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Old 10-21-2013, 09:42 AM   #1
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Saved from the scrapper

Well since its winter and we are all bored I will share my project progress. So lets go over some stuff first, yes I realize the color is wierd. I always thought a black roof car would look neat like this so I tried it. It does not capture well in pics but it looks cool in person.

Car was saved from crusher. I rebuilt the motor, saved the body and then lost my mind on paint. Its stock save a 3500 stall. Its actually pretty quick and will make a cool dd. Whoever buys it can hotrod it up. Block was cracked so it has a 2000 SS motor in it I had laying around. Yes I also put an SS hood and spoiler on it. I just like them, not trying to be a poser... but they just look great on these cars.






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Old 10-21-2013, 09:59 AM   #2
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I think the car looks sharp, nice work.
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Old 10-21-2013, 10:06 AM   #3
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Thanks!
The driver door is a little tweeked. I got it from a junkyard and the bottom corner sticks out a bit. Tried to twist it on the hinges but it didnt budge. If anybody has some tips lemmie know!
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Old 10-21-2013, 10:28 AM   #4
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think it looks pretty cool.

any other shots of it ?
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Old 10-21-2013, 12:17 PM   #5
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Nothing terribly exciting... the nose is still off. When I finish painting I will post up some good shots. I am not a body guy so its not perfect but it looks pretty good for a garage job. I had some critical car guys come over and inspect it and they said it was nice. My friends would be the first people to dog me. I am pretty hard on myself too lol. Its a helluva lot better than when I got it for $1800.
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Old 10-21-2013, 12:18 PM   #6
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I was debating on having my car painted that color... if its the same as the new mustang blue
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Old 10-21-2013, 12:22 PM   #7
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No its not. A few people have asked me that. Side by side thwy are tremendously different. Iys a custom color I mixed up. Because its a little "fruity" my friends and I have been calling it cotton candy or bubblegum blue lol.
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Old 10-21-2013, 12:39 PM   #8
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Car looks awesome w/that color combo..nice job.
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Old 10-21-2013, 12:50 PM   #9
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Love the color! I think those light, pastel colors are awesome. Aston Martin and Ford are really pushing them and I absolutely adore them. You do great work.
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Old 10-21-2013, 12:52 PM   #10
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Thanks! It was inspired by Porsche mexico blue. Love that color just didn't know if I could pull it off on an f body!
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yea that looks really good!
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Old 10-21-2013, 02:48 PM   #12
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Thanks! It was inspired by Porsche mexico blue. Love that color just didn't know if I could pull it off on an f body!
I think you did!

Car looks great.
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Old 10-21-2013, 03:20 PM   #13
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To answer some other questions, the wheels are BMW Axis 19s. Gasp! Remember this was a low budget build those were $400 craigslist specials. New they are like $1900. Eibach springs. BMR rear control arms cause the stock one were cracked. I would never put 19s on one of these but with the drop it actually looks pretty good.
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Old 10-21-2013, 03:30 PM   #14
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looks great
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Old 10-21-2013, 03:35 PM   #15
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Needs smoked corner lights, and I might have kept the handles black
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I was wondering about the wheels actually, they look sharp.
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Car looks very nice, good color
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Old 10-21-2013, 08:57 PM   #19
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Looks great so far - at first glance I immediately thought the color looked similar to Tripoli Turquoise:



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is that spoiler higher then normal ?
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Old 10-21-2013, 09:22 PM   #21
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I don't think so. It's that guy on eBay. $180 shipped with the LED. The hood was $167 from an auto body supply house in pennsaukin on 130. You can see from all the high spots you get what you pay for lol. But it is almost straight now. Again, this is just a daily driver, so I'm not going nuts. Just want it a little better than embarrassing.

I almost built a wide body. I love Bergers. I probably can do it, but it would take a long time to get it right. To be honest the thing that stopped me was the front fenders. I didn't want fiberglass and have no other means to make them. Almost considered aluminum but bah, I just decided to slap it together and drive it. My 67 needs a new motor so I'm either going to sell this, or make it my DD. I sold my current DD (SRT 8 Jeep) and I might not get another one. After doing all this it has kind of grown on me, automatic and silly 19s and all.

Oh and for the record, don't try and fix a spider cracked bumper. I knew it was near impossible but wanted to try anyway. When the paint cured and the bumper flexed some of the cracks came back even when epoxied. So, someday I will have to go get a new rear facia. It's not horrible, but I see it... Every time I look at it lol. I filled the nose and am not running the grill. I tried a different technique there, hope it works better lol. While we are talking about me screwing up, how bout I didn't set the oil pan right on the new motor and it leaked like hell! I know better but just wasn't thinking. So I got to lower the cradle and fix that. Good fun there.

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Old 10-21-2013, 10:18 PM   #22
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Must just be the pictures then. I would have killed to seal that rear antenna if I was that far into (but that's because I don't use the radio) Either way I'm jealous I wish I had the patience to do body work..... I'm better suited where I am doing flat rate work.

How is it removing that rear bumper ?

ouch, that hurt
Positive its not coming from the front or rear main/covers? Seem to be nightmares to line back up and after my rebuild my brand new rear main was leaking. Ended up getting a new rear cover with gaskets, rear main and bolts for 65$ and so far so good.
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Old 10-22-2013, 07:45 AM   #23
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Bumper removal isn't that bad. More hassle than real work. The leak was the pan, lil ultra grey and a new gasket and its leak free.

I told my wife I should fill the antenna hole but I do listen to the radio. I said people are gonna kill me for not filling this hole... but then again I painted it bubblegum blue and they will pronably be pissed at that lol!
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Old 10-22-2013, 01:02 PM   #24
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way to step outside the pack and do something totally different...i dig the bubblegum blue. unique choice indeed.
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Old 10-23-2013, 06:28 AM   #25
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Well the hood took way longer than it should have. But at $167 I kind of expected that. I'm just hoping the cheap ass thing holds the mount hardware without breaking. I do not want to do this again.
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