what has joe been up to?

[joe69standard]

This is what I've been doing as of late. I could only take a few pics and they arnt the best, but ill get some more! SO..

I took my camaro body and put it up on a chassis jig! thats much easier said! Well first I set off leveling the jig to an exact, after i did that i pondered about were my supports should go to hold up the car. I figured the most supportive area would be the outer rockers and I fabricated 4 peices that would do that job. I had to weld to beams on the jig so it would adapt to how i wanted to fit the car. After all that was done I had to get teh body up there, HA! I removed everything from the body besides non- stationary glass and man, it was heavy. Easily 1000 pouds, even with 6 guys and an engine hoist it was still extremly difficult. Wha'll I was arc welding the beams on my dad and Butch Hulings were trying to list up the car and you should have seen this thing swinging around! I thought it was going to break! so when we finally got it on top of the jig Paul Lanno got to work leveling the car to a 16,000th of and inch. then he welded the pieces I had fabbed up and the car was perfectly leveled and ready to go! Yesterday I was blasting and cutting spot welds, heres the pics enough writing!

-Joey

[joe69standard]

This is the special pieces I fabbed up, they fit right onto the outer rockers nicly!

[joe69standard]

Heres the camaro on the chassis jig, im in the process of removing all the old pices as carefully as possable wiht my spot weld cutter and impact hammer!

[joe69standard]

another shot of it up on the jig i used the sand blaster too, although i wasnt blasting sand! aluminum oxide! :cool:

[Louvit]

your right..."not bad for a 15 year old."..or any age for that matter that thing wil be awsome....

[Ryatt-Motion]

Good work Joey! Like Lou said, that baby is gonna be awsome!!

[orangengine]

Man, I was in that same spot last year. Hang in there, hard work pays off.

[joe69standard]

Thanks guys! I got no time to work on her cuz im doing drivers ed and 48 hours of work a week! I have to hurry on the weekends!!! :D

-Joey

[Ryatt-Motion]

Sounds like a hell of a lot of work and no time Joey. I can't wait to hear my engine finally fire up. I am just waiting on the carb now, headers and nitrous are next!!!

[joe69standard]

Some more updates!

Braces are all out on the drivers side even the rear leaf perches! OH yes I forgot i didnt take a picture but i ordered on of those CE 2x3 inch box dropped crossmebers! there going right in front of the new leaf mount i am currently fabbing up, BUH BYE STOCK! yup it should strengthen the ********* out of the body and help when i lauch. all and all it will fit great between the DS mini tub kit :D :D :D.

-Joey

[joe69standard]

heres my old man helping me out, he removed the inner rocker and did tons of other great things! there it be! 67-69 camaro minus inner rockers, nope it aint all hollow theres a MIDDLE ROCKER! so there will always be some rust in the car, theres no way in hell im takin the outer off!!!

[joe69standard]

better pic, ill load some high rez pics in the gallery later!

[joe69standard]

Top pic is the floor after marine clean degreaser, bottom is self etching primer, i think it is supposed to look that way...

[Ryatt-Motion]

That looks like flash rust Joey.

[joe69standard]

It really looks like it but its more like the color it cures to, the picture look like it but its embedded into the metal, mabey its teh color, but, odd color? I treated it with 2 coats of the POR Metal ready primer, i dont think it should be rusting!! now im very lost!

[Ryatt-Motion]

I hope that's the color, because that is exactly what flash rust looks like.

[Extinct]

Joey,
That is amazing work for anyone!!! Let alone a teenager!! I just wish I could do stuff like that!!! Next summer I am taking a welding class as well as a body work class!!!
See ya on the road,
Matt

[Ryatt-Motion]

Originally posted by 98CamaroRS
Joey,
That is amazing work for anyone!!! Let alone a teenager!! I just wish I could do stuff like that!!! Next summer I am taking a welding class as well as a body work class!!!
See ya on the road,
Matt

That will be the best money you will ever spend. I too am going to be taking welding classes at the occupational center. My next toy is a Licoln Electric Mig welder, so I need to know how to use it properly.

[joe69standard]

Thank you very much Matt! I have a good friend of my dads teaching me right now with my Craftsman Mig welder, once you can weld the possibilities are endless! Rick Im gonna check with the POR 15 people about it, because i gave them 2 coats and a thorugh (spelling?) washing (as your supposed to) 15 minutes after it "etched" I used my HVLP spray gun and used the primer libraly al over. It dont seem to have the feel of rust and it formed like 5 minutes after, Ive grinded metal and leaft it for a while them seen rust, but this feels different! Ill let ya all know!

[Ryatt-Motion]

Right on man, just keep us posted.

[joe69standard]

found out it supozed to have a zinc coating over it! It really didnt have the texture of the flash rust Rick, but i must admit it really dose look it!

[Ryatt-Motion]

Right on Joey, keep up the great work man! I'm going to fly you out so can help me work on my old girl. She's finally back home now.

[sierra1boy]

Wow Joey, I can't believe how much work you've done. I really didn't think you were as young as you are. Just most have started working on cars when you were two!! Nice work man!

[joe69standard]

ty all. :)