pulled the front clip off the Z/28

[DavidS]

Originally Posted by ILuvPizzaTimes10

little over 6 months. Not a Crazy Deadline. i bet they will do it. car needs WAYYY less work then the yenko did!

You are 100% right that it needs way less work. This one didn't have to become a skeleton. He will have it all primered soon!

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

and some with ? marks!!!!! UUHHHH OHHHHHH hahaha

[DavidS]

Originally Posted by ILuvPizzaTimes10

and some with ? marks!!!!! UUHHHH OHHHHHH hahaha

HA! Those will be research projects. A local auto shop took the car apart for me (before I decided to bring it to Mike).

[Formula413]

I still can't believe how much time and effort goes into a restoration like this. I'm glad these cars are in the hands of someone willing to go the distance to make them perfect, they deserve no less.

[jeff68]

David-
Here is an example of Steve's work doing silver zinc & gold zinc. These are the original sway bar end links off my car (new bushings obviously). I gently blasted everything with Biasil sand, then polished with a fine wire wheel before sending them to detailplating.

[DavidS]

Originally Posted by jeff68

David-
Here is an example of Steve's work doing silver zinc & gold zinc. These are the original sway bar end links off my car (new bushings obviously).

Very nice Jeff. Did you ever talk to Mike about Steve's work?

Have you had any chrome work done? I am not sure who I should send the Z door handles to.

[jeff68]

Originally Posted by DavidS

Very nice Jeff. Did you ever talk to Mike about Steve's work?

No. Mike had mentioned to me if I needed anything done he could send it to his place.

Originally Posted by DavidS

Have you had any chrome work done? I am not sure who I should send the Z door handles to.

Mike uses Advanced Plating. They did the windshield header moldings on my car. They look nice overall I guess. A few spots aren't perfect. I thought it was a little expensive at $500 for the pair of moldings considering they were sent NOS moldings. Oh well.

DO NOT send/bring anything to Nu-Chrome in Seekonk, MA. They ruined some of my stuff beyond repair, and lost some stuff too. Funny, though, they seemed to do a very nice job on my door handles.

The best place I have ever had chrome work done is D&S Custom Metal Restoration in Holyoke, MA. They did my rear view mirror, rear ash trays, shifter ball, sunvisor brackets, and convertible top hooks. Flawless, and I mean that. Dead nuts perfection. And if you have to ask how much it's going to cost or how quick it's going to get done, don't bother going there. The answers are "a lot" and "right after we finish this Pebble Beach car we're working on".

[DavidS]

Originally Posted by jeff68

The best place I have ever had chrome work done is D&S Custom Metal Restoration in Holyoke, MA. They did my rear view mirror, rear ash trays, shifter ball, sunvisor brackets, and convertible top hooks. Flawless, and I mean that. Dead nuts perfection. And if you have to ask how much it's going to cost or how quick it's going to get done, don't bother going there. The answers are "a lot" and "right after we finish this Pebble Beach car we're working on".

I have heard a few stories that the owner is not easy to deal with. Did your run into any other problems?

[DavidS]

Originally Posted by Formula413

I still can't believe how much time and effort goes into a restoration like this. I'm glad these cars are in the hands of someone willing to go the distance to make them perfect, they deserve no less.

It is a headache at times.

If you're trying to make it "as it was sold", one problem is the tiny details. You could take a simple question like "what kind of intake manifold gasket goes on a first-gen" and run into 3 guys giving 3 different answers.

There are also weird issues like the color of the underbody. It is nearly impossible to get a straight answer to this but it seems that all restored cars that compete at the highest level in the Camaro Nationals get a 30% gloss black underbody. The only problem is that they were definitely not like that originally.

Another problem is that since original parts cost big $, there is a lot of fraud.

I could go on and on, but I think it would get very boring quickly.
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Thanks for the encouragement!!!!!!

[jeff68]

Originally Posted by DavidS

It is a headache at times.

At times? Man, my head hurts all the time trying to get all the details the way I want them, and I'm not building a car to compete at a national level. If I were in charge of building your Z car, I'd be laying awake at night worrying about things.