68 Camaro - Almost Done! - Page 9 - North East F-Body Association

DavidS · #81 11-09-2013, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff68

I got the steel wheels back from The Wheel Shop. I'm not very impressed. They didn't sandblast (or even clean up) the inside of the lips or the bead seating areas - almost like they blasted the wheels with the tires still on them. The paint coverage is decent on the outside, but they failed to get any paint down in the corners. Paint coverage on the inside is very thin.

So, I've been cleaning up the lip & bead areas by hand, and I'll re-shoot them with satin black myself.

I wouldn't be too happy if I had paid more than $80 each. However, I think I got what I paid for.

Sounds like they did a horrible job and you're having to redo the whole thing.

I'll have to remember to never use the Wheel Shop in Windsor Locks.

DAWG · #82 11-10-2013, 12:45 PM

that sucks!
I took my bent alloy wheel to CT wheel repair a few years ago and they did an outstanding job?
Is this the same place?
http://www.ctwheelrepair.com/index.html

Grovlet · #83 11-10-2013, 02:14 PM

Wheel Shop is in Windsor Locks

CT Wheel Repair appears to be a different shop in South Windsor

Interesting - Didn't know we had two wheel repair shops that close together....

DavidS · #84 11-10-2013, 11:34 PM

Thanks Eric! I didn't realize that either.

jeff68 · #85 11-11-2013, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidS

Sounds like they did a horrible job and you're having to redo the whole thing.

Kind of. I've spent a few hours cleaning the lip & bead areas and spot-shooting them with some spray-bomb etching primer. For the wheel faces, I'm using their not-so-good paint job as a base. Now I just need to scuff the faces & shoot them with satin black. A big PITA, and something I wasn't planning on doing!

DavidS · #86 11-12-2013, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jeff68

Kind of. I've spent a few hours cleaning the lip & bead areas and spot-shooting them with some spray-bomb etching primer. For the wheel faces, I'm using their not-so-good paint job as a base. Now I just need to scuff the faces & shoot them with satin black. A big PITA, and something I wasn't planning on doing!

Sounds like you're on your way to getting it straightened out.

Was your Dad able to take a ride?

jeff68 · #87 11-12-2013, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidS

Was your Dad able to take a ride?

Oh yeah. On Nov 2nd my Mom & Dad came to visit. I started the car before they arrived and the fuel line from the pump to the carb leaked - at BOTH ends! Actually, the carb inlet fitting was leaking, but either way, it wasn't something I was expecting. I tightened the fittings as a temporary fix. I now have a new line and inlet fitting gasket(s) to install. The existing line has a nick on the sealing surface at the fuel pump, and the inlet fitting fiber gasket wasn't in very good shape - I'm replacing it with a thicker nylon one which should seal better.

OK, back to the story...
It was a beautiful day. My Mom got in and commented on how small the back seat was, which was followed by a few obligatory 'back seat' jokes. We got my Dad buckled in, and off we went. They both commented on how nice the car rides - and it really does ride nice. Since I had the car running previously, it was up to temperature, so the first order of business was opening up those big Q-Jet secondaries and rowing through the gears. I'm so glad I installed a Hurst shifter - the car has never shifted this nicely. My Dad even commented on the shifter, and grabbed a few gears from the passenger seat. The new Gardner exhaust sounds beautiful - maybe a little louder than stock - my Dad thought it sounded great, but Mom thought it was a little on the loud side. Cruising around, my Mom complained about the wind from the back seat - Dad & I pretended we couldn't hear her. All 3 of us were grinning from ear to ear the whole time.

My Dad didn't want to drive, but he did get behind the wheel for a photo op. A great day!

ls6monte · #88 11-13-2013, 01:34 AM

Sweet! Glad everybody enjoyed the ride!

jeff68 · #89 10-13-2015, 07:31 PM

OK, it's been a while since I've posted here, and I apologize for that...

The Camaro is now officially done!!! NOS wheels covers are now on and just the way it came from the factory, and it really gives the car a no-nonsense look.

I got into the Lime Rock Concours (with a little inspiration from David S.), and got 3rd place in the Domestic Dynamite class. I'm very proud of that, since there were some REALLY nice cars there. Not too bad for a car with hubcaps and no spoilers or stripes!!

So, here are a few updated pictures:

Before (July 6, 1968) and after:

frankzlt1 · #90 10-13-2015, 11:21 PM

Looks awesome.