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Exterrior - "Face Lift" Documentation
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Exterrior - "Face Lift" Photo Documentation
Starting this Thread to document the process of my '80 going through a complete strip, rebuild and paint at JB's Corvette Specialists in Carrollton, TX. Decided to do this after making my 7yr old a promise that we will work hard to win some car show trophys for him. Stock White just wasn't getting it done for us... Believe in keeping my promises..especially to my boy.
Here she is the night before being delivered to JBs...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...EPRE-PAINT.jpg
ONE WEEK at the shop... All external items removed as JB doesn't believe in tapeing off...his goal is for the finished product to look like an original paint work...reason I chose him!
Some minor body work found on extreme rear rear quarter panel...and a little on a front quarter panel... otherwise, the body is in really good shape.
New Hood Arrived and being prepped for fresh air breathing. Underside will also be finished and painted when done.
Here she is the night before being delivered to JBs...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...EPRE-PAINT.jpg
ONE WEEK at the shop... All external items removed as JB doesn't believe in tapeing off...his goal is for the finished product to look like an original paint work...reason I chose him!
Some minor body work found on extreme rear rear quarter panel...and a little on a front quarter panel... otherwise, the body is in really good shape.
New Hood Arrived and being prepped for fresh air breathing. Underside will also be finished and painted when done.
Last edited by 80TexasC3; Feb 25, 2006 at 06:28 PM.
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Originally Posted by 80TexasC3
Anyone ever intstalled this ACI hood and successfully designed air ducts to route the fresh air directly into the carb area? Would assume there is already going to be improvement given the hood intake ducts in front and hood exhaust right behind the air filter. Just curious if anyone has some ideas to create more of a ram air effect?
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Man, those guys don't play around. It took me 1.5 months for mine to get stripped to that point. Of couse that was just me working on it here and there when I had time. I just dropped it off at the painter yesterday.
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Originally Posted by C3 4ME
Man, those guys don't play around. It took me 1.5 months for mine to get stripped to that point. Of couse that was just me working on it here and there when I had time. I just dropped it off at the painter yesterday.
Spent almost a year researching body/paint shops around the DFW area until I met John and his company (JB's Corvette Specialists). He was recommended by some of the forum members so I stopped by his old shop in Farmers Branch and was really impressed with his attitude and love of Corvettes...really great person...
He now has a new shop in Carrollton (a few blocks behind Corvettes of Dallas). Just installed a new state-of-the-art paint booth and has a great team also. In fact, I just expanded the work I'm having them do based on one of his Team members (Frank). Really like his helpful attitude and knowledge of the mechanicals of our cars...including engine mods...will be upgrading my intake to an RPM air-gap and Demon carb while the car is down. Also going to redo my dual exhaust with electric cutouts and a wide band air/fuel meter in the glove box.
Anyone looking for a solid shop in Dallas should take a look at them.
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Originally Posted by IrishJoker
Best of luck - just posted pics of my completed project on my 81. 
Racer
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Very nice, that really is a quality prep job. 
What type of rims do you have on that vette? I'm looking for something different and I'm just not ready to put Thrust IIs before exploring some different setups.
What type of rims do you have on that vette? I'm looking for something different and I'm just not ready to put Thrust IIs before exploring some different setups.
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Originally Posted by Zixxer
Very nice, that really is a quality prep job.
What type of rims do you have on that vette? I'm looking for something different and I'm just not ready to put Thrust IIs before exploring some different setups.
What type of rims do you have on that vette? I'm looking for something different and I'm just not ready to put Thrust IIs before exploring some different setups.
Thanks...
They are a set I picked up at Discount Tire when I first purchased the car. Believe they were called MB Wheels...Overdrive type. I'm switching to TT2s at the end of the body work.
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From: Stafford Virginia
Thanks, if you have any additional or higher quality prepaint pics, please send them to me. I found the rim online and I really like but I can't see them clear enough in your profile picture to judge how they look close up. Rick
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Originally Posted by Zixxer
Thanks, if you have any additional or higher quality prepaint pics, please send them to me. I found the rim online and I really like but I can't see them clear enough in your profile picture to judge how they look close up. Rick
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Originally Posted by carguy4sure
They are doing it right.
Did you really need to strip it down all the way? I know a lot of guys do that but not sure it is always required if the existing paint and body is in good shape.
Did you really need to strip it down all the way? I know a lot of guys do that but not sure it is always required if the existing paint and body is in good shape.
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Originally Posted by TexasYankee
Looking forward to seeing another C3 driving around in north Texas. I live down the road from you in Plano.