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Old 06-14-2009, 04:37 AM
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Hi people, I am restoring my 87 Vette and would like to show everyone the process and I would like to hear any and all insight from people who have any advise for me. Thanks....

Here are some pics and a video..


















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- keep us posted w/ progress pics...
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Originally Posted by Joe C
- keep us posted w/ progress pics...
looks good so far.....keep up the good work!
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Looking good, sanding the small hard to reach places has to be a pain.
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step away fron the sander.......your car is morphing into an MG
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Thanks for the compliments and support. But I can not take full credit for the work being done I have to give a big shout-out to Ed Jamieson over at ESJ Auto Restoration and Fabrication in Orangeburg, NY. If you need help with you car he does great work. However, I did remove the rear bumper over the weekend myself and all I can say is WOW, i never want to do that again, that was a big job and took like 4 hours. With all the bolts, rivets, screws and cutting involved I thought it would never end. I will post some more pictures shortly, come back and check it out.
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Originally Posted by coupeguy2001
step away fron the sander.......your car is morphing into an MG
Hehehehe!!!!

It is getting there right, lol....
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Originally Posted by Joe C
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I definitely will buddy...
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Partial reson why rear bumper was removed


Me finishing off the removal of rear bumper 3 hours after I started. lol.






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With water coming in from the weather stripping it corroded the windshield frame which had to be grinded and filled.







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Nice, keep em coming; I love looking at work in progress; get me itching to get busy on my own car!~
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Will do, doing my best buddy...
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Originally Posted by engle1147
looks good so far.....keep up the good work!
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Thank you.

I just purchased a new urethane bumper for $225 including delivery and packaging.
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what did you do cut the majority of the rear bumper cover off then remove the bolts? Thats cheating !!!!!!!!! Although I pondered with that idea myself when I had to take mine off
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Hellzz yea man. I tried to do it the correct way and the bolts were a B to get off, so I said F this and took a pair of snips and started snipping away, yea im a cheater, but I passed the test, hehehe.... It is going to be hard enough putting the damn bumper back on and freshly painted nonetheless....

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Originally Posted by jeffp1167
what did you do cut the majority of the rear bumper cover off then remove the bolts? Thats cheating !!!!!!!!! Although I pondered with that idea myself when I had to take mine off
How did you know I cut it?
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Nice progress man keep it up, i like seeing cars being restored.
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Originally Posted by Willymo
Nice progress man keep it up, i like seeing cars being restored.

Thank you....


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