No real update, Ive been busy working and sleeping. plus the holidays are coming up and between work and family gatherings there wont be much Camaro time Im afraid. anyway, got my Firewall Insulation in yesterday, notice it says "Made in the USA" like 10 times on the label. HELL YEA!! and I had some Heater/AC Delete plates made since all the ones Ive found online were $150.00. I got mine cut out of 3/16's Aluminum Plate for a whopping $20. later when I add VintageAir all I will have to do is drill a couple holes for the Hoses.

Blower Plate looks huge but its just an optical illusion.

 

I go back on graveyard tonight and havent had a day to work on the Camaro this week so I tried to accomplish something today. just wanted to clean the windows, which was a bigger chore than it sounds, had one rear off the track. also removed the window guide felts and cleaned the smoke/tar out of them from the fire...

also got my heater delete plates painted... you can see them hangin over the garage door...

then decided to clean out the windshield frame, remove any surface rust and paint it all, now its ready for the windshield...

also had to paint the metal trim around the package tray, it was pretty nasty. before...

after...

went inside to grab lunch and came back out.... the fedex guy had stopped by...
my new 3 row, with custom aluminum shroud and 16" electric fan.


and reservoir...


thats all for now... I'll be replacing the right side rear floor pan next!

 

i see SHINY!!! we got a radiator like that for our 56 chevy love it.

 

yea, I did a ton of research before buying. only complaints I saw were people complaining about them not being American made. Thats a discussion I dont wanna have here but anyway, Im on a tight budget so I went with Champion, it was a third the price of the, uh-hem.... "name-brand" setups. I say that because all the ones people assume are american made arent either. anyway, I hope it works out.

 

ours is us made but we got a deal because the shop was going out. it looks like a factory one but aluminum and its polished like chome perfect for a custom.

 

Dang man, those windows... so clear...

 

Good job man, small things will gather into a complete car very soon. Nice job on the back panel also.

 

thanks GA, I know you saw how bad those back panels were. I spent alot of time prepping them, they turned out awesome, 100 times better than I expected.

and yea, all the little stuff has been killing me. everytime I start on something I see two more things I need to do. I also did some grinding and sanding on the firewall right in the middle where the fire had it pitted so bad... it looks as good as that back panel just forgot to take pics. things are lookin better and better. Im excited and nervous as heck all at the same time.

 

You're getting there for sure man, get the new column in yet?

 

no, they didnt ship it till yesterday. but, Im ready to put it in. thinking Im gonna see if I can get the place I bought the windshield from (5 years ago) to come out and put it in. I mean I already paid the labor when I bought it.
gotta order new rubber for around the top of the doors where the windows roll up. once I get it wired I can roll the windows up and keep it clean till I start puttin the interior in.

well, I gotta get dressed and head off to work. I'll check in later. if I dont see you, have a good night man.