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Old 10-30-2017, 08:27 PM
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Beautiful car. Congrats!
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Great job and a nice story! The car is gorgeous!

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Hugger Orange - Great choice.
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WOW!! What a beautiful car... very well done.. thanks for posting..
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Very cool! What is the wheel/tire combination? No rubbing or interference?
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Great accomplishment. It would take me at least nine years to do a frame off and I don't have a day job.
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Old 10-30-2017, 11:38 PM
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Congratulations on seeing it through to the end, no easy task.
Nicely done, beautiful!
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Old 10-31-2017, 12:13 AM
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Great looker!
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Very cool! What is the wheel/tire combination? No rubbing or interference?
235/60-15 on 15x8.5 wheels. No rubbing issues at all.
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Old 10-31-2017, 07:55 PM
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Nicely done
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235/60-15 on 15x8.5 wheels. No rubbing issues at all.
Thanks for the info! Torq Thrust Ds? I've been wanting to go to those for quite some time but wasn't sure the 8 1/2" would clear. Beautiful wheels!
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Beautiful body work/paint. Who did it and how long did it take them. Thanks for the pictures, Mark
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Old 11-01-2017, 12:02 PM
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Looks great, I'm about to start the same thing with my 71. I think your color is the one I've chosen for mine. Good job.
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Old 11-01-2017, 12:43 PM
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Very nice job, your Dad I bet is very proud. Enjoy the car now, you live where you can probably drive it year round right? Pretty soon you may have to add on to the garage and start on another one!
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Beautiful body work/paint. Who did it and how long did it take them. Thanks for the pictures, Mark
A place in Raleigh called BMAC's did the body and paint work. I want to say it took less than six months however I had already removed most of the paint with a chemical stripper before I handed it over. They do a lot of Corvette work but also build complete cars for customers. Throughout the process they allowed me to stop by, hang out and chat with them to see where they were at. It wasn't cheap but the quality and finish is impeccable. It was also color sanded so it's glass smooth.

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Old 11-02-2017, 04:25 PM
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Yes! I'm trying to convince the wife we need some land with a separate garage now

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Very nice job, your Dad I bet is very proud. Enjoy the car now, you live where you can probably drive it year round right? Pretty soon you may have to add on to the garage and start on another one!
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Very nice. Enjoy.
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