1970 RS Project by aps63

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Truthfully the real reason I went with 18's was that I wanted to use the Z51 Corvette brakes from Kore-3. So I needed 18's to fit over them.

Well, I got the passenger inner fender done today. Now I just have to weld up the inner fender lip and that side is done. Then onto the drivers side. Should get done quicker now that I have an idea of what I want to do.

10-25-2014

Both sides all done and everything back together. Weather was 70 degrees today so I went for a nice long highway blast today.
Looking for every dip in the road I could find and no rubbing. I didn't want the ride to end. Probably one of the last nice weekends left, maybe one more cruise tomorrow.

11-1-2014

I have driven a couple of times at night now and 1970 headlight technology is just not up to what I am used to anymore.
So it's time to step up to some LED headlights. I have looked at several and one of the best seems to be these Trucklite LED headlights. They are a direct plug in to the stock connecters and they seem to fit into the original headlight buckets. A bit pricey, but I think me and my families safety is worth it.

11-30-2014

Well, winter is here and the winter projects begin. There are a few spots on the Camaro's body that I have wanted to redo. The rear tail panel has a few dents and I don't want to replace the whole thing. And as I promised myself when I bought the car I would do everything myself. If I didn't know how I would learn something new. Well here it goes. I bought a stud gun and will try and straighten the panel myself. Plus there a few subtle modifications I would like to try. So here is my new toy. An early Christmas present from my wife.

12-16-2014

Started mapping out the winter projects today.
The line between the body and the trunk has always bothered me. The trunk line is perfect and the body line almost never matches it. Some Camaro's are worst than others. Mine is definitly one of the really bad ones. I want them to match perfectly. Plus I think adding small indents in the bumper to match the taillights would be a nice touch. Also the bumper pockets in the rear of the quarter panel seem to have been hit. They will need to be cut out and redone. I think I can order some quarter patch panels and cut out the section I need.

12-21-2014

Started to correct the trunk area today. I used my new toy, the stud gun, to correct the lower panel & tail section that was quite wavey. A little more work and it will just need a thin skim coat to make it perfect. Used some round bar to make a nice line to match the curvature of the trunk lid. Much more work to do on that, but I like the line much better now.

1-17-2015

Got the trunk lid section mostly welded up. Now for the pocket tthat the rear bumper fits into(not sure what it's called).
Looks like the bumper got pushed into it. Passenger side if too far gone. Bought a rear patch panel and cut out what I need to repair it.
Cut out the damaged section now just have to trim the new piece to go in. These pictures are from before I started the trunk section.



This was the piece that came out.



Drivers side is better, I will see if I can pull & hammer it out first.

3-5-2015

Just started another of my winter projects for the Camaro.
Replacing the weak open 8.2 for an 8.5 10 bolt, upgrading to 30 spline, installing a posi and upping the gears to 3:42. Plus I already have a Moser stud girdle for it from the 8.2.
I wanted a 12 bolt but it just wasn't in my budget right now. Picked up this housing for $75, I couldn't pass on it. A little cleanup, a coat of POS and it will be ready for some great new parts.

3-11-2015

I've been doing some bodywork on the rear of the car lately, and I'm always looking for something to mix the filler on. In the past I've used cardboard(I know, not good), thick plastic boards, etc.....
I found this on Eastwoods website and MAN!!!! I love this thing. No more messy cleanup(except for the spreaders). Just tear off the sheet and throw it away. I think if I did bodywork all day long, it would get expensive. But for me, $19 for 100 sheets, well worth it.

4-13-2015

Here is the done tail section. The line between the body and trunk is much cleaner now.

4-15-2015

I installed the Trucklite LED headlights. I love modern technologhy, these lights are super bright and they truly are plug & play. Took about 15min for both lights.

They have a flater surface then original so the sides stick out further, but I'm ok with that.





Plus I REALLY dig the look of them.

4-26-2015

Painted and installed a/c pulley cover. About time!!!!

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