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#201
04-27-2017, 10:55 AM
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I agree, too. I don't like vinyl tops at all, but they look 'right' on a '68 and '69. Hate them on the earlier cars and the later ones, too. Colors are the same way....what looks great on a square early car looks bad on a swoopy later car, and vise-versa. That said, I always wanted to build a Verdoro Green '65 Convertible with a Parchment interior!
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#202
05-19-2017, 08:36 AM
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Looks like 6 months and counting...
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#203
05-19-2017, 11:15 AM
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Holy moly I just looked at the first post. December when this all started. Man, this takes a long time.
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#204
06-03-2017, 11:38 PM
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Tick tock ..tick tock......It's June.....is it primer ?
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#205
06-03-2017, 11:50 PM
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Have you done any thing to it?
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#206
06-06-2017, 02:02 PM
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I'm at a trade show in Las Vegas for a week and just saw this.
They got into the rear quarter and discovered that the inner fender was toast and had to order one, which came in last week. In the mean time they've got the got the front bumper lined up better than it was and stripped the vinyl roof off and patched a couple of holes back by the rear window. He said the rest of the roof looked great, which surprised me. He has a sample of paint and will shoot me a sample soon after I get back home. When will it be done? Tommy says "maybe" by months end.....but don't count on it. I have stressed all along that I'll gladly trade time for quality. No hurry here......though I will admit to missing it.......
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 frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core. 
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#207
06-07-2017, 08:04 PM
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These things just have a way of turning into a pus case. I went through this when my ex-GF keyed my car. Long story I have posted before but the body shop said "no way" to repairing and repainting the hood, trunk lid and entire driver's side that she mangled. The car had original paint, primer, an original color re-spray, primer, Imron color change re-spray, primer and a clearcoat/base coat re-spray (mine) on it. I had no idea there was that much paint on the car. The Imron was like powder coat and would not feather edge so all the paint had to come off.
The ex took responsibility only for the panels she damaged but changed her mind when faced with a Felony Property Damage charge vs. stripping and repainting the entire car. You never know what the body shop will find when the paint is stripped. Last edited by NeighborsComplaint; 06-07-2017 at 08:16 PM. |
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#208
10-15-2017, 10:03 AM
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How's the car David?
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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#209
10-15-2017, 11:45 AM
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We body shops call them cars ....Planters ....lol.....They are good luck charms for those of us that do insurance work......so when those come in...we get buried with crash work....
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#210
10-16-2017, 01:19 PM
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All the body work is done.....minus making that repop quarter panel fit.
As Muslcah noted, PG Collision has been covered up since I dropped the GTO off. He even thanked me when I talked to him earlier this month.
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core.
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#211
12-27-2017, 07:26 PM
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February.
That’s the latest as of today.
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core.
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#212
12-27-2017, 08:30 PM
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#213
12-27-2017, 08:34 PM
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Now you fully understand why it's called body shop or paint jail.
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#214
12-27-2017, 08:37 PM
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Body shop timelines.
Mine is in the beauty parlor as well.
Damn I miss her!!!
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1968 Firebird 400, 068 cam, TH400 & 13" Continental Converter, Auburn posi with 3:08 factory gears, Cliff's Q-jet resting on a 68 factory iron intake, DUI HEI and Ram Air pans and RARE Long Branch Manifolds |
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12-27-2017, 08:42 PM
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12-27-2017, 08:48 PM
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core.
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#218
12-27-2017, 11:44 PM
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Don't know if I could wait this long,but what can you do? Should be a nice ride when done.
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#219
12-28-2017, 10:34 AM
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A friend of mine just hauled his car home from a shop where it has been for 3 years. In 2017 the only thing the shop did was make and install the gas pedal assembly. And before anyone gets it in their head that my friend wasn't paying. My friend makes 6 figures a year and when it comes to his cars, he has blank checks. |
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#220
12-28-2017, 10:59 AM
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Best of luck to you, David. These things seem to drag on more often than not.
Unfortunately for the hobbyist, collision work is much more lucrative and always takes the front seat.
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69 Judge convertible........clone! Carousel red, parchment, hideaways, TH400, 10" Continental 3200 stall, 12 bolt with 3.42, 469 c.i. with ported #48's, ported cast iron intake, Cliff's Q-Jet and ported 2-1/2" Ram Air manifolds. |
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