1972 Camaro Project Overkill "So Much Work" 

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hey Russ win you do the core support and square it up can you be sure and show how u did it and win you hang the sheet metal will you go thru the steps how they go in order thanks for the videos good idea on the door holder I got to come up with something for my doors

It will be nice and you will feel so good building a car from ground up is the way to go I have been doing builds on the side for about 45 years love making then nice and fast I have a 81 I just bought in needs almost as much as your mine needs all new floor and trunk floor but I was going to make big Stubbs for a big tire rave can anyway and it will make building the roll cage easy 😆 LOL got to Love it be careful allot of GM bolts were made to stretch at tork so there one time use only need new heat treated bolts after market sells all you need for everything but as like everything elves it adds cost but will make the doors and other parts last another 40 year's were used might make it short time and the fits will go bad and piss you off if you're going keep it for any amount of time

ahhh, yes work it is. Not for the faint hearted or those who get frustrated with long projects. My 53 truck that is finally done took 14 years to complete. If you can ever say these old Chevrolets are ever done. My two Camaro's are just as bad as what you have going on. Both are disassembled and been collecting sheet metal and parts for three years while finishing the truck. This spring will be the real start of the projects. Hang in there. It is all about the work, not the finished project.

The gaps look pretty damn good ... and they were never perfect from the manufacture .. like the door cart

This just showed up as a suggested on my watch list. Wow what a job and good pointers. You need a SHO Taurus to finish out your collection 😜

two junkyard scissor jacks attached to the dolly would be go for height adjustment. with a board attached at the top

I think Aveeco or Dorman makes those bolts, or maybe even try Hillman fasteners....

Looks like you did a great job. I would be happy. Enjoyed the video. Looking forward to watching you progress.

I see a lot of " restorations " at car shows that have hardware store nuts and bolts , sad to see the lack of detail . keep up the great work on yours !!!

Thanks for starting the Camaro video's back up. Like I posted on a previous video, I am building a 70 SS 396 Camaro and your video's help a lot.

most frustrating part of a build gaps!!! they was put together sloppy and getting it right makes a man just about crazy....great vid!!! take care Russ

you dont by chance have a "blueprint" on that door cart do you?

Ah - the many joys of door alignment! Looked like Miss Sami was having fun with the compressed air!

You could make the caster wheels height adjustable on your door stand.

Great ingenuity making the door assistant!

Nice project, I like these 2nd Gen camaros alot.

looking good russ! I think getting the gaps right was the most time consuming part of my build

nicely done sir

Oh, been meaning to build a door cart. Can you elaborate sometime on what you like and don't like about yours? I was thinking of some way to elevate it slightly for fitting....

Take the hinge off of the cowl, and onto the door then bolt it to back to the cowl...

Everything you have said is a fact when restoring oil cars takes allot of t ima and strong mentality

Your proud of that . You patchwork that car. And 10 years later that fillers will pop and you will be fucked. You need to bye good parts .

if u lived closer i would give u a 1975 firebird driver door i have

Great to see you back on project overkill!

Your "' Robo Door " Hauler is a very good idea, and, it looks wells designed and built. ... Good Work.

Do you have video of the firewall install

Wow, one heck of an update but lots of progress!

it looks great to me russ. door and fender gaps are so much fun but otherwise the firewall and the condition of the rest of the car looks great.

I think your methods are overkill- haha. I can tell this build is going to be awesome.

C=Come A=And M=Make A=A R=Reasonable O=Offer. 😂

Those doors weigh a ton.😵😵

The car shuffle appeared to be a time consuming ordeal. Thank goodness that you have a flat driveway.

my question is where are your shims my 79 and 78 had shims

the 81 has FISHER t-tops,i can tell they r the big tops from the factory,in 1977 fisher went on strike and GM had to find other t tops than where smaller and junke

That tag is a might familiar CNH 320...yeeeehaaaaa....lol!

It seamed for a few years in the 70's Detroit shipped a lot of cars with ill fitting doors, hood and fenders. I had a 73 Firebird that was off all over. It looked good at 60mph though. lol

Look I'm no teacher. But patchwork breaks through grind your welds good .glass over your welds because glass DON'T absorb water. Skim coat your the glass .then high build primers. Block till your fingers bleed. Use a 24 hour sealer. Tack rag very soft with a blow gun . But parts are very available for 2nd gen .I myself never patch that deep.slam a new quarter. On the half quarter will show it's weld in a few years.

Yo if your looking for a clean shell I've got a 82 old's cutlas. With wicked 9 inch. Original white paint. Car's been in the mid 8 second. This one is 100 percent rust free.

Back gap is from attached hinges I like you have2 more doors for Mike I plan on pinching one of the sets of hinges when I get to building he car 3 to 5mill is spec from GM I put in 34 yrs w uhh them and was 3ard gen from my family with them unfortunately there is no 4th gen for my family God luck my friend

You could install a turnbuckle between the Castor and the frame of your gig or in between some other part of The Jig and where the door mounts for a just ability to adjust the door on the stand to meet the car instead of having to adjust the car to meet the stand

Looking good! Hanging doors on my truck (unloaded) was easy this final time but dang frustrating. Same as you driver door. Great intro!

I"m wondering, without the front clip and all the other parts removed, if you can even think about lining the door up? Is the motor in it? Those bodies were like wet noodles back then. Just put it on a lift and watch what happens to your door seams!

Hi Russ. I like your new video format. Good to see you back on the 72'. The door seems to have good alignment. You have excellent video equipment and looks like the style line on the forward quarter starts to angle down about half way between the door edge and the wheel opening.

Earlier I had said you need fillers on welds. Well I stopped at my friends and he had A 68 HEMI charger doing a full RESTO. He welded a half quarter on the driver side it was unlike anything I've ever seen it was grinded to were it needed no filler I had to look at the back side to believe it.

the car could tell some stories huh. its sure looking good and the 81 will be a nice one to that one looks like the easy one to fix.

Not trying to cut ya no I have seen half quarter's show there welds my advice weld slow and it will need less glass my advice use tiger hair. You know the rest.

The door stand idea is really cool make it easier to do it by yourself. Awesome to see overkill Back!!

So much work is right. Good to see you back on project overkill.

Ya about that HEMI charger he had always used an old welder. He said his new one made easy to hang panels.

When the weather break I'LL wake up some beasts I'LL send you some picks let's trust say if you watch street outlaws you will see them eat.

Music👎🏻junked video

I am wondering why you don't get the door you are going to use before trying to fit the front sheet metal? Won't you have to do it all over again?

hey double RR , are those p295 50s in back and what are the fronts?

1981 has always been a fav of mine.

glad to see you back on overkill

Man what ever happened to that sweet intro?

glad to see you working on it again

Looking good Russ

You got it .

I just subscribe, yes sir!

looking good

Love the new intro. Awesome.