Introducing the "GILMORE" 1968 Z28

[169INDY]

Door Opening weather strip stainless channel; Polishing & Blow out clip coating repairs;
The Clips have a amber plastic coating over a black clip, mine were rusted with chunks of coating missing, So I ground off the clinched semi-tubular rivet and drove out the rivet and peeled the remaining coating, Evaporust treated the clip, primed painted then Hardware store $7 plastic-dip coated and re installed with New Hansen rivets (With Help from Friends!). When I cleaned up (Include buff wheel polished) the channels I found a narrow strip of open cell very soft 1/2 sq foam adhesive attached to the Body side of the channel & gray dum-dum at the angle corner.

[69Z28-RS]

Nice work Jim!   

[169INDY]

Thanks Gary!

worked on the tail lights; compromises made; CHQ housings (Vice GM replated Orig's) & zinc plated backs (Vice Galvanizing).

Cleaned up the Len's, and reused GM factory gaskets.

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Finished the Car!

April Fools.

[169INDY]

Driveshaft (PROP SHAFT) restoration: Doc existing stripes, Evapo Rust treatment, U joint removal, Prime, preserve, paint, stripe, Install New Ujoints.
DIY

[169INDY]

Reworked the Engine Paint using Seymour EN-48 Hi-Tech Engine Spray Paint, Chevy Orange.
Intake refreshed/Splash Shield repaired, reskinned by Camaro Hi Perf

[cook_dw]

Engine looks really good Jim.

[68SSL35/M40/O2]

Driveshaft (PROP SHAFT) restoration: Doc existing stripes, Evapo Rust treatment, U joint removal, Prime, preserve, paint, stripe, Install New Ujoints.
DIY

Driveshaft looks good. how and what did you paint it with, ie; the shaft, long shaft, with the stripe, and original markings?
soaked mine and found Three stripes orange, green, and pink. but shaft didn't come that amazing.

[169INDY]

The Drive shaft really could have used a new welded tube to present a bare finish that would be NEW in appearance, I chose the cheaper route of Bomb can trickery. After the evapo rust attempt to de-rust the shaft, I needed to apply a epoxy primer then a sandable filler primer, top coated by spray can alum- silver, I simulated the tube seam weld by applying a coating of Stove Bright® High Temp Paint 6197 Moss Green metallic and then masking the Simulated Weld with 1/8” masking tape. I was able to clean up the welded ends with the ears and just cleared the ends to add detail as they were treated by the evapo rust and looked great. I top coated the shaft and ends with a spray bomb can semi gloss Clear to blend everything together. Then using testors model enamel paints I added the broadcast ID stripes (White-Orange) per the normative practice for my 'engine and trans' combination. My drive shaft had very “non Rusted" areas were the stripe paint was but very very little was found during evapo rusting. I bought quality Dana Spicer U joints and studied WEBER  (Utah) automotive college on line prop shaft rebuilding videos and pressed out and in my own u joints and selective clips. I did not op for  a shop overhaul and wonder how it will perform?

[68SSL35/M40/O2]

The Drive shaft really could have used a new welded tube to present a bare finish that would be NEW in appearance, I chose the cheaper route of Bomb can trickery. After the evapo rust attempt to de-rust the shaft, I needed to apply a epoxy primer then a sandable filler primer, top coated by spray can alum- silver, I simulated the tube seam weld by applying a coating of Stove Bright® High Temp Paint 6197 Moss Green metallic and then masking the Simulated Weld with 1/8” masking tape. I was able to clean up the welded ends with the ears and just cleared the ends to add detail as they were treated by the evapo rust and looked great. I top coated the shaft and ends with a spray bomb can semi gloss Clear to blend everything together. Then using testors model enamel paints I added the broadcast ID stripes (White-Orange) per the normative practice for my 'engine and trans' combination. My drive shaft had very “non Rusted" areas were the stripe paint was but very very little was found during evapo rusting. I bought quality Dana Spicer U joints and studied WEBER  (Utah) automotive college on line prop shaft rebuilding videos and pressed out and in my own u joints and selective clips. I did not op for  a shop overhaul and wonder how it will perform?

Looks awesome! that's probably be the way I do it. Thanks!

[janobyte]

Looking great!  (Make sure those clips are fully seated in your joints)

[169INDY]

Local Rad guy took 6 months but we saved the top and bottom rails and reused on NEW core.

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Orig VR rebuilt

[cook_dw]

Gen 4, Gen 2 that can get a little confusing..  Nice work regardless.  Interesting to note my car's VR is dated 7L

[68camaroz28]

RIP Joe... nice guy who also restored a few of ours.
Is engine going to be judged in future?
Overall, nice work Jim....