My 1979 Camaro Z28 Project! - Page 72

Blu-By-U 79Z · 02-05-2012, 05:43:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jmykel86

Looks good man, I have to do this to mine yet. The guy that had my car before me had the whole under side of my car coated with a tun of under coat.

Thanks alot. Well you seen my weapons of choice. Id recommend them to anyone. Good luck and stay nasty my friend lol Because trust me you will.

conrracing · 02-06-2012, 05:19:06 PM

Looks good Matt!!

asbCamaroLT · 02-06-2012, 10:27:10 PM

Looks great man! Its really coming along!

Caveman Tiny · 02-07-2012, 12:34:03 AM

Looks great Matt. I've got the same grinder and it worked wonders. I used the stripper wheels on the inside floorboards. It made light work of it but I went through a ton of them. I'm dreading doing the underside but I know I will have to. Great to see you made some progress.

Blu-By-U 79Z · 02-07-2012, 01:22:07 AM

Thanks for the comments and checking in everyone.

Caveman,
Im really happy to get progress in the winter lol Ive gotten farther than i thought i would. Dont dread the bottom side. Now that mines finished its a bragging point of the car lol.

Blu-By-U 79Z · 02-15-2012, 01:24:01 AM

Well unfortunately i dont have any progress to show... its been just too cold lately. BUT the weather should start getting a tad better allowing for me to get more work done. I was toying with the idea of a cowl hood but i believe i have talked myself out of it. Here lately i have been looking into wheels just to see if there were any styles that caught my eye. I like the billet Specialties streetlites. I have seen em on a few cars but not my color so i did a quick photoshop. Opinions?

falloutboy · 02-15-2012, 07:36:58 AM

Holy cow??
and now where is the Photoshop?? I see your car finished with some nice wheels.

dioismyhero · 02-15-2012, 08:26:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu-By-U 79Z

Well unfortunately i dont have any progress to show... its been just too cold lately. BUT the weather should start getting a tad better allowing for me to get more work done. I was toying with the idea of a cowl hood but i believe i have talked myself out of it. Here lately i have been looking into wheels just to see if there were any styles that caught my eye. I like the billet Specialties streetlites. I have seen em on a few cars but not my color so i did a quick photoshop. Opinions?

you may be able to do a color photoshop on my car.. i have them wheels and LOVE them.. but this spring i am putting them on my chevelle and putting pro stars back on the camaro.. (because of wieght)

Blu-By-U 79Z · 02-15-2012, 09:45:29 AM

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Originally Posted by falloutboy

Holy cow??
and now where is the Photoshop?? I see your car finished with some nice wheels.

Lol I wish man. Slowly but surely I'll get there.

Dio,
Actually those are your wheels LOL the middle picture of ur car finished. I took the wheels and size them on the blue z.

harbone66 · 02-15-2012, 09:58:53 AM

I like that look Matt!

dioismyhero · 02-15-2012, 11:56:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu-By-U 79Z

Lol I wish man. Slowly but surely I'll get there.

Dio,
Actually those are your wheels LOL the middle picture of ur car finished. I took the wheels and size them on the blue z.

ohh i see it now! thief!!! hahaha looks great!

btw those are on a worn stock suspension

15x10 5.5 bs 295/50-15
15x3.5 165/80-15

ohh they take special lug nuts.. keep that in mind when you order

asbCamaroLT · 02-15-2012, 12:28:12 PM

Looks sweet!

Blu-By-U 79Z · 02-15-2012, 11:22:41 PM

Thanks Guys.

LOL Sorry DIO i just borrowed them :P

Spent a good time this afternoon teaching myself how to remove coil springs. Overall it wasnt too bad. Still got a few more parts left to remove. Spindles, a arms and motor mounts. But im getting closer. Here are a few pics of the work from tonight.

Keeping note of my shim locations.

After about 4 hours of work this is what i have left.

Here is my parts pile.

Not bad for a night. Tomorrow ill try to finish up the rest of it. Thanks for checking in. LET THERE BE PROGRESS!!!!!

tmv36830 · 02-15-2012, 11:27:28 PM

I was beginning to worry about you Matt since I had not heard from you lately.

I like the wheel set up on that blue car. I think you should go for it.

Blu-By-U 79Z · 02-17-2012, 11:36:29 PM

So tonight i went out to the shop and finished stripping the frame. Wasnt too bad overall. Everything seemed in decent shape. Soon ill start stripping the frame in preps to paint it. However im at a fork in the road... I was planning on painting the frame with epoxy primer and eastwoods chassis black (already have it.) But with the weather lately who knows when ill be able to paint it. Thats what stopped me with the firewall.

So my question is this, Should i go ahead with my plans or should i buy a quart of POR15 top coat chassis black and brush the frame. It would cure without needing the 70 degree temp. Would it be as durable as the eastwood chassis black?

Another question i have, Do my spindles look like they are in good shape? They dont seem to have any real wear on them. Im new to the suspension aspect.

Passenger side:

Driver side:

And last but not least. Whats the best way to remove the control arm bushings? Is there a way to remove them at home?

Thats to nights progress. Tomorrow im going on the search for a house oven to be used for powder coating. With any luck ill have an oven from my parents for my birthday LOL Thanks for stopping by. -Matt