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I should have been posting on here since I started but now the car is home and I can post pic more often
the car was rough when I picked it up the motor knocked(found out later it was the torque convertor bolts) the belts squeeled and it was hemorging oil from every gasket.
the one big dent was when it got hit by a deer
the big plus in it all is that it came from savannah tennessee with no rust bottom of the doors look great
1983 grand prix in shinny penny pearl
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 Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:52 pm
in the immortal words of Frank Sinatra "That's Life"
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:56 pm
I jumped on the dent from the deer right away with a stud gun and some filler
this is where I learned to use premium filler I was just starting to strip it down to bare metal
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:07 pm
I went through the motor and put an rv cam upgrade as well as all the gaskets relplaced new water pump and fuel pump now she runs like a champ
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:15 pm
at this point she got 2 coats of epoxy and then three coats of 2k high build. then she was blocked with 180 and all the lows filled and ready for the 2nd round of 2k high build
those wheels are 1970's cragar mach 8's that will make this car look like no other
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:18 pm
here she is in the paint booth ready to be jammed
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:25 pm
this is right after I painted it
the camera does not do the pearl in the sun effect like in person I really like the color and think with the spoiler and the polished aluminum trim it will be a real head turner
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:28 pm
I got a 3inch backing pad and a drill adapter so I can buff the small parts
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:34 am
sweet! car looks great, you did a real nice job on it. I really like that color.
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:50 pm
I had a bunch of orange peel from having the air pressure too low. I bought a palm sander with a 3/32 inch throw and a purple hookit backing pad with a soft interface pad. I started with 1000g to cut through the op and then went over it with 1500.
to buff it I started with meg 105 and a wool pad. I then went over it with 3m step 1 compound and a white 3m cutting pad to remove the swirls that the wool pad left. I finished it off with 3m step 2 and a black 3m polishing pad here are some pics of the finished product
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:06 am
Looks nice
Dennis B.
A&P Mechanic, FCC General radio Telephone Operator Line Maintenance A&P Mechanic and MOC Tech specialist. |
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