"Z" Build Progress

[pro70z28]

Everybody (but me) had to work this weekend, we celebrated Father's day Thursday, so I had the weekend to work on the firewall. Got a fair amount done.

Since this WILL be a street legal car, I found a new spot to display the trim code tag.







I stuffed it between the strut tube & the inlet side of the intercooler.
Also made paper patterns for a couple more pieces of the puzzle.

[pro70z28]

I decided to stamp a "Camaro: logo in the driver's side panel









The press and bead rolling oil canned the panel a little but I think it will straighten out when I put the 7/8" tabs on the top & bottom with the brake.

It came out fairly clean, even the little piece in the top of the "o" stamped. That part was about 1/2 the size of a pencil eraser. When I paint the firewall I'll paint the logo over this, the stamping will give it a little extra "pop".

[Nick]

You've been busy.

[pro70z28]

Yes, I hope I can keep at it for awhile.

[beegator]

You have been busy and super nice work Gary.

[Gene T.]

Gary,
I've been watching this thread and your other posts on other boards for a loooong time now and I have to say You're doing some really nice work on that Z.
I like that camaro logo you made Would you be interested in making one in a licence plate size for a fee of course that says SS CAMARO and quite possibly another that says HEMIBEE? Yea I know you can buy them already done, but I'm a little old fashioned and appreciate stuff made by hand That someone actually put time and effort into making.

[pro70z28]

I've been pluggin' away lately, Thanks Bee.
Thanks Gene. I could probably do that. Do you have a particular style for the HEMIBEE in ind?

The more I looked at the Camaro panel the more things I found I didn't like. The deal breaker was when the bead rolled lines didn't match up to panel next to it. So, tonight I knocked out another one. It didn't take long since I had the stamp & measurements from the first "prototype". [ prototype = politically correct term to describe "junk part"]. I had to lay the panels in place to see how it was going to look. There's a lot of massaging to be do to get everything to fit, but it is getting closer.

[Eric David Bru]

Very nice work Gary!

EDB

[xtremeoutlaw]

Very nice work good luck with it.

[sledge]

There is only one word that descibes this thread, "amazing!" Great work and thanks for showing us that with a little thought, anything can be done. Our only limitation is our imagination. Thanks guy, and hope to see much more of your posts and progress!