I am hoping to have it done by the National Meet.
SHould get the car back by the end of the week.
Rubber is on its way from Germany.. or so I was told this morning. I hope it gets here by next week... But I am just ecstatic to have found all the rubber for the doors I needed in NOS condition.. !
Chrome is all back from the chrome shop.. BTW they did an excellent job. Local guy in Richmond.. turned around the bumpers and interior bits in less than 2 weeks. I wasnt even asking for it that fast. Also real inexpensive.. $400 for two bumpers, 2 ash trays, and a few others small bits... He charges $185 to straighten and chrome a bumper. Was doing someones GT as I saw the bumper waiting to leave and he said he has done a number of them..
Hanlon Plating Company -
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Anyway, all the other trim and interior bits are also ready to go in or close to it..
Most parts are collected and ready..
Positive note is the car mechanically is in great shape.. so I won't have that to worry about that at all..
But I do have to get it to the shop to get carpet & headliner installed (new headliner is already made)
Anyway.. most this I posted in the national thread.. but figured I would post here with the pictures.. as I progress.
Cecil, the retired gentleman doing the body work started painting yesterday. He spent over a week stripping and straightening the body.. and the blue looks awesome.. !
Let me know what you all think..
Wierdest thing is that I am doing this car completely reversed of how I normally do things.. I have the mechanical restored to a good runnign condition... but not finished, and jumped to the body and interior. Primarily due to the fact the gentleman doing the work was able to do it and at a cost that was far too low.. so I felt I had to jump on the chance to get the work done now.
I hope later once I am done with the exterior and interior, to rebuild the suspension and the motor to a 2.0L.. but all in due time I guess.