Check it out guys. I just got the car back from the paint shop. It still needs a lot of reassembly but you might be able to tell it came out AWESOME. The paint is flawless, the body is perfectly straight. The only bondo used was to fix a few door ding sized dings in the hood and fenders.

If your interested on seeing some pics that give a rough idea on what it takes to "reconstruct" a wrecked FD the right way follow this link. It might take a few minutes for the pics to load.

http://community.webshots.com/album/69912816VsRYvb

Oh and these pics were taken before I washed it. It was covered with dust from the bodyshop. After I washed it the paint turned was even more glossy.

Jeff
The FD saver

 

holy ****...jeff you are the man...i think anybody including myself would consider that car...trashed. i just got my car outta the body shop...the frame was bent in on the passenger side about 2 feet..but now it looks beutiful..i just need to throw some paint on there..and i can say i saved a very rare white pep..but looks great jeff......julian ledford...shaw airforce base , south carolina

 

Great job, Jeff. That pic of the frame rail is scary....

The FD world owes you for restoring another one on the road!

 

Very nicely done. I'm shure it'll look flawless when you're done. CJ

 

Looks great.

 

looks good. there are those that fix a car and those that do it right. i know VA just passed a law that any car with a rebuilt/salvage title can never get the car inspected to recieve a "good" title, it will always be branded. i understand why the law was done, because most ppl do a poor job. my bodyman has put together at least 5 3rd gens for a area dealer. he is good, really is amazing to see the transformation in person by a person who does it right.

 

keep up the great work.. looks great

 

I love the crutch holding the hood up! But seriously, you're an FD god, well done man.