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Oh I love the 67 pace cars. I am a little partial to white 67 drops tops too, lol. Should have kept this one, but let it go when the right offer came in.

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awesome! looks great!

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Sure looks nice and can't wait to see more pieces added during build-up.

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Thanks, they did a great job. That was a sharp convertible.

Thanks Joe, me too!




The new control arms come powder coated and preassembled, easy peasy. And yes, I went with new springs, and am waiting for them to arrive. So, now would be a great time to mockup the brake lines on the shortened diff.

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That looks so nice! Now for the nerve racking part to not scratch it. :lol:

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Thanks Ryan, that’s so true.



The brake distribution block didn’t fit its bracket but that was an easy fix. Welded on some brake line tabs and reformed the lines a little bit without shortening them. Once satisfied I pulled this stuff back off for paint.

Yes, the last shot is the rear end showing you its bottom! :baa:

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Lots of extremely nice work going on here..I'm really liking all the white..!!

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Thank you Greg, that's some impressive hub work you have going on. The last pic I saw with the sticker mockup looks great!



And paint, nothing special just a few coats of Rustoleum Canyon Satin Black. Direct to metal in a spray can, quick and easy, I like it.

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Springs arrived and reassembly of the subframe was underway. I wanted to see if I could leave it on the trailer which I did initially. This threaded rod, finger-style spring compressor does a good job and is easy on the powder-coated finishes. It required that I enlarge the upper shock mount opening slightly for the threaded rod to fit. Also, the shorter finger makes it easy to clock and arch the spring a little bit to aid with the installation.

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I made it this far but decided it would be too much hassle to continue on the little trailer. The rear diff is almost ready to go back under the car.

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Some steering components were next with the center link, new pitman and idler arm, as well as a new fast ratio manual box. :ito:

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We’ve got paint on the doors and the spoiler trunk lid. The shell is off the rotisserie and will get covered up for a couple more weeks to let it cure some more. It is tail heavy on the 2-post lift but there are safety straps on the front in case the jack under the trunk floor gets bumped.

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These pics are awsome, ...and you KNOW we're waiting to see the body back on it's wheels :) (as I am SURE you are ;)

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Thanks Kevin, I know and we are so close to having a roller again.


Swapped out the short lug studs on these new rotors to match the long ones we have in the rear axles. Did a quick confirm that the (preinstalled) races in the new hubs match the supplied ones with the bearings. Yep, both inner and outer are same-o no need to swap both are new.

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I found that the original factory steering arm bolts are just too short. The difference is the new thicker disc brake caliper brackets compared to the old drum backing plates. After trying to use the supplied (crap) hardware that couldn’t hold the torque spec. I had to break out my angry eyes and an impact gun to yang those bolts back apart! :lol:

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Better to have that crap strip than break while driving. CPP brake conversion ?

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Exactly, the bolts did get replaced later with new Grade 8 hardware. It’s an Inline Tube manual disc brake conversion kit, most of it looks pretty good but time will tell.



It's getting close to go time for this stuff to be mated with the car again. So I threw the rotors on with the old (too short) steering bolts and then took a day off to sit in the park with Mrs. 7dee2 and our K30. This was one of the first times the K30 was seen by its future new owner.

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Surprised to see crap bolts in an Inline kit, but I guess, since most everything we buy comes form China, it shouldn't be a shock.
I don't recall right off-hand, but aren't the original steering arm bolts fine thread too, for more contact area ?

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You’re right on both accounts, also one bolt on each side (front position) is an odd length to clear the sway bar links, which was my observation.


So, here’s a Camaro lesson learned, don’t wait this long to install the sway bar. With some doing I did get it, but ended up having to touch up a little. Not 100% sure but the old 6-cyl subframe showed no signs of ever having a sway bar installed. I had to tap the existing mounting holes in the frame. I don't like the supplied shorter links, and will probably end up changing the sway bar links out with a longer factory style that will put the bar more level towards the ends. This stuff in the pics is what came with the bar.

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Once the weight of the car is compressing the suspension, the bar ends should be level.

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You may be right, to date the links are still not changed out so we can see where it ends up. I’ve got some new repro factory-style links that are just a bit longer if needed. Besides the skinny tires should make for great handling you know! :lol:



Finished up the steering linkage and added our Center Line rollers to be ready. No shocks, calipers, etc. need it to roll and steer for now.

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Very nice progress! It's getting really close now! Do you have a certain date you're trying to get it ready for?

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Hey thanks Ryan, not really just enjoying the build (well, most of the time :lol:).



A quick touch-up of the rear lower control arms before this stuff was mated with the car, that's also a final parting shot of the K30 in the background.

And yessiree, the Camaro is back to being a roller again! :ww:

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A couple of days later we were at the 23’ C10 Nationals in Salt Lake City. Pretty impressed with the Kindig-It retractable top C10. Talked to Mrs. 7dee2 about possibly a multiple-tone paint job for our C10 project. We both liked the paint scheme on this truck.

Later we saw this Red & White 72 with the large Coys forged wheels, and the misses fell in love. Yep, she wants our C10 to be Red (oh yeah, her favorite car color :lol:), and the factoryish two-tone works for her.

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Perk’s is getting ready to black out the tail pan. Also, the dash and inner belt line still need some paint and should follow shortly after. Here’s some new garage wall art (a gift from Mrs. 7dee2), it’s a ringer for our Camaro! ;)

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The blackout and interior paint are done and I’m a Happy Cat! :ito:

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Progress for sure, Looks Great ;)

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Looks great
Has to feel good to be at this point

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Thanks Kevin, put a big-o smile on my face.

Thanks Kirk, it does feel good, we’re so close to having the car back.



A little bad news to report, apparently the rotisserie (or perhaps an operator?) was not kind to the zolatone trunk paint. It cracked in some areas and needed touchup, along with finishing off the trunk hinges that are now in body color. No worries, Chris will have it fixed up in no time while blending the hinges.

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That's unfortunate about the small step backwards but I'm sure it'll be looking good as new in no time. It looks like it's all starting to come together now!

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blacked out rear panel, gotta love that.

Great looking build

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Thanks Joe, a little at a time.

Thanks Tempest67, that’s a very sharp Tempest. I really like the blackout with gold, nice.


Sahweet! Here’s our first group of parts back from paint. They even left the holes I made in the wheel wells for adding new splash shields. :clap:

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The last thing was a good squirt of 3M Cavity Wax Plus (link). Kelly sprayed the rockers using an extension, inner cowl, rear quarters, trunk drops, etc. until it ran out on the shop floor. Here’s our Camaro just soaking up some rays waiting for the trip back home. Yep, still a Happy Cat! :ww:

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40066669/

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this is such a great build thread, for a great looking car

Thanks for sharing

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Thank you Tempest67, that’s nice of you to say I appreciate the kind words.



Holy moly, I’ve got all kinds of stuff showing up. I’ll start with a fairly new 21 GMC AT4 Canyon (link), and some new tunes for the Camaro (it’s all Kicker stuff with a Retro Sound head unit). And of course, our Camaro is back home now with the doors and one of the trunk lids. You would think somebody just had a birthday! Oh wait, that was around my birthday last July. If I hadn’t just used the Happy Cat jpeg I’d use it for this post, cause, you know Happy Cat!

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...postcount=1216
:ennyd:

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Haha, lots of nice goodies showing up!

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:5150:



Needed to remove the paint off these slip joints. Then a quick tape job to try and protect the pretty paint. I think the old rollbar is gonna look great, many thanks to Perks Customs for the continued great work. :metal:

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A few more pics while turning the car around (makes for an easier workflow under the lift). Right before getting it ready for a couple more vendors (Upholstery & Exhaust). I know, it just got here, these jobs should be quick and I wanted the work done before last winter. :sumo:

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I decided to sell my Whirly Jig rotisserie, we don’t need it for the C10 project. I've built body dollies from pallets in the past that work very well. Plus the majority of the metal work is done on the C10. My guess is Perks will probably use theirs when it is painted. All loaded up for a day trip to the Montana border (looks like it'll hit the back of the cab but doesn't). I’ll meet the guy and deliver his rotisserie then head for home.

And then some rework for the Camaro. The brand-spanking new upper control arm bump stops were just garbage, freaking brittle and they're hollow! I don’t get why they bothered to install this crap and not give the installer a note that they’re just for looks!
:m5:

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That is just crazy on the bumpstops, omg!! ...hollow???? wtf...
Hopefully your replacements are of better quality.