79 restoration complete !!!
Jun 27, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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From: Springfield VA
79 restoration complete !!!
Jun 27, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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From: Crossville TN
Nice! Love the stinger hood....
Jun 27, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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From: East Moline Illinois
Jun 27, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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From: Broken Arrow Oklahoma
Jun 27, 2011 | 09:14 PM
Race Director
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From: Canboro Ontario
Great job, congrats, it looks real nice !!!
Jun 27, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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From: Port Orange FL
Great job bringing the 79 back alive!
Jun 27, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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From: staten island new york
St. Jude Donor '10
i like it......
Jun 27, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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From: Richardson Texas
Very nice, Congrats
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Jun 27, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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sweet
what color is that i think it is super sweet
Jun 28, 2011 | 08:36 AM
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zmick
what color is that i think it is super sweet
that is year correct medium red..
Jun 28, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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Jun 28, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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St. Jude Donor '06
Looks good.
Love the hood.
Jun 28, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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lawrencecar1
anyone feeling the black spoiler besides me ????
I would have stuck with an Indy Pace spoiler...but if your feelin' that one
Jun 28, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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I would have stuck with an Indy Pace spoiler...but if your feelin' that one
its really the color i am questioning. I had it painted red originally but then changed it to black to tie in with the hood. Now i am not sure..
Jul 8, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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Stunning
That red is stunning with that shine.
How much for the paint job?
Jul 8, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Wow, you made pretty good time. Mine is going on....11 years now?
Jul 9, 2011 | 01:58 AM
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From: Stavanger- Norway
Nice!
Jul 9, 2011 | 08:03 AM
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi lc1,
Your car looks great!
On the question of the spoiler color.... I think I'd have stayed with body color. The black makes it look like an after thought.
Regards,
Alan
Jul 9, 2011 | 08:10 AM
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From: Livonia Michigan
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Alan 71
Hi lc1,
Your car looks great!
On the question of the spoiler color.... I think I'd have stayed with body color. The black makes it look like an after thought.
Regards,
Alan
Car looks great!
Jul 9, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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From: Springfield VA
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pbbergs
That red is stunning with that shine.
How much for the paint job?
the body, paint, interior restoration was 20K. Mechanically prior to that i invested about 8K. I am sitting at about 40K total investment..