Our backwards resto....66 vert!
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i have no idea why so much edelbrock, hahah, thats the funny part,...i always hated muscle cars,..HATED!, thought they were stupid,...and every time i say muscle cars and tv edelbrock was always the name used,..so figured they were a good company to buy some stock in,...haha,..but i really dont have a honest answer to that,...just always thought edelbrock and muscle cars went hand in hand
and yes i do not like the wheels on that car,..but the car overall is sick looking,..i needs a set of custom hre's,mmmm color matched to the car with polished lip!,..then were talking
and yes i do not like the wheels on that car,..but the car overall is sick looking,..i needs a set of custom hre's,mmmm color matched to the car with polished lip!,..then were talking
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RE: Our backwards resto....66 vert!
If you want a FB - either you really have the big bucks to add to the sale of the convertible to get one like in the picture ... or you find a project car that you buid to your liking ... based on what you have done and the skills you displayed, I'd say option 2 ...
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RE: Our backwards resto....66 vert!
+++++1 You got skills man. No denying it!!! But I say you find a way to get the fastback without getting rid of the convertible. Keep the first car. I mean, it did pop your cherry!!!!
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the more and more i watch the sales of these cars, the convertibles are going for more then the fastbacks,...we just went to a classic car auction and the convertibles were priced WAY higher then the fastbacks....i could be wrong, but this is what i have seen,...
i would like a fastback in the 10k range,...solid body and nothing else,..i dont want to do floors and **** again,...thats a pain!, i dont mind everything else,...
but yes that one in the picture has been saved on my computer since the day i brought my baby home and has been my inspiration for this thing,...who knows,...i might get to attached to this thing and just buy a fast back and have two, haha
i would like a fastback in the 10k range,...solid body and nothing else,..i dont want to do floors and **** again,...thats a pain!, i dont mind everything else,...
but yes that one in the picture has been saved on my computer since the day i brought my baby home and has been my inspiration for this thing,...who knows,...i might get to attached to this thing and just buy a fast back and have two, haha
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+++++1 You got skills man. No denying it!!! But I say you find a way to get the fastback without getting rid of the convertible. Keep the first car. I mean, it did pop your cherry!!!!
+++++1 You got skills man. No denying it!!! But I say you find a way to get the fastback without getting rid of the convertible. Keep the first car. I mean, it did pop your cherry!!!!
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RE: Our backwards resto....66 vert!
Not too many people have the guts to tear into a car as deep as you've gone.
Print your pictures and make a photo album. It will be a nice touch if you put it in a car show or want to sell it after you're finished.
Print your pictures and make a photo album. It will be a nice touch if you put it in a car show or want to sell it after you're finished.
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i wanted to dig a bit deeper, but funds, space, time, and other things played a big part of that, i just spent 3 full days under the car scraping it down the metal, sanding, and coating,...pain,..but thank you for the nice comments guys,..
and yes i have been taking alot of pics that i will put into a book when complete,...
i am also thinking of painting the car myself,...so well see...
and yes i have been taking alot of pics that i will put into a book when complete,...
i am also thinking of painting the car myself,...so well see...
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RE: Our backwards resto....66 vert!
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let me ask you a question and keep in mind this is coming from a 27 year old kid,..and be honest...by looking at these pics and my cars what shows you i have skills,...i dont think i am any different then any other garage monkey,...i look at some of the work dont on these forums and other forums and it puts me in awww at how these people have these skills and never worked on cars for a living,...i would love to have the know how and skills of half the people i talk to ,...maybe they have been doin it alot long? and i have some catching up to do,..but it just seems, i am no different then any other garage monkey i have met,...i think i just have the ***** to tear into something unknown, take a mental picture, and be able to put it back together,...i mean i tore this whole car apart and only took about 2 pages of notes, and put the rest back together my memory,...there is still sooooo much i want to be able to do and learn, but dont know who to turn to and where to learn without schooling,...and its hard to give a job up in a industry that you have been in for 7+ years to start all over,...who knows,..
let me ask you a question and keep in mind this is coming from a 27 year old kid,..and be honest...by looking at these pics and my cars what shows you i have skills,...i dont think i am any different then any other garage monkey,...i look at some of the work dont on these forums and other forums and it puts me in awww at how these people have these skills and never worked on cars for a living,...i would love to have the know how and skills of half the people i talk to ,...maybe they have been doin it alot long? and i have some catching up to do,..but it just seems, i am no different then any other garage monkey i have met,...i think i just have the ***** to tear into something unknown, take a mental picture, and be able to put it back together,...i mean i tore this whole car apart and only took about 2 pages of notes, and put the rest back together my memory,...there is still sooooo much i want to be able to do and learn, but dont know who to turn to and where to learn without schooling,...and its hard to give a job up in a industry that you have been in for 7+ years to start all over,...who knows,..
Your 7 years of experience in the food industry would not be wasted. You have learned things which can transfer to other jobs...things like dealing with people, purchasing, planning, etc. Give it some thought.