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joesfiero
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SEP 04, 10:14 PM
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Thanks! The end is nearing, this is how it looked at 9:00AM this morning
Painted it this morning, took about 2 hours and over a half gallon of paint. Took a lunch and then shot the clear.
And then I got the engine in (was a busy day)
And here is the car in full fenders.
An area of a fender that I already cut and buffed. You can see how deep that clear is, and just how clear that reflection is when its perfectly smooth.
I couldn't be happier with the paint especially for my first job doing everything start to finish by myself. The build is coming to an end as the majority of the work was in body and paint. Now I have to cut and buff the whole car which will take a little bit of time but then putting everything back together shouldn't take too long. Im almost going to hate to see the car go but will enjoy the garage space for my other Fiero. I have really enjoyed doing this project and have learned a lot along the way.
-Joe
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dudewithoutfiero
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SEP 05, 01:26 AM
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looks great Joe! i know once the bug goes you will get the other fiero in there to be work of art.
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joesfiero
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SEP 27, 09:30 PM
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Been a while since new pics on this one, and sorry but I dont have any right now.
I have been working on cutting and buffing the paint which is a painstaking process. I have also slowly been working on getting the interior back together. I have the steering column back in, the headliner is in (what a process that was), all the sound deadener is in and some of the new carpet is in. The dash is back in also as well as the door glass and one of the doors is complete while the other is waiting for a couple small things before getting the door panel back on. Everything looks great as it should because its virtually all new, the wiring is still being run too but there is a lot of work to do with that. If you remember my first few posts, there was a wiring nightmare in there and I need to redo much of it but it shouldn't be an issue for me, just time consuming.
I will try to get a few pics of the progress before I get the car done.
-Joe
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infinitewill
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OCT 20, 09:32 PM
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Hey Joe, how is the Beetle build progressing?
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joesfiero
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OCT 21, 10:11 AM
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Quite well, thank you. I have been spending time on the small details so that it will hopefully be problem free for some time. I have the wiring figured out finally and hope to get the car finished on tuesday in running condition leaving only the rest of the cutting and buffing to be finished after work over the next week. All that is left is minor details but they take time. If I get it all together and drivable on Tuesday I will pull it out and take pics for you guys.
-Joe
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Gokart Mozart
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OCT 21, 08:48 PM
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