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Thankyou!! I really appreciate that! They are super nice cars, I love them.
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Every time I look at old Camaros now your build threads come to mind. I was headed out the other day and passed a fella's house (as I often do) that has a couple nice 79-81 model Camaros and noticed this early 70's model on a car dolly, and man this thing is a total rust pile, since I don't know him or have never talked with him I surely don't know his plans for the cars. Now before when I would see something like this though I would have thought, hmm, maybe, you never know, I could probably do something with that someday. But now I know some things I never even realized before, and thats just how deep rust really goes, and the extremes you must go to really make it right. Man you are awesome and very dedicated to your abilities, and it's a joy to go through your threads. And thanks to you and others like you on this site we all become wiser in choosing our new projects. Thanks for being here, and thanks for posting in great detail all your hard work.
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Got Back out to the garage tonite for a couple of hours, had to make up these pieces here that go in between the inner and outer rockers at the rear. They are made of galvanized steel so the rust does not attack them as quick. well that was not the case here! These pieces you cannot buy either from any Camaro outlet store! they have to be made, I have yet to see a set in production, I may be wrong although............. Oh and my new helper TORQUE, my Alaskan Malamute, my wife got him for my B-Day. He was a stray, they found him wandering the fields, and such a great temperment on him, jsut sits and watches, only 3 months old.
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I like malamutes. Good dogs. Nice job on the replacement parts. Time to make up a few sets and put them on ebay.
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Killer looking parts James. I still marvel at your skill brother. I'm digging the new dog. He looks like he belongs behind a dog sled or just hanging in the garage
![]() Quick questions, I noticed on the Yenko, you covered the whole panels with filler then sanded it to where you could see the metal almost everwhere. 1.) did you apply filler over epoxy primer? 2.) is it necessary to shoot epoxy first? 3.) can you epoxy primer over the filler? My thinking, if I epoxy prime the whole cab first that's great it's all sealed but when I apply any filler I'm going to have to sand all those areas again and there will be high spots that are bare metal. Why not just clean up the metal; filler, then primer? This epoxy primer is new to me. We always just used high build primer. thanks
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Good morning, you are right I did cover the entire panel with mud, the reason behind this is because when you start sanding it, you will get a complete flat surface, no ridges or crowns or lows to deal with, one shot sally we will say. As for the epozy it is best to spray it, let it dry, sand it with 80 grit, er I should say rough it up. once this is done you then apply your filler. Yes there will be high spots and breakthroughs. but just finish your mud work and then re-epoxy. once epoxied again just sand and then add a high build primer. The epoxy just seals the metal from any future rust issues. I like using it when the weather is not nice and the humidity is high, this way you know that your metal will not rust. A bit of advice is to actually pour some epoxy in your crevices and let it work its way out, this seals all areas. Honestly, I spray my epoxy after the mudwork is done. I know it is good either way, but in my opinion it jusrt wastes product. but if you have concers with surface rust before you can get to your mudwork or the piece has to sit a long time, then I would suggest spraying it.
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He does appear to be a really good dog. Never thought of that, but it would be a good idea for the parts replacements!!
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I find our "northern" climate is more forgiving in regards to having to epoxy bare steel RIGHT NOW!! like they do on the telly in higher humid parts down south. I did a GTX that we "dipped" and it sat bare for 2 months as I replaced 60% of it, it didn't start to rust at all, but that time frame allowed me to see the caustic bath that was neutralized seep out of all the seems and panel overlaps! I'll never have a car dipped again!
Are you keeping any type of hour log? Alot of people might be interested in how long this actually takes.
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Great work on those patch panels! I agree, build a few sets and sell them! Your dog looks so cool! Congrats, that was an awesome B-day present!
On the spraying primer then applying mud, have you ever had some areas where you couldn't get the bondo to stick to the primer? I had this happen when I stated the cab work on my Longhorn. I'm just going to blame the cheap garbage primer I got from the clown off CL. He claimed it was dupont epoxy, but I'm thinking it was wally world or some other garbage. ![]()
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Nice work and great dog!
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Same to you! I envy your work, I think you are very tallented and always check in on your builds. even thou I do not say much. I am quite jealous of your work.
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Wow....You have some serious skills. Doing a project like this takes some dedication..
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James man you are one crazy mother.... Keep Up The Good Work!
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Got a bit more done, outer right rocker welded on, tubs and rt rear frame rail all in!!
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A few more
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And a major blunder!!!!!!!! lol. I reached for my weld thru primer that was on the welded, it slipped out of my hands and landed on a sharp point of my visegrips, well you see the shrapnel from the pics!!!!!!! oops
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So that's U-POL zinc? Have you tried the copper?
Sure gives nice access to grind trunk floor welds like this...no?
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OUCH! that stuff is too expensive to loose like that. Total waste. You sure make this car building look easy. More pictures.....
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I can't see the part you would like to save.. Wheels maybe? I would give this thing a toe tag. Bless you for giving this a shot. That new shell sounds nice. Paint it and the rest is just bolt on parts. Sounds like a real SOLID decision.
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I agree, but I am always willing to bring life back to the dead!! hehe
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