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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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Default 79 restoration complete !!!

2 months of mechanical and 5 months of body and interior.... : )



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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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Nice! Love the stinger hood....
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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Congrats, looks great!!
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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looks amazing!!!
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Great job, congrats, it looks real nice !!!
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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Great job bringing the 79 back alive!
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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i like it......
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Very nice, Congrats
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what color is that i think it is super sweet
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 08:36 AM
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what color is that i think it is super sweet
that is year correct medium red..
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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anyone feeling the black spoiler besides me ????



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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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Looks good.

Love the hood.
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anyone feeling the black spoiler besides me ????
I would have stuck with an Indy Pace spoiler...but if your feelin' that one
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
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..
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That red is stunning with that shine.

How much for the paint job?
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Wow, you made pretty good time. Mine is going on....11 years now?
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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.
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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.
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Car looks great!
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 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..
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