Time to finish the 72 RS!

[72RSmike]

Just had a quick Google on those spinners, think I found them here...

http://www.gorilla-auto.com/spinners

Looks as though there should be a sleeve which they fit to.

That is a good find, they did originally have the towers on them, but they didn't fit my rims, so I got rid of them. Although now that you posted that and I see the left and rights, I realize I have 4 of the rights!

Btw, thanks about the car. I wish I would have layed more clear down, so that I can feel confident that I will not sand through

 

[cubangt]

So, now that I pulled out my interior and I am waiting for primer to come in, I have been pulling out my ac components. I want to have ac, but as of right now, it will cost more than I am willing to spend for it, so for now it is coming out and I am going to cover the hole in the firewall.

I started removing the under dash heater box, but it seems like it cannot be removed without having the box in the engine bay removed first (correct me if I am wrong). So I started removing the engine side. I pulled the passenger inner fender well so that I would have clearance to pull the box out:



It seems to me that I have to remove the fender to get it out, is that what I have to do? I was hoping that it was easier to get out!!

Nothing about those parts is easy unless your car is all apart I took my outside box off with no problems, but if I remember correctly, the inside was already removed when I got the car, so not sure how much you have to take off in order to remove the inside..

if you decide to sell the outside box in the pic, I need one let me know what you would want for it if you do decide. I may just fix mine, but who knows..

 

[cubangt]

So the last couple of posts have been to catch back up to where I am now. I have been realizing how much work I have left to do! It is a little discouraging, since I had it on the road already and put 100+ miles on it. First of all, I have decided to put down damping material on the floor so I bought 75 sq ft of GT-Mat and a container of the liquid stuff. I pulled out the seats, carpet, dash and interior panels.

This is where my problems begin... the floor is in pretty decent shape, but it has a lot of overspray which is kind of gritty/dusty even after I scrub it. I am worried that the gtmat will not stick properly to it. Does anyone know if this might be a problem??

I was considering getting some epoxy primer to seal it so that it has a more glossy top coat that it would stick to. I do not have a gun, so I would need to lay it down with a brush. Also would like suggestions for cheap stuff that is good for that??

=======================
Ive seen (after I did mine of course) but others use a heat gun to get the backing nice and sticky before applying.. also if you run out or low on cash, you can always get the same material at your local hardware store called peel and seal for about $12 or $14 for a roll.. one roll did my roof before I reinstalled my headliner.

 

[imperialbluz28]

not a bad start man I like the color orange you chose.

 

[72RSmike]

Nothing about those parts is easy unless your car is all apart I took my outside box off with no problems, but if I remember correctly, the inside was already removed when I got the car, so not sure how much you have to take off in order to remove the inside..

if you decide to sell the outside box in the pic, I need one let me know what you would want for it if you do decide. I may just fix mine, but who knows..

Thanks for the advice cubangt, I haven't decided what to do with the outer ac box yet, because I do not know what I want to do with ac in general.. but if I decide to get rid of it, you will be the first to know.

 

[72RSmike]

not a bad start man I like the color orange you chose.

Thanks imperial, I thought the color was unique. That is until I started seeing orange camaros everywhere!!!

 

[72RSmike]

I recieved my Epoxy primer from Eastwood! To start off, I used a wire wheel to clean up the floor first, and started applying it.

Started in one corner just to see how it would go on.



This is what I am going to cover up. I want to cut out the bad parts to replace with new metal, but it my small townhouse garage, I dont have everything I need to do it.





The holes look larger than they are, but still not the best situation. I think that my current fix will have to be fiberglass to cover up the holes, and I will have to weld in metal a few years down the road. Not sure what else to do!

Decided to apply primer to the entire passenger side.



And the rear panel. Still need to clean up the driver side before I apply anymore though.



I reapplied the small section that I cut before. It went down pretty well with a 9 dollar hair dryer..



Before I lay anymore gt-mat down, I want to fiberglass the holes and lay down some more primer.

 

[72RSmike]

Tonight I applied some fiberglass to the passenger side floor. A few pictures up in my last post shows the junk before I applied the primer...it looks a little better now.

When I still had access to my dads shop, I wouldn't have hesitated to cut out the rusted parts, fab up some patch panels and weld them in, but with my limited tools fiberglass will have to do. That being said, it actually turned out pretty well!

Shortstrand filling the smaller holes that have some backing so it wont fall through:


Some of the liquid stuff with the long strand patches.



Next I will sand it, lay down some more epoxy and apply gt mat over the rest of the passenger side.

 

[72RSmike]

Well, it has been a while since I last posted...or worked on the Camaro but I found some time to do a little more work.

I have decided to give up on the old AC system, because it is so large and still missing components...when I need AC, I will go with vintage air. In the mean time, I will just cover up the hole with a heater box.

Questions for you guys: Can I just get a regular heater box? Is there other stuff I have to seal, or do I just need a different heater box? Also, you will see in the pics below that I removed the inner box as well. Can I still use the same inner even though I will not have AC? Any help would be great!

Now for some pics:

I started by removing the AC-heater box under the hood...this was a PITA because I didn't want to remove my fender in my tiny garage.


I had to split the thing in half in order to get it out:


Found some miceys junk in there...


The two parts finally out...its amazing how long it takes just to remove one part that doesn't want to be removed.


Also pulled off the inner box:


Inside the car on the firewall where the box was mounted there is this thick padding:



Do I need to buy a whole new pad? Anyone know where to get this?

 

[81BirdMan]

Can't use a non-AC box on an AC firewall, the holes in the firewall are different. Would need to weld in a section of metal from a non-AC car. Or use something like this AC delete box:

http://www.acdelete.com/pages/70-81_F-Body.htm

Most restoration parts suppliers should have that firewall insulation pad, there are AC and non-AC versions available (to match the holes in the firewall).