Alright, I just wanna document what I remember to document. I have begun the body work on my car and will be posting all the body work, then interior work. Just for the record, and I am open to any advice anyone is willing to offer, this is my first time with body work, so bare with me. Also, any questions, I am open to those as well.

Now, my car was in ALRIGHT condition, when I got it, the passenger fender and nose cone was a little tore up, and some parts were misaligned. Beside that, it seemed alright.

And for the before pictures
Ttops



Driver fender unaligned


Rear hatch unaligned


Sagging/broken quarter ground effect, faded paint under gas cap


Hood unalignment



Nosecone/front ground effect scratched up


Interior rust



Wheel well rust


Damaged fender and nose cone

 

Just a hood shot


Ghetto Ttop winter patch/Bubbling rust



Side shot of both sides
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And, lack of weather strip for the whole car

 

That's quite a big project.... Good luck!

 

Welcome to TGO. good luck with the build.

 

Looks like a lot of work. It will be fun to watch your progress. Good luck with it.

 

That looks a little better than the typical Michigan car. Doesn't look like it was driven in the salt too.much. Where at in MI are you?

 

I am in Royal Oak, and its funny you say that, I drove it through winter last year. However, the main body is alright, only problem is a small hole in the drive floorboard. But no more winter driving since body work has started.

 

Last picture before I brought her to my backyard to be... DISMEMBERED

 

Oh, a straight nosecone, that's nice... Off a 25th anniversary you say? Oh that's cool too


Gotta get all those spider cracks out of there



Ahh, that's coming together



Time for some slick sand primer


Ahh so much better just in this primer!


After a couple hours of wet sanding and perfecting, its in primer sealer now! Got a little shine there, this piece is done

 

Slick Sand, as in polyester primer? Aren't you worried about putting a polyester over a not-so-rigid plastic?

 

Not at all. Everything was covered evenly, stuck on nicely, and by the end of the night, I say it was half slick sand half rattle can primer. Since I had to sand down to plastic in a couple of spots. But it turned out all good.

 

My dissected baby.



Unfortunately this uncovered some rust near the driver door that needs to be fixed.

 

Next up we have the passenger fender! Only one quality picture of the fender, during prep but it is done now

 

So far I haven't used any aftermarket parts, all from different cars.

 

It'll be interesting to see if you uncover other spots of hidden rust.

 

Be careful using 1k rattle can primer. That stuff is not recommended as a base with automotive paint. You did like I did by removing all the paint before primer and filler. I then used rattle can primer sealer to seal the metal. Since then I removed all of the rattle can primer. A lot of extra work. I go to paint the 14th of september. I have asked a few people and have gotten comments on TGO about it. Dont make the same mistake I did.

 

Not using rattle can sealer, I am using high quality stuff, don't remember the name of it. But my friend who is a painted suggested everything I am using, so I have faith.

 

wow nasty. Lot of time but it can be fixed

 

I hope to have her painted by the end of fall.

 

being its a michagen car it wouldn't suprise me

 

do you have any photos of recent

 

I stopped all restoration about 2 months back, I am soon putting her in storage, however she is put together, so I will take some more photos soon.

 

I decided to keep driving. Here she is right now. As you can see the front lip cracked a little. My buddy decided to use bondo instead of epoxy there. So I am going to have to go over it again. However, I am doing new headlights next, since I got a new job. Keep ya'll updated.

 

already starting to look better, keep it up

 

Subbed looks like a cool build

 

welcome from another michigan member. cool to see another survive.

 

subscribed!

 

subcribed

 

also glad to see another Michigan member with a 3rd gen and making it survive.

 

hey im likne the resto on your Camaro. can u please send pictures of how u fixed the hood fender alighnment?i have the same issue on my 89 rs and it looks way off of alighnment please do so thanx

 

Update! So, I am purchasing a clean ttop roof area, so I can replace it properly. I am aware I have to support the car somehow when pulling this out, anyone have any tips?

 

You dont need no support if you are replacing the roof skin

 

Ill bet cutting all the way through from here to the other side. Lots of small holes, and the bar is rusted through on the inside.

 

sub'ed. Cool resto.

 

This. It's just the skin. Don't cut the roof bar. You'll be fine.

 

Can you post some pictures up close and some back it may be you can make patch panels and put them in then replace the outer panel

 

hey bro im liking the thread. i just wanted to know how will you fix the hood and fender alighnment becuse i have same problem please get back at me thanx

 

Hood alignment is easy. The hood hinge bolts are slotted. Loosen them and get it where you want it. A lot of trial and error! I got mine lined up perfect. As far as horizontal, there are little rubber head bolts the hood sits on. It's a leveling game. Raise one, lower other... Eventually you'll get it sitting perfect! Just keep at it.

 

thanx for the reply! well ima try it when I get my rs for now its on the shop getting the 305 tbi rebuilt. when I do im going to do what you did. and is it the same for the fenders? also Im loving the color on that Camaro its just perfect!

 

Thanks. It's the factory color!


The fenders are a little trickier. They are slotted but take some bending the tabs and "massaging" I finally got everything all lined up with a lot of trial and error (and cussing) but you will get it!!!

These are the worst gaps to get right.

 

ah what I was expecting. well I hate the fact of these alighnment errors. but hey im actualy surprised you got it done and that is really appreciated. good progress man gooooooooood progress keep it up!

 

Thanks and no problem. My car is done. These are old pics.