Garnet Red 69 Camaro Z/28 - Crashed but not Dead - Part 6 Body Panel Replacement Continued.

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2 жыл бұрын

This video features an update of the Replacement of Damaged Body Panels of the "Crashed but not Dead" Garnet Red 69 Camaro Z/28.This Video series is produced & presented by Peter Rose, digitalpizza.com & KZfaq Channel, Digitalpizza, on the Frame off Restoration Process of classic Japanese motorcycles and classic American muscle cars including Honda CB 750, Honda CBX, CB1100F, CB900F and 1967 thru 1969 Camaro Z/28 & SS Cars.
Special thanks to Simon at Auto Center Marin for preforming the metal & body work and ultimately the Paint Work on both these Z/28s and all my Motorcycle Bodywork.

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@stevecanyon23 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely amazing what has been done with the sheetmetal of this car! This man is an artist. I love this video series. Please keep up the great work.

@moudyblue 2 жыл бұрын

I follow this restoration video from beginning and it’s one of the most wrecked car restoration I’ve ever seen ,great job

@jimwiskus8862 2 жыл бұрын

Great progress guys!

@elsdp-4560 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Moving right along.

@littlecesar003 2 жыл бұрын

I've followed since the first video I've been waiting for more videos ..please keep them coming.

@GeeenJ 2 жыл бұрын

he's a good body man knows his stuff should turn out great once its done you are lucky over there they reproduce all the parts to fix it

@bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546 2 жыл бұрын

Ole boy knows what he is doing when it comes to metal work on a vehicle. Some of his "old school" techniques might make some of those younger hands question his work but he definitely doesn't have to prove it to me!

@lt.columbo5919 2 жыл бұрын

painstaking and worth it...

@perrywe1 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good so far. I agree with some of the other guys that would have been better to put to car on a jig for alignment however the front driver side where the jig locater was, is destroyed. Gotta do what you gotta do to save this Z/28. Quite an undertaking but will be worth it in the end. Keep the videos coming and thanks for posting.

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, There is going to be a jig made from my blue Z featured in my other videos, but the replacement pieces have to be installed first to create a complete unibody before it can be moved to the jig. I agree with you about the jig, but the whole left side of the car was destroyed and there was no way to place it on the jig. Once the unibody is assembled (loosely of course) it will be placed on it then welded properly

@perrywe1 2 жыл бұрын

more of the build

@perrywe1 2 жыл бұрын

@@digitalpizza1 thanks Pete. Looking forward to more of the build

@mikeatcora 2 жыл бұрын

I have to be critical here, you need a complete car that's original and you make a roof to floor jig in that straight car, usually to the belt mounts and bolted in, you then level the damaged car with the jig and blocks but not using the axle, it has to be with a minimum of a spirit level in a four way measure. If the springs are slightly out you'll build a twisted shell doing it the way you're showing, the bent shell will yield to a frame built in a straight car, it has no choice other than to line up. I've been in the game for 38 years and mended many bent ones, it's all about the line up and you can get it from the smallest part that's straight.

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

@mikeatcora 2 жыл бұрын

@@digitalpizza1 I've been thinking it through, if you remove the doors from the Blue car and make the jig fit the bolt holes on the door pillars it'll line up perfectly.

@zcam1969 2 жыл бұрын

A body shop put two quarters in my 69 Camaro , they cheated me ,they cut the top sails off the panels and basically put a skin on the car . now i have a bondo Camaro .

@johndavey72 2 жыл бұрын

Over here in the uk we would call this "Triggers Broom " . There is very little original metal left. I'm more than surprised the car is not on some kind of jig and this is not how l would have repaired the car. You can see in the final sequence the door no longer aligns with the quarter panel and the quarter has to come off again . I've watched this from the start and l said at the time l would have enjoyed repairing this ......but not like this ! .....each to his own , as they say ! Thanks for sharing .

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, the quarter panels have not been welded in place yet, and the door has not been fully aligned yet. Actually, the door latch is not even on the quarter panel yet. I assure you these things will be aligned in the end, and the car will be straight. Also, I have seen totally rusted out cars end up with less of the original metal than this car will have in the end.

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

@johnmilner7603 2 жыл бұрын

11:46 I would have cut out the metal around the tag about 1” all around and welded it into the new cowl area and of course cutting the exact square out of the new cowl panel.

@petebird7171 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, massive rebuild job, very interesting to watch, great content but got to ask, what’s the cost of a project this big I appreciate it’s a labor of love but there must be a ceiling, love your videos though, please keep them coming, 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

The cost is a lot less than if one were to commission a typical body shop to do this work. I have a restoration shop as you know, and the cost is a pretty much at a wholesale level. Well worth the effort for a numbers matching original Z

@bigdaddy9864 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that inter structure should of been done first in a jig before add the new sheet metal .!!

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

As Mentioned in previous comments, nothing has been welded or permanently attached yet, and the car is going to be placed on a jig before any of that is done. Stay tuned.

@bigdaddy9864 2 жыл бұрын

@@digitalpizza1 OK just did not want you to have regents later, it is impotent to make sure that the Fisher skeleton is right first .i my self would do things different that's all .

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I hear ya, 😎 I agree with you, I am definitely working with them to make sure it goes together correctly, and they are building the jig from my blue Z

@phoenixblack1220 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry to say, but this is not how I was taught to do bodywork. The first thing he should have done was to reconstruct the bird cage of the carriage and make sure that is straight. There is no real way to tell if the quarter s are square without the firewall and the A pillars solidified. I’m hoping I’m wrong.

@bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546 2 жыл бұрын

That's why he pulled all kinds of measurements from the other car that is square and straight. As long as the backside of the door jamb is where it's supposed to be then he should be good. I believe in previous videos of him pulling the damage he used the measurements of the other car to make sure the front was where it needed to be before he cut the bad out. The guy definitely knows what he is doing!

@phoenixblack1220 2 жыл бұрын

@@bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546 no two are alike. Again, this is very different from what I was taught, but if you have your trust in him, then that’s all that matters. Truly looking forward to seeing this once gorgeous car come back together.

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

@phoenixblack1220 2 жыл бұрын

@@digitalpizza1 in cases I have seen like this, the car is pulled to square, with the subframe in place, and then the bird cage is repaired, by being placed on a body jig. Then all the body panels are test fit with the doors and trunk in place to ensure they gap. Then the welding of the panels begins. Everyone has their own way of doing things, and if you say your guy has 45 years experience doing this and you trust him, then he should come through for you. I can only speak for my own experiences of being in this craft for over 35 years and I have never seen panels attached to a car that does not have the A pillar attached on one side.

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Phoenix, I agree with you, and totally respect your input, and am going to share your insight with him. Keep in mind, the panels are installed, but not spot welded yet. My understanding is that won’t be done until the unibody is together and placed on the jig.

@williamandrews1683 2 жыл бұрын

That's a ton of cost in labor, is it worth it.

@davedave2882 2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly my question two. I just don't see it.

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

@williamandrews1683 2 жыл бұрын

@@digitalpizza1 Wholesale of course is less, I mean a retail customer cost vs outright purchase. Overall known condition counts for a lot too.

@mikeatcora 2 жыл бұрын

It saves a classic car that would otherwise be a dusty photograph, of course it's worth it.

@duanewhite3184 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you just buy another body that car is always going to have a branded title you know that right

@tonym50195 2 жыл бұрын

This is a stupid rebuild. More money spent on this than it will ever be worth.

@digitalpizza1 2 жыл бұрын

That might be true if you are making an unfair assumption on how much is being spent. Any true numbers matching Z is worth saving if at all possible. I would rather save this crashed car than half of the total rust buckets that I have seen restored.

@tonym50195 2 жыл бұрын

@@digitalpizza1 , if you even have the original motor you will find that you are spending more on this than it will be worth. Just being honest. If you have unlimited money and don’t care what it costs it can be a fun long project. You are still losing money on this venture but have fun doing it if it makes you happy.