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Old May 13, 2017 | 12:04 PM
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Photos above look like a junkyard car more than ever. At that stage doesn't seem possible to be a good car again.
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That car needs to be red! I have basically the same car and went with 2014 red WA9075. I had the same seats and door panels. Looks great!

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Wow. Nice car. I like the gloss black accents over red. Fun to see a twin, but with added personal touches. Keep it. Care for it. Where else you gonna get such an in your face style as a red camaro with orange seats with camaro emblazened 40+ times? Either a like it or hate it situation. Glad you like it too.

And despite what some may say, those skinny little tires make them even more fun to drive and throw around. The street has speed limits, so I think unless you're going to a track, these tires add to the fun. I compare it to a Subaru BRZ factory setup.

6/11/2017 edit: Just noticed you still have the early Z shift ****. Sweeet.

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Old May 14, 2017 | 07:16 AM
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Interesting on some of these photos how they did not use a rectangle washer at some "clipped" holes. I use term clip to refer to the special bolt-threaded clip used to attached nose to lower gfx. The last clipped hole on each side does not include rectangle because was too close to shaped part of fender. The corner clipped holes use large round washers because rectangles at those locations didn't fit well at the gfx curve.

Also interesting is gfx are cut at each corner from inner edge toward pre-drilled?? or pre-molded?? holes to allow bending the gfx around each corner.




















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Wow. Nice car. I like the gloss black accents over red. Fun to see a twin, but with added personal touches. Keep it. Care for it. Where else you gonna get such an in your face style as a red camaro with orange seats with camaro emblazened 40+ times? Either a like it or hate it situation. Glad you like it too.

And despite what some may say, those skinny little tires make them even more fun to drive and throw around. The street has speed limits, so I think unless you're going to a track, these tires add to the fun. I compare it to a Subaru BRZ factory setup.

Thanks! I look forward to seeing yours as you move along! And yes the 3.73 posi is a lot of fun with those tires.
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Man, moving right along. You'll be cruising in no time.
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Old May 21, 2017 | 02:55 PM
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Wow! that's looking awesome!!!
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Old May 21, 2017 | 09:58 PM
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X2 on awesome!! Looking good. Thats going to be a really straight, sharp Z.
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Old May 27, 2017 | 11:17 PM
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Gosh I hope I can find all my parts.......
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Old May 28, 2017 | 09:52 AM
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Gosh I hope I can find all my parts.......
I know that feeling! large zip lock bags are your friend!
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Looking good. Waiting now for opportunity in booth for primer, then blocking.


















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Old Jun 4, 2017 | 11:58 AM
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Looks great. I bet you're excited.
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This is awesome. It's going to look great when finished. One of these days I'm going to get around to having mine painted. First I have to replace the passenger door and the hood. Someone smashed into the door before I owned it and is dented in a way it can't be pulled or smoothed out. Not sure what happened to the hood but it is also dented in a way that can't be fixed.

Great post. Can't wait to see it when it's finished.

Also, do you like those cooper cobra's?
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It's looking great. That quarter panel turned out very nice.
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Also, have you ever considered leaving the gfx off? It's more rounded and makes it look kind of like a second or even first gen style. I don't know if I would ever do it but it's an idea.
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One of the best photo-documented restorations I've seen thus far.
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Wow!!! Love it man! Great work. Thanks for sending pictures.
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Wow!!! Love it man! Great work. Thanks for sending pictures.
I can't take credit for this great body work. But I'm loving it, too. They are doing fantastic work. True artists.
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Looks great!! Thanks for sharing. Cant wait to see color!!!
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As everyone has already said .. GREAT DOCUMENTATION!
What brand weatherstripping will you be using?
Why use a heat gun to remove it?
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I did not use heat gun on passenger side and it left a big mess of stuck on seal pieces. But the passenger side also had 3 times as much glue applied at the factory. Heat gun was also essential to get the seal channels off the body.

Will use Metro Moulded Parts. At this point I don't know if will be better or worse than any other brand.

https://www.metrommp.com/
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Good tip on the heat gun.

Yeah, Seems everyone has a different opinion on these. Anxious to see how it goes for you. Good luck!

Thanks
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Painting started today. At noon saw painted bumper covers and bottom side of hood. The red looked good.
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Painting started today. At noon saw painted bumper covers and bottom side of hood. The red looked good.
Awesome work man! Going to be really nice!
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