Hello.

One day I walked up to my dad and asked him what he planned to do with the 69' Camaro he hasn't worked on in ten years. Usually when I asked him this question, he simply sighed and said he would work on it someday, only this time he said, "It needs to be driven". He then, for all intents and purposes, gave the car to me and told me it needed work.

Unfortunately for me, the tarp which had protected the vehicle had recently failed. The resulting water intrusion rotted the previously perfect headliner and rusted various spots in the interior. The engine, which had also been in remarkably good condition, no longer ran properly.

Since then, I've messed around with the car and still have a long way to go before it is drivable.

Now some pictures.



Here she is. Not so bad from afar.



The fail hood paint was done by my dad, who didn't have the time to do a great job. The hood is also custom, but I still have the original.



The rear. I removed the bumper so I could fix the rust issue on the back, and in the bumper itself.



A point of particular concern. This originally happened when my grandma backed into a tree back in the 70's. The bondo'd piece fell off recently and revealed this nightmare.



The interior. I removed the door panels to get at the locks and fix any rust that I found. I have a weatherstripping kit ready to go, and I've already sealed the trunk, but I can't put any weatherstripping on until I install the new headliner.



The dash. Needs to be cleaned and some things have to be replaced eventually. Notice the crack on the steering wheel.



A view of the back. It looks like crap without a headliner or the sail panels.



The engine. It had some carburetor issues that are being ironed out. I'll talk about the engine in future posts if necessary.



And that's pretty much it. I only have one question that remains, what is the best way to remove old headliner adhesive?

Thanks for reading this malarkey, and I look forward to your posts.

 

I would think a can of goof off would work pretty well. I had to remove carpet that had been glued down to our boat and goof off worked really well. Oh, make sure you open the doors, roll down the window and maybe put a fan in there... Regardless, play some 60's music cause you may feel like your at woodstock about halfway through lol!

BTW, nice car! I can't believe your Dad just gave it to you!

 

I wish my dad gave me a car :/

Good luck with your project man, let's get lots and lots of pictures and stories in here for us to follow along with, eh~?

 

Looks very fixable to me. The glue residue is probably so old and hard that it wont come off with any chemicals. I'd just get a wire wheel for your battery drive drill and run it over the glue. I bet it will come right off, mine did.

 

That's a sweet project car you got there. I forget what the name of the stuff is that takes ceramic tile glue off. It's nasty smelling and toxic but will take anything off. Wire brushes do work good too. All those damn plastic steering wheels cracked. There are ways to repair them but I didn't bother. What engine is in it? Original? I saw an air conditioning compressor in there too! Good luck man, and keep us posted.

 

+1 1971BB427....

Go out and get a couple of wire wheels, looking at that car they are gonna come in handy. By the end of this project you will be an expert with a wire wheel. You got a great project car so write down a detailed teardown plan because everything will need to come out. Get some totes, sharpie pens, zip lock baggies, notebook, and a video camera. As for the motor not running it probably has crap for gas in it, but who cares, pull it out, and turn it into 350.

Make 2 piles...one will be garbage...one will be parts that can be restored. Just remember to weigh the price of restoration and the price for replacement. A lot of times restoration simply isn't worth the cost of a replacement part. Because it's a plain-jane 307, Auto, no power brakes.....no real reason to return it to absolute stock so the sky is the limit for performance applications.

Be looking at a new rear-end, and tranny as well if you desire performance. The fact that you have a rear spoiler, air conditioning, and center console are all good things. If you can throw $15K at it and do it right...you should have a pretty nice ride.

If it were me I'd be looking at:

Engine rebuild to 350
New Heads, Cam, Intake, Carb, Distributor, Coil, Brackets (Zoops or March)
Headers, Dual Exhaust, Mufflers
Radiator, Hoses, Fuel Pump, Water Pump, Fuel Sending Unit
Balanced Drive-shaft
Full Interior, including seat frame spring repairs, buns
Tranny...A 400 if you can find one or beefed up 350 TH
12 bolt Rear with Posi
All new PG bushings (Kit) Sub-Frame, Sway, Leaf Springs, Stoppers
Front Sway Bar (Quickor w/Zirc Fittings on front mount clamps)

Take your time (and plenty of notes) taking out the original A/C venting....that stuff is old and brittle if it's all still there. Especially the control wires to the box, they can be a real pain to put back together without notes.

It all seems overwhelming, but it isn't really once you start wrenching on it.

Good luck...makes me want to go get a project car, but I like being married.

 

Thanks for the replies.

I have taken the majority of the old adhesive off with goof off and a dremel with a wire wheel attachment.

The only issue that remains is the adhesive that I can't access on the ****** side of the metal headliner bracket near the rear windshield. The front left bracket can't be removed and some adhesive remains on the ****** side; the screws are sheared and I don't have the tools to take them out.

I can only scrape so much. How will some leftover adhesive affect the new adhesive?