Canuck finally finds a 68 Camaro in Corvette Bronz

[Xplantdad]

Hi Paul, I am following along. I know that you had been looking forever for a Camaro in this color. So glad you found one!

[X66 714]

My Corvette bronze 68 Z/28 is the first Camaro I ever purchased. had it since March 1976...Love it. I'm following along also. Keep up the good work....Joe

[Canuck]

Mondays work on the Camaro, found some prior damage on the left rear QP. Mark is an amazing fabricator and will make a replacement piece.










I am pretty pleased with the condition of what’s been found so far. A few spots on the rear wheel lips , minor dents in a few places, otherwise a solid car.

[Canuck]

Should have included this engine,sub frame earlier. Rebuilt correct date coded MO block, all components are date coded between Jan 9 (distributor and Alternator) Water pump, fuel pump and starting motor are Mar. Carb is April 2, Block is Mar 23 and Heads are late Feb casting, trans is Feb 1968. I have all the smog stuff but decided to stick with headers.

[black69]

thanks on the tire info, they do look good, just some white paint on the goodyear font and they look good to me!! way too nice to be rollers. Wish I had a set.

Again, looks like your car is coming along great. I got ziebart tar stuff all over my 68z, engine compartment, underbody. WD40 seems to take it off without damage, slow process.

[Canuck]

Thursday Feb 2 shop update. All the paint is now off and prev minor damage has been corrected to todays restoration standards.
Rear valance had a crease and was fixed with filler. Mark has re worked the metal back to O filler needed.




Super clean quarter panel.





This may be all until next week, next steps will be hood and trunk panels, valances and header panel.

[Kurt S]

Why did you remove the lead from the 1/4 seams?

[Canuck]

Old lead,might react to modern fillers and or paints.

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by Canuck

Old lead,might react to modern fillers and or paints.

Never heard of this. The lead was not smooth on my 69, so I took it down to clean bare lead and re-leaded it. I used epoxy primer over it, and have had no issues. If figured the lead was less likely to shrink over time as opposed to any other filler. That's been 15 years ago, and all is still good.

I didn't look back to see; did Mark use a different filler in place of lead? Or did he just use new lead?

Would be interested to know.

[Canuck]

This week, metal finishing wrapped up, mysterious dent in room massaged out.



Right quarter in DTM, very straight.



Roof was scrapped with a razor blade, anybody need a cup of dried Corvette Bronze