ok, the car jsut got out of the paint shop last week, after spending 3 months there. shaved antennae, shaved window drip rails, shaved body molding, dupont dodge Deep flame fed color, color sanded, clear coated, buffed.

i havent gotten to take any pics with any nice background yet, but i will

stripes will be done in fall or winter...

and hopefully new rims after x-mas

also view pics at my website http://www.freewebs.com/iroczman15/paintandnewmods.htm and more of a write up

 

looks good man, cant wait to paint mine. i'm dreading ripping everything out of the engine bay to paint but it should turn out awesome. good job

 

thanks man


take lots of pictures, digital ones, bag and tag all bolts, retainers, screws, etc. itlls be alright


but u will always have leftover parts,.. somehow

 

More pics showing the non-drip rails.

 

paint looks sharp.. nice under the hood too. good job.

 

looks good, need pics of the non existant drip rail,by the way i used to run those same rims u have eagle alloys 203 series now they are for sale

 

very nice

 

Love the second pic....Parked in front of a door that says NO PARKING!

Oh yeah...I think the aluminum on the firewall, would look better painted red to match the car. The ultimate, would have been to weld in a piece of sheet metal to smooth the firewall.

 

I liked that one also

BTW how many coats of clear did they spray because I am attemptimg my 1st paint job and I love the depth of your paint .

 

ok, i will certainly get some more pics of the non-drip rails above the window, but in a week, the car is at my grandma's garage, because there are too many vehicles here with my brother home form college for the summer.. but i will be workin on the car this sat; so ill snap a few pics of the drip rails then.. remind me if i do forget...

the rims i have, they are ok, i got 2 as a gift, and had to pay for the other two, and this was 6 years ago, werent my choice, but they have grown on me, and some old school muscle car guys love em.. they are like "dude, were u hitting acid with ozzy ozbourne when u bought those wheels, those things are daaaangerous man" hahah, they are ok for now, once i get some more $, ill look into new rims in the wintertime


i like hte second pic too, that pic means a lot to me.. those BIG garage doors, I built them. just my uncle and I.. there was just a wall there a year ago.. we supported the building with scaffolding and needle beams; setup a hoisting derrick and some chainfalls to pull up the steel, welded rebar on top of the steel, cut out the wall, hoisted the steel into place, setup the joining plates, bolted it up, welded a few areas, and then knocked down the rest of the 12" block wall below the steel.. teh steel is 5/8th" thick, mega steel.. then installed hte garage doors, etc, wild long project, leik 4 weeks for each door, we have one more to do.. the main door is 16'x12', and the side one is 14'x12' openings... we masked out teh lettering and painted no parking on it, and thats when i knew i had to snap a pic of my camaro in front of them..... its at a Diesel Truck shop, this building they bought and are making it a wharehouse for the trucks parts...

-oh yea, tehy did 3 coats of the red paint, with a lot of color sanding in there too, to get rid of the "orange-peel", then 4 coats of clear... with some wet sanding in there too.. hte wet sanding int eh clear coat coats is waht helps make it look deep, and glossy

thanks for hte compliments guys, ill be sure to get pics of the deleted drip rails in a week or so, especially some pics at the East Coast Fbody Nationals in Nj, in 2 weeks from now

 

and also... about the aluminum on the firewall: i did that on purpose.. i could have taken teh easy way out and cut some stock sheetmetal or aluminum, painted it red, and went with that, but then there would be a big red empty area

instead; i chose to buy a 2'x2' piece of Brushed Aluminum, 1/8"th thick, with a niiiice verticle grain to it, i cut the piece to fit the firewall shape, and filed the edges smooth.. installed it with 5 nice dress bolts and washers.. up cloe it looks real good. and i liek it; cuz soon im guna get a black plaque made up, engraved with red writing.. 1987 IROC-Z Camaro about 8"x8" and itll look even better


ive seen people cover up holes in the firewall with some sheetmetal, but i wanted to go a different, way, with some nice brushed aluminum, just my style i guess

 

This pic on his page, shows the shaved drip rails pretty good.

 

also: here are some pics:

http://www.freewebs.com/iroczman15/workdone2007.htm

picture 1, 2, 3, on the top of that page

-anybody- feel free to upload or link those pics to here, so that tehy display, im busy now, so i cant do it; but anybody else, u can copy em and post them here for others to see

 

Great pics.............you did an outstanding job

 

for the info on the paint

 

Car looks great but DAMN I hate those wheels. I'm pretty picky about wheels though and it seems you're already planning on ditching 'em so... nice IROC!

 

Looks great. It came out really good. I can't wait to paint mine.

 

I am sorry but that car needs different rims.

 

dude, read the words above.. like 20 times i said; i want to get different rims, hopefully after xmas...

-give me ur rims then if u got such a problem with the ones i have

 

doesn't everyone run shaved drip rails?

 

??? I like your rims. I don't know why most people don't. I think they look good.

 

alright... i know this might be a noob question... but what the heck are the drip rails?! can someone explain it or show a car with them and without so i know what the heck your talking about!
other than that
i love the car! looks freekin awesome! more pics more pics!

 

drip rails are rails that would run along the roofline above the window and stop water from dripping inside

 

very nice...I love that hood...hopefully I can get one like that soone!

 

here are a few pics of the drip rail delete mod...for those of u curious about it

u can see em in this pic, as i was wet-sanding down the car,, they are the thin(3/8"th) strip of metal on the rood line, that keeps the water drips out if u have the windows down





and after paint

 

im in the process of redoing my car over and i have removed the drip rails.i will post pics this weekend and any ideas for a new color?

 

What brand hood is that and is it metal or glass?

 

Liking the 1st Gen cowl hood.

 

I agree, it is nice and subtle.

 

not bad. good job

 

paint is gorgeous, your camaro looks brand new. hope when i get mine painted it'll be half that nice.