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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:37 am    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
Still waiting for the interior... but I did get the semaphores back from being restored and installed. One more thing off the list.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:10 am    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
Who did you have restore them?? They look great
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:32 am    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
Looking great! Have you finished the rims for it yet? Hopefully you do them in the correct metallic blue/ruby red combo.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:48 am    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
Matthew I had Matthew Ross in Canada do them and the came out great.

58euro I went with white centers I went back and forth about the red and decide to just go white. Easy to change down the road.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:36 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
61 type1 wrote:
Easy to change down the road.



definitely do that!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:12 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
I have been waiting for the interior since November and it is supposed to be here on Wednesday. Spent a couple hours getting the seats disassembled so I can get the frames sandblasted this week hoping to finally get this car done so I can enjoy it this fall.

The original material was still under the seat covers.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 1:52 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
Got seats assembled today. Does anyone know what color the rear luggage rails are supposed to be?


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:05 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
I'm curious why you chose that seat material? (April 51-september 52 Azur split beetle material) obviously not correct/original as seen by your original upholstery, and considering the high level you've been building this car to.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:46 am    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
Sled,

Honestly I was to trusting with the people I bought the interior from and after a year of waiting for it I'm just going to go with it.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:22 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
dang thats a bummer they couldn't deliver the right material.

it'll still look nice!
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:18 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
It will be immediately apparent that I do not belong here. I think they did you an accidental favor with the seat material. Shocked

What you built these seats with is a tasteful celebration of the exterior color, and much better than the blah dystopia OG that had been hiding under cover.

Beautiful build including the seats. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:33 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
I disagree that the original/correct material is "blah dystopia" when fresh...obviously moot point now though Wink

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:41 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
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I disagree that the original/correct material is "blah dystopia" when fresh...obviously moot point now though Wink

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Who supplies these - that material look good.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 12:52 am    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
Bendango wrote:
sled wrote:
I disagree that the original/correct material is "blah dystopia" when fresh...obviously moot point now though Wink

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Who supplies these - that material look good.


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:18 pm    Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project Reply with quote
Bumping for an update.
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