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Corvair Center Forum :
Corvair Center Phorum - presented by CORSA
Well, even though I am a little disappointed that you were not willing to look back through 28 pages of my awesome thread
, I will be happy to tell you that the color will be Bright Teal Metallic.
The James and Lillian Law Rampside is painted this color:
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
A few more photos from the Facebook page for Extreme Auto Restorations:
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Corvair Center
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build 
Posted by:
Wagon Master
()
Date: January 02, 2022 05:03PM
Anyone have some insight on what rear tire diameter or differential gear ratio I would need to keep up with this guy?
Also, if the lower windshield/dash panel needs reworked, body guys like to have the lower stainless trim to properly fit the panel.
Also, if the lower windshield/dash panel needs reworked, body guys like to have the lower stainless trim to properly fit the panel.
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
ihscomputers
()
Date: January 07, 2022 03:42PM
Trailered the rolling shell to the body shop in Fayetteville, Georgia today.
Winched it down the tilt-bed trailer with several of the employees helping to get it pushed onto the property.
Had a good conversation with the gentleman who started the company.
He began doing body work part-time in Puerto Rico in 1974. He would work on the family farm during the day and then do paint and body work in the evenings and on weekends.
His company is staffed 100% by family members and it shows!
Everyone that I have met so far is very friendly and they you feel like you are part of their family.
After unloading the car, I went inside to their office, completed the initial paperwork and then made the drive back home.
I am looking forward to the end result!
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Winched it down the tilt-bed trailer with several of the employees helping to get it pushed onto the property.
Had a good conversation with the gentleman who started the company.
He began doing body work part-time in Puerto Rico in 1974. He would work on the family farm during the day and then do paint and body work in the evenings and on weekends.
His company is staffed 100% by family members and it shows!
Everyone that I have met so far is very friendly and they you feel like you are part of their family.
After unloading the car, I went inside to their office, completed the initial paperwork and then made the drive back home.
I am looking forward to the end result!
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
scottymac
()
Date: January 07, 2022 05:15PM
Had to be hard, leaving your baby alone, naked, and outside! Looks like a huge backlog in front of you? Hope the wait is worth it!
Scott
Danville, In.
'65 Corsa coupe basket case
'66 Monza coupe
Scott
Danville, In.
'65 Corsa coupe basket case
'66 Monza coupe
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
ihscomputers
()
Date: January 07, 2022 05:23PM
They do very good work.
The pictured 69 Camaro was recently finished and shown at SEMA 2021 in Vegas.
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
The pictured 69 Camaro was recently finished and shown at SEMA 2021 in Vegas.
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
The Stig
()
Date: January 08, 2022 08:38PM
Can't wait to see the result!
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
scottymac
()
Date: January 09, 2022 08:01PM
I've lost track, and didn't feel like digging through 28 pages, Dean, what color will they be shooting? I'm guessing not yellow?
Scott
Danville, In.
'65 Corsa coupe basket case
'66 Monza coupe
Scott
Danville, In.
'65 Corsa coupe basket case
'66 Monza coupe
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
Ratt643
()
Date: January 09, 2022 08:04PM
I see some vintage tin in the pics, looks like a good place!
1964 Monza Coupe
1965 Corsa 140
1967 Monza Coupe
Maryville, TN
U.S. 129 The"Tail Of The Dragon"
1964 Monza Coupe
1965 Corsa 140
1967 Monza Coupe
Maryville, TN
U.S. 129 The"Tail Of The Dragon"
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
ihscomputers
()
Date: January 10, 2022 03:45AM
Quote
scottymac
I've lost track, and didn't feel like digging through 28 pages, Dean, what color will they be shooting? I'm guessing not yellow?
Well, even though I am a little disappointed that you were not willing to look back through 28 pages of my awesome thread
, I will be happy to tell you that the color will be Bright Teal Metallic.The James and Lillian Law Rampside is painted this color:
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
ihscomputers
()
Date: January 10, 2022 03:58AM
Quote
Ratt643
I see some vintage tin in the pics, looks like a good place!
A few more photos from the Facebook page for Extreme Auto Restorations:
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
KenHenry
()
Date: January 10, 2022 06:58AM
WoW! Amazing. I wish they were closer to me.
Ken Henry, Rochester, NY USA
1965 Corvair Corsa
140 hp, 4 speed
Ken Henry, Rochester, NY USA
1965 Corvair Corsa
140 hp, 4 speed
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
ihscomputers
()
Date: February 23, 2022 08:50PM
The body shop emailed a few photos of their progress on the car 
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
Seth Emerson
()
Date: February 23, 2022 09:26PM
Say, Dean - Bonnie and Clyde called, they want their car body back! (grin)
Seth Emerson
Check my new Performance Corvair Web site: [www.perfvair.com]
Located in lovely San Jose, California
Seth Emerson
Check my new Performance Corvair Web site: [www.perfvair.com]
Located in lovely San Jose, California
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
toms73novass
()
Date: February 24, 2022 05:01AM
They are doing some nice work, betting the metal nice and flat!
-Tom
63' Monza Spyder Convertable (in process) MY Build Thread
62' Wagon rebuild MY Build Thread
65' Monza MY Build Thread
73' NovaSS 454 Big block (Sold)
86' BMW 325es
67' UltraVan 211 "Violet"
NFCC, UMCC
Grand Island, NY
-Tom
63' Monza Spyder Convertable (in process) MY Build Thread
62' Wagon rebuild MY Build Thread
65' Monza MY Build Thread
73' NovaSS 454 Big block (Sold)
86' BMW 325es
67' UltraVan 211 "Violet"
NFCC, UMCC
Grand Island, NY
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
Wagon Master
()
Date: February 24, 2022 05:50AM
Seth Emerson Wrote:
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> Say, Dean - Bonnie and Clyde called, they want their car body back! (grin)
I think what you're confusing for holes are actually remnants of pulling studs. Looks like some nice progress with no real surprises so far.
Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Stock
Been Aircooled Since 1973
Northwest Ohio 45840
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> Say, Dean - Bonnie and Clyde called, they want their car body back! (grin)
I think what you're confusing for holes are actually remnants of pulling studs. Looks like some nice progress with no real surprises so far.
Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Stock
Been Aircooled Since 1973
Northwest Ohio 45840
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
scottymac
()
Date: February 24, 2022 12:31PM
My car has a lot of the acrylic lacquer paint checking, afraid my body will need stripped like yours, Dean. Are all cars stripped to metal at this shop, or was checking bad on your body, too?
Scott
Danville, In.
'65 Corsa coupe basket case
'66 Monza coupe
Scott
Danville, In.
'65 Corsa coupe basket case
'66 Monza coupe
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
Autoxer62
()
Date: February 24, 2022 01:20PM
I may have missed the answer, but since it looks like they took the new body down to metal, why not just have this one media blasted as well? It seems to be about the same result.
Thanks for writing all this up, it's always good to hear "the rest of the story".
--Bryan
Bryan Blackwell | Fairfax Station, Va. | bryan@skiblack.com | [autoxer.skiblack.com]
Corvairs: '62 700 Wagon, '64 Greenbrier, '66 Corsa
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"
Thanks for writing all this up, it's always good to hear "the rest of the story".
--Bryan
Bryan Blackwell | Fairfax Station, Va. | bryan@skiblack.com | [autoxer.skiblack.com]
Corvairs: '62 700 Wagon, '64 Greenbrier, '66 Corsa
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
ihscomputers
()
Date: February 24, 2022 03:52PM
The body of this car had numerous dents but definitely no "holes".
The biggest concern was the metal on both sides of the rear air grille where a previous owner made exhaust cutouts. See photos below...
The body shop has asked me to cut off these sections from the first body so that they can replace them.
I do not know for certain if Extreme Auto Restorations takes ALL cars down to bare metal but, given their stellar reputation, I'm assuming that they do it to ensure high quality results.
I chose to not have this body media blasted because I was a little "gun-shy" given the warped hoods from the blasting of the first body.
My decision to let the body shop handle this as they see fit appears to be paying off.
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
The biggest concern was the metal on both sides of the rear air grille where a previous owner made exhaust cutouts. See photos below...
The body shop has asked me to cut off these sections from the first body so that they can replace them.
I do not know for certain if Extreme Auto Restorations takes ALL cars down to bare metal but, given their stellar reputation, I'm assuming that they do it to ensure high quality results.
I chose to not have this body media blasted because I was a little "gun-shy" given the warped hoods from the blasting of the first body.
My decision to let the body shop handle this as they see fit appears to be paying off.
Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster
1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
Autoxer62
()
Date: February 24, 2022 05:07PM
Got it, thanks, I must have missed the part about the warped panels. Great project, good luck!
Bryan Blackwell | Fairfax Station, Va. | bryan@skiblack.com | [autoxer.skiblack.com]
Corvairs: '62 700 Wagon, '64 Greenbrier, '66 Corsa
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"
Bryan Blackwell | Fairfax Station, Va. | bryan@skiblack.com | [autoxer.skiblack.com]
Corvairs: '62 700 Wagon, '64 Greenbrier, '66 Corsa
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
doug6423
()
Date: February 25, 2022 01:48PM
Exactly what Dean said. No high quality body shop is going to paint over someone else's work.
If they 'trust' the customer and paint over it, then guess who gets the blame when imperfections start showing through.
Doug
65 Monza
Cincy, OH
If they 'trust' the customer and paint over it, then guess who gets the blame when imperfections start showing through.
Doug
65 Monza
Cincy, OH
Re: 65 V8 Coupe w/Buick 215 - Racecar to Streetcar Build
Posted by:
Spectre
()
Date: February 25, 2022 04:15PM
Nice to see them working hard at it.
David Clamp
1965 Corsa convertible - 140 4spd/3.55/AM-FM
2013 Mustang GT convertible - 5.0, 6spd auto, Procharger i-1
2003 Miata SE - 6spd manual (wife's toy)
"Victory is mine!" - SG
Norman, OK
David Clamp
1965 Corsa convertible - 140 4spd/3.55/AM-FM
2013 Mustang GT convertible - 5.0, 6spd auto, Procharger i-1
2003 Miata SE - 6spd manual (wife's toy)
"Victory is mine!" - SG
Norman, OK
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