Doorgunner's '68 Convertible Project

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Jun 17, 2019 | 07:24 AM

#4921

Rescue Rogers

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Hey Tony, you have a 68 corvette again!!!!!! Great job!

Jun 17, 2019 | 08:10 AM

#4922

chazde3

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Looking great Tony!!

Jun 17, 2019 | 09:28 AM

#4923

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That's looking pretty good Doorgunner ,

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Looks great Tony! So excited for you!

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Hey Tony, you have a 68 corvette again!!!!!! Great job!

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Looking great Tony!!

Thanks Everyone! The garage might be finished in time to park the Vette so I can finish the front fenders and the chrome nose conversion...who NOSE!

Jun 17, 2019 | 09:56 AM

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sullyman56

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Looks great Tony. Your car will probably be done before mine.

Jun 17, 2019 | 10:08 AM

#4925

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Jun 18, 2019 | 10:22 AM

#4926

Rodnok1

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Looking nice DG.

Jun 18, 2019 | 11:13 AM

#4927

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Its getting closer.

Jun 18, 2019 | 10:27 PM

#4928

doorgunner

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Yep......my "One Year Project" (9/'13-9-/'14) is finally picking up speed! Maybe 9/'19!

Thanks Guys!

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Jun 19, 2019 | 08:01 AM

#4929

sullyman56

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I bought my 68 in October 2014. It might be done by October 2019. Maybe

Jun 19, 2019 | 10:51 AM

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I bought my 68 in October 2014. It might be done by October 2019. Maybe

Lucky guys.
I bought my 73 in 2016 and I hope I can get my project started in 2019!

Jun 19, 2019 | 12:05 PM

#4931

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This is getting exciting Tony. It's been along time coming. Stay at it buddy!

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Jun 20, 2019 | 07:00 PM

#4932

SPCL FX

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Wow Tony , it looks like it's finally coming together for you and it looks awesome so far !
Cant wait to see it ' Back in Black ' !

Jun 22, 2019 | 10:51 AM

#4933

doorgunner

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Wow Tony , it looks like it's finally coming together for you and it looks awesome so far !
Cant wait to see it ' Back in Black ' !

Thanks SPCL...…."Black Black and Chrome".

Jun 24, 2019 | 08:48 PM

#4934

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Very inspiring Tony.
And very sobering on the amount of time a custom job takes.
Looks like I need to move my mental calendar back a few years.

Good luck finishing her up and thanks for the pics!

Dennis (Bman)

Jun 27, 2019 | 10:13 PM

#4935

doorgunner

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I checked with the Painter today...….a couple more weeks before I can pick up the car. which is a good thing because...…….

my sore spine is slowing down the Spring cleaning which is now SUMMER cleaning...…………...

the challenge...…………………………...……………......…... ...

1/2 of the way through...…………......…......……........... .............…………...

Now for the last half...……...……...……......……….......……….. .……...….........…………………...

I'm hoping to have it finished before the car is ready.

Jun 28, 2019 | 05:02 AM

#4936

CraigH

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Big improvement, looks great.

Jun 28, 2019 | 05:29 PM

#4937

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Big improvement, looks great.

Jun 30, 2019 | 10:43 PM

#4938

doorgunner

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YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT! Paint DOES make you feel better !

Now...……..If I can get some paint on the car (Gloss Black, though)…………………...

Now to bevel the corners of the pavers and mortar them into place to keep the Louisiana monsoons from wetting the new floor.

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Last edited by doorgunner; Jul 9, 2019 at 12:58 PM.

Jun 30, 2019 | 10:49 PM

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chazde3

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Looks great Tony. I wish my garage were half that organized!

Jul 1, 2019 | 03:13 AM

#4940

doorgunner

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Looks great Tony. I wish my garage were half that organized!

It probably is organized as well as mine....everything is outside on the driveway until I can put it in the overhead storage. I built three "attics" to hold all the stuff that was cluttering the floor.

Yes...……..I used crayons...….annnnnnnnd not to scale.....…..........................