My restore project
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Instructor
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Yep, a couple of months not counting paint shop time. Lots of late nights and weekends. Had some helpers (wife, 4yr old daughter, and 6yr old son). My kids really like to help shine her up. I think they have found respect for the vette at an early age. They always ask me if I'm going to take them to school in the vette.
And yes it has definately been a labor of love.
And yes it has definately been a labor of love.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Coram NY
Yep, a couple of months not counting paint shop time. Lots of late nights and weekends. Had some helpers (wife, 4yr old daughter, and 6yr old son). My kids really like to help shine her up. I think they have found respect for the vette at an early age. They always ask me if I'm going to take them to school in the vette. And yes it has definately been a labor of love.
And yes it has definately been a labor of love.Great job!
- Tom
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Oxford CT
Looks great, nice to see another silver !!!!!!!!!
I am going to start the sanding process my self soon. You did a good job, I wish you lived closer...
Also I would like to request a detailed restore post for the body.... All your steps????
But thats prob to much work !!!!! ?
Looks good
Dan
I am going to start the sanding process my self soon. You did a good job, I wish you lived closer...
Also I would like to request a detailed restore post for the body.... All your steps????
But thats prob to much work !!!!! ?
Looks good
Dan
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Instructor
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I left the painting to a professional. A friend of mine owns a paint shop. I can tell you that it is all about the prep, lots of sanding.
Looks great, nice to see another silver !!!!!!!!!
I am going to start the sanding process my self soon. You did a good job, I wish you lived closer...
Also I would like to request a detailed restore post for the body.... All your steps????
But thats prob to much work !!!!! ?
Looks good
Dan
I am going to start the sanding process my self soon. You did a good job, I wish you lived closer...
Also I would like to request a detailed restore post for the body.... All your steps????
But thats prob to much work !!!!! ?
Looks good
Dan
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Melting Slicks
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From: Oxford CT
Ok how about on the prep.. That is all I plan to do.
I have done some cars several years ago... but i forgot, also were you nervous about hitting the fiber glass ?
And i notice you did all that sanding with your int exposed ????
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Reading PA.
Sweet lookin ride man. I hope I can finish my project. Sometimes I sit and look at it and think man i'm in over my head I should have never bought this thing and looked for somethin that needs less work. Pipe
Pipe