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Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:57 pm
by weba
Taking your time with this I see, can't wait for the 'final' product
I sneered a bit to aerodynamic modding for something that's has the aerodynamic design of a barn to begin with, but I guess everything is improvement then
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:31 am
by ifixalot
I admire your attention to detail in getting the flaws out of the body. I remember we had a 73 Camaro
we took for paint. The new parts didn't seem to line up well and the body shop said there was nothing they could do.
When I put a spoiler on, I used a heavy coat of auto wax on the mating surface and applied bondo to the spoiler
and pressed it against the trunk and quarter panels until it hardened. The wax prevented adhesion of the bondo.
Good idea with the tape and then trimming off excess just before it hardened.
Your car is going to be both awesome looking and performing.
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:27 pm
by woody90gtz
I actually don't know what the coefficient of drag is for an 80z. I gotta think it's better than most muscle cars. Or really most any car of the boxy 80s era.
The front airdam, wheel spats, fender vents, tall rear spoiler..that was really GM's first attempt at aero mods, and they are all rooted in function. Kinda cool to learn about.
Berettas were certainly a huge improvement though, and also ahead of their time I think.
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:58 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:59 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 2:08 pm
by EPfiffner
Badass, I was looking at google images of how the rear bumper looks from the factory, and that is going to be a big improvement.
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:57 am
by woody90gtz
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:59 am
by woody90gtz
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:26 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 1:36 pm
by EPfiffner
Looks awesome man, thanks for the update. SPI epoxy I assume, since I saw a can of grey in one of your previous posts. Stuff rocks, I'm sold on it now too.
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:06 pm
by Godlike
Such an awesome build! I feel like im gonna see this thing on display someday. Im interested to know how those Viking coilovers work out. Ive been told to run those on my G body. Don't forget to tighten that castle nut, lol.
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:26 am
by themixer
when will it do burnouts?
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:15 pm
by woody90gtz
Oh there's a lot of stuff yet to be torqued. Like basically everything. Haha
Yes, SPi epoxy. I got the gray and the black. Had rave reviews on NastyZ, but I liked the Omni stuff we used on my dad's last project a lot better. Lays down with less peel and not as prone to pinholes. This car is getting a coat of featherfill and then blocking, so the peel shouldn't be a problem.
Burnouts are tomorrow.
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:09 pm
by EPfiffner
Interesting on the Omni, I'll keep that in mind. I had difficulties with pinholes also. Cranked the air pressure and light on the 1st coat. I like the SPi but I have nothing to compare it too, first project.
I used slick sand for poly, hadn't tried featherfill. These old cars could never have been straight from the factory, I couldn't get it without poly.
Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:32 am
by themixer
themixer wrote:when will it do burnouts?