Preservation of a 68 Camaro

[cook_dw]

Thanks gentlemen. Not much to update this week. I've taken it easy as I order the carpet and get the qtr glass and tracks reinstalled and adjusted. I did pull the pass side door panel back off to address some adjustments to get the window back in its factory location. As well as readjusting the door panel so it fits a little cleaner. Also a couple videos of the door closing with the window up and window down. Also a shout out to Joe (x66 714) for suggesting SMS Auto Fabrics for a headliner replacement. They have the exact material as what the car originally had.


Photo 667 - Comparison between SMS sample and original headliner. SMS on the left and original on the right before cleaning original.

Photo 668 - After cleaning

Photo 669 - Some older repo material I had in parts. Not even close.

Photo 670 - Door panel hopefully on for the last time for a while.


Videos below

Glass up


https://youtu.be/LcSomCWX22U


Glass down



https://youtu.be/paKQ18l0JpA

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Originally Posted by cook_dw

Thanks gentlemen. Not much to update this week. I've taken it easy as I order the carpet and get the qtr glass and tracks reinstalled and adjusted. I did pull the pass side door panel back off to address some adjustments to get the window back in its factory location. As well as readjusting the door panel so it fits a little cleaner. Also a couple videos of the door closing with the window up and window down. Also a shout out to Joe (x66 714) for suggesting SMS Auto Fabrics for a headliner replacement. They have the exact material as what the car originally had.


Photo 667 - Comparison between SMS sample and original headliner. SMS on the left and original on the right before cleaning original.

Photo 668 - After cleaning

Photo 669 - Some older repo material I had in parts. Not even close.

Photo 670 - Door panel hopefully on for the last time for a while.


Videos below

Glass up


https://youtu.be/LcSomCWX22U


Glass down



https://youtu.be/paKQ18l0JpA

Awesome preservation!!!!

PS: SMS had exactly the same interior materials for my Curlass, I did a side by side and the pattern was identical

Ryan W31

[169indy]

Darrel, Great tip on SMS & You have inspired me to tear into my 68Z Red column!

Thanks,

Jim

[X66 714]

One of the reasons I chose SMS for the headliner was because I had perfect visors & I didn't want to recover them. When I got the headliner from SMS, it had the same markings as the original....Joe

[cook_dw]

Worked on the passenger quarter glass cleaning, installation & adjusting. Pretty much fell in.

Photos 671 - 673 - Door and qtr glass installed and rolled up. I've decided to keep the roof rail seals and door seals installed as the fit is too good to mess with at this point. Restoration time it will receive all new rubber.


Photo 674 - Interior qtr area.

Photo 675 - Driver door glass date code - CZ-10

Photo 676 - Passenger door glass date code - VZ-10

Photo 677 - Driver qtr glass date code - CZ-10

Photo 678 - Pass qtr glass date code - CZ-10

Photo 679 - Back glass date code - VZ-10

[cook_dw]

No real updates from the weekend. Went to put the qtr glass in on the drivers side and while cleaning noticed the center lower roller was MIA. Got that on order along with the carpet. Still waiting on sample from Legendary on the headliner. So since I wasn't able to work on the car I knocked out some yard work and enjoyed a little bonfire Saturday night and cleaned the dailys.


Photos 680 - 683 - Driver glass roller missing. Using a punch and ball peen hammer I knocked the retainer loose after little it penetrating spray soaked on it.

And a couple shots of the dailys. Believe it or not the wife drives the truck since she works in town and I drive 2hrs a day back and forth to Nashville.

[cook_dw]

Received my sample from Legendary for the headliner. Although its close to being correct as you can see the spacing is off. Here's a comparison between SMS vs Original vs Legendary. As previously suggested by Joe and others the SMS is the clear cut winner.


Photos 684 - 685 - Comparison photos

[cook_dw]

ACC carpet arrived yesterday afternoon. Tossed it in the car to see how it looked. I have the original rear section and part of the drivers side front to make my cut marks etc. Replacement roller for the drivers qtr glass should be here today.

Photos 686 -687 - Carpet laid in place

Photos 688 - Original rear section

[RPOLS3]

With your patience and cleaning skills and some black carpet dye could that original carpet be saved? Doesn't appear to have any structural damage from the pictures.

[cook_dw]

If I had all of the front section I would have used the original. The front section I have is only of the drivers side and was originally from a console car. Mine is non console. I will use the originals (whats left) as a guide for cutting. I could use the original rear but felt if I was replacing the front anyways might as well do the rear as well. I will clean the original before I use it as a template. Defending not throwing it away.