On this page you'll find info about how to restore a Camaro, I'll cover a lot of different years of cars. We'll have pictures and descriptions of all procedures of the restoration process, from tear down to rust repair , body & paint and electrical. We'll cover each step from beginning to end so you'll understand what's involved in the restoration of your car. It's my opinion that people that want to restore a car need to know what their going to undertake, and that the process can be quite lengthy and cost a lot of money, so be sure that you want to do the job. One of the first things that I'll tell you is this, a restoration shop really can't put a bid on the work. This is due to the fact that, they never know what their going to find when they tear the car down, this is with any car that you might want to restore, this is why I say that you need to really love that car, cause it will cost you a lot of time and money to bring it back to it's original state. If you love the car then none of this will matter to you, maybe your restoring the car for nostalgia, or you just like the way the car makes you feel when you drive it. There are a lot of things that have to happen when a car gets restored. Keep in mind that a restoration shop isn't looking to find more things to fix on your car, they'd prefer to find less, cause they'll still make money, their not making money by having that car in their shop for a long period of time. It's their job to make sure that everything is like new when it leaves their shop, and this can be a don ting task for the shop. These shops have to do every thing possible to insure that your car is the way you want it when it's done. 
Disassembly
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We're going to learn a lot in this section, so bear down.
It's time to gather up your tools and your courage and begin taking your Camaro apart. We'll presume for now that at the very least, you want to prepare your car for body repair, painting and interior refurbishing, as well as reconditioning or replacing all the little trim parts that make such a difference in the finished product as you go along. Why remove all emblems and every piece of chrome? These pieces are terribly difficult to mask off properly and tend to collect old wax, road grime and car wash bristles that prevent new paint from adhering properly. Besides, you'll want to inspect behind these trim pieces for rust that often starts around the fastener mounting holes.
We'll also figure that in addition to a cosmetic restoration, you'll be refurbishing some mechanical items on your Camaro. ~For these items, we refer you to the chapters on Drive line Reconditioning, Electrical System & Wiring Harness, Brakes, and Suspension & Steering.
This chapter, Disassembly, is divided into five major areas: Exterior Trim, Interior Trim, Engine Compartment, Trunk and Undercarriage.
Organizing the disassembly process in this man near gives you the option of skipping over areas that I are not applicable. Perhaps your Camaro's interior is like-new and all your car needs is a coat of fresh paint. Then, you'd bypass the interior disassembly . section and go right to the areas that need the most attention.
I Get Organized':"'- You've probably heard the story about the guy who took his engine apart, rebuilt it
I and when it wouldn't start, realized that he had a few parts left over. It's no joke.
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Your Camaro is
constructed out of thousands of parts that will be scattered to the four comers of the earth during the restoration process if you don't have a system to keep them organized.
The best organization method, we think, is to keep fasteners with the parts they fasten to. This is particularly helpful when a part is retained with many similar looking but different specification fasteners, such as screws with the same head but different length shanks. The only drawback to this method is when the fasteners are cleaned or polished or when the part is painted or reconditioned, the fasteners must be temporarily removed, and this is when they can get lost. Still, it's easier to keep track of say 30 or 40 screws, clips, grommets, nuts or whatever for an hour, a day or a week than it is the thousands of parts in your Camaro over the duration of its restoration.-
One method that works reasonably well is to keep fasteners and other small parts in labeled baby food jars, coffee cans or small boxes. Be sure to use a reasonably wide-tipped penn anent, indelible mark- er so the label can be read six months or six years down the road. One can or jar could be marked "interior trim screws" and be the repository for the hardware for seats, door trim panels, dash panel, seat belts, radio and so on, although it's best to keep the screws with the part they belong to if at all possible.
The screws can be further separated by sandwiching them between two layers of wide, good-quality masking tape and labeled, for example, "headliner front garnish molding screws" and so on.As you may or may not know, the restoration process in the same on any car you do, these are just some simple guide lines on how to get it done with less pain and agony. Just think if you start to misplace parts right off the bat, what a pain in the ass that would be when it's time to reassemble the car, all it takes is a little thinking a head and you won't run into a bunch of problems on your Here's a mistake, read on the next part of this page.
Writing in non permanent felt tip pen and then leaving the taped screws out in direct sunlight where the ink faded and the tape dried out, allowing the screws to fall in a heap with other screws to the bottom of a confusing pile. Larger parts can be identified with paper tags tied on with string. These are available at many office supply stores.
Keep Old Parts For Reference. I simply can't emphasize this enough. Never throw away old parts until you have the new ones and they've been successfully installed. Always compare new or especially, reproduction parts against the old ones to see if the item is correct. Parts counter persons and mail-order fulfillment people are only human and do make mistakes takes. Sometimes an old part will give clues as to how the new part should be installed. This could be a depression or scratches from a fastener, dirt smudges or paint over spray.
Even when you are absolutely sure you have the correct replacement part, don't go running for that dumpster just yet. Find out if a certain part is hard to come by, no longer available or in extreme demand and therefore valuable. Maybe you want to keep that old part around as a guide to have a new part made from or a similar part adapted to fit. If it's an assembly, perhaps some of the components can be reused (a -
plied with the replacement part). And just maybe, your old discard in fair to poor condition is just what someone else is looking for because their's is in worse shape or is missing altogether. Possibly, you can trade it for something you do need or want. After all, isn't that what swap meets and flea markets are all about?
Surplus small parts that don't take up much storage room are a good hedge against future needs. Who knows, maybe you'll buy another Camaro to restore a
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