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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Ok, here goes. I decided to start a running thread to document the cars progress. I have started a blog, but this seems like a better way to memorialize the progress.
History: I purchased the car in Northern New Mexico in the 2001 or so. PO said the engine was a recent rebuild, and the tranny had been gone through (do they all say that?) The car was 20 footer, and had at least 3 layers of paint with 2 different yellows over the Bahia red factory finish, some body filler work was evident, but it looked to be a reasonably rust free car for under 2 grand. Drove it for a summer and the clutch went out, so I put it away until next summer. It sat for nearly a year in the garage, until I performed what to me was the most difficult automobile repair I had ever attempted, clutch job. Using the PP tech article I was able to get it in with a minimum of errors and excitement. Test drove it and put it away for winter again. Somewhere along the way I decided it was time to start the deconstruction (the reason I bought the car in the first place), so I slid the jack stands under it in the winter of 2003. Fast forward 3 years. In 2005 I moved twice, first to Idaho where i met some of the SLC guys and Ginter, and then to Wisconsin. I draged the car along behind the whole way. I accumulated parts along the way, including all needed for 5 lug conversion, Fuchs, upholstered the interior pieces, steel flares, 911 style dash, gauges, suspension upgrades, a parts car (did I need that?) Well I made and appointment to start the body work the first of March, so I worked all January and February to get every nut, bolt, wire, and grommet out of the car, and dragged it down to the body shop for soda blasting. |
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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Well I guess it is time for an update.
Talked to the body shop guy, and he was NOT pleased with the quality of the bumpers, but from all I read I was not suprised, and I expected a lot of work on them. They have the front fit and ready to go, but the guy that is assigned to my car is off on a one month vacation to europe (he goes to Croatia every year). I talked to the shop owner, and he asked me, since he was a man short, if it would be OK to put the car on the back burner for a month. they have a 1968 Z28 they neeed to get done for a guy in the service who is scheduled to ship out the first of July, and they wanted to get it done before he lwaves. SO my baby will sit till July, and then it should be only 2 weeks after that untill she is ready to come home and start the jigsaw puzzle assembly! I am not lookign forward to that, in fact it has me a bit scared! I may be calling on all you semi local guys to help with the work or at least moral support when the time comes! |
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