They are still working on the doors. Before the door skins can be finally installed & aligned, they need to make sure that the front fenders (NOS) fit properly. To get the fit of the fenders correct, the cowl and the front windshield moldings & pillar moldings need to be temporarily installed. So, I dropped off all the moldings at the shop yesterday & today. Now I just need to let them do their thing.

Progress is definitely being made, just not always apparently forward. Once the door skins are on and alignment is complete, the body work will begin.

gee reminds me of my build lol.
I think the door skins were the only thing that survived lol.
But the end product will be well worth the wait and expense!!!!!

Not according to my wife! The kids don't care, because they're still too young to realize they're not going to college!!!

Jeff, In the April 2011 "Muscle Machines" page 8, there is a column with the writer thinking about painting his 67 Camaro Grenada Gold. I am looking forward to seeing yours after its painted!!!

For my kid, for college, when he was a baby I opened up a CHET 529 and every year around tax refund time I put a little money in. Hopefully when he is ready for college, technical institue, culinary institute or whatever I won't have to drain everything to pay for school. And if he doesn't go, I will be getting a 2021 Lingenfelter Camaro!!!

Yeah, me too! Ash Gold sure is a funky color. Mike actually wants to get started on the paint matching. I can't believe it! I brought him my original trunk lid and part of a door skin to use for matching (they were painted with lacquer back in the 80's that was a perfect match).

any updates David?????

No updates yet Dawg....hopefully panels start going back on next week and I'll post up pics.

On a sad note not related to this we had a 69 camaro burn yesterday in our town! Engine fire I believe. I know who owns the car so I'll find out what I can.

Sorry to hijack David!

:flame: Not good. Do you know what type of engine? Any details on how the fire started would be appreciated.

Heard about it yesterday. I think it was another project car for him. He has a nasty 68 that a lot of people here saw down at Don'd dyno day last year. Like I said I'll see what I can find out. I do know it was a convertible.

Lemans blue with white stripes is also my favorite first gen combo:Drool:

Hope everything is going well with your resto, can't wait to see more updates

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Starting to go back together! :yaaaay:
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I am going with a different color. I thought a lot about boomer’s comment that so many people are going with lemans blue (even at Labrecque right now, there is another 69 that is Lemans blue). I am going with the Jack Douglass/Yenko style (Douglass made 2 that were white with black stripes):

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white pearl would look real nice
but white is hard to keep clean.
and there isnt many white camaros out there .
So other than keepin it clean its a win win situation no matter how ya look at it!!!

Awesome Man!!!! cars coming along Nicely!! and Great color choice!!!!

Damn look at all that shiny new sheet metal! Awesome!

Personally i am still a sucker for the blue but the white with black stripes looks good too, car will look amazing regardless. You must be getting pretty wound up now LOL

Sucks to redo the whole thing but that car is gonna be the mintest 1st gen around! Also love white on them. I hope to one day have a ss z11 but we shall see if that ever happens lol.

Actual after owning two white daily drivers it's one of my favorite colors:crazyhi:

Never looks filthy till it's COVERED in dirt, it's not really that hard to keep clean, MUCH MUCH better than black or dark blue....:ahhhhhhh:

Since I doubt this car would be a daily driver it shouldn't get that dirty, and therefore will ALWAYS look clean, plus I think it would really stand out in white:la2:

Lighter the color more it hides silver is the best black is the worst

the car is coming out real good, the color white would look great on 1st gen.

any updates David?????

Not much has changed Dawg! Still waiting on quarter panels. Not sure why it's taking them so long to come in, but Mike said they should be in soon.

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David-
I was at the shop on Tuesday and took a peek at your car. The car looks great!

Remind me that I have a set of NOS correct 69 'domed' style GM trunk lid bumpers for you (yes, free stuff!). I also have a brand new set of gas tank straps from HBC that you can have for a small donation if you are interested.

-Jeff

Sounds great! I will ask Mike about the condition of the old gas tank straps.

Are your old door panels going back in? I have a new PUI set but reviews on the PUI stuff is mixed. I just bought another set from TMI Products (they are just starting to release them) that is supposed to be great so I will be selling the PUI set cheap.

David

^^Thanks for the offer, but I have a deluxe interior. I have a set of really nice original GM door panels that have been re-dyed and are all ready for installation. Actually, my entire interior is restored and sitting on shelves in my rec room. Only thing left is to re-dye the dash pad & pillar moldings sometime this summer.

Things are going back together. Rocker panels, roof, etc....

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The engine was cleaned up.
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....but the subframe still needs some cleaning and patching.
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nice! thats a lot of work into that car

lookin good!!!

Thanks guys!

It's feels a lot better with stuff going back together rather than getting taken apart.

that is usually a good sign lol

nice! itll be ready by fall?????

Fall 2011, or Fall 2012? LOL.

restored 1969 4846 came in today.

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I know Alex.....I'm going to need another fire extinguisher, LOL.

I'm would guess your trying to keep as much on the car thats original as you can?

Actually, there is not much that the car was "born with", but I am trying to make everything original/stock (as much as practical). It is a clone/tribute/re-creation car but I want to make it as a 69 Douglass/Yenko would have arrived stock but still be able to drive the daylights out of it. A true Yenko belongs in a museum somewhere. This car is something that I hope to have a lot of fun with.

Glad to hear your gonna put it through its paces to when its done! I think any car is ment to be driven, no matter how rare, but I'm a driver not a collector, so what do I know haha. That cars gonna be amazing when its done for sure, Ill want to take some high rez pictures when its done for some back grounds, I do love the old school.

YEAH! I AND I WANNA SEE YOU DO A BURNOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol

The only smoke you'll see will be the Backfire from the tailpipe and the Carb on fire:lol2-1: :shitstirrer:

:moon:

Sometimes I wonder about running old tech cars...but then I see all these guys with newer cars that can't make the Quabbin Cruise and have "smoke pouring out of the engine bay" and I think that some 43 year old cars run better than some of the newer ones..... HA!

:lol2-1: :shitstirrer:

^^^ WIN!

DOH:ahhhhhhh::sFun_rofl:

As Charlie Sheen says: 'WINNING!!':goodevil: