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ScottDoonan
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Kais Collection
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Thanks dude.
Polishing is done. Basically what I did is:
Wash with water.
Wash with Meguiar's Gold Class Shampoo
Meguiar's Clay
Meguiar's Deep Cristal Paint Cleaner
Meguiar's Deep Cristal Polish
Meguiar's Deep Cristal Carnauba Wax
The final result isn't a mirror-like shine, but it has a nice semigloss to it and the 30 years of dirt and grease in the paint is gone. So I'm happy.
Preview of underside nose:
What's next: Install new window rubbers when they arrive, install Sapphire II radio when faceplate arrives, wet sand &polish rims and install caps with stickers, polish chrome and trims, clean new used floor mats, clean inside& trunk& engine bay, lower the front a tad more, service the brakes, adjust valves.
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Kais Collection
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From Ratlook...to concours. Looking good Kai...all you new is a nice new exhaust.  |
Thanks John 
The exhaust plans have changed.. The oldspeed engine as I designed it (especially with required brakes upgrade) was just gonna be too expensive.. For that money I could buy a nice 912. So the stock engine is staying, it's been overhauled 2 years ago and runs perfect anyway!
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50Split
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Nice work Kai! Going to look stunning with the wheels all polished too!
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Kais Collection
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| Nice work Kai! Going to look stunning with the wheels all polished too! |
Thanks bro!
Polished one (on the right). Wet sanded 1500 & 2000, and then Meguiars (yes, again) Metal Restorer:
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New seals arrived this morning from Mike @ House of Ghia. I'm just gonna install the hood seal for now, the rest will have to wait till after the weekend.
Old & new:
all solid underneath (dark spots are seal residue, not rust):
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Looks great Kai.
Q, you see that clip I was telling you about at the Classics?
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Yup, thanks for showing me. I checked my photo's and I don't have the clip.
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| I have one of those clips in my tool box....was wondering where it went for about a year now....thanks! Really like your car too Kai, great thread. |
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Kais Collection
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Thanks guys.
Didn't take much more pics, but here are some from the Budel show that I found on the web:
And here's the 3-liter bottle of Jack we downed with our Danish and American friends:
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That looks Fuching awesome right there!! Caps set the rims off a treat!
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| Ever try Makers Mark Bourbon? |
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