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> New life for the LE, Body work began today
PanelBilly
post Sep 11 2010, 10:28 PM
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What the car looked like this morning
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What it looked like by the end of the day

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It all started last Tuesday when I got the call that the paint shop had an opening. Every night this week I've stripped off parts and this morning I drove the bare bones car to the shop. One part after another came off. The only thing I have left to do is pull the fuel tank so I can get the wipper assembly out and pull the air intake "mesh". I'm having a tough time with the interior trim for the targa bar. All but one of the screws is stripped and I guess I need to drill them out. We can paint around the peice, but it would be nice to have it out for resetting the glass.
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post Sep 11 2010, 11:02 PM
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Kick ass Billy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Looks like you are moving quick with it
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post Sep 12 2010, 06:34 AM
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Your moving a lot faster than I am on my LE
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post Sep 12 2010, 08:15 AM
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git er dunn !! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
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post Sep 12 2010, 12:32 PM
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QUOTE(914Sixer @ Sep 12 2010, 05:34 AM) *

Your moving a lot faster than I am on my LE


And Me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Nice !
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post Sep 14 2010, 06:16 PM
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Thats the way Billy...exactly what 14500 needed...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)

Will be excited to see how it turns out.
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post Sep 22 2010, 10:37 PM
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The body work is underway and I need to give credit to my friend Tim who is doing the worrk.


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and here's the first stage of the paint work

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now I've been cleaning parts and doing some repairs. Here's the window fuzzy that wipe the glass as it slides up and down.

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post Sep 22 2010, 10:57 PM
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Awesome Billy! You are flying on this one
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post Sep 23 2010, 09:17 AM
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Wow!

The LE's around here seem to multiply!

Cool thread!
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post Sep 23 2010, 10:39 AM
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Keep it up and you'll be COTM.. this month... [font=Arial]
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post Sep 27 2010, 06:34 PM
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Waiting for the painted car to come back, I'm assembling everything I can so it will be ready to go on the car

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post Sep 27 2010, 08:50 PM
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post Sep 28 2010, 12:17 PM
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Dang--it already looked great (to me at least!) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Sep 29 2010, 06:57 AM
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Thats a lot of work done in one day....I love those colors!! Hope you keep updating this post from time to time. Cheers
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post Oct 4 2010, 08:40 AM
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Another long weekend of work. Steve came over Friday night and we got the fuel tank emptied and the engine preped to be pulled.
Sunday morning the engine came out and here it is ready to laod in the van and take home Attached Image

Having it on a stand make the work alot easier.
This is the before photot just before I stripped off most of the top of the engine.

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The engine cavity is in good shape, but with everything out it will be easier to work in there.
The metal is in better shape than it looks. The wall just has glue on it.

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I needed to pull the tank to get the winshield wipers out. I broke the rubber support for the assembly, just like I did on my last car.
When I turned the bolt the rubber twisted and snapped. Its got to be one of the hardest bolts to remove on these cars.
Now the area were the winder come out of the cowl can be properly preped for paint.

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post Oct 4 2010, 09:00 AM
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I can't wait to see the finished car. Inspires me to see progress being made!!
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post Oct 4 2010, 01:33 PM
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Awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

Is the GT done?
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post Oct 4 2010, 11:50 PM
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The blue car is moving ahead slowly. Seems I'm always waiting for parts. I'm working on the list of replacement items I need for the LE and I'm going to order them all at once.
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post Oct 28 2010, 12:02 AM
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The body is all in primer. The plastic will be cut away next and the trunks and engine compartment will be painted


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post Oct 28 2010, 08:19 AM
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Nice Billy! You may just have your back before me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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