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**njsteve** · #**301** 03-02-2007, 05:17 AM

It was a really nice California hood, no rust or scale, just some charcoaled factory paint from the carb fire. ENOCH couldn't find a blaster he trusted: He gave some small parts from the car to a guy who ended up using some material a little too aggresive, so he decided to stick with the old tried and true.

**SuperNovaSS** · #**302** 03-02-2007, 05:34 AM

Looks like the got the job done. That's what matters.

Jason

**KevinW** · #**303** 03-02-2007, 06:09 AM

Steve, have you checked out craigslist? I found this ad in hudson county.

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/pts/272030490.html

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camaro doors and fenders - $1

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Date: 2007-02-01, 7:45PM EST

i have left and right doors solid off a 80 camaro 175 each, i have 2 front fenders for standard camaro 78-81 75 each, 2 front fenders for z28 78-81 fenders are there but need little work, i also have a nose for 78-81 75 each(rubber)

Location: hudson county
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**njsteve** · #**304** 03-02-2007, 06:39 AM

Unfortunately the Camaro has different body/fender lines and a lower rocker line that the Firebirds dont have. Thanks for keeping an eye out, though Kevin.

**KevinW** · #**305** 03-02-2007, 06:52 AM

I will keep looking

**njsteve** · #**306** 03-02-2007, 07:01 AM

Here's the bottom of the hood and the passenger door in complete primer now.

**KevinW** · #**307** 03-03-2007, 04:44 AM

Maybe this one is willing to talk

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-PONT...tem300086187322

**njsteve** · #**308** 03-09-2007, 04:33 AM

I ended up finding a stamped patch panel on ebay for $45. It should provide the needed donor section to repair the original fender. Hopefully, ENOCH will get me some photos to post in the near future.

**njsteve** · #**309** 04-02-2007, 03:19 AM

Here's the most recent acquisition for the project: an NOS rear tail panel. These things were made out of one giant piece of injection-molded plastic, about five feet wide. They were extrememly fragile and always broke at the outer section where it narrows down to the thin outer extensions. This was because people tried to remove them without unbolting the two outer studs and eventually found out the hard way after they broke it into three pieces.

The original one from my car had been repaired (badly). It looked fine from the outside but from the inside you could see that it had a hacksaw blade fiberglassed onto the back to support the broken outer extension on one side. (Nice professional repair).

I found this one on ebay. Cost about $280 (actually a bargain since the only other one I've ever seen up for sale, the guy is trying to sell for $750!)

This one was stored up in the seller's attic for about 20 years. He had primed the outside but from the back you can see it was never installed: the mounting studs have never had a nut turned on them.

**njsteve** · #**310** 04-03-2007, 04:04 AM

I posted the same photos of the tail panel on the Performance years website and the guys there indicated that the primer on the outside was factory applied. This was exactly how they came out of the box back in the 1970's. So I guess I got more of a bargain than I bargained for. It hasn't been altered in any way since it was left the dealer parts counter. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

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