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fixed the web shot link for you.

coming along great.

Ha, I edited the links too.. I don't do this all that much. Now a viewable picture. Thanks, though. Mike

Wow, that looks amazing. Did you have the wheels re-chromed? Otherwise that chrome is flawless!!!

The wheels came one at a time, slow process, through a local wheel guy and ebay. 2 of them were very gently used, not a mark on them, no staining and no pitting - you could see a slight discoloration where a wheel weight once was, which polished out. One wheel was NOS, never mounted. The last wheel had been rechromed - and is actually the nicest one, the chrome is smooth and perfect even deep in the lugnut holes. No wheel weights on the pretty side, I had the tire guy use the stick-on weights. We'll see if they stay! I still have the gold lace wheels, ha, you can see one of them near my Olds in the background. Mike

Ok, makes sense. Just know that with stick-on weights, they will never be perfect, as you can't get it perfect without the weight on the edge of the wheel, as of yet. Just know that if there is a tiny vibration, that's more than likely what it is, and it's probably about as good as it's going to get.

Dude looks amazing!
How much on the Paint job if I can ask?

Cost on paint job is hard to say - I'm the painter! I bought a gallon of base, I've purchased 2 quarts of primer. I used up a half-gallon of clear I had in stock and then bought another one. Not counting sand paper, rubbing compound and my time - about 500 bucks in paint material.
It wasn't a mask, scuff and go paint job. The body shell I used was green - so it has been painted black 100%. If you remove the exhaust heat shields, you'll find black. Take out the dash and the dash wiring harness, headliner - everything, and you'll only see black. Mike

WOW, you've done an AMAZING job so far!!!

stunning work... did you paint it on a rotisserie?

That looks fantastic! I like the black and chrome.

STOP POSTING!


You're making me drool everywhere!

Awesome work for sure!

Is there a before picture and one of the car stripped before painting?

That is an awesome job....hope mine turns out that nice when I do it!!

Wow, beautiful, whatcha you going to do with it after it being completed?

Looks great! Can't wait to see the finished project.

Can't wait to see how parts from Thing II tied into this project, Mike.

Looks awesome so far! About a weekend or so of work to do yet?


Cheers,
Adam

Wow, lots of questions. Thanks, and thanks for the compliments!! I hope I answer them all..

1) No rotisary (spelling?) I had the body shell on blocks, quite high up, painted it on my back.
2) When I am done, it will be a sunny day summer car. Although my 15 year old daughter has her eye on it, which is pretty funny.
3) I expect to have it done by spring. All the parts that are not on it need to be painted, and I have some house projects to do now. My younger daughter is on a swim team, my older daughter dances ballet, jazz, and pointe - so I am busy with much more important things.
4) I will take a picture of the interior at some point to show off the front door speakers from thing 2.

When it is finished, I have several hours of tweaking to do on it. Little things like very small areas that need a little more buffing, etc. This is what I plan to do over the winter.

Mike

Thanks for posting. You've got your priorities straight, and you do beautiful work. It will be fun to see it when you are done.