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Old 11-29-2013, 09:42 PM
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Yes, definitely sorry to hear about your dad. You and your family are in my prayers.

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Hey Guys, checking back in with new progress pics from Steve. Last week he got the color on the rest of the body...







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For anyone who has never met Steve or had any business dealings with him... he is as straight up a guy as you'll ever deal with! His shop is doing an amazing job on this car.

They spent this week polishing...





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They are laying on the paint as follows:

3 coats color, wet-sanded with 800, followed by 2 coats 1/2 color/clear mix, wet-sanded with 800, followed by 3 coats clear, wet sanded with 800 and finally 2 more coats of clear.

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They are laying on the paint as follows:

3 coats color, wet-sanded with 800, followed by 2 coats 1/2 color/clear mix, wet-sanded with 800, followed by 3 coats clear, wet sanded with 800 and finally 2 more coats of clear.
oh boy that is the way to make that paint look alive!!

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Old 12-07-2013, 09:02 AM
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That car body looks great Tim, and Steve's shop is nailing that paint too! Those girls in your avatar buffing it too?

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Wow,at this rate I hope to see it at the nats or better yet the Uprising!

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Tim, No way am I letting you park that car next to mine. Mine will look like a total POS..;( I hope Steve has a supply of stripe kits.

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WOW.

Note to Steve: after practicing on Lucy, please repeat on Adrian!

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Old 12-07-2013, 08:40 PM
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Tim, Sorry to hear about your dad. May he rest in peace.

The car looks great! Congrats to the team of expert craftsmen working their magic.

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WOW that looks great! Steve is working on mine as well. It's not to the painting stage yet so I am tempering my impatience by enjoying your posts.

Thanks,

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WOW that looks great! Steve is working on mine as well. It's not to the painting stage yet so I am tempering my impatience by enjoying your posts.

Thanks,

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X2 here! Looking forward to the progress!

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WOW.

Note to Steve: after practicing on Lucy, please repeat on Adrian!
I'm glad I read your post. I was going with Adriatic on yours but if you want me to repeat what's on Tim's then Lucerne it is.

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That car body looks great Tim, and Steve's shop is nailing that paint too! Those girls in your avatar buffing it too?
Steve corrected me in that they haven't done any polishing yet... The girls rubbing down my Judge live out in Beverly Hills (with some guy named Hugh). It's a bit far for them to travel, so I'll just let Steve's guys finish it up!

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Wow,at this rate I hope to see it at the nats or better yet the Uprising!
We're shooting for POCI in June! I've got to get moving on my pieces!!!

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Tim, No way am I letting you park that car next to mine. Mine will look like a total POS..;( I hope Steve has a supply of stripe kits.
Yeah right! Your car is great looking, Craig! Look forward to sippin' some brews this summer in Dayton.

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Continuing to pull things together for this car to stay ahead of Steve's progress.

I have asked this before and have gotten answers, but there is conflicting information on PY as to which is correct. Lucy is a '72 TA, 455HO, with A/C. Which of these radiators would be the right one?


FH with CV and IA tanks... if this is right, where do I get the tags?



FP with CV and IF tanks...


I have a set of spare CV and IA tanks that I can have restored but want to be sure its right before spending the coin.
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Thoughts or opinions on the radiator???

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Who makes the best reproduction stock radiators? Need an FI

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