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While messing with the rear down bar I thought, now would be a good time to check the driver’s seat clearance to the rollbar. Not too bad, that’s with the seat adjusted all the way back. Looks like I’ll have all the factory legroom, bonus!

On the other side, I guess that the passenger seat will probably not have quite as much legroom, maybe an inch or so less. Me and Mrs. 7dee2 are on the short side so it’s all good. :lol:

It’s been a very long time but I don’t recall the driver’s seat cover being so misaligned, dagnabbit. My OCD can’t handle looking at that all the time!

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The Camaro is back on 4 wheels again and the appointment with the upholsterer is coming up soon. I need to finish fitting the backseat frame, then they will put it all back together modifying the seat covers as needed. They’ll also install the headliner, sail panels, visors, rearview mirror, coat hooks, and recover the rear armrests. And of course, I’ll have them address the driver’s seat cover alignment. :lol:

Since the driver's front seat cover is so far off, I checked the passenger seat as well (2nd & 3rd pics). The cover is aligned nicely but the back will not latch in the upright position. So, both front seats require some tweaking to be acceptable. :sumo:

Sat the backseat top frame in the car for a look-see. Yep, it’s going to need more of a notch than the bottom did.

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It's the same deal as before with the bottom, didn’t remove the cover completely. I don’t want to lose this cover's alignment that matches up so well with the bottom.

Removed and turned back the side springs then cut both sides, set it back in the car to see where to bend. A small nick with the cutoff wheel and then shaped it to clear, easy peasy! Here’s both upper and lower pieces back in the car to see what we’ve got, good to go for now.

Almost forgot to mention, yes, I did mark the area where the rollbar down bar will pass through. It looks like it will get into the upper back a little more than the bottom. Decided to collaborate with the upholstery shop on the best way to modify this area.

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I was on the fence but went ahead and added sound deadener to the inner roof skin. Time will tell if this was a good idea or not (summer heat, gravity?), fingers crossed. After cleaning the area, I used a knurled roller set (link) to apply this stuff. It would be really hard to miss a spot with the marks the roller leaves in the product after doing a crosshatch pattern.

Followed by dropping in a mockup motor (yup, again), we’ll need it for the exhaust hanger work coming up.

https://www.amazon.com/ITEQ-Insulati...31364620&psc=1

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Great work,

I like your shop, neat, clean, and lots of space.......... very nice

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Ditto, Brett's place looks crazy clean :), along with the Camaro of course ;)
Along those lines (and I know this isn't the Camaro project related, ...but) Brett, what coating is on the concrete floors? Is that stain w/clear over?
Asking since I am looking at options and considing concrete stain myself.

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Not sure about the sound deadener, they do make more a stick on heat thing, but the deadener should do better than nothing. I still have the original headliner in my 68 and I can feel the heat on a hot day, right after I burn my arm on the 68 RS door top trim, lol.

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Thanks guys, I like my new work space. Especially after working in tight cluttered spaces for years, it’s so nice to have a little room. I’ll tell yah keeping the main space tidy is a challenge, some parts storage in the basement helps a lot but as you’ll see from time to time it still gets cluttered.

You’re right Kevin, it’s multiple colors (5 to 6) of concrete acid stain applied separately with a satin sealer top coat. At our last house the concrete contractor mentioned staining the garage floor. After seeing how easy it was (and getting used to that floor) I wanted it again in the new place. It kind of looked like throw up prior to the top coat. (lol)

We lucked out though, a local concrete supply store was phasing out this stain brand (pic) so we bought up a bunch at a discount. Doing roughly 2,000 sq ft counting the vertical spaces we had 4-5 gallons left over.

Stain https://www.amazon.com/Concrete-Acid...24424960&psc=1

Sealer https://www.wrmeadows.com/cs-309-25-...ling-compound/

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Everything looks great! Did the upholstery shop give you a timeframe for their work?

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Brett, Thanks so much for the links and info on the stain. I think I'm convinced, this will be the route I will go. I've been working on a 36x48 pole barn garage project for the past 5 years, ..maybe I should start a thread in 'alternate tinkerings' lol and the concrete coating has been an open issue for a while ;)

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Perhaps having a white car will help with the summer heat. That and I’m a wuss, always looking for a shady spot to park. :lol:

Thanks Kirk, I don’t recall but from the dates on the pics they only had it a couple of weeks was all.

No problem, I like the floor treatment it’s very durable. As it ages it’s like an old car that gets some character, patina.




After installing the orrrong’e headers, it was time to load it up on the trailer. Now for my tow test, can the new Canyon pull this stuff easily or not? We’ll have a pretty good idea after the upholsterer, followed by another quick trip to the exhaust shop.

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While the car was gone it was time for some lift maintenance. Look what showed up, a brand-new ram for our old 4-post. Apparently, I contaminated the old cylinder after enclosing the lift and using it as a paint booth (Seemed like a good idea at the time! :dohh:). http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&postcount=438

Or perhaps it was sandblasting stuff in the proximity either way it developed a pretty good leak and couldn’t reach the highest setting. When we moved the lift this last time, I sent the cylinder out to be repacked. It came back better but still leaked a bit, they told me the inner rod was damaged on one end so the top setting was still an issue. Decided to pull the trigger for a new ram before I could no longer get a replacement for the extra long, extra tall Eagle.

Upholstery update, Mike has the headliner in and it looks great! He’s still working on the other stuff but is close to wrapping that up also.

At the same time, I’ve decided I need to change out the lower alternator bracket on our good-to-go 511. Here are some BBC short water pump alternator lower bracket differences (circled). The idea is to move the alternator forward to give more room for the taller M/T valve cover setup. This bracket will swap belts front to rear (alt. belt in front, water pump belt in back) it also changes the upper bracket to mount to the rear instead of the front of the alternator. It is the correct bracket for an early 396/427 with a short pump and manual steering. :ito: