 Cadillac Coupe Deville behind the almost Iroc.





Instrument panel in place. Way to many wires.

 

Ok gang we have started the engine build up. Check it out in the tech-general-engine section! We will keep this thread updated with followups on the body as we move along.

 

Great work!

 

This is the only other item we have done to the car itself lately. Yippee!

 

Lookin good so far dude! What motor so you plan on droppin in there?

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Second coat of primer.





Rear bumper was not bad at all.





Lots of spider web cracks.





Lots of sanding and one crack to repair.





About 4 coats of paint on this front bumper cover.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech...ne-better.html
Our engine build up thread for this beast.

 

Looking good!

 

Where can I find a speedometer like that? Classic Industries had them around 2003, but not no more.

 

Nice

 

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First run of the new engine last night.

 

WAY cool project. i can only dream of tearing down my car that far.

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keep up the good work and documentation!!

 

Very nice!

Why gloss black for the undercarriage parts?

 

You're putting in an awful lot of work but you're not refinishing the underside of the body?

 

You are making great progress. Keep up the good work!

 

This one will be an every day driver. I'm not as concerned with authenticity as I am durability. This pain is very tough and I have found it is easier to keep clean.

 

This car is a personal spare time project being done in a very busy shop. And since the body had virtually no rust and the paint and undercoating was in good shape I decided to save time. This one will be an every day driver and since it already has and will have normal road spray underneath soon I decided it wasn't worth it.

 

This car is a personal spare time project being done in a very busy shop. And since the body had virtually no rust and the paint and undercoating was in good shape I decided to save time. This one will be an every day driver and since it already has and will have normal road spray underneath soon I decided it wasn't worth it.