69 Camaro build for my dad.
 

A month ago, my dad picked up a 69 camaro, body was real rough, the purchase included new reman quarter panels, and a 650 horse 408 small block under the hood.

From deciphering the build codes ive concluded this was a SS 350 car.
lucky his boy is decent in body work, self tought on my 78 VW rabbit project.

on to the pics.
first a couple pics of my test dummy, the car i built to learn the "ropes"
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Now to the camaro, unfortunately i dont have much "before pics" but the floors were see through the quarters were gone from the body line at the tail lights down on the drivers and the passenger was made of spray foam and inches thick bondo
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We put in fill length floor pans firewall - leading edge of back seat.

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the floors are fully welded top and bottom then seam sealed then painted.

then we stepped up to the quarter panels, it took some courage to cut the side of a 69 camaro out, never attempted quarters before.
ZIP!
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Test fit after trimming
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looks good burn it the first thousand of two thousand spot welds
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then a little burnt of body work we decided to do an 8 point cage.
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shot a little primer to check the lines
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once the quarters are done then we move to the awesome trunk floor
might do it custom, may order a new floor, a 16 gallon fuel cell will go here as well.
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and a shot of the valve train for good measure
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not bad for a first post eh!

Awesome dude,kudos to you for helping out Dad and congrats on saving a true classic.:icon_cool:

Not bad for a month's worth of work either! Lookin good.

Nice work, looks like it's headed in the right direction!

Nice job. Keep us posted!!

Looks great ... My first go around took about 9 months ... and that was 19 years ago .. I am still working on this thing ... but it is a labor of love!

Very cool. Thanks for all the pics. I love watching it come together

Thanks for all the kind words, all is true, tis a labor of love,

My dad and i built a 68 chevelle together when i was real young 10-12. the family fell on hard times and He sacrificed for the good of the family and sold it. hes had a couple heart attacks and severe back surgury. followed closely by my mother leaving him after all hes done for us. in the last few years, he got a settlement and this 69 popped up only about a month or so ago, so he bought it. me and my roomate, a couple 24 year old guys, have gotten busy and we actually shot the first coat of primer tonight!

We are thinking of using the summit paint system, seems to have good reviews and is easy on the wallet, I just hope he doesnt have another heart attack the next time he sees it!:icon_doh:

well have some more updates soon!

Well I wish you the best of luck with your build for your dad.....and keep the pics coming.

Good work, good story, and sweet car! Looks like it is coming along well. Definitely keep us posted!