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Old Feb 28, 2020 | 11:21 AM
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Hey Tony , just checking in on your thread ....its a been a while ..... almost got the paint on it , that's awesome to hear
Finally.....another sunny day....possibly 1 more in a row. But I doubt the Paint Shop will pay the painter overtime to finish the car this weekend.



"One can always hope......I guess?"
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Finally.....another sunny day....possibly 1 more in a row. But I doubt the Paint Shop will pay the painter overtime to finish the car this weekend.



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This is a brand new week...……….REPEAT the above scenario
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Old Mar 10, 2020 | 01:30 AM
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Time for Some LUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Barrist
Fingers Crossed

Time for Some LUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Barrist……...for finding my thread.....I lost it (the thread)……..again...…..

Originally Posted by doorgunner
Finally.....another sunny day....possibly 1 more in a row. But I doubt the Paint Shop will pay the painter overtime to finish the car this weekend.



"One can always hope......I guess?"
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Old Mar 11, 2020 | 10:59 AM
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What colors the vette now?????? All black yet???? Please please please... the suspense is killing me
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What colors the vette now?????? All black yet???? Please please please... the suspense is killing me
Black doors!

Black deck lid!

Black hood!

Black hardtop!

Primer-Gray rear clip
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Old Mar 11, 2020 | 04:04 PM
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Hey Tony,
Are you getting a bunch of home projects done while you are waiting?
I was just wondering if your wife has the phone number for the body shop?
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Are you getting a bunch of home projects done while you are waiting?
I was just wondering if your wife has the phone number for the body shop?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….You DO have a good point.
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Well......RATS!
Ever wake up on the bathroom floor at 3 a.m. and wondered how you got there (not a drinker).
I just spent 4 days in the hospital getting some nasty internal bleeding patched up.....
now for a week to recoup

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Well that ain't good Tony, hopefully you're on the mend and get better quickly man.

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Yikes!!! Take it easy there Buddy. The Vette can wait!!! Get better soon! Ike
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Glad your home. Stay safe and healthy!
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Rest and recover. Time is on your side. Be well.
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Hey Tony,
Take care and get well.
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stopping by to say hi. be well.
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Originally Posted by Rodnok1
Well that ain't good Tony, hopefully you're on the mend and get better quickly man.

Originally Posted by general ike
Yikes!!! Take it easy there Buddy. The Vette can wait!!! Get better soon! Ike
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Originally Posted by derekderek
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I read them all...thanks Guys...."Ya'll" cheer me up.....here is a pic of me smiling...…




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Well D/G, at Least Your Teeth are Fine !!!!!!!!!!

Get WELL Soon................

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Old Mar 21, 2020 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Barrist
Well D/G, at Least Your Teeth are Fine !!!!!!!!!!

Get WELL Soon................

Bill
OHHHHHH YEAHHHH? Well....the other night I had a nightmare about combat in Nam....
I was gritting my teeth so hard while having the dream that I broke a tooth!
(We doorgunners had to bite down on a piece of leather in combat to keep from gritting-breaking our teeth.....staying alive got intense)

by the way...……...your reply was...…………..



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Tony. no joke, you need to wear a guard at night to protect your teeth and your joint!!! If insurance won't cover it, go to a sports store and buy one of those "Boil" type guards that you soften in warm water and then bite into it to adapt it to your bite. It will at least temporarily be better than nothing. Ike
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G.Ike...thanks...V.A. fabbed me one out of some type of plastic....I chewed it up in a year/wasn't very comfortable...I'll try the sport mouth piece which should be a little more flexible!

As for my project I'm still too weak other than to walk around the front clip to plan the next repair.

I'm considering making the lower valence removable rather than fiberglassing it to the lower fenders.
I have a neat little quick-release tow bar on the car now to bring it to/from the Paint shop, but it will fit only if no valence is installed.
The left-right mounting brackets can't be seen(One of those "just-in-case") modifications.
Manual steering...so no problem there.
Removing the rear ujoint of the drive shaft for towing is no big deal....
being a helicopter mechanic, I keep everting I need in the jack compartment....(less a machine gun)
just in case I need to replace rear wheel spindle bearings and such!
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