Well I finally managed to get some pictures of my rebuild progress.

Before anyone mentions things that I have not done, please be aware that this was never meant to be a nut-and-bolt restoration. It started as a head gasket change, and is now a general engine service and tidy up. I'm just so excited to have gotten this far, I wanted to share it with everyone!

Apologies for the quality of the pictures, it wasn't my camera and they came out blurry.

#1.

 

#2

 

#3

 

Hopefully more to follow after #4, the clean(er) carb!

 

Guess it would help if I attatched the image......

 

#4

 

Did you already clean that carb? Anyway, looks good so far. what body?

 

Yea, not to any degree of newness, and nothing compared to some of the work I've seen here on the boards, but generally it's cleaner, both inside and out. You should've seen it before!

Anyway, it's a '85 Camaro Z28.

 

Looking good Si, how about some pictures of the car? Don't think I have ever seen it. Are you coming to the CA Nationals in May at Shakespeare County Raceway?


Cheers,
Felix

 

gimme that intake!

looking good. When's it goning to be running?

 

I don't think the car will be in any sort of road-going condition by May. I think I'll be able to run the engine by then, but there's still the whole interior to do, and the bumpers need painting along with some other minor bodywork enhancements. My prediction is that the car will be on the road in the summer, and any shows thereafter I'll strive to attend. I'll be a Dad in July, as my wife is expecting our first child, but I'll be bringing the baby girl if that's what it takes to meet up with you guys and show off the car! With any luck, her first words will be "V8".

As for the intake, uk89.......no.

 

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Here you can clearly see a need for some paint !

 

Hey Si Good luck with the little one. We had our first 15 months ago! Best thing I/we have ever done. We had a little girl too, called Sophia- all she can say is CAR- at least that is what she says all the time! Strangely I haven't pushed cars on her either, it must be in the blood I am still considering bringing her along to the CA Nats.... I had to wait 9 months before we could get a car seat that would accept just a lapbelt (Britax) so that we could all go cruising again! Got to keep the Missus on side at all times as we all knows how the balance of power can shift once you're married

Good to see the car and look forward to seeing it in the flesh. Keep us posted on the baby situation!

Cheers,
Felix

 

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we just got busted from part 2!! These mods are very nice people!!

 

Good luck with the car si. A lot of potential there. When are you planning to respray it?

Why is that whenever you start a "small" job then you always find lots of other things that you might as well do whilst you are at it?

 

Si,

Looks good. What color are you going to be painting her?

Everytime I take something off to do a small job I end up taking everything appart to see what it does and how it comes appart. I have problems

Also, you can tell a lot about a guy who reads the Daily Star. Pervert. Oh and btw, the pics aren't blurry, check your eye sight.

robert

 

I won't be painting the whole car, just the bumpers and some minor rust bubbles, so she'll be the same colour (although a little darker once the T-Cut has done it's thing).

As for when, I'm not sure about that. It depends on when I can get the car mobile again, and find somewhere suitable to do it. If I have to, I'll take the bumpers off and spray them at work (in the unused second storey).

I don't know, I guess it's one of those mysteries of life. One that I'm guilty of, I'm afraid. Originally I was going to remove the filth from the intake and paint it silver, but after testing a small area, I ended up polishing it instead. Glad I did now!

ROTFLMAO !
In all seriousness, I don't read the Daily Star. I made a bit of a mess at work with the carburetor cleaner and I figured cleaning it up was the best thing to do with the Star. I later discovered that it also makes good lining for the cat litter tray

Si

 

Si,
Was that shade of purple a production colour? I've only seen one near that shade, a showstopper on here I think Kandied91Z or similar?

 

Paul,

Get your eyesight tested as well. Too many Daily Star readers on here :sillylol: :sillylol:

Kandied91Z:

 

Hey, Mine has done that to! I hate it! What causes that anywayz? Mine is worse than yours even .



I dont post this pic very often, so get a good look at it, lol .

 

No, it wasn't a production colour. The car was originally silver, and was resprayed in this country sometime before 1998. Not very well, I hasten to add.

I believe mine has gone that way because no flexing agent was put in the paint. The front bumper is going that way too, only not so badly. If you look at the rear shot, you can see that the silver paint underneath is ok!