EDIT: First and foremost, I apologize in advance to anyone on dial-up. You may want to run away because this thread contains pictures, pictures, and even more pictures.
Well, it's not really just a winter project. I started when I bought the car and (through a series of indecisions, trial by error, divorce and a new girlfriend), it is was nearing completion at one time - but now needs months of work. The good part is it has a new home (garage with enough space to stretch out and work ).
I started here in June 2001 with a 1987 GT (2.8L, sunroof, and nothing special): This morning at the body shop (thanks to the ttop frame from Skitime):
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More pictures from the body shop this morning... Yup, this will be a body panel off paint job!! '93 Cadillac Deville 4.9L - installed by Rockcrawl in December 2003...
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Nov 9th, 2005
Haagster Member
Posts: 1378 From: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Registered: May 2001
Wish I had my camera with me today... The painting has begun and I don't have any way to prove it Definitely going back in the morning with my camera!!
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Nov 29th, 2005
Haagster Member
Posts: 1378 From: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Registered: May 2001
Originally posted by Mike Murphy: Why didn't they paint the entire rear clip? They left the upper rear section black wher the taillamp screws are.
The pulled the body off of the car, painted everything that was left black, painted the body blue off the car, then put it back together. We went through 6 months (he's had the car since April Fool's Day) of "do this", "do this", "do this", "no, don't do that - do this", "hey can I get this done instead", "can you install this", and finally the big one that got he in trouble with the misses "can you install ttops?" I like it the way that it is - looks great in person and will look better in the pictures once it gets away from the body shop dust. The short answer to your question, they did exactly what I asked for .
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YELLOWFIERO88 Member
Posts: 1329 From: Cincinnati, Ohio Registered: Nov 2004
Vinny says it will be done tomorrow or Monday - but of course there is another delay... When he does finish with the body, then I can start the Firebird interior over again!!!
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avengador1 Member
Posts: 35467 From: Orlando, Florida Registered: Oct 2001
I hope you folks don't mind the pictures Sorry about the dusty car in the pictures. It is a dust magnet in the body shop - it'll be clean once it gets out of that environment and into my garage. I'm supposed to get 7 years of bad luck for breaking a mirror, but my lawyer thinks he can get me 5
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Haagster Member
Posts: 1378 From: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Registered: May 2001
Originally posted by GonsaiPK: ...However much you paid that bodyshop, it was worth it.
Convince my wife of that and I'll give you a dollar - she is not amused with my body shop bill Carlisle Customs and Restorations (Carlisle Auto Body) is absolutely the best - they hung their sign in town 2 years ago and the owner and I have been talking about this job since just about day 1. It took over a year to get everything in one place, and even after an 11th hour change in August (the ttop install), they did everything I asked for as perfect as it could be done. I could not be happier with their work. In fact, I already have an appointment for some additional work on the GT next year (after I save some more $$ without my wife finding out )
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