It's Done.....
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From: Rhineland MO
It's Done.....
Well almost done, there are a few odd and ends that need to be done but at least I can drive it. It took almost 2 1/2 years to get this done.
I bought this car from my uncle who was the original owner about 3 years ago. After I got it home and the sun started hitting it, the old plastic bumbers started cracking real bad. Since I was going to be replacing the bumpers, I figured I would just do the whole car. It had about 5 layers of paint from different little mishaps he had with the car. The interior was really dirty so I cleaned it up with Simple Green and a scrub brush. That stuff works really good. I replaced the carpeting and few odd and ends on the interior that needed to be replaced. I did not do a frame off on this since all I want it for is a cruiser and a parade every now and then. With all the parts and supplies, I think I put in close to $10K into this car.
The car has 45K miles and I am only the second owner of the car. I tried to reuse as much as I could but Corvette Central and Mid-America Motorworks still love me.
I bought this car from my uncle who was the original owner about 3 years ago. After I got it home and the sun started hitting it, the old plastic bumbers started cracking real bad. Since I was going to be replacing the bumpers, I figured I would just do the whole car. It had about 5 layers of paint from different little mishaps he had with the car. The interior was really dirty so I cleaned it up with Simple Green and a scrub brush. That stuff works really good. I replaced the carpeting and few odd and ends on the interior that needed to be replaced. I did not do a frame off on this since all I want it for is a cruiser and a parade every now and then. With all the parts and supplies, I think I put in close to $10K into this car.
The car has 45K miles and I am only the second owner of the car. I tried to reuse as much as I could but Corvette Central and Mid-America Motorworks still love me.
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Very good work indeed. That looks great. Your uncle is going to be jealous when he gets a look at it now. 
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From: Rhineland MO
Here they are.......
Here are some after the paint was striped.
Not unless something goes bad and it needs to be fixed.
It was ahead of the times.
Take a look that the third picture. This Vette will never come close to that car in the garage.
I did.....
Here are some after the paint was striped.
I did.....
