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Old 09-30-13, 07:00 AM
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Love that color. Amazing build.
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Beautiful!!!
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Dude that color is freak'n nice! The bug is cool too haha...what the heck is that thing anyway?
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Thanks for the replies.
Not sure what kind of crazy *** caterpillar that iz.
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Good Job, Congratulations.
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Originally Posted by preludesh2000
Just read thru thread , nice find ..love seeing another fd being preserved... like the blue also ..cant wait to see finished product
Thanks for reading through the thread.
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Did you paint it all in your garage? If so how did you deal with the paint cloud? I'm sorta new when it comes to DIY real paint jobs!
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Originally Posted by 4g63rotary
Did you paint it all in your garage? If so how did you deal with the paint cloud? I'm sorta new when it comes to DIY real paint jobs!
Yes and no, I have a separate 1300 sqft workshop on my property that is not attached to my home. I am a restoration and finish specialist of furniture by trade. So I am already set up to do this type of work to a degree. Thus dealing with fumes in my shop is not an issue. I already had all of the necessary equipment plumbed into my shop. I don't want to give the impression that I am new to spraying finishes. I'm not.
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wow!! great Resurrection!
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I'll probably start buffing parts out tomorrow. I just got my new suspension bushings and pillow ***** in. I will get those parts pressed in soon as well. Should be making another trip down to see Fritz next week or two so more parts are on there way. Pics too....
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST
Yes and no, I have a separate 1300 sqft workshop on my property that is not attached to my home. I am a restoration and finish specialist of furniture by trade. So I am already set up to do this type of work to a degree. Thus dealing with fumes in my shop is not an issue. I already had all of the necessary equipment plumbed into my shop. I don't want to give the impression that I am new to spraying finishes. I'm not.
Well that makes perfect sense! Yeah I took a glance at your web site amazing stuff!
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Love the color. Amazing job. I'm also looking to get back into another FD after having the kids. Have tried so many other cars in the past 10 years (Turbo 350z, Supra TT, Mustang, and now on my second BMW 335i) and I always come back to wanting the FD again. Love your project.
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Really like what you did with the side vent there.
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this is awesome. keep up the good work. I cant wait to get a hold of a FD
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Sup guys,
I've been slacking on working on the car. I bow hunt and the rut is kicking in so I've been spending my free time chasing bambi through the forests of Southern Maryland.

Last night I spent a few hours compounding the paint and it looks pretty good. It will have to be buffed with glaze after the I'm done compounding the sanding marks out.

I snapped a few photos when I wrapped it up at midnight. I don't know when I will get back to wrapping this up, hopefully soon. i accidentally splashed lacquer thinner on one of the fenders so I ended up buying a new fender and have to start one of them all over again, which really blows.



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The color washed out in the last two photos of the fender vents but you can see that there is no visible line where the piece was filled in..


Anyway have a great week all.
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Great work, loving the colour.
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I likes!!! cant wait to get mine back from the body shop.
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Color came out great. Awesome work.
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Great color choice, car looks good. Looking forward to seeing the finished project.
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Big fan of the color. looking real nice
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Any updates?....really digging this restoration!!!
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What color is that? I'm about to respray Ultrasonic Blue Mica. That looks very similar to it.
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Such a steal. Love the progress and subtle changes you've made
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No updates, I've not been able to devote any time to the car. I have way to many things going on through the fall with the hunting season and then the holidays. Hopefully work will slow down enough going into late winter and into spring to get time to start putting the car back together.

I've been stock piling parts and will be buying a set of wheels probably in March. Most likely CCW classics.

The color of the paint is pretty well discussed on previous pages. It's House of Kolor paint. "Majik blue pearl"


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