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    Posted: 09 July 2010 at 10:12am

It's amazing what a $400 paint job and $1000 worth of tires and
wheels can do :-).  nope didn't alter picture none.

 


...near dead when i found it - about $500 worth of mechanical
maintenance to get her running.  Motor seems sound, barely burns
oil, tranny shifts fine but clutch is a bit touchy.  Still needs a bit of
bushing work on the rear end (noticeable if you go too hard) but still
drivable.  cheers!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Patrick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 July 2010 at 10:53am

We'd like to see it!

Don't bother with Photobucket or any other photo hosting site when posting images here. Just upload your picture(s) directly to this server while posting. (It's the icon with the "Up" arrow beside the tree.)

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote kharmata Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 July 2010 at 10:55am
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Originally posted by kharmata kharmata wrote:

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not working.....?

Apparently not.

 

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Aha! google chrome was the issue.  :-P
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Hey, looks great!

How has the car been lowered?

 

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very fast cutoff saw.

Thanks.  I know I know...but it rides completely fine. ;-)  It doesn't
bounce and is sort of stiff.  About 1.5 off rear and about 1 off front. 
give or take...

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I'll be doing the same thing to my '84 very soon. I want to get rid of the bush buggy look.

 

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Cut quickly - best of luck!
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Hey when you start with something cool, it doesn't take much to make it even cooler....:)

Looks good!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote kharmata Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 September 2010 at 9:24pm

Here's a couple pics of the color before the clear.

Sort of reminded me of 24K gold dust.  Sure glad the clear coat changed that.    I only wish the clear went on as nice and easy as the color.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Capt Fiero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 September 2010 at 9:59pm
I know there has been a lot of interest in your paint job.  Thanks for posting up those pics.  I have a new appreciated to the time it takes to do a good masking job.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Graeme Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 January 2011 at 11:59am
Top post is fixed now. Sharp looking car, that's for sure
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Post Options Post Options   Quote kharmata Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 January 2011 at 12:33pm
Originally posted by Graeme Graeme wrote:

Top post is fixed now. Sharp looking car,
that's for sure
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Post Options Post Options   Quote kharmata Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 January 2011 at 11:00pm

Originally posted by Patrick Patrick wrote:

I'll be doing the same thing to my '84 very soon. I want to get rid of the bush buggy look.

Is it done yet?   lol!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote kharmata Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 January 2011 at 11:34pm

here's right after the 3 clear coats...should have been maybe 10-20% heavier...not sure since it was my first try. 

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Nexus Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 January 2011 at 6:10pm

Sweet car dude

Very nice job on the paint

Good job saving her!!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote kharmata Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 January 2011 at 6:12pm
Originally posted by Nexus Nexus wrote:

Sweet car dude

Very nice job on the paint[/
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Good job saving her!!


Thanks!
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Post Options Post Options   Quote 86_Fiero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 February 2011 at 9:22pm
Excellent paint job. I am quite impressed. How did you
manage to paint her up for $400 if you don't mind my
asking?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote kharmata Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 February 2011 at 9:26am
Thanks. The costs I am referring to are the cost for the
paint and the clear coat material, including tack off
cloth, painting coveralls, mixing/measuring containers.
I had a $90 canadian tire spray gun and my friend had the
hi volume (30 gal) compressor and garage (lucky for me
). Otherwise I spent a few days sanding and filling
(You can never do enough sanding and filling!!) and I
should have done much more but was overly excited to try
it - and considering the hasty job I am very pleased with
my first shoot. Otherwise the costs don't include my
time (sanding and painted in one day) and cost of sand
paper
Cheers
oh ya - and a bunch of tape (cheap) and paper was free.
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