My Light Beige GSL-SE Restomod Build
08-01-13, 10:49 AM
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Thanks.
Wheel well molding is on and door edge guard. I also waxed the car with an overspray remover. Alignment is also done.
What is left to do:
-final alignment of front panels and installation of under tray
-assemble and paint rear louvers
-wheel polish
-windshield molding install
-pinstriping
-finish install of emblems, stickers, etc (I will be doing)
-paint metal sunroof
-detail engine compartment and interior
Once the car is done with paint:
-new tires
-replace carpet (have in garage)
-driver's seat repair (sometime this year)
I'm hoping to get most of this done today.
Wheel well molding is on and door edge guard. I also waxed the car with an overspray remover. Alignment is also done.
What is left to do:
-final alignment of front panels and installation of under tray
-assemble and paint rear louvers
-wheel polish
-windshield molding install
-pinstriping
-finish install of emblems, stickers, etc (I will be doing)
-paint metal sunroof
-detail engine compartment and interior
Once the car is done with paint:
-new tires
-replace carpet (have in garage)
-driver's seat repair (sometime this year)
I'm hoping to get most of this done today.
08-05-13, 10:29 AM
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Car is at my house (neighbor kid wanted to be in the pic):
The car is 99% done. I will have most of what's left done this week.
-window trim installed this week
-GSL-SE emblem installed this week
-wiper cowl is wetsanded and will be buffed this week.
-I will polish the wheels in the next few weeks.
-wax should go on this week.
-interior and engine cleaned this weekend
-under hood stickers installed this weekend
The car is 99% done. I will have most of what's left done this week.
-window trim installed this week
-GSL-SE emblem installed this week
-wiper cowl is wetsanded and will be buffed this week.
-I will polish the wheels in the next few weeks.
-wax should go on this week.
-interior and engine cleaned this weekend
-under hood stickers installed this weekend
08-07-13, 09:07 AM
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Thanks everyone.
Total in paint and body work was about $3,800. material alone was about $1,800 or so.
I have about $850 in seals and emblems. $200 in junk yard parts.
So far I have an $8,500 free car. I have close to another $1000 to completely finish the car up.
-seat repair
-clear bra
-alarm
-engine bay parts plating
Total in paint and body work was about $3,800. material alone was about $1,800 or so.
I have about $850 in seals and emblems. $200 in junk yard parts.
So far I have an $8,500 free car. I have close to another $1000 to completely finish the car up.
-seat repair
-clear bra
-alarm
-engine bay parts plating
08-07-13, 03:11 PM
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Thanks, I'll get some good pics of the entire car this weekend or next week. It has been raining almost every afternoon so I haven't even had a chance to give the car a good cleaning inside and out.
The interior needs the front carpet swapped (have sitting in the garage) and the driver's seat repaired. Everything else in the interior is looking great.
The interior needs the front carpet swapped (have sitting in the garage) and the driver's seat repaired. Everything else in the interior is looking great.
09-09-13, 12:05 PM
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After having close to a month of a sick family, I've finally had time to make some progress.
-window trim install DONE
-GSL-SE emblem install DONE
-wiper cowl is wetsanded and will be buffed DONE
-polish the wheels STILL NEEDS TO GET DONE
-wax STILL NEEDS TO GET DONE
-interior and engine cleaning DONE
-under hood stickers install STILL NEEDS TO GET DONE
-window trim install DONE
-GSL-SE emblem install DONE
-wiper cowl is wetsanded and will be buffed DONE
-polish the wheels STILL NEEDS TO GET DONE
-wax STILL NEEDS TO GET DONE
-interior and engine cleaning DONE
-under hood stickers install STILL NEEDS TO GET DONE
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car looks great!
05-22-14, 05:51 PM
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We got over an inch of hail. My hood, cowls, and roof are covered in little dents. The front emblem is nowhere to be found and there is a chip and crack in the bumper. I removed most of the little twigs and branches off the car before I thought to take a pic.
Some areas in Denver got a few inches of hail.
Some areas in Denver got a few inches of hail.
05-22-14, 07:14 PM
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I was there for that storm. I had just landed in Denver when it began and drove down to Garden of the Gods for the night. It was the worst blizzard I've seen in years. I don't know how you Colorado people deal with snow in May. 
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That's awful! 
Were you insured for hail damage? How does one even go about fixing that sort of thing? Dry ice to pop the dimples out?
How big are the hailstones?
Were you insured for hail damage? How does one even go about fixing that sort of thing? Dry ice to pop the dimples out?How big are the hailstones?