1969 Imperial progress thread

Did you make a photograph register of every part before sending it to that shop or how do you make sure you know what every part is and where it's supposed to go during reassembling?
Yes, I have more then 25k photos of every part in every state. But for the most parts I don't even need them!
 
I'm going to have to show my in laws that picture of the Porsche towing they bought one over the summer.
I actually don't like these Porsche Suvs. Looks Kind of silly to me :O

But is has a trailer hitch and a driver who could help me because I unfortunately don't have the license to pull a big Trailer.

But in retrospect, is was not the smartest idea to show up with a Porsche when you need to get a good, low price for the metal work.

Well well, lesson learned.
 
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I love it! That collection has got to fuel the fire.:thumbsup:
 
I love it! That collection has got to fuel the fire.:thumbsup:
I'm still burning, mate ;)

There are a lot more parts waiting to be electroplated. All individually blasted, derusted, deburred, filed, polished and prepared for plating.
You will not believe how laborious this was :rolleyes: But the result is worth it!
 
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Julian. Good.... low price.....and metal work do not go together in the same sentence. An oxymoron of sorts.
Go through the proper procedure of cutting, drilling, fitting, welding and grinding one time and you'll get a feel for why it's so expensive. Not anyone can do it either.
Big jobs require a lot of panel alignment which will effect the final outcome.

Stay motivated. I haven't lost any enthusiasm for Virgil. Now that the metal work is completed and I recently received my interior panels I'm pretty stoked up about it. Just time and money...... Lots of both.
 
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But in retrospect, is was not the smartest idea to show up with a Porsche when you need to get a good, low price for the metal work.

Well well, lesson learned.

Same thing when I pulled into Moore's in SD while driving my 40' coach. Old man thought I was out of earshot when he told his guys that if I drove up in that I could afford higher pricing.
 
Julian. Good.... low price.....and metal work do not go together in the same sentence. An oxymoron of sorts.
Go through the proper procedure of cutting, drilling, fitting, welding and grinding one time and you'll get a feel for why it's so expensive. Not anyone can do it either.
Big jobs require a lot of panel alignment which will effect the final outcome.

Stay motivated. I haven't lost any enthusiasm for Virgil. Now that the metal work is completed and I recently received my interior panels I'm pretty stoked up about it. Just time and money...... Lots of both.

Ok, maybe "low price" was the wrong wording. I don't want the cheapest price I can get, but I want the best price for good work I can get. ;)

Indeed, time and Money is the whole magic! And patience.
 
And again she moved. This time to her new temporary home for the next few month to do all the "invisible" metal work with a friend of mine.

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Good for you! After this "invisible" metal work you are ready to "visible" work too ! BTW, good to have friends like that...
Keep sending pics,
Regards,
Mika
The Visible parts will be done by a professional to get the best base structure possible for a nice paint job.
All the other parts like the floor pans are not that critical because they will not be visible later.
 
And I immediately started to remove the old, rusted sheet metal from my car to replace it with pieces from the donor car.
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Next was the rear left floor pan. It had this little, charming bulge from the factory. It had to go as well.
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Next is welding everything, and then cut out the entire trunk pan on both cars. But unfortunately the weekend was over.
 
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