1973 Camaro Type LT

Initial Body Work Part 2 (June 26, 2008)

This is the second part of my initial bodywork. I am now done with all the filler work that needs to be done. On this page I am documenting the filler work on the fenders and other areas. I also document the trimming of my rear quarter panel wheel well lip. I trimmed a half inch of the lip to fit larger tires in the rear. I wanted to do this before the car was painted. I only trimmed the top half because that looked like where the tire would have interference issues. The next step will be to coat the car with a polyester high build primer and block sand the car.

Status photos as of 06/26/2008:

Here is the right fender after filler work and block sanding.

Here is the left fender after filler work and block sanding.

Here is the upper header panel after filler work and block sanding.

Here are the door jams after filler work and block sanding. I decided to smooth them even though the factory would have been a little rough with the spot welds showing.

The following shots are of the filler work for the repaired area of the windshield channel and front roof. For the initial layer of filler, I used a fiberglass waterproof filler. The top coats were standard Evercoat Extreme Gold. The waterproof filler is to protect from potential rust.


Here is the right fender after filler work with a coat of epoxy primer.


Here is the left fender after filler work with a coat of epoxy primer.


Here is the header panel after filler work with a coat of epoxy primer.

Here is the door jams after filler work with a coat of epoxy primer.

Here is the windshield channel and front roof after filler work with a coat of epoxy primer.


The following photos detail the process of trimming the rear quarter panel lip for additional clearance. The first step was to remove a half inch of the center upper lip. These pictures are of the left quarter panel after trimming.

The next step was to reweld the quarter panel to the inner fenderwell. These pictures are of the left quarter panel after welding.

The next step was to grind the welds down smooth. These pictures are of the left quarter panel after grinding.	Here is a picture of the amount of material removed from each corner.

The next step was to coat the area with epoxy primer before doing the fiberglass filler followed by normal filler. These photos show the primed right lip.

The next step was to coat the filler work with epoxy primer. Unfortunately, I do not have photos of the filler work. These photos are of the right quarter panel. Eventually, I will coat the upper edge with ZeroRust followed by seam sealer to keep water out of the seam.

These photos are of the right quarter panel.

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