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Square Peg in a Round hole.
This is a movement of information from my other posts dedicated to the Restoration of my car. I am now to the Firewall with this restoration. I received a call last night from the blaster, and as he detailed all of the Damage to the floor, it past the reasonable stage for just welding in replacement patches. It would be a Frankenstein work of art. I am not ready to do that. At this point, it is just a better idea to replace the floor with a complete replacement. This thread starts in Germany with the purchase of an old race car step by step to where it is at this moment. As a note, I have retained the factory Hard Parts, the Calipers, the Rotors, and the rusted or cut up Chrome parts. The sheet metal that was rusted beyond repair has been sent to that great recycler in the sky. I don’t have room for the additional car.

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Options listed, and sopports the thought this is actually an L30M20

Notice this is a 4P Car

The Engine is a 327, even though the code is not correct for a Camaro on the Inport Tag.

She was a Beater.

Square Radious Arm




Console With Factory Guages and Four Speed

Factory Tach ank KPH Speedometer.

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Problems in the car
Rust around the Windows, and in the frames of the doors. The dash was cut out to run a modern Radio, and the rear floor was a quilt work of cuts and patches. Some of the cuts were pop riveted over with strips of Rubber. The Battery was relocated to a box riveted in the rear floor. It is a German thing. The Sub Frame was sraight, But there were cracks in the front of the stubs and it had reinforcement patches welded in front of the A Frame Mounts. Many of the specific things were already listed in other posts, so I am just showing what it needed to get to where the cart is right now.

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Blow apart and fit new sheet metal.
The Front fenders are Golden Legion, The Doors and Floor are NPD, and the rest of the sheet metal are Genuine GM Steel purchased in 1987 when you could get most of the real thing. The Hood is from Classic Industries. It is their version of a Yenko Hood.

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Really Bad Gaps. Golden Legion Fenders. Had to cut and draw in the bottoms of the fenders to close the gap. Also had to remove the top inner Fender, Move the fender back, and reweld it to get the fender where it is supposed to be.

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Repair of the Dash was done by using a section I cut out of a Junk Yard Camaro that was on the way to the shredder. That was a sad situation, but in Indiana when one is turned in to the scrap yard, it can not be saved.

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Finally blown apart for the last time, Media blasted the Firewall and underside. We were able to mount it on the rotisserie so the underside can be inspected. There is a Big Square hole where I think the Germans mounted a Battery box, and two long holes that had been covered by riveting rubber over the holes.

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jesus....im blind...is that a 67?.....reason im asking is the console thats got the gauge cluster bracket...is that a available item?...i just bought an old 67 console for my 68....i need one

mark

i said old...because thats when i was born...and why i need stronger spectacles

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This was my first time with a rotisserie. Once it is even, it is so easy to roll it over to do anything. I know those who use them all the time think I sound like a kid, but this was a blast. All of the previous work under the car had been done on the floor, Everyone should have one of these.

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Originally Posted by bohuntr

jesus....im blind...is that a 67?.....reason im asking is the console thats got the gauge cluster bracket...is that a available item?...i just bought an old 67 console for my 68....i need one

mark

i said old...because thats when i was born...and why i need stronger spectacles

It was what holds the front of the console. I am not sure where you can get one, but with the amount of reman Consoles being sold, They would have to make a bracket also.
A quick search on BING came up with this one at Camaro Central for $14 and some change,
http://www.camarocentral.com/product_p/con-3.htm
Same $14.95 price here
http://www.firewheelclassics.com/sto...oryID=7&Page=2

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Originally Posted by psy4s

It was what holds the front of the console. I am not sure where you can get one, but with the amount of reman Consoles being sold, They would have to make a bracket also.
A quick search on BING came up with this one at Camaro Central for $14 and some change,
http://www.camarocentral.com/product_p/con-3.htm
Same $14.95 price here
http://www.firewheelclassics.com/sto...oryID=7&Page=2

thanks.....that is a 67..right?...

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Originally Posted by bohuntr

thanks.....that is a 67..right?...

Yes sir, this is a 1967. I guess you should call her a 1967/2010. She was born June of 1967, and should be reborn fall of 2010 if all goes well.

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Doors Cowl. and Header Pannels Smoothed, Straightened, Blocked and ready for paint.






If you look in the back ground you can see the Fenders on a stand being taken care of.


Bad Hood Pin Locations Filled, and ready for a little love getting the hood ready for paint.