Camaro Body Parts:
Fiberglass aftermarket automotive body panels have always been a method of reducing weight on a vehicle. Care must be taken in finding a supplier who provides fiberglass parts which are not overly wavy in contour and thin enough so that they actually reduce the weight of the vehicle and not contribute extra weight.Fiberglass fender panels:
| Auto Component Design (Division of United Plastics Inc.) 1340 West Collins Ave. Orange, CA 92667 (714)532-6140 Part #: 1404, 1405 |  '82-'92 Camaro Fiberglass fender panels |
Installation notes: This is far from a bolt-in installation. I had to fix various deficiencies in the panel before it could be used.
Fixes:- Front tab: Note that the original steel fender has a mounting tab which was missing on the fiberglass unit. I had to add glass to fabricate this tab.
- Hold shape and give stiffness: The fiberglass unit could NOT maintain shape
to match that of the door. It was also very flimsy and too flexible. To
add stiffness I took the steel stiffener from the original steel fender
and fiberglassed it to the fiberglass fender.
- Panel corners: The sharp corner of the stock panel was not reproduced well in the fiberglass unit. I had to add fiber glass and trim to match the stock fender.
I used wax paper taped to the external surface at the fender corner as a mold.
The wax paper was taped to the outer contour so that it followed and extended the contour of the fender.
I then applied cut fiberglass segments and resin to extend the corner.
Some of the fiberglass was placed over the interior surface of the fender and the cut segments.
When cured, I then removed the wax paper and trimmed the corner. Some sanding was required to smooth the contour.
- Panel corners: The sharp break of the stock panel was not reproduced well in the fiberglass unit. I had to add glass and trim to match the stock fender.
- Parking light mounts: These were omitted on the fiberglass unit and had to be added.
The original GM steel fender weighs 11.7 lbs each.
The steel brace extracted from the fender weighs 1.40 lbs each.The original weight of the fiberglass fender as shipped weighs 7.5 lbs each.
The fiberglass fender with the brace weighs 8.9 lbs.
If weight savings is your goal, this is a poor choice given all the work required. The contour was true and did not need bondo work.
Door Concepts:
- Rotating Door:
Door in open position Video of door opening 
YouTube.com video linkThis door was spotted during the Long Beach Grand Prix in Long Beach CA on a Mercedes concept car. The integrated seat and door rotate for easy entry and exit.
- Extruding Door:
Door shown in open position - Lambo doors:
- VerticalDoors.com
- LDS Doors - Division of KW Automotive
- ExoticCarDoors.com
- LamboDoors.com - Chaser Aerodynamics LLC. Also has Gull Wing door kits.
- Autoloc Uprigt Doors Systems [The HoffmanGroup.com]
- Wing Doors: 9364 B Cabot Drive San Diego CA 92126 (866)650-7444
- Other Door Concepts:
- Disappearing Car Door - rolls under driver
Body Kits:
- BodyKits.com: Third Gen
- TransAm Depot: Trans Am and GTO Judge body kits for the 5th Gen Camaro.
Designer: Kevin Morgan
| Auto Component Design (Division of United Plastics Inc.) 1340 West Collins Ave. Orange, CA 92667 (714)532-6140 Camaro Bolt On Hood '82-'92 |   '82-'92 Camaro Fiberglass Bolt-on Hood. Part #: 1393 Note the use of a rod to hold up the hood instead of using the gas struts. The force required to compress the gas struts could break the lightweight hood. |
| Mr Gasket Co. |  Hood Locks (Flush mount). Part #: 1472 Hood pins: |
Paint: BASF Glasurit 54 line (German OEM paint used on Mercedes and Porches)
- Gloss Black 54-1240
- Red: 1991-1992 Bright Red
Links:
- Fiberglass body parts:
- Auto Component Design (Used their fenders and hood. Quality and light weight.)
Orange CA - VFN Fiberglass: Everything fiberglass for your Camaro. Doors, hoods, front-end clips, bumpers, spoilers, ram air scoops, dash, entire bodies, ...
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th gen.
Addison IL - Unlimited Performance Products: hoods, fenders, ram air scoops, urethane bumpers, ..
Hesperia CA - US Body Source: Fiberglass hoods with ram air scoops
- Harwood
- CarHoods.com: Fiberglass and steel hoods
- American Sports Car Design Inc.: Hoods (with cowl induction or air scoop) and fiberglass body kits, first, second, third and fourth gen Camaros
- Wings West: Spoilers, wings, aluminum mesh grilles, ... Fiberglass and carbon fiber
- Aeroglass: First gen hoods and thirty styles of ram air hood scoops
Nashville GA - Riggeal's Performance Fiberglass and Composites: Fiberglass and carbon fiber hood scoops, seats,
- RKsport: Body kits for Gen5 Camaros
- Showcars-Bodyparts.com
- Fibremotive: at one time sold F-body fiberglass components. Now ??
- Applied Vehicle Technology: Composite Supplies
- ThomasRegister: Plastic OEM Component manufacturers
- Auto Component Design (Used their fenders and hood. Quality and light weight.)
- Carbon Fiber:
- Seibon - Gen V 2010 Camaro parts: Hoods, trunk lids, fenders, doors, spoilers and skirts
- Carbonsmith - contract autoclave services, manufacturing and tooling
Waco TX, 1-877-770-2586 - Carbon by Design - Fifth gen only Camaro body parts
- Sharpline: CarbonFlex - textured carbon fiber wrap film (apply with heat gun)
- Metal restoration parts: (mostly 1st/2nd gen)
- Cars1 Inc
- Year One
- Goodmark Industries
- RestoreClassics.com
- National Parts Depot - '67-'81 Camaro parts
- D and R Classic
- Classic Industries
- Classic Chevrolet Parts Inc.
- Paddock Parts
- First Generation
- Firewheel Classics
- Harmons restoration parts ('67-'81)
- Sherman and associates
- Classic Muscle
- Ground UP
- Custom Graphics:
- Modern Image - custom decals and graphics
- Squier Design - auto vinyl graphics, decals
- Clear Film: (paint protection film)
- Sharpline: DuraShield
- Scorpion Protection Film - window and body film
- 3M: VentureShield
- ExtremeAW - 3M Clear Bra (installer)
- Custom Paint:
- Artool Products - freehand airbrush templates from various featured artists.
- House of Kolor - Undercoat and Paint
- Rock and Roll Custom Paintworks - Orange CA
- Wax and Polish:
- Griot's - car care products
- Weatherstripping:
- Metro Molded Parts - Weatherstripping
- SoffSeal.com
- Steele Rubber
- F-Body: Stock Camaro ground effects kits - They have lots of stock new and used parts.
- Muth - LED turn signals in mirrors. They do not have a Camaro mirror specifically so one from another car must be cut/ground to fit.
- DominatorRaceProducts.com: scoops, shrouds, etc
- Five Star race car bodies: drag, oval, stock car
- Columbia Airmotive: aircraft panel fasteners and fittings
