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#1
11-18-2012, 07:34 PM
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For those of you that have asked
About my 65 Grand Prix.
Here's the condition it came home in after a 2 yr stay with Hoffman for paint.
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#2
11-18-2012, 08:13 PM
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Looks like it's going to need more time!
Not sure what the particulars are there Mike but at least the car is back in your hands.
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11-18-2012, 08:24 PM
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That's a really cool patina look, those guys are f&^%$#g geniuses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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11-18-2012, 08:49 PM
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It COULD use some paint, that's for sure. Some billet aluminum parts in the bag there.
Another paint jail story. Why Lord why? There are so many jobs worse than painting a car. It never makes sense to me. I feel your pain man. Ultimately, this is why I do everything myself.
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#5
11-18-2012, 08:53 PM
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Well Mike, I guess I'll ask, what's the back story?
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11-18-2012, 09:04 PM
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Back Story is I spent a month helping him getting cars prepped for the 09 convention and he asked to paint this car as pmt for that.
His screen name here is 64catdroptop / Clearcreek Restorations was the business. After an extended period of time of no response to correspondence and changing his phone number this is what we hauled home.
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so many pontiacs, so little time.................. moderator is a glorified word for an unappreciated prick.................. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein "There is no such thing as a good tax." "We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill |
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11-18-2012, 09:13 PM
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Sorry to hear it Mike, but at least you have the car! Good luck with it going forward. Stan |
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11-18-2012, 09:25 PM
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Man that sure looks familiar! At least yours still rolls...pic is my first 65 still waiting for me to give it some attention again. Its become a storage rack. Haven't really touched it since I dragged Red home...except to steal a few parts. We'll get both our GPs done again, someday!
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#9
11-18-2012, 09:44 PM
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for mike
found this from a while ago about the 2 colors
http://www.forums.maxperformanceinc....d.php?t=622112
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11-18-2012, 09:52 PM
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I noticed he hadn't posted on here much lately. Wondered what had happened to him. Now I know.
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11-18-2012, 10:32 PM
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Factory a/c car - cool
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#12
11-18-2012, 11:07 PM
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Whatta @#$%knut.
Sorry to hear, you can do better than this in your sleep. Get a DA and the boxes of the discs, and get at it. BOB |
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11-19-2012, 01:24 AM
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Honestly I don't know that I will finish it anytime soon, I'm still pretty raw over this whole deal. I KNOW I'm missing a drivers seat that was left there, no clue on if the rest of it's complete or not since it's all loose and laying inside of the car in a massive pile.
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so many pontiacs, so little time.................. moderator is a glorified word for an unappreciated prick.................. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein "There is no such thing as a good tax." "We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill |
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#14
11-19-2012, 09:18 AM
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Mike, didn't you already have the seats recovered and ready to go?
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11-19-2012, 09:48 AM
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Yeah, you had a blue interior you swapped in right?
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11-19-2012, 10:24 AM
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It's a shame that we all have stories like this. (I do..) I always hope the big wheel of Karma comes around and does justice in the world. It helps me get over my frustrations to think that anyway...
And you know, as much as people bash Maaco, I don't think I've ever heard of a car being at one of their shops for extended periods. Heck, they usually barely let it dry!
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#17
11-19-2012, 11:37 AM
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That suck for sure. I think once you start working on it again your enthusiasm will return.
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11-19-2012, 11:48 AM
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so many pontiacs, so little time.................. moderator is a glorified word for an unappreciated prick.................. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein "There is no such thing as a good tax." "We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill |
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11-19-2012, 01:05 PM
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Ouch
That is going to leave a mark and take time to heal.
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11-20-2012, 11:00 AM
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Wow...Sorry to hear the news. I remember 64catdroptop painted a 62 and ran a thread here on the work and paint. The car looked great after it was done. Yeah...Haven't seen any posts from him in a while now, come to think of it. Bummer.
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