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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 10:22 AM
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this is when i bought it, blue with blue interior.

Sorry i havent posted pics as my project progressed. Yesterday i finally drove the car from the spot ots been sitting on for about 4 years...more pics to follow.













































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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 10:45 AM
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Hi C69,
Very good to see what you're working on.
Lot's of interesting things to take note of in the photos!
Good Luck as you finish this up.
You must be pleased with how it's turning out.
Thanks for taking the time to post all those photos!
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A little confused..the picture with it on the trailer in blue, is that the condition of it today, or before your tear down?
Nice restoration of the chassis, with nice attention to detail.
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 10:53 AM
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A little confused..the picture with it on the trailer in blue, is that the condition of it today, or before your tear down?
Nice restoration of the chassis, with nice attention to detail.
sorry the blue is when i picked it up i fl.
I'm thinking Monaco orange with black interior.
All underbody glass is done, just elec. , interior and paint left...
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Hi C69,
Very good to see what you're working on.
Lot's of interesting things to take note of in the photos!
Good Luck as you finish this up.
You must be pleased with how it's turning out.
Thanks for taking the time to post all those photos!
Regards,
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yes i feel bad i havent posted pics. ive used so many of yours and others.
i have tons more of all the detail work on various components i will upload later..
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Originally Posted by CAMS69
sorry the blue is when i picked it up i fl.
I'm thinking Monaco orange with black interior.
No, no, no, no! Can't beat blue with a bright blue interior!
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Originally Posted by CAMS69
yes i feel bad i havent posted pics. ive used so many of yours and others.
i have tons more of all the detail work on various components i will upload later..
Cool, we love pictures! Keep up the good work!
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Looks fantastic! Lots of hard work there. Keep up the good work and the keep the pix coming!
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Great progress you've been making! Keep up the good work.
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 10:52 PM
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Thanks for sharing i am so impressed and this thread was so darn motivating, just the kick in the butt i needed,

Make that dream happen the way YOU want, to paint it your favorite color, and do the interior to suit you.....

And please update when you can, i will look forward to it.
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Great work, keep the pictures coming, whatever color you choose will be your choice but I am partial to blue with blue interior
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You, sir, are a budding magician! It appears that you have restored about every part in that car. And by "restored", I mean inside & out(not just 'make it purty')!

Outstanding work and very interesting to see the progress.
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Thanks for the replies. This journey has taken almost 5 years it looks like. Made more difficult because I don't have the car under cover. Also in between restoring this one I restored a 1993 300zx tt. Quite an undertaking! I have more pics on different computers and will try to upload them as well. Until then enjoy this


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