Exterior paint and body work. The start...

I'll post a picture on my thread tomorrow of a diamond it'll look great, and you can bet it won't be in a goats *** John:rofl:

Stay tuned.....:rofl:
Beatcha to it Kenny..

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Javier, you're a maniac! Love to watch your progress. I'd be okay with the car the way it was after you performed your magic on the Lean Burn and whatnot. Things I wouldn't notice or care about, you're figuring out every way to correct them. :thumbsup:
 
Javier, you're a maniac! Love to watch your progress. I'd be okay with the car the way it was after you performed your magic on the Lean Burn and whatnot. Things I wouldn't notice or care about, you're figuring out every way to correct them. :thumbsup:
My wife would agree with you!!!
 
Beautiful day to end the year!!! Happy new year to all.

Great day for door bashing!

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tools out to raise rear of front door so it no longer rides the strike. Took an 1/8” shim at the bottom of the lower hinge but it got there.

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Where I left it in our last episode. Not bad fit but riding the strike into position.


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Upper hinge of driver rear door. It looks like it’s never been touched. Dry too... shame on me.

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Lower hinge of same door. Front driver hinges top and bottom were the same but I had lubed them at least.

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Some bashing and fiddling later. And here is how it works.



passenger side now working the same.

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interesting tha the fenders on both sides are a bit high in reference to the doors. I’ll have to raise the doors when it comes time with the fenders back on.

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Drivers side window alignment good too!!

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Passenger side is a little tight at the top.

that’s all for today.... I hear my wife calling.... happy new year!!!
 
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This is the one area that I neglected on my NYB. Body gaps. Left them exactly the way they assembled them. And they were horrible. But they did not touch metal to metal.
I don't know if I didn't dick with them because of...
A. Originality
B. Laziness
C. Fear of opening a Pandora's Box.
The one thing that I HAD to do was adjust all the windows for the tightest possible seal against rain and wind noise. Couldn't ignore that issue.
Now if only I could talk you into doing something out of the ordinary with the paint job.
 
This is the one area that I neglected on my NYB. Body gaps. Left them exactly the way they assembled them. And they were horrible. But they did not touch metal to metal.
I don't know if I didn't dick with them because of...
A. Originality
B. Laziness
C. Fear of opening a Pandora's Box.
The one thing that I HAD to do was adjust all the windows for the tightest possible seal against rain and wind noise. Couldn't ignore that issue.
Now if only I could talk you into doing something out of the ordinary with the paint job.

I’ll go with what’s behind curtain number three.

Doors can easily become a Pandora’s box if it’s your first time.
 
New battery yesterday.... after trying to charge it overnight. It got killed at the trim shop. Oops!

of course I cleaned out the tray.... and painted it.

also picked up a pair of horns... made in China crap until I can get some decent original ones. The search begins.

no progress today... heading to Mecum for the day. On the way now with a local friend Celio... he’s nuttier than I am about cars.
 
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