this week's progress
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"Cast iron gray" in the cheap "engine enamel" rattle cans.
I'm currently contemplating painting the whole car while it is torn apart. Realistically, how long do you think it would take??
I'm currently contemplating painting the whole car while it is torn apart. Realistically, how long do you think it would take??
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2 full weekends if u dont have any real big body work to do. you can tape and prime one weekend and base and clear the next. just a rough figure, depends what the extent is of the prep youll need to do and how well you can do the prep and paintwork
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I would be fully unassembling it, windows and all, etc and not just taping it off. That's what the last dude did and there's still original brown in lots of places. I think there's a 98.6% chance it will still wear the same paint next year as right now... haha
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Another update finally. Progress is slow since I've been so busy. The project also got a little more involved when I decided to rebuild the front suspension too.
"Just a little bit more work..."
The suspension work consists of new ball joints, poly control arm bushings, poly swaybar bushings, Hotchkis coils, KYB shocks and maybe even tubular uppers. I also got poly engine mounts so the whole front end will shake at idle. muhahhaa
I got a pic next to the 4spd too. I think the 6spd is bigger?
This is one of the projects that has taken time away from the Camaro. I must say though. AIR TOOLS ARE PHENOMENAL!!!! haha
Bought an Ingersoll Rand 2-stage 80gal 175psi 16.5 cfm compressor and some tools and plumbing.
"Just a little bit more work..."
The suspension work consists of new ball joints, poly control arm bushings, poly swaybar bushings, Hotchkis coils, KYB shocks and maybe even tubular uppers. I also got poly engine mounts so the whole front end will shake at idle. muhahhaa
I got a pic next to the 4spd too. I think the 6spd is bigger?
This is one of the projects that has taken time away from the Camaro. I must say though. AIR TOOLS ARE PHENOMENAL!!!! haha
Bought an Ingersoll Rand 2-stage 80gal 175psi 16.5 cfm compressor and some tools and plumbing.
