I cant wait to see it in one color... I hate the wheels though, are you going to keep them for nostalgia or just waiting until later to get something thats not from the 90s?
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The shop we are using for the paint and bodywork had to have a paint shop use some sort of scanning tool to determine the paint code since the original work was done by Ana's father. They were able to get a code that was more like a ford pearl white of some sort rather than chamonix. At this point rather than match what already has been painted we are having the entire car resprayed chamonix. This was the recommendation by the guys doing the work and we whole heartedly agree. The doors were also sort of a mess, we had them blasted and powdercoated with primer but the sheetmetal has too many waves and dents to salvage (will cost to much to straighten). We are ordering two new doors from the dealer and probably both vent wing assemblies when it comes time to trim out. I will post some more after we get back from the body shop Sunday.
Yes nobody likes the wheels BUT Gary liked them and we are keeping it that way for the time being. I'd like to think if I passed and left something behind unfinished someone would respect myself or at least the project enough to finish it as I envisioned it then maybe down the road tweak it to ones own liking. Besides, a nice set of wheels won't help us get the car done any faster. This car is still at least $6k away from being done and the current wheels support the car and the tires hold air.Last edited by dirty30; 02-18-2015, 09:03 AM.Comment
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1974.5 Jensen Healey : 2003 330i/5Comment
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At this point with the news about the paint I don't foresee having the car back until at least early summer, maybe right around Vintage. I plan on bringing the truck full of parts for the swap meet again so if the car has doors and glass and can seal up its a possibility we could throw it on the trailer.Comment
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looking forward to seeing this done someday. great story.
was fun working with your GF this weekend at summit point. she should do well at the competition school in two weeks!Comment
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Stage rally/rallycross e30 build/competition journal
Track/street e21 build
visit Condor Speed Shop
visit Motorsport Hardware
[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"] 1985 318i/M50 Rally Car - 1988 Porsche 924S - 2005 Sequoia tow pig - 2018 GTIComment
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Car is de-trimmed and ready to be prepped for a respray after a long hiatus at the body shop.
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So excited everytime I see updates on this!Simon
Current Cars:
-1966 Lotus Elan
-1986 German Car
-2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
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Looking good!sigpicComment
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What a touching thread!! Can't wait to see more_keepitgutter
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Long time with no updates but now we are back at it. Since the primer used in the original respray was not very high quality my freind at the body shop recommended taking at least the outer painted surfaces down to bare metal. This was obviously hard to stomach but we didn't want to risk having the paint bubbling after the all the trim was back on so we started sanding and sanding and sanding. Here's some progress, note the new drivers door has been hung but the hinge is not in the correct position so the door is not aligning. The hood and trunk lid have been sanded down (about one full day of labor in each panel!) epoxy primered and temporarily installed to see how they are lining up.
Now you see paint...
Now you don't!
One positive out of all this is we know there is some really nice metal under that paint
If you look at this thread in reverse its now a car that appears to have been painted then taken back to Colorado! Haha?Comment
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