sully91rs

If that dashpad is in as good a shape as it looks, I would put it in a MUCH safer place . It looks like its balancing on something, waiting to fall and crack the corners.

CarterCarbureto

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thanks, but Ive cleaned up a bit sence then, the dashpad is currently in the attic, and yes ^_^ its perfect thanks for checkin my page

CarterCarbureto

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Sadly, due to school and other things I have to deal with before my car, I have not had alot of time to work on it, but I am making some progress. I pulled the dash out and replaced a bunch of wires, removed alot aswell, the car had TWO alarms in it, and neither worked . the quarters are finally welded on , and both of the torgue block's (sorry no pics of the before) are re-enforced and patched. the whole inside of the car has been sprayed with a urathane undercoating, looks nice and strong. lastly got the passanger door replaced and started the mild body work on it. next, start the rest of the body work











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Also, now for the ugly

dash is perfect!......except for the large hole that was cut for a stero or somthing -.-




AND!!!! the moron cut the vent, that explains why half the vents dont work.....

mystikkal_69

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keep up the good work. it takes alot of dedication to do the work you have done. alot of people give up and junk the car. kudos to you sir.

fenton06

meh...who needs the HVAC anyway....

84FirebirdChick

im really impressed as im watching this project come along. i cant wait for the finished project. and im really impressed with your dedication to it, depsite being busy with school and all. i kno how it is, and it can be really frustrating at times...everything seems to take three times as long as it should, etc etc. kudos man!!

sully91rs

Good deal.

Keep up the awesome work. Its great watching the progress.

Sonix

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HOLY COW!!!
You're 15 and you've swapped roof's???? That's a job that puts the fear into just about every fabricator/bodyman on this board! Congratulations!

You/your dad doing all this in the garage? Repaint too? Geez, i'm in line next! You do my body work, and i'll build ya a motor!

Tobias05

haha, throw me in too, and I'll wash all 3 cars for life, lol.

awesome work, maybe someday, when i'm twice your age, and my wife makes a lot of money i can do what you've done. uncle sam just isn't writing big enough checks.

CarterCarbureto

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Thanks for all the support ^_^


I'd just like to add that I got lucky at pnp again, found a dash and vents, cost me a whole $15 ^_^

CarterCarbureto

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*horror music* Time for another update ^_^

Got the new dash in, finally started the body work, got the hood back on, and the body lines are NICE!!! Next job is some tweaking to line everything up. and to finish the body work, this parts gunna take a while >.<












the gap between the hood and the fender(both sides):

CarterCarbureto

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Just a quick question, is it possible to get the name of this thread changed?

CarterCarbureto

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hm, guess not

Tobias05

looks great, keep it going. really turned that car around. grats.

CarterCarbureto

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I know, im very overdue for an update, do my homework for me, and I might get stuff done. anyways, not alot of progress, I got lucky out a pnp, and got a rear end, with disc brakes, 10 bolt pozi, along with shocks, and the front and rear sway bars ( bolted the front bar to the rear end x.x) got charged a whole $54.95. body works been put on hold, working on getting GOOD subframe connecters for it, also changing out the rear end now. i'll try and get some pics, this weekend.

sully91rs

Thats a sweet find. Do you know what gears are in the rear end?

Bullydawg

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The car is going to have alot of sentamental(sp?) value to you when you finish it. Great job though!

Craig H.

I know what you're going through...good luck and nice job.

Bullydawg

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Any updates??? How's it all coming along?

IROCZ28KevinZ

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You, sir, are my motivation for fixing my car. I started body work on it last week and let me tell you, I have NOWHERE NEAR as much work ahead of me as you did. I have a small, 50-cent piece sized hole at the very bottom of the pass. side rear quarter. Also, I need to replace my rear impact bar as it's rotted. I've already replaced the pass. side door, cuz the original one had a 1/16" inch of bondo all over it. I may need to do the pass. side fender; we'll see. But everything else on my car is alright. I'm replacing the hood and gfx and spoiler, but that's my own calling cuz I want the 92-92 style gfx and Z28 hood/spoiler.

I'm gonna look at this thread each time I get depressed over my car.

CarterCarbureto

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I decided to restore this car for fun, nothing more, you wont get depressed aslong as it doesnt become manditory to work on your car ^_^ No updates really, I have been helping a friend of mine customize his computer case. The only thing I know about the gears, is that its not pozi xD. And to answer bully's question, im not concerned about the resale value, its just a project for me, and my dad, and whoever else I work on it with ^_^.

Kevman

Where abouts in Canada are you located? Project looks great, been through it myself, and it only gets better.

Tobias05

again sweet, wish i had the time and resources to take on a task that size. maybe when i'm 80.

CarterCarbureto

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Im in calgary, and my dad and I, plan to work on the rear end tomorrow, im thinking new brushings, black paint, and paint the calipers, swaybar, etc RED! XD, maybe pull the gas tank, just for the heck of it.

BlownUp Blue

You couldn't PAY me enough to pull the gas tank "just for the heck of it." That SUCKS!

CarterCarbureto

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OUT WITH THE OLD!!!





and in with the new....well...sort of...







still have to clean it up, I am going to strip it down, and repaint it, and use the diff from my old rear, and swap it into this one (mines pozi, this ones not). debating weather or not to spray paint some of the parts red.

CarterCarbureto

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O btw, haveing removed the rear end, I happened to notice that my car has a dynomax super turbo exhause system installed! xD learn new things every day

CarterCarbureto

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Well, I guess I could post an update? The projects been pretty much at a standstill, due to my poor grades, and lack of funds, The rearend has been torn apart, sandblasted, rebuilt, and painited, along with most of the parts that were attatched to it, new roaters, new pads. Still need to buy some shocks, the old ones were way overdue for a change, Also forgot to add, that..after noticing that all these little parts are broken: wore out bearings, bad shocks, and a broken sway bar mount....and I thought it handled really good?...just imagine what its gunna be like with none of this crap broken!

TurbomanKnight

I hear you on that bro. I'm 16 and in High School. My dad saw my Report card and he wants to sell my Camaro. And I only had the blasted thing for 2 weeks!

yjischoking

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hes probly doing you a favor w/ the lo3 and the auto. and to the OP that is extremely impressive. good luck with finishing the car!

CarterCarbureto

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I stole my friends camera!..he'll never notice >_> anyways, heres some pics:

The blasted, and under coated wheel wells:




The new disc's:

CarterCarbureto

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Under coating:



Sandblasted and painted parts:





And...all my mess:









And, last but not least, a tool I coudent do without:

j dezzy

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I was keeping up with your work on this car since the beginning, but then I didn't have the internet for about 7 months. I just checked out your pregress since then. Keep it up man. looks great.

InfernalVortex

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So what's the big blue thing with holes in it?

88trans_am_gta

very nice. wish i had the patients to do that when i had my camaro. but it sadly went to the junkyard so i replaced it with my gta :-)

CarterCarbureto

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Ok, time for another update, and this is a sad one, the cars FINALLY gotten into my schools autoshop, but.....theres ALOT of things we have to redo/change:

-the welds on the A-pilers are crappy
-the welds on BOTH quarters have to be removed and redone
-the rear passenger side of the car has to be pulled inward
-new door pins all around
-The A pilers need to be re-enforced
-the sail panels need to be reinforced
-theres "suddenly" some nice deep scratches in the hood

thats not including all the work that sill needs to be done! >.<

-Fix the rust holes in the doors
-body filler on all the seams
-sanding all round
-dent repair on the quarter and fender
-new sealant for all the weather striping
-primer and paint

and I'm sure there will be other things that "need" to be done >.<

Tho I am getting a crapload of complements on the car..even in its current state, and I'm getting tired of the "Honda lovers" telling me that I don't know **** about thirdgens

example:
"thats not the right engine for that car"
"camaro's never came with disc brakes"
"psssssssshhhhh you need a 5 speed"
"thats a v6 not a v8"
"that red thing (deck lid) never came on the camaro" (wtf???)
"my honda like race car" ( )



thats about all I can think of at the time lol

Still no regrets in doing the build tho, I personally find it fun, and I really appreciate the car.

And remember for all those to tell us we don't know s*** about our cars, its not a beating stick, its a precision motivational instrument" to gtfo ^^

And oddly, I'm getting ALOT of requests from people that want to race me, I keep declining ^^;;
Hopefully my teacher and I can get this car done!, only got 2 months left before the shop shuts down.

WOOO....I'm going
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A sand blaster
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ALSO!!! if anyone here has any pics of a black widow:
airbrushing
decal
art
or anything spider related

I'm looking for idea's ^^

CarterCarbureto

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And once again, I still want the title changed

AmorgetRS

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Have you bothered PMing the mods for the forum?

DMitchell05

Your determination inspires us all lol
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And don't listen to the import fanatics The first thing that should show you that they don't know what they are talking about.... is that they can't tell between a v8 and a v6......

They are all used to seeing those I4's anyway :P

83 Crossfire TA

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what media are you using in the blast cabinet?

Orinackra

wow, your garage looks like mine right now! Hell of a project, good work!

Sonix

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Speaking of, when are you going to race me ??!?


Lots of progress, hope you can get it all back in one piece before school finishes up.

CarterCarbureto

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Media?....um....lol...im just using a bag of sand :S
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I REALLY hope I do get it finished...:S would suck to have to put it back into storage for the summer

CarterCarbureto

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A POS update....

Ok, got one quarter rewelded, the pins and bushings from lon are in (they are freaking awsome!!! well worth the money) and um....thats....about it....goddam this is going slow

88blkbird

Keep it up !!! it takes time to fix a car yourself, wait until you're older and have to fix everyone else's crap and don't have time to fix your own.

92RS(real slow)

projects looking great man nothing better than working on your own car and doing it with your dad

dubcity

holy shitt, i think ive seen you at pick n pull before
i think we even talked but that was before i got my camaro
and i deffenitly remeber seeing that camaro you chopped the roof off
im 15 too, where you live in calgary?
we will have to go for a cruise come summer eh?

CarterCarbureto

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I see alot of people at pick n pull lol, the camaro I cut that roof off of was there for the longest time after lol, im located in dover, its just by forest lawn, and if the car gets finished..I will cruise with ya ^^

badpontiac

just came across this thread and i got to tell ya good work man i have two firebird ones a daily driver and the other is suposedly my project car but all ive had time to do is take parts off the motor keep it up man and good luck hope to see a finnished project up some time take luck

CarterCarbureto

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OK...things are finally looking like there moveing forwad...got the read deck lid, and passanger door stripped, factory paint job, BUT, I stripped the drivers side door, had about...6 layers of paint on it >_< means the hood has the same ammount, so gotta strip that too..and the rear bumper...dont know what im gunna do about thast tho. ALL THE WELDING IS FINALLY DONE!!! and mostly grinded, re-infoced the A-pillers with some 20 gauge steel, nice and strong now. *crosses fingers that the paint dosent crack* um......got fiberfiller on both pillers and the drivers side quarter, passanger side still needs to be pulled in a bit (monday woot!). batterys only gone dead about 3 times now...dam kids wont stay the #@$#$ out of my car. still need to:
pull the passanger quarter
finish body filler
feather edge the roof and door jams
strip the hood and D door
sand off the jams on the doors for paint
repair the dents in the fenders
repair the dents in the doors >_<
replaced decklid with newish stripped one
put the dam thing back together! lol
need new weather stripping
put my poor dusty interiour back together
and finally...save some dam money for insurence!

will get pics as soon as I can, camera's toast