Lookin really good! I think it would look even better if you had the front seats covered to match the backs. The blue just kinda looks out of place. The console cover doesn't really do it for me either, but to each his own. I wish my dashpad was that nice.. Now you need to clean up or replace the rubber on your pedals!

 

The front seats (and back) will eventually get recovered in black leather with light grey suede insert. Also I'll have a solid headrest (no belt slot). I got a REALLY good deal on the seats and couldn't pass them up. They'll do for now. It's all a matter of budget.

The dashpad is NOS as well I'll get new pedal rubber closer to the car getting on the road (or maybe some import style carbon fibre petals )

 

That is going to be really nice when you get it all completed. heck it looks great right now. What kind of seats are those? Mine are stock seats and really need new ones they just arnt very good. Also where do u get the dash at, the person who i got the car from moved some of the gauges to right above the climate control and just cut it out and looks bad because i plan on moving them from there.

 

Your rear window tint falling out like mine? I just got mine done last week, & some wind blew a corner off the window. Does the heat gun make the tint not want to stick so good? I wonder if they put to much heat to my tint?

 

sorry sent twice

 

The seats are from a company called "Alpha". I got a REALLY good deal on them thru a club member. Sometimes at car shows you'll see guys selling new "racing" seats for cheap. (just remember to keep the original seat tracks for later )

The dash came from a Camaro parts dealer in Toronto (paradise alley). It's from an 88 IROC. I think I paid $125 CDN for it. It's in great shape. The dashpad is NOS (cost more than the dash ).

The tint was done in 1994 when I bought the car. It held up pretty well (no bubbles).

A quick trick is to get a can of coke and put some coke on your finger and run it on the tint. As the coke dries it gets sticky (from the sugar), push the tint up onto the window and it will hold.

 

The tint was done in 1994 when I bought the car. It held up pretty well (no bubbles).

A quick trick is to get a can of coke and put some coke on your finger and run it on the tint. As the coke dries it gets sticky (from the sugar), push the tint up onto the window and it will hold. [/quote]

I would try that for sure, but when the wind blew the tint off, it blew a lot of dirt right on the inside edge, where it was still sticky. Plus if for some reason if I did have to take it back to the shop they would trip.

 

Nice build you got there... eh!.. (from Canada also). TINT THING: I noticed the same syndrome on my rear glass tint as well,...tint came off on the inner bends. So Coke you say?...really..I was just gonna spray it with warm soap water, card it and apply heat...

 

First.....welcome to the board. How are thing up in t-bay?
I haven't tried the coke thing yet. It was recommended to me by a fellow club member. In case it does not work...I have some tint spray remover ready to go

Dinmiller - Looks like the factory seat tracks won't work. I found a company that does custom seat track adapters. Gonna cost me $215 USD

 

hey your project is lookin good . i was wondering were u got your ur new dash ? because i see alot of the dash cover stuff on the internet and i dont know if that just goes on top of the original or if replaces it?

 

Nice car good luck

 

Decided to clean up and paint my new sway bars today.

I picked up a 36mm hollow front sway bar on ebay a while back. It cost me more to ship it than to buy :cry: I also got a 22mm rear bar from Jaygt for free...gotta love that word.

Anyway...the bars were a bit dirty so I packed them up and took them to the coin car wash. Hit the bars with some general degreaser/cleaner and $3.00 worth of powerwash. 8)



When I got them home I sprayed them with some Bright Red engine enamel spray paint I got for cheap ($5 each) at Waterdown Swap Meet in the spring.

They both turned out great. Can't wait to get them next spring. :twisted:

 

Sorry for the delay.......

I got the dashpad from ebay. It is a NOS (new) piece a cost me a fair bit . A dashcover is a cloth cover that sits on top of the vinyl dash pad to protect the vinyl from the sun (and cracking). They usually sell for $20 to $40.

Hope that answers your question.

 

Hi I really like the "Camaro" decal insert you got for the back break light.. I've been looking everywhere for it, where did you buy it from?

 

the brake light sticker is on ebay. bout 10 bucks is all it is.

 

Welcome to the board.

I picked the brake light decal from www.custombrakelights.com

about $10. I took my brake light out and cleaned it with some flitz (Mothers power plastic would work also) and a Mothers powerball to remove any oxidation buildup on the lens. Decal goes on it about 5 mintes (remember to clean the lens first!). The decal has holes precut to go over the lens screws.

http://custombrakelights.com/catalog...hp?cPath=27_79

 

Awesome. Thanks for the reply and welcome. Your camaro looks incredible.

 

Thanks and you're welcome.

I've had the "old girl" for going on 15 years (bought it in '94). Should take about 5 years to complete.....If I stay within budget.

 

Beautiful. I am in love with your Camaro

 

Welcome to TGO You'll find LOTS of information and some really great guys. Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

 

Decided it was time to repaint the hood louvers.

I bought some 400 grit sandpaper to remove the oxidization and a can of SEM trim black spray paint.

Old louver on the top (with all the oxidization), while the one on the bottom has been prep sanded with 400 grit sandpaper.



I made sure I sanded the edges and the underneath of the louvers so the paint would adhere properly. After I sanded each louver I washed them with some Mothers car wash and thoroughly rinsed them off and let stand to dry.

Paint wise, each louver was sprayed three times - top-to-bottom, bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom again. This way the underside of the louver receives the proper amount of paint.

The outcome.....pretty darn nice. Very happy with the result.





SEM Trim Black (satin finish) $15.00

 

Wow those look real good, I'm gonna do that exact same thing this weekend =]

 

Well I decided it was time to give the front a face lift and make the engine bay nice and pretty.

The old front end had a big crack in it...thanks to a hit and run. Decided it was better to install another cover than to repair the old one. I had the area for the emblem filled in for a smoother look

Added a NOS grille and clear marker lights but decide not to paint the headlight buckets this time.

Old front end


Donor cover


Fresh new look

 

The old engine bay was a mess of colour. Figured it was time to paint the engine bay to match the outside for that OEM look.

Old engine bay...with a few dabs or POR15




Fresh paint






All in all, I'm pretty happy with the result. The engine bay was painted witha base clear for a little extra shine.

 

Oh wow. Very cool. Looks super clean.

 

...Nice, very nice project - it's looking GREAT!

 

its in missouri. im from there sweet.wait i know a guy that does this stuff he is right down the road.he said a 100 bucks he will redo my interior

 

wow looks great Bill, its coming together nicely, cant wait to see the motor in there

 

Thanks guys....it feels good to get her painted and back in the garage for the winter.

Thank you sir......now I have to get back to buying engine parts. First on my list is some aluminium catch cans for the rad overflow and wiper fluid. Gonna visit Universal Spinners and see what they have.

 

Since I welded the holes in the engine bay for the orginal plastic containers, I thought I would get some nice custom aluminum ones from Universal Spinners. They are 3" wide by 9" long. Light and strong. The wiper fluid can has a 1 1/2" Moroso top and cap on it to make pouring the fluid a little easier.

Here are a few shots......

 

That's a nice rebuild you have going.

Could you PM some info on the alum. catch cans....they look awesome....thanks

 

Time for an update.......

I've been collecting parts for the engine swap and getting things ready for the spring.

Decided to move the battery to the trunk area (where the spare battery used to go ). Picked up a battery relocation bracket/tray from BMR in nice glossy red.

I will also do the "Big 3" upgrade in 0 gauge replacing the small factory wiring. Also upgrading the starter wire to 0 gauge so the starter gets enough juice.


Equipment needed for the Big 3.....50' of 0 gauge wiring, 0 gauge ring terminals (for starter, alternator and block to chassis ground), Stinger 0 gauge ground terminal and two Stinger battery terminals.

 

nice project

 

Very nice, I like the engine compartment, Im assuming you didnt strip out any of the stuff that was in it before you painted it. Im in the process of doing this, but Im eliminating the A/C and as much stuff under the hood as I can.

 

Had a few days off and decided it was time to get the new seats installed. Made a quick call to a friend and had some adapters made up. They are 1/4" aluminum plate 1 1/2" wide and 15" long (thanks again James).

Took a quick drive to the "centre of the universe" to get Mr. Bastard to drill a few holes in the plates to mount them up to the seats and factory sliders. Holes for the seats are 11 1/2" (on centre) and sliders holes are 14" (on centre).

When I got them back I sprayed them with some black bed liner coating. I used the original bolts to mount the bracket to the seat. Picked up some 5/16" x 1" bolts to mount the bracket to the factory sliders and tighten everything up. I also cleaned up the sliders and applied some POR-15 I had left over.

Got them mounted in the car and gave them a try. Everything works great. Seats sit a little higher than stock but they are super comfortable and suportive.

Bare bars with the holes drilled.


Sprayed Black


Adapters mounted to seats


Sliders mounted to bracket


Finally...in the car ready to go...

 

your car looks great!

I got to say though that I don't care for the seat selection.

You said you bought a lot of nos interior plastic parts? I'm looking to redo my interior and cant seem to find any of these

 

Thanks....I plan on recovering the seats (in black leather) at a later date.

I spent over 18 months searching for all the panels, switches and parts I needed. Unfortunately, some of the parts are not made by GM or available from any NOS producing company. You have to do a lot of looking and a little luck helps.

Companies I used are - Modern Day Muscle, Classic Industries, Hawks Third Gen, ebay and Year One.

 

By any chance do you have the part number for the flip down license plate holder?

Thanks, Tony.

 

Here you go. The motorized version is Altec 400EU.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/APR-400/

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/APR-400EU/

 

Kind of hard to work on the car in the winter so I've been working on collecting parts for a suspension upgrade. Need to reclaim the pool table soon

36/24mm sway bar combo, UMI wonderbar, UMI trans cross member, ES and Spohn poly endlinks with Spohn and TDS bushings.



Also, adding new Stainless Steel brake lines (thanks to Inline Tube for a great product).

 

This car is coming out awesome. Love the NOS stuff, can't wait to see more.

 

hey man great work on the camaro, i like what u did to mount the racing seats to ur factory seat tracks i know ill be doing the same now with my racing seats. i like that blue to

 

I like the seats, but I personally would have painted the headlight buckets black again.

 

I'm undecided if I like them but will leave them the way they are for moment.

If I don't like the look, I'll paint them black.

 

Keep 'em blue, black headlight buckets are less clean, and look a bit out of place/odd/funky. Black headlight buckets are a pretty random style decision of the '80s, IMO.

 

Wow! Always good reading through a resto thread.

 

Wow its coming out great im subscribing im really liking that license plate thing how do you control that with a switch or what?

 

i love the amount of detailing you do its just the way i would do it

 

You can buy an electric one from Summit for about $130, which you could wire to the ignition so the plate hides when you turn the car off.

Mine is the manual (hand) version....but it's cheaper

Thank you sir.

 

See for me, if a Camaro does not have black headlight buckets it looks odd. That is one of my favorite things about these cars is the black buckets.