thanks guys!
Sony master,the grill is indeed black right now.
I'm just searching around and getting opinions(whether I like them or not)and studying pics of other peoples white camaros.
I have grown attached to a few but,I am still unsure of the route I'll be going with this.

Dang carz,wheres my spacer?I thought you would have it here today?LOL
Just kidding man!
Updates will come soon.
Thanks again all!

 

HAHA, Ill send ASAP...24hr shift right now...ill send tomorrow AM

 

Alright,after 2 days of thinking and searching,I have finally decided on what areas on the car are going to be black.
I also now take back the comment I made about white wheel inserts,those will be black as well.
Heres a pic of the look I'm shooting for. This is a fellow members car,(hope he doesn't mind me borrowing it?)

 

Originally Posted by TIMMYS89GTA
I hope this car turns out at least half as nice as Phishman92's car.

^^Thanks!!

Paint the hood blisters black!! had mine white for 2 years (before the paint job) and from 10+ feet away you might as well have an RS hood lol.

I'd also say ditch the door guards unless you drive/park in a city every day. I wish I had gotten rid of mine and will be doing so on the next paint job. The car is much sleeker/modern looking without the rubbermaid.

 

WoW! Beautiful Car Phishman92!

I agree, not much looks better than a stock looking Z, keep her stock!

 

I like the look white cars with white headlight buckets. I dont know why just looks better to me.

 

yeah phishman92,the door moldings are definately gonners!

I think I'm gonna stay with the white blisters though.Who knows,maybe I'll change my mind at crunch time.
My blisters are already black so,I'll leave them at the bottom of the list of sep. parts that need to be painted white and set them down on the hood after its painted.
Maybe I'll like it,maybe I won't. Easy enough to change either way you look at it.

Primer coming folks.The spotted areas are just a temp. seal for the bare metal spots.

 

oh boy!! Very long day on this car today!
Managed to get 2 coats of primer on her with a 220 grit sand between first and second coat.(Of course after the spot filler and hatch removal)

Tom. hoping to get some finish sanding done and lay down some white!

 

Looks exactly like mine!
put 2 coats on it and have been blocking it down . hopefull will get another on tommrow

 

looks GREAT TIMMY. However imo i would go with black hoodblisters. But hey its your ride and you do what you like...thats the beauty of this country!!! Take care man. Oh hey, Im in the market for wheels again...After completing the RS my wife and i just dont like the stock look of the wheels. So keep your eyes peeled. Anyhow ill pm you a list of parts im looking for.

 

Well folks,did manage to get some white laid onto this car today.
As usual though,I got myself into a big hurry and got runs on the pass. door just below the mirror area and also on the drivers side of the chin spoiler.

YUCKY!! I guess I'll do some more sanding/painting next weekend..

And carz,blisters are white (for now anyway) pm me what ideas you have for wheels for your car and I'll see what I can do.

 

Yay! Car is now all resanded and ready for the re-coat.
I decided to remove the t-top weatherstrips this time around and trashed one when removing it.
After getting the seals all off,I found surprise number 3 on this car(rust in the weatherstrip channels)
Is now all fixed up with some help from a friend of mine (POR-15) Sweet friend to have when in need.
I'll have it done someday!!?

 

pepto bismol usually helps with those.. haha

but in all serious-ness I thought you said you were taking your time with this one!!

 

haha! (pepto)? That was funny! Also helps nausea from what I hear,and I think I would've needed for that reason if I did go with that green that was on the front bumper.LOL!

What do you mean? You think 3 months is to fast to locate parts,rebuild a tranny,get the car in one piece(somewhat) and still manage to screw up a simple paintjob? lol

The paint wasn't TERRIBLE but,I can't stand orange peel!
Took me MAAAAAAAAAANY hours to block out my black car and buff it.

Not sure what the prob. is exactly. Do you think my cheapo harbor freight hvlp gun could be to blame?
I'm using a single stage urethane thats a 3;1 mix and also using a slow retarder to help with the flow.
Just wondering what your opinion is,I'm thinking the gun is my prob.?

 

hmm, hard to say what it is, could be the gun, maybe the paint was over reduced? or possible the painting conditions are to blame, what was humidity like??

 

Yeah man,I don't know for sure either but,humidity level was less than 60% and the mixed paint looked good to me.

 

I'm curious, what kind of paint are you guys using? Has to be something fairly forgiving if you're having decent results outside.

As far as the orange peel, which HF gun are you using? the ones with the purple anodized bodies are really very good guns for the money, I have both the full size and the touch up one and use them all the time, especially the touch up gun.

Humidity shouldn't cause orange peel, it will cause a haze or coudyness in some paints, so it looks slighly oxidized even when perfectly polished. For me, orange peel is usually the result of too little pressure or too little fluid flow, but that could also be the result of the paint being too thick to spray down well.

 

Yeah man,I got the same gun! Turns out after further looking,I didn't clean it up correctly the last time I used it so,there was some trash built up in there.
Thats what I get for being in a rush to get things done!

I can't believe its been this long since I sanded it down again!
I took a break from this car and took my aggressions out on a rotted 2nd gen. that needed to be parted out!
I'll get this one fixed up soon!

 

So I'm still curious what kind of paint you guys are using...

 

I'm using a single stage 2 part urethane.Its very forgiving as long as you mix right,use the right reducer for the temp. in which you are spraying and also have a nice clean gun.LOL!

Still collecting parts needed for this car.I'm still in search of seats and h/l.

 

what brand?

 

One that I'm sure you've never heard of before. Delta
Its a small factory here in FL. and they sell mostly to industrial companys.
I work there so,I get a little discount on everything.

 

Keep it! cover it and work on it when your good and ready! Its a good car overall, i'd say its worth it.

 

Your selling your GTA now? Everything okay? Decided you wanted this one more?

 

Nice work, restoration's coming along good, I didn't feel like reading the whole thread, so have you found or decided on a transmission for it yet?

 

Woooooooops, I posted on the completely wrong restoration thread.

 

I vote to save it. We need to save as many as possible.

 

Its not that I like the z more,its just that I got too many cars!
And selling one that is ready to go is easier than selling one that is half apart.

 

AMEN to that...Did you find your seats yet? Im still looking here as well. Looks good though man!!

 

Nope,no seats yet or headliner or new coat of paint.Been kinda busy with other stuff lately.

 

yay!I finally got the new headliner today!This thing is very nice!I am very pleased with it!
I now have all the parts I need including the seats but,the weather here in FL ain't cooperating for re-paint!TOO DAMN HUMID!!ARGHH!

 

When you get a chance you should post a some pics of the new interior. Im ecited to see. How long was turn-a-round for shipping?

 

Man, I just saw this thread for the first time. Nice work! Did you ever sell the Bird?

 

yeah man,bird is gone!A co-worker bought it for his son and actually brought me the car on this past sunday complaining of a clunking noise.So I get in to drive it,pull out of the drive and hit the gas and yep,big thud more like it.LOL! Kid managed to break a brand new tranny mount into 2 pcs and swears he hasn't raced it at all!LOL! Anyway,I fixed it for him and he's happy.
BTT-CARZ,turn around on the h/l was about a week.
I still haven't had time to do the re-paint. And yes,I have finally located seats for it.All thats needed now is a little more free time to get stuff finished.
I will post new pics after new paint and before/after interior shots will follow.

 

How big is your air compressor that you are using to paint the car? I want to paint my formula myself, but I have a feeling my compressor doesn't hold enough air.

 

I'm using a 60 gallon compressor.Most smaller ones still work though.What do you have?

 

I have a 27 gallon craftsman air compressor.

 

Well finally after almost 4 months I repainted it today.Came out much better this time.

 

Thats gonna look great when done!!! Cant wait to see!!!

 

I managed to get a little re-assembly work done today,not much though.I wanted to get the hatch installed but couldn't find anyone to give me a hand with it.

 

Im jealous!!!

 

jealous of what? You must be referring to my custom driverside seat!LOL!!

 

Looks great. I really want to paint my car myself, but It might be cheaper to do all the prep and have someone else spray it.

 

Oh My!!! Didnt think it was ALL torn apart!!

 

sure is bud! Not for long though,I'll have my nice new black int. and all new weatherstripping in there before the end of the year!

 

maybe.I like doing my own cars.

 

Haha, well lets see who gets done first..i have till december before we go to germany!!!

 

Well started the t-top seals today and got the passenger side done and then found that my driverside b-pillar w/s channel is missing.
Guess I'll be making another j/y run.
Heres a couple pics of todays progress so far.

 

i share the same idea. check chevyracingrox. he is a good example of a f-body saver! i bought a iroc from 88 last week with some body rust isseus and exhuast/engine and tranny. right now i have the exhaust issue done. engine is almost and tranny gonna be a t56 next year. my body got some surfice rust, but the previous owner spraied oil under the car. basacly a sandblast takes all the oil and rust away and i still have good sheet to work on. got this iroc for $1000. I had a change of getting a Z28 from 91 with 350 tpi. interior was mint(in red) but the floors were rusted and the drivers rear side sub frame was rust outside and inside, plus it was in a small acident. i wouldnt mind getting it and have an hard time fixing, but the guy wanted 2000 for it and windshield was broken, plus get a new airbag. i will pm you tomorrow. got some question about body work and i think you gonna be able to answer. by the way, looks great

 

I want whats in the background!!!! :drool: