One Stop Progress Thread, A little bit of the process and some final pics of my Daily Driver Options

[Bogaat]

I bought this car in May of 2007 site unseen and had it shipped. Of course, the pics I saw in advance didn't quite cover everything. The car had 58k original miles and had been sitting in a barn for 12 years. It had only been driven 3000 miles in the 14 years before that. So I figured it shouldn't need too much right? When I first got it I decided to go for a drive to work...by the time I got home it was pouring gas and driving poorly. I made the call to tear down the engine and completely rebuild/detail the thing. I powder coated most everything and couldn't be happier. It now drives like a champ...thanks to Jake's video and help from you guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) . The body was pretty damn solid (no rot underneath and longs look factory fresh). The interior is all original and is almost perfect, so I didn't bother replacing any of it (one little tear in one seat bottom and two little cracks on the dash). After looking over the body when it got here, I decided it would need paint to make me happy as it had too many small blemishes. So I stripped it down and painted it in the garage with a buddy of mine. It is borderline perfect. I could not be happier with the paint. The battery tray needed a little work and the holes under the rear reflector had to go. This project of course snowballed and I spent way to much time (roughly 230 hours) and money...oh well. I think the wife will forgive me eventually now that the garage is back in order. I bought refurbed wheels from Alex Magro as two of my originals were cracked...oops. I should note that the guys at Auto Atlanta have been a great help as they have stuff you can not get anywhere else...those guys rock. George deserves way more praise than he gets around here. Well here are a ton o pics...
Big thanks to my Dad for coming down on the weekends to help knock this out before my new baby boy was born. I think we got it on the road just a few days before he came out!
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