1979 Camaro Berlinetta Restomod build up

[@bxmachine]

Picked up on your channel via the fork lift films. Like what i see! Loving the crazy Crown Vic conversion, keep at it!

[@AustinCoulson]

Thanks! I'm working on the Crown Vic Trophy Truck right now. I had to fix a couple client cars this week so the next episode of the crown swap got delayed a week but it is turning out awesome so far. Thanks for checking out my channel!

[@lostintime8651]

That is where I came in as well. KZbin recommended it to me. And now I'm hooked.

[@nickhill3362]

Hi great that you were honest with the paint problem 😀keep it real man👍

[@InternalAffairs244]

I also have a 79 Berlinetta, she needs a lot of work, but still runs strong. Love the restomod performance underneath a stock appearance. Great video 👍

[@AustinCoulson]

Thanks for the kind words. I can't speak highly enough of the Hotchkis suspension, and the C5 brakes. The performance increase was so much more than I expected

[@InternalAffairs244]

I'll definitely keep that in mind when I start on the suspension and brakes. Working on motor rebuild now (trying to keep the matching numbers)

[@AustinCoulson]

@@InternalAffairs244 the suspension is pricey and there are cheaper alternatives but the brakes are a great deal @ 900$, are you keeping the 3 speed auto?

[@InternalAffairs244]

@@AustinCoulson Expensive, but most likely worth it, as the stock steering is garbage Haha. Yes on the transmission, only because I want to keep the numbers matching

[@micks209]

Nice build, rally sport paint scheme turned out great!

[@AZExpert]

I've really enjoyed your channel and content. No worries about the editing at all. Thanks!

[@daltsdad]

So cool! And I even got to drive it! Beautifully done!

[@jamesjefferson6670]

Looks awesome and when you pulled out at the end of the video the car sound great 👍🏾

[@stringbender11672]

Beautiful work. Very cool👍

[@ackack612]

VERY cool! And I'm a Ford guy. Spoiler really sets it off. Great content and well done.

[@AustinCoulson]

I'm a Ford guy, too, but I love this car. Luckily my buddy lives right down the street so I can still get rides in it. Thanks for the kind words!

[@ronaldcoleman9455]

Love this year of Camaro. Beautiful job done by you. Also the mags on this car really make the car look great. Thanks for sharing your video.

[@tedohio3038]

Would like to see more of how you do some of the mods, like making the transmission bracket. Good videos agree that content is more important than editing , and you have great content.

[@AustinCoulson]

Thanks for the comment. I didn't film that part because I wasn't intending on making a video about it until someone asked for a follow up to the 5 speed swap, but I am trying to show more of the actual fabrication on the Crown Vic Trophy Truck videos and other videos moving forward. Glad you like the content, as I love creating it!

[@googleaccount3555]

very cool project! with regard to editing and stuff. I've seen many youtubers up and coming. really no one wins any prices with fancy editing and it's not going to make you go viral, content is king. things you can do and do cheaply that will improve things are a good microphone, good lighting, good acoustics, stabilise the camera (you can make your own from scrap). editing will improve over time as you get bored with the basic stuff but it's not the main thing. with the quality of your craftsmanship and the cool projects you are doing you're going to see pretty much exponential growth, I think with a weekly video the coming 2 years you should get anywhere from 20K to 50K subs. what you can do is themed videos around holidays, film hype or historic events to get additional coverage, and release your videos at a time and date when people have time to watch these as they come out.

[@AustinCoulson]

I really appreciate this. This is all awesome info for me. I have been looking into microphones and you are the second person to talk about lighting so I will look into that. I saw some videos on the new gopro and the image stabilization looks awesome so I will be getting one of those as well.

[@googleaccount3555]

@@AustinCoulson not a problem! a lot of of youtubers also complain about the work involved with editing. I think presentation is important but when you're a small channel I think finding your niche/style. so the less time you spend on editing the more time you can spend on doing the content stuff. I'm just a "keyboard expert", but I do work a lot of top notch marketing and production experts in other media. generally keeping your channel "family friendly" also is rumoured to do well advertisement inclome, would make sense to me. anyway, I appreciate your channel and I wish you all the best!

[@robertroeling1882]

Very good job

[@PyroBlock]

looks great, gave me ideas on how to paint my car when I eventually get to that stage

[@ShainAndrews]

Question. Why clear coat the black before laying down the silver? That is quite a bit of material deposition differential between the black and silver. Generally speaking for a complete re-spray all basecoats get applied, then clear over the entire. From a longevity perspective any open edge on the clear coat will be the first to let go. It also gives you some corrective re-course to correct overspray or masking errors before sealing it under the clear. Personally I would spray the silver first for the very issue you incurred. The metallics become a contaminant, and instead of fighting them bury them. Spray the silver everywhere first. Then lay out your thin line tape to set your black area. Mask all the silver. Spray black. Unmask verify all the base is correct, and seal it under the clear. It nets you higher quality, and is faster as you are only masking once. We usually call the final coats of metallic the control coat, or informally the fog coat. Personally I'm not a big fan of 3M's spray system. I feel it addresses lazy painters that don't want to keep their gear clean. It also locks a guy into keeping 3M inventory just to be able to spray. For a high volume shop it might make more sense. I see guys like Foose pitching it. Thing is you never see the finish that system lays down, as every one of his jobs gets color sanded and polished... with more 3M products (I do like their polishing systems).

[@AustinCoulson]

Thanks for the comment and all the good info here. The reason I did it the way I did and not the way you described is because I am not a professional painter and made the errors you mentioned simply out of ignorance. Generally speaking I only paint my personal vehicles and vehicles with a total value under 40k or so. I have a shop I use for for anything above that price point and I send the vehicles to them primered with finished body work and they take it from there. I was told that I would have issues masking the base coat, as the lack of catalyst could leave a residue or pull the base coat, and as you mentioned, that sounds like incorrect information. As far as the height difference between the black and silver, that was discussed, but my buddy wanted a red pinstripe to separate the colors and knowing the difference would be minimized with some wet sanding and polish, the choice was made to do it the way I did. To be honest, I debated showing the mistakes I made out of feeling dumb, but hope the information in the video and helpful comments like yours outweighed that. I love your comments on the 3m gun as I think you are spot on with the way it's advertised and used especially the Foose comment. I primarily shoot solid single stage paint and the 3m gives a lot of room for error and is simple to set up but certainly requires work post paint to clear imperfections especially in my inflatable booth. I follow the gunman's channel to help learn more about paint, but haven't pulled the trigger on an expensive gun yet. I certainly will before I build a proper booth and start shooting more. Thanks again for all the info, keep it coming, I'm here to teach what I know and learn what I don't know.

[@ShainAndrews]

@@AustinCoulson I completely understand. I don't think anything you did was dumb, and you were operating with the information you had at hand. I think you have everything you need to turn out work just as good as any shop you would farm the work out to. I would say you indeed did receive incorrect information regarding masking base coats. Granted there can be circumstances when issues can occur, but it is not going to be the paints fault. It only occurs if the base has not fully flashed off. That blue thin line tape is designed exactly for that application. If by chance the tape pulls the base off well that is inadequate surface prep. Now trying to do the same thing with a single stage can be a bit dicey as it stays malleable much longer than a base coats flash time. I figured the pinstripe application played into the decision making, and that's ok. Not every project is a concourse project. I sincerely hope my communication came across constructive. Base clear systems provide a lot of flexibility. Multiple colors can be laid down fast. Errors can be corrected at each stage with minimal fuss. You get to focus on each stage (color uniformity, metallic distribution, and finally gloss). Where as in the single stage you have to hit all three at the same time, and if you flub up you're stuck. It needs to cure out adequately before repairs can be attempted or risk wrinkling, or lifting of the substrate. I've watched a fair bit of Gunmans work in the past. Probably been several years since I've watched anything though. He does some good work, can be a bit on the fast and dirty side, but it is good work. If you want to see the pinnacle of production refinishing I highly recommend Motivated Painters. kzbin.info/door/DvqyW-tn-AKCd_sBGmuXPg He is one humble, highly efficient, technically correct painter. I think is is important to know that all the best gear (booths, guns, paint manufacture, etc) are not what make a great paint job. 99% is preparation. Dirt generally comes from the vehicle, not the booth. Inadequate air movement in the booth can be problematic creating die-back when the overspray lands back on top of clear coats or even single stages that hit the tacky stage. Also keep in mind that HVLP is really an EPA deal. It doesn't necessarily mean a better finish, although they have come a long way on that front. I've got a collection of guns by now, and consistently grab an older DeVilbiss hybrid operating outside the HVLP settings to lay glass down on a panel. I even use some Sharpe guns. Guess I'm trying to say I'm not a refinishing snob. I've turned out exceptional work in paint booths made of plastic sheets hanging from the rafters and box fans for vents using what some might consider substandard equipment. I think you have everything you need to continue honing your craft. It's what we do, a constant evolution of process improvements. There was very limited internet when I started painting professionally. Certainly no youtube. I love the sharing of information. I never know when I will pick something up, or pass something along.

[@AustinCoulson]

@@ShainAndrews thanks for the referral on the painter, I will check him out. Paint is definitely my weak link, and for the last 8 years the only other shop that has worked on one of my builds has been my painter. What's so frustrating to me has been the amount of time spent, only to mess up and have to redo something. I don't experience that in fabrication very often. All the info you've given me has been well received and exactly the type of knowledge I was hoping to get when I started posting videos. My forklift video accidentally took off which surprised me because I assumed the 5 speed swap or 9 inch gears would be more popular because I actually knew what I was doing instead of just winging it on the forklift but that's what everyone seemed to like the best, so I thought I'd show the good and the not so good and hope people out there like you would give me pointers on what I could be doing better. I've learned more from comments on my videos than I ever imagined.

[@dannyal467]

Nice job man!!! Damn I enjoy ur video on this 79 Camaro I just now sub I have a 79 z28 n this makes me don’t stop working on it great video!!

[@AustinCoulson]

I cannot speak highly enough of the Hotchkis suspension, it's a little pricey, but if you can swing it, it's worth every penny. I'm blown away by the handling, even with the stock gearbox.

[@andreagarcia5170]

Sitting in my car daydreaming about my ex-husband & mine 1979 berlienta 350 a nice pretty blue paint job big fat tires and that sound..ugh back in 1998.

[@riversmith6382]

Nice project💯

[@n_y_o_o_m]

the light coat is called the "dust coat" or "mist coat"

[@ronaldcoleman9455]

I had a comment earlier about the amazingly skilled job you did on this car. I love the wheels. Could you give me any information on them please? Again great job on a car that I love so much. You're gifted in what you do. Thank you so much for sharing your video. I hope you do another 1978 to 1981 camaro. Great looking car.

[@AustinCoulson]

I don't remember the name of the wheels, but I seem to remember buying them from Summitracing.

[@lostintime8651]

Oh, that's how you pay your bills.

[@calvincooley1074]

The car came out really nice! I cannot see where for all of the trouble you went to and didn't replace the Miata exhaust.

[@AustinCoulson]

I coulda given it a Miata engine...

[@calvincooley1074]

@@AustinCoulson I'm certainly glad you didn't! None the less you did a great job!

[@therangercast5206]

Did you have to use special paint on the front and rear bumpers because they're not metal?, I just got a 79' berlinetta and wanted to paint it hugger orange and I don't know how I should paint them lmao.

[@AustinCoulson]

I used the same paint because it is a urethane, but applied bully dog on the plastics beforehand to aid in adhesion

[@fatmeow7007]

dang. i never see berlinettas on the market anymore. i plan on grabbing one after my z28 is done.

[@AustinCoulson]

I'm not a Camaro guy, but I love this car. The manual trans and the Hotchkiss kit make it feel so light and quick.

[@CalTxDude]

Nice!!

[@adamcaballero8538]

Nice

[@craigr13666]

You had some clear over the black before you shot the silver? You could have just wet sanded the flecks out of the mistake, it would have cost a little bit of time but materials would have been way cheaper. All in all, it's a really good looking job.

[@AustinCoulson]

I probably should have tried that first

[@kingjrlomelino8685]

Where r you located?great work, I’m looking to get a 79 Camaro Berlineta but def needs a paint job, how much would one solid color get me?

[@AustinCoulson]

This was filmed at my shop in Phx, but I have since moved to Tenn. The paint job costs all come down to quality. The cheapest decent paint job I have seen on a vehicle that didn't need body work is probably around 1500$ or so. I have done paint jobs that needed some body work that ran over 35k$

[@kingjrlomelino8685]

Oh alright, good looking out

[@StraightLineCycles]

👀😁😉🙃

[@StraightLineCycles]

I need to restore my ole pickup 😩 ugg rust

[@mykemech]

What is your rear gear ratio?

[@AustinCoulson]

Sorry I'm late, I just saw this. I swapped the factory 2.56 out for 3.31 limited slip

[@somerta79]

Not being facetious but basically u made it look like an RS from the same year ?

[@AustinCoulson]

I built it how the owner wanted it.

[@somerta79]

@@AustinCoulson i actually appreciate it. Just bought 1. Its surprising to me that most people dont know how limited production they were for 1979. Far less produced than Berlinettas and z28s.

[@danward7306]

They dumped a lot of cash into that car looks g8

[@houstontaylor9799]

What size are the rally wheels ?

[@AustinCoulson]

I think we went with 18"s on this

[@ljvrdll]

How much did this Restomod cost

[@AustinCoulson]

I think this one ended up with 20k in just parts, with the suspension/brakes/trans swap taking up most of that.

[@durtysouthkustomz8862]

@@AustinCoulson when doing the t5 swap what did you have to do as far yoke on driveshaft , or even the driveshaft length going from the th350...and what did you do for the crossmember for the trans ...thinking about swapping my trans to nv3500 until I can buy a t56 because I have the other one sitting here which is the same length as my th350

[@AustinCoulson]

@@durtysouthkustomz8862 the yoke came on the trans when I got it and I brought the yoke and old driveshaft to a local driveshaft shop and gave them the measurements I needed and they made one up for me. If I am doing a trans swap and I don't have a yoke, I just measure the output shaft diameter and spline count and order a yoke off eBay or summit

[@durtysouthkustomz8862]

@@AustinCoulson I gotcha because I just got my hands on all the original 4spd stuff for my car like crossmember and all. But I'm thinking about throwing this nv3500 in until I can get a t56 , I'm looking for overdrive...but im dropping in quick turning high rpm 327 ...

[@AustinCoulson]

@@durtysouthkustomz8862 I forgot to answer the question about the cross member. There's another video I made where I go over that specifically. I think it's called transmission follow up

[@oscarg3566]

Don’t give it the wrong name

[@GnosisMan50]

He's a mechanical savant.....