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Another winter project underway... by Haagster
Started on: 10-24-2005 12:33 PM
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Report this Post10-24-2005 12:33 PM Click Here to See the Profile for HaagsterSend a Private Message to HaagsterDirect Link to This Post
EDIT: First and foremost, I apologize in advance to anyone on dial-up. You may want to run away because this thread contains pictures, pictures, and even more pictures.

Well, it's not really just a winter project. I started when I bought the car and (through a series of indecisions, trial by error, divorce and a new girlfriend), it is was nearing completion at one time - but now needs months of work. The good part is it has a new home (garage with enough space to stretch out and work ).

I started here in June 2001 with a 1987 GT (2.8L, sunroof, and nothing special):

This morning at the body shop (thanks to the ttop frame from Skitime):

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Looks really good! Keep up the good work. What a difference since 2001. John
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Looks really good! Keep up the good work. What a difference since 2001. John

Thanks for the compliment. It still has a long way to go, but should be ready for next season

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Report this Post10-28-2005 07:10 PM Click Here to See the Profile for HaagsterSend a Private Message to HaagsterDirect Link to This Post
More pictures from the body shop this morning...

Yup, this will be a body panel off paint job!!

'93 Cadillac Deville 4.9L - installed by Rockcrawl in December 2003...

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I gotta go get more pictures posted soon...

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Report this Post11-11-2005 05:47 PM Click Here to See the Profile for HaagsterSend a Private Message to HaagsterDirect Link to This Post
No progress to report this week. Did find some archive source pictures of "my" ttops from Skitime's wreck a couple years ago...

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wow coming along nicely!

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Happy Veteran's Day Devil Dog from a former Marine (1984-1986).

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Wish I had my camera with me today... The painting has begun and I don't have any way to prove it Definitely going back in the morning with my camera!!

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More pictures (taken 1st thing this morning). The blue has begun.

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Should be done at the body shop just in time for Christmas

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Niiiiiiiiiice !

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They will finish the black paint this morning/afternoon, then the blue over the rest of the week.

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WOW awesome blue!!!
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Yeah I agree nice color blue .
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Love that blue color!!!
My next choptop will be Saab cosmic blue
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Thank you for the compliments. It's still a long way from being done. Every day, I find new and more expensive ways to make it take longer

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What wheel/tire combination would go well?
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that paint is sick! If i was you i would be going 18" chrome with 225/40 Tires, then lower it to close that wheel well gap...
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The car is starting to come back together (piece at a time)...

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Just a few more pictures from today!!!


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I guess that we can finally add me to the Blue Fiero Club


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Don, got your PM. Car looks GREAT!!!!!!!! Carlisle will not be the same this year.
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Thanks Mark. Been a while since I had heard from you.
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Why didn't they paint the entire rear clip? They left the upper rear section black wher the taillamp screws are.
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Very Very nice choice in paint color!

Keep up the good work

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Nice colour!

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That's a beautiful blue color - great progress too!
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Originally posted by Mike Murphy: Why didn't they paint the entire rear clip? They left the upper rear section black wher the taillamp screws are.

The pulled the body off of the car, painted everything that was left black, painted the body blue off the car, then put it back together. We went through 6 months (he's had the car since April Fool's Day) of "do this", "do this", "do this", "no, don't do that - do this", "hey can I get this done instead", "can you install this", and finally the big one that got he in trouble with the misses "can you install ttops?" I like it the way that it is - looks great in person and will look better in the pictures once it gets away from the body shop dust. The short answer to your question, they did exactly what I asked for .

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That blue looks dead on the color I painted my 84 C-10. What color is it? Looks great bet you will be happy to drive it again.

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Originally posted by YELLOWFIERO88: ... What color is it? ...

Color??? Actually, I have been sworn to secrecy - but if you ask Vinny Scalavino (carlisleautobody@earthlink.net), he'll tell you

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Vinny says it will be done tomorrow or Monday - but of course there is another delay... When he does finish with the body, then I can start the Firebird interior over again!!!

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Clean that engine, it's filthy!!! It doesn't look right with the rest of the clean car.
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Originally posted by avengador1: Clean that engine, it's filthy!!!

Top of the list of priorities

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I hope you folks don't mind the pictures Sorry about the dusty car in the pictures. It is a dust magnet in the body shop - it'll be clean once it gets out of that environment and into my garage.



I'm supposed to get 7 years of bad luck for breaking a mirror, but my lawyer thinks he can get me 5

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This is the closest picture that I have to the actual color on the car (at least on my monitor...)

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Waiting in the wings for the car to return home...


(the door panels, not the headliner)

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Just a new door handle and a bath away from coming home and wintering in my garage...

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Oh man! Can't wait to see it all put together. However much you paid that bodyshop, it was worth it.
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Originally posted by GonsaiPK: ...However much you paid that bodyshop, it was worth it.

Convince my wife of that and I'll give you a dollar - she is not amused with my body shop bill Carlisle Customs and Restorations (Carlisle Auto Body) is absolutely the best - they hung their sign in town 2 years ago and the owner and I have been talking about this job since just about day 1. It took over a year to get everything in one place, and even after an 11th hour change in August (the ttop install), they did everything I asked for as perfect as it could be done. I could not be happier with their work. In fact, I already have an appointment for some additional work on the GT next year (after I save some more $$ without my wife finding out )

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