We wanted to do something special in the interior and decided that Victory Red was exactly what we needed. The first step is to take apart the interior.








The small things actually take a lot more time because of the detail involved.

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The end result should be sweet. I love the smell of paint thiner in the morning. It smells like Victory red!






Here is the day in video. It includes the interior and exterior prime and paint work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrmqrOOjLls

 

The guys at Essex had the Camaro stripped down in record time.





We have the work in pictures and in video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrmqrOOjLls

Shaving the door handles or spoiler sounds easier than it i. Once the hardware is removed we have to get down to good sheet metal, cut away the stamping indentations. Weld and fill. Prime and sand and then do it again until it is perfect.

 

The engine compart has to be as clean as the rest of the car. That means the OEM pebble grain plastic has to be smoothed and painted as well as the body panels. Sand, prime, sand, fill, sand, prime until it is just right.





Then we get into the really new and cool stuff. Here is the first Revolution body part -- the spoiler. Step one is the test fit. Step two is prime, sand, fill, prime sand fill, prime sand....

 

awwww! i love the chin spoiler. please tell me this is going to be available through to the public somehow

 

All parts that will be installed will be available.

mike
dms

 

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Monday night and Tuesday were really productive. The crew at Essex Customz will start assembling the Pedders USA Camaro later in the day. We should have a hood, although it may be really green as in fresh out of the mold, by the end of the day. Check it out in video and pictures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1PS0Dh7lY








They have an amazing process at Essex Customz -- http://www.cosmichrome.com/intro.htm

 

We shot the process in HD and will get that posted to YouTube soon. When all i said and done the key to a really great car is attention to detail.

 

i like the black roof on the red. im sure thats going to look good.

 

Day three and we are almost done.











They are doing assembly as I type, but you'll not see the whole car until Friday an Saturday at the 28th Street Cruise.

 

cant wait to see it.

 

Pete just got back from the shop. The guys are still hard at it in large part because of some back luck and issues with part fitment. When doing a final buffing after full body wet sand, the buffer pad got caught in the hole for the side view mirror. This oops is being corrected by reshooting the door. We all thought we had the interior door panels correctly taped so the LED lighting would still be 100% functional. What we have is maybe 2% function. Once again, no real problem here it just takes time. They have already ordered two new inserts and will have them perfectly finished next week.

The hood has been a challenge. Something changed from plug to splash for the bottom of the hood. The top skin is production perfect ready. They devised a plan for the weekend show and sacrificed my OEM hood making it a donor for the new skin. This took hours we just didn't have. What it means is the crew at Essex is burning serious hours until the car id done. We'll have it trailered to Witt Pedders Buick for the suspension work in the morning.

Thursday is headers, suspension wheels and tires.

Friday is finishing anything we missed on Thursday as well as the new exhaust,

Friday night it is time to cruise 26th Street!

Monday we'll continue to finish up development of more revolution accessories as well as anything we missed to make the show. Pete really hates to have a car that isn't finished and isn't perfect, but he understands the challenges of developing new accessories and really enjoys working with skilled people. Pete and I learn more on every build from the people we work with. That is one of the great things about big builds ñ the people involved. We learn more every time we test at a track. It is one of the reasons we build and personally track all these cars. We want to live with them and not just sell parts for them.

 

no new pictures?

 

A sneak preview before the hood is put on:

The guys had to do an all nighter, and spent today starting on the suspension. The hood will be done tomorrow morning before the big event. Not like cutting it to the wire. But that is what happens when you are doing custom work.

mike
dms

 

that is awesome! looks totally bad ***. i love the wheels.