Hello Everyone,

I have been posting on these boards for a long time now about my restoration and now the car actually may get finished. Below are the links to the new paint, weatherstrip, etc that is now in progress. I am taking the car to 99K GM black with heavy clear. Let me know what you think!

Hi, looks like you're doing really great work so far. It's obvious you know what your doing simply by the primer and guide coat method your using, so I was wondering if you could give me a little advice? I have probably put about 5 coats of bondo on my front fenders of my 83 camaro. By 5 coats I mean that I've put a coat on where I've hammered and dollied, not covered the fender with bondo. Anyway I've put 5 coats down, becuase I'll go to sand the bondo and can't seem to get it even close to where it ought to be. I either sand it too far down, or just can't get it to work. How do you get it close to the point of being level enough for high build primer and blocking?

Thanks, DacMan

You are suppose to put a little extra on, after it dries most of the way, you use a tool that I believe is called a cheese grater, to get the large amounts of extra material off.

To get it close, hand sand it with a block! You can start at like 80 grit, then work your way up, with filler primer, you do not have to go to high with the grit.

A power sander with not make it flat, and there is a product called "glazing putty" that can go over bondo to make it near perfect (easy to sand and fills little spots).
ALSO make sure your following the directions for the right amount of hardener!

one summer i worked at a body shop and a old timer showed me a trick with a paint stir stick. wrap your sandpaper around one of them and block it, its time consuming but it will turn out good.

That's coming along great.

Thanks Everyone! It is getting exciting and the painting should start early next week! Here are the newest pictures!

coming along nicely. cant wait to see how it turns out. Good Luck

Let me know what you think! Paint is coming soon!

looks great!!

that is looking pretty clean. keep us posted.

Very nice job. Hey. Is that a Plymouth Duster in the background? Just wondering. My brother in law had one of those.

Yeah make sure you get a block sander, a lot of people try to use a circular sander which will just follow the curves in the car, so it won't come out smooth

cool project... subscribing!

Thanks everyone! We hope to paint early next week!

Basically, the whole entire car has been block sanded just to ensure the body lines are correct. I loved the maroon color but I think I have to take it to black.

I am going to keep the GTA rims but may also get a black set for daily driving.

kevmann that is a Plymouth Duster. It is getting fully restored also. I have heard it was the exact same car Al Bundy drove.

looks good! cant wait to see the finished product

One thing to keep in mind if you are just starting out when you repair a dent say it is 10" long and you have a low spot in the middle and you wipe filler only in the low spot and start blocking the filler then you are also blocking the filler you applyed on the first coat and sand uneven so if you have to apply a 2nd coat then wipe the whole area that was wiped before

man thats cool hopefully i cant get working on mine this weekend this motivates me

I know this is a third gen sight but I wouldnt mind seeing some pics of that Duster when you are done as well as the GTA. I love my Camaro but I also have a Dodge Durango that I like.
Kevin

Great pics! I have a 91 GTA myself! I'm stoked that you're posting your painting process; I've got a bit of bodywork and paint to do too. I'll get some pics of my car up as soon as I can, if you'd like to see em.

I love the 91-91's so post them up!

She is jammed in and ready for final paint.

Nice build...

nice! I wish I could paint an almost bare unibody like that without scratching it up during reassembly lol. May I ask what kind of car is parked next to your GTA?

Thanks! I am getting excited as I have been working on this restoration project since 2005!

That is an old Plymouth Duster.

looking good

heres mine. good job man i cant wait to see her when shes done.nor can i wait to do mine. soon hopefully.

You car is a beauty! Seeing your car in black reminds me of why I am switching to black from maroon. All TA's look good in black but there is just something about the 91-92 body style in black. It just looks stealthy.

Take my advice, when you are getting cash together to start your painting/restoration take what you think it will cost and double it. You will be well prepared financially and your project will not get killed from running out of money. There have been more than a few points where I grossly underestimated how much something would cost.

Feel free to contact me and ask questions. I have built mine from the ground up and am more than willing to help anyone.

thank you thank you. i am still not over walking outside in the morning and seeing that car.lol you just wanna stand there and take it all in.....but yeah i will definately hit you up for info.....looks like you know what your doing.lol. wish i had a better camera too. i would have better pics up.

She is officially painted! Assembly begins with a goal completion date of August 16th!

Looks good! In the process of doing my 91 bird. Black with the Gold accents.

Thank you for posting because I forgot that I have never posted a picture of the final car! I will post one shortly.

Here is the complete car!

Well done! Looks great! I can hardly wait to get mine painted. Been working on it for 2 years now. Money thing

That is a SEXY car! My cars in paint now, hope it turns out as good as yours!

Purdy!! Makes me miss mine! See sig for pics..(: