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Looks like a pretty solid car!
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was jsut think that! lucked out on that one!
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12-31-2010, 01:23 PM
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Its official, we are going to pick up a t-top roof on Sunday.
The frame is solid and aside from the front passenger floor, the only really rusted spots have to be cut out to accommodate what he wants to do anyway.
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12-31-2010, 08:42 PM
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Looks like a pretty solid car!
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01-01-2011, 10:32 AM
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cant wait to see this when its done
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01-02-2011, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackTopKing
cant wait to see this when its done
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Neither can I!!
Well we went for the t top roof today and it wasn't in the best shape. He did have a t top car and a solid roof car and my friend changed his mind and says he likes the clean look of the solid roof. We didn't leave empty handed though, we got a complete 77 front bumper for a great price. He had a rear bumper but it wasn't in as good of shape as the front, so we passed on it. Tomorrow, we'll finally pull the windshield and rear window. Gather up all of our supplies to get it to bare metal and start attacking it Tuesday. Motivation levels are up after being around muscle cars for most of the afternoon!
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01-03-2011, 06:15 PM
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01-03-2011, 06:26 PM
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Not too bad. How is the other side?
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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01-03-2011, 06:29 PM
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Not too bad. How is the other side?
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Its about the same.
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01-03-2011, 06:53 PM
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yeah. pretty typical. Mine has some. I refuse to look until I have to lol
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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01-03-2011, 07:16 PM
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I have a 77/78 rear bumper in decent shape if you are interested
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01-03-2011, 07:33 PM
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yeah. pretty typical. Mine has some. I refuse to look until I have to lol
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Lol, yeah I wasn't looking forward to it!
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I have a 77/78 rear bumper in decent shape if you are interested
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Where are you located? Do you have just the bumper cover or do you have everything to go with it?
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01-03-2011, 10:36 PM
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I am in hackettstown. I have the whole bumper, cover, brackets, ect.
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01-06-2011, 07:16 PM
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A little more progress. Sorry for the cell phone pics!
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01-07-2011, 09:16 AM
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gotta love the media blasting- time vers money vers results- really cant beat it.
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01-07-2011, 11:04 AM
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gotta love the media blasting- time vers money vers results- really cant beat it.
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That was actually done by paint stripper. The time for media blasting will come! If I did the sheet metal with the gun, I would use soda blasting but I have everything set up for sandblasting and didn't really want to swap back and forth between the two. So, I decided to use the stripper for the outer body panels. It would be easier to just blast it all off but he is trying to use the money for the car rather than spending it on doubles of the tools I already have. Its taking longer than I wanted it to, to get where we are now but I really dont have control over when he is available.
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01-07-2011, 11:38 AM
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Looks like mostly factory paint. That comes off really easy w/ stripper vs a repaint and body work.
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01-07-2011, 02:03 PM
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Looks like mostly factory paint. That comes off really easy w/ stripper vs a repaint and body work.
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mine is about 90% stripped with three layers of paint and body work - the aircraft stripper eats through it pretty quick, but did take an extra application or two.
Keep up the quick work and thanks for the motivation!
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01-07-2011, 02:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TaKid455
Looks like mostly factory paint. That comes off really easy w/ stripper vs a repaint and body work.
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I wish it was factory paint, there is white, bondo, primer and black!
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Originally Posted by usp55
mine is about 90% stripped with three layers of paint and body work - the aircraft stripper eats through it pretty quick, but did take an extra application or two.
Keep up the quick work and thanks for the motivation!
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We are about 50% through after one coat. It has a hard time with bondo, I'm just gonna rip it off with the DA. Should be nothing but bare metal in a few hours!
I will do my best to keep it going, my friend asked how long it was going to take. I told him it depends on how much money you have and how fast you want to spend it! He laughed!
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01-10-2011, 09:16 PM
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looking good so far
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01-11-2011, 06:02 AM
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Actually looks familiar. Got rot in the same corner of the dash as I do. I'm loving the progress on this build.
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01-14-2011, 10:17 PM
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Actually looks familiar. Got rot in the same corner of the dash as I do. I'm loving the progress on this build.
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Thanks.
Here are a few more from tonight. I'm hoping to have the fenders and hood finished tomorrow. Just a small favor to ask of anyone checking out this thread, if you need 1/2" of depth in bondo you didn't do enough work with the metal. The car is surprisingly solid but whatever body damage there is, was horribly repaired.
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01-14-2011, 10:39 PM
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Wow. The projects lookin good.
I got some of that same dash rot goin on too. Wonder what it is about 2nd gens and dash rot.
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01-19-2011, 09:47 PM
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Looks great. In that door jam area are u blasting? Some spots I just can't to get to on mine with the sander or wire wheel.
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