rsvette82

Here is some pics of the progress of the 82 Vette that I started to tear down last week. When I removed the paint the body has alot of pits that I am going to have to repair.

Here is the picture before the project started:



Here are the pitures after the first week:

Jclgodale3

Wow! Fast work. Good job!

rudolph schenker

gr8vet

Keep us posted, I am going throught the same thing on my '82.

BTW, what the heck is that dangle plastic thing attached to the computer, (several wires to a plastic housing) if you open it there is some type of a circuit board in it? Looks OEM.



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stingraymaniac

great progress there
what color are you gonna paint it?

rsvette82

I am thinking about painting it red but not 100% sure. After I removed most of the paint I noticed that alot of imperfections that were not noticable when I started, now I can see why people use some good primer to fill in the imperfections.

I need to do a search in this forum for painting tricks since I am painting it myself

rsvette82

I need to look at that, I really never paid that much attention to it when I was disassembling. Good luck on your project.

rsvette82

The project has been going a little slower than expected. Here are a few pictures of the frame going to get sandblasted. I am going to start tearing down the motor this weekend. Sorry about the quality of the pics; with all of the lights in the facility it is hard to get any decent pictures.

jr9170

Roscoe

Twin_Turbo

separate the front frame extention from the rest of the frame if you want the frame horns blasted

82MDVette

Looks awesome. Glad to see another '82 getting the frame-off treatment they deserve! you have made a ton of progress in a very short time.
Have you taken a look at my '82 restoration thread?

vettepilot68

What process did you use to remove the paint? Looks great.

Jclgodale3

My guess is a razor blade. Probably 1 coat of paint?

rsvette82

Correct on the 1st coat! Now the body looks totally different, I ran into 3 different primer layers and then the original white layer now I am almost down to the factory primer.

rsvette82

Yes many times. Yours looks great!!

82MDVette

THANKS. You are really making some quick progress. Keep the photos coming, we really enjoy seeing the status.