Preservation of a 68 Camaro

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Photos 858 - 860 - Drivers rear wheel well.  Still more cleaning to be done but you hopefully can see the progress.

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Photos 861 - 863 - Drvr cont.

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Photos 864 - 866 - Passenger side rear wheel well

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Photos 867 - 869- Trunk floor

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Photos 870 - 872 - Reinstalling hardware and brackets

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Photo 873 - Reinstalling cont.

[169INDY]

One MUST realize that this Rear (Bottom) section is Very difficult to accomplish these results, This represents a TON of Work. My Neck and Back are aching just looking at this.
Super Hard. Manually with these results.

Can you share how or what you plan to do with the Surface Oxidized sheet metal, Coat with Rpm, Oil, Boeshield T9 ?

Jim

[cook_dw]

Thanks Jim.  Yes I will coat the areas of surface rust.  I initially thought I would setup the wash station of evapo and get all the areas completely clean but after cleaning I didn't feel like it so I plan to coat the areas with Rust Veto most likely.  In the areas where there is undercoating I will do RPM.  I may do all RPM just depends on how I feel once I start the process.  I will update on what I end up using when the time comes.  I still have to touch up some areas after stepping away from it for a few days and seeing these photos I see areas I am not happy with so I will knock those out next (also something) and then go to the protection aspect.  I might snag some Beoshield and give that a try also.  Something I have yet to use.

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It may not look like it but I am more satisfied with the quarter wells.  Note the quarters well lips had been rolled at some point.

Photos 874 - 875 - Driver qtr well

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Photos 876 - 877 - Drvr cont.

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Photos 878 - 880 - Pass qtr well

[RPOLS3]

Outstanding!  It has been a few months since I checked in, lots of amazing progress.  Thank you for sharing.

[FRANKTHECRANK]

It's been almost 3 months since any updates. This thread is addicting, and I need a fix...lol.

[maroman]

More like making me feel guilty.

[cook_dw]

Thanks for the interest and replies.  Took a little break but hope to start having updates more often.

Leaf springs are out and note that the original 4 leafs are still there but a 5th leaf was added.  This was a common in drag racing applications.  I do not plan to remove the 5th leaf as I thing it is a part of the cars story.

Photos 811 - 813 - Leaf springs after removal.

As you can see from the previous photos the condition of the original leaf springs & perches.  An additional spring was added at some point and since I am trying to get it back how it was I left the 5th spring in place. 



Photo 881 - The spings after cleaning and before preserving.