69 Z/28 Day II Project (Air Force Brat)

[NorCam]

These are moogs and I left the finish that was on them. I got them from Heartbeat and I'm pretty certain they use the 6312 springs for Z/28's. I'll see what they are like once everything is in but with big heavy headers and a bunch of other stuff being added to the front end, I am hoping to have heavy enough springs and not have it sag.

Adding vac pump, power steering, heavy weight headers, line loc, bigger radiator, and might still run a tunnel ram if I find the right setup.

[NorCam]

Had an easy day around here yesterday and didn't accomplish a lot, but did get out to spend a few hours on the sub frame. Packed the bearings, put the rotors on and installed the front sway bar before putting some wheels back on it. I need to finish up the calipers and still need to get the power steering box rebuilt.

[chevyman0429]

Boy does that ever look incredible! That cars definitely gonna be bitchin.

[cruiserofland]

It's cathartic to continue to see all your beautifully restored parts! Great work as ever

[NorCam]

I was hoping to finish off the sub frame today but looks like I'm also missing a bracket that supports the sway bar to the frame. Found one today but will need to wait for it to arrive.

[NorCam]

While the bodywork is progressing, I've also been busy getting all of the interior parts ready to go. After taking the seats apart, I sent them off to be media stripped and powder coated in a bright silver finish. They are now ready to go to the upholsterers where new patterns will be sewn and stitched before the seats are restored to factory like condition. I like how the springs and frames came out.

[Chuck_Burg]

Wow! Those seats look amazing. My upholsterer wanted to blast my frames and paint them. I told him to leave them alone, why would you blast them? There wasn't even any rust on them

[NorCam]

For those who'd like to know what's been going on with the bodywork...here's a bit of an update. The floor was completed a week and a half ago before Ron took to the dashtop and the bottom of the windshield area. The car didn't have a lot of rust in it, but the front of the dash did have some decay due to moisture being trapped under the dashtop in between the underlying support panel. GM used to fill this area with a foam sealant that retained moisture and was targeted with planned rust out. I believe GM called this "Planned Obsolescence".

With the underlying area cleaned up and replaced with new metal, a new dashtop was then installed and has now been welded in and ground smooth. Next, we replaced the lower firewall section due to an earlier clutch explosion (1974) that damaged the tunnel, toe boards and the leading edges of the floor. An AMD lower firewall section was then fit into place and welded around the outer seams. We also repaired the drivers side cowl plenum which was damaged from a racing incident back in the 80's. Rather than repair that particular piece of metal, a choice was made to replace the outer cowl panel with new sheet metal. This now finished off the front of the car and Ron has since moved onto the rear quarters and trunk area which are progressing quickly. I'll update more pictures of the bodywork once the GM quarter panels are welded in and the bodywork begins on the doors and fenders.

[X66 714]

Dang. He's quick...Joe

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by X66 714

Dang. He's quick...Joe

At 73 years old, he's probably one of the most ambitious and hardest-working body men that I've ever met. He used to go 7 days a week and 12 hours a day on these types of projects. At present, I think he's still working those kinds of hours and typically he works on only one car at a time.