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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #15 on: August 23, 2012 - 05:58:45 PM »
    Begging Honey to buy a new part or explaining the money I spent  :'( a tear helps  :bricks1:
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    Offline RB2929

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #16 on: August 24, 2012 - 07:10:07 AM »
    Quote from: GranCuda1970 on August 23, 2012 - 05:58:45 PM
    Begging Honey to buy a new part or explaining the money I spent  :'( a tear helps  :bricks1:

    Just remember, nothing costs more than a hundred dollars. Well, that way I don't need to get permission from the wife.  :bigsmile:
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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #17 on: August 24, 2012 - 09:58:53 AM »
    She monitors the bank activity several times a week, I have taught her well during my time in the service but She is the BOSS , this year and last she has loosened up the funds a bit for the Grancuda Project and just wants me to finish the car.
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    Offline HP_Cuda

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #18 on: August 24, 2012 - 01:00:51 PM »

    That's where creative accounting comes in handy!

     :roflsmiley:

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    Offline Topcat

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #19 on: August 24, 2012 - 11:37:20 PM »
    Quote from: HP_Cuda on August 24, 2012 - 01:00:51 PM
    That's where creative accounting comes in handy!

     :roflsmiley:

    yeah, but then you get busted whe she goes... "Let's go on a long Vacation or re-do the entire Kitchen.
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    Offline 1970A66D21

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #20 on: September 02, 2012 - 12:21:54 PM »
    Have not done body work/paint.Side glass adjustment is the biggest pain in the butt.
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    Offline 67vertman

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #21 on: September 03, 2012 - 09:39:21 PM »
    Id have to say the worst part is when the simplist thing to do takes a turn for the worst and you spend hours, if not days, working on something that should have only taken ten minutes.  Like removing the torsion bars, or bracking off a bolt in a hard to get to location.

    Next, is the broken/skined knuclules........ :smilielol:
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    Offline ghjedi

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #22 on: September 06, 2012 - 01:58:05 PM »
    The least fun part for me personally is having to restore/replace parts that the previous owner told me were already restored or replaced.  I have had to basically re-do everything on the car except the engine.  I really regret not having taken the car to a qualified mechanic (vs. me) to thoroughly check out before purchasing it.  I've had to move past counting the dollars sunk into it, but on the plus side, I have the opportunity to restore this car exactly as I want it. 
    « Last Edit: September 10, 2012 - 03:01:49 PM by ghjedi »
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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #23 on: September 06, 2012 - 02:28:29 PM »
    For me body/paint work is definitely the worst. It consumes the most time and is definitely a place where you cannot cut corners if you want the car to look right and last a long time. Plus it is a huge expense. I just got a quote for paint for the A66 Challenger and to do paint the car inside and out the materials alone were over $3,600 for quality stuff.
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    Offline 1970A66D21

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    Re: What part of restoration do you hate the most?
    « Reply #24 on: September 08, 2012 - 05:26:02 PM »
    Paying more than you planned for body and paint and getting a sub par job.Having a senior and junior in High School, $8k is a lot of money.
    I did not expect or want one of the shine like a mirror jobs but smooth and straight would have been nice.The painter does cars on the side,not as a profession.My car will be going back to him soon.When he repaired the driver side front fender,he did not match the contour for the headlight bezel.There are other issues I have found since.
    Live and learn.Will enjoy the car for a while and get it repainted in about 5-10 years.Will do more homework next time.
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