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billb
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Location: Austin, Texas
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 Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:17 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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metal work complete... off to the paint and body shop:
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billb
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Location: Austin, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:20 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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Paint! Spies Hecker Polar Silver:
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billb
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Location: Austin, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:52 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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Reassembly:
The engine was rebuilt. The cam was reground and new pistons and cylinders were installed. Along with a rebuilt distributer/vacuum advance (to replace the 009 that was there when I bought the car), and fuel pump. The engine tin was powder coated and matched to the paint on the underside of the fan tin that was never exposed. The pulleys, voltage regulator and air cleaner were done in gloss while the rest is in the stock semi-gloss.
The tank was painted in the original L29 Blue Grey.
The steering column, seat frames, shift lever, rear seat molding, and emergency brake handle were all paint matched to the original paint that was under the emergency brake handle boot.
I kept my original door panels, carpet and rubber floor mats. I need to take photos of those still.
The brakes were rebuilt completely and the fender wells were painted black and then painted with an undercoating to prevent rock chips.
The headliner and upholstery were purchased from Lenny Copp at West Coast Classic Restorations:
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billb
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:52 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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DONE!
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*Darren
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Location: MD
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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| Well done. Looks awesome. Way to stay with it. I remember the initial post. Man time certainly flies by quickly. enjoy! |
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EverettB 
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billb
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Joined: October 23, 2005
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Location: Austin, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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| Thanks. I really love the polar silver color. Depending on the light it looks different each time. The shop that painted it did amazing work. Same goes for the shop that did the metal work. Top notch in every aspect. I'm very pleased with the end result. |
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aa390392
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Location: So.Cal
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| Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:33 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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Nice job, I must say looks a lot better now then before...Nice save and nice facelift.
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Erik G
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billb
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Location: Austin, Texas
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| Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:57 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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| Erik G wrote: |
| Congrats, it looks great. What shop? In Austin? |
Mo at Rowe Customs (in Spicewood) did all of the work. I brought the car to him because of his attention to detail. He's very meticulous and his work stands the test of time.
http://www.rowecustoms.com/
The paint was done by Austin at Hill Country Rod Shop (in Kingsland). The shop is currently no longer open but may be re-opening somewhere else in the future.
http://www.hillcountryrodshop.com/
I feel very fortunate to have had both shops do the work for me given the level of the work each of them did. |
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scottvw
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Location: Centennial, CO
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:53 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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| Nice job.....looks great. |
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austin haro
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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| Looks great ! |
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Riff Raff
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Location: Alberta
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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Car looks happy, you look happy.
Real nice to see a happy ending.
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billb
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Location: Austin, Texas
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 11:31 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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Here are a few photos from a recent photo shoot
credit to my friend Patrick Murray for the photos:
http://www.nogravebutthesea.org/style/ |
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Erik G
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Mark Evans
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Location: Alsea,Oregon
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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I love the stance in the first pic!
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billb
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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| Mark Evans wrote: |
| I love the stance in the first pic! |
Thanks. Most everything is completely stock but I like the slight rake in the front. |
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joey1320
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Wiggy
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Skim
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:53 am Post subject: Re: wrecked while towing |
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blessing in disguise! Car turned out amazing.
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