Off to the Paint Shop,
but first...
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I had to re-hang all of the body panels. The paint shop didn't
trust Shop#2.
"We don't know if they know what they are doing, so we have to check
it"
I was going to paint it myself. I'm an OK painter, but with all the money
I already had into the car I really wanted it to look good.
"I wanted to do it right, didn't I?"
By the way, the paint shop re-did the trunk fix
again.
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The paint shop gave me the frame back first, then the body
panels one at a time,
so I was able to completely assemble and start the engine before installing
the panels.
Note the temporary oil pressure gauge mounted on the left.
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After I finished assembly the paint guy came over and did
the final polish.
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This photo does not do the car justice. After around eight coats of paint
and tons of polishing the car came out better than new. Way better.
How can I put any old parts back on this beauty? So I ended
up re-chroming,
repainting, reconditioning, or just plain replacing every single component.
Every single one!
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