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Offline brads70

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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #540 on: December 04, 2011 - 03:44:26 PM »
It's beautiful Mike! You must be on cloud nine! :clapping: :2thumbs:
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Offline jimynick

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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #541 on: December 04, 2011 - 03:52:34 PM »
Looks great Mike! All those hours of block sanding were worth it. Better gloss/paint period, than it did the day it was made. Now comes the fun, reassembly part. Keep up the good work! Ian  :thumbsup:

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« Reply #542 on: December 05, 2011 - 07:42:17 AM »
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Looking great Mike. All your patience and long hours working on the shell really shows now! Absolutely amazing!  :2thumbs:
That 'cuda is destined to be well known. Shall we start the pool now? Which mag features it first....
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« Reply #543 on: December 05, 2011 - 02:04:02 PM »
 :droolingbounce:  Wow!  Must feel very good to be living the dream!  I'm very jealous.  Congratulations on your progress!!!

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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #544 on: December 05, 2011 - 04:17:02 PM »
I can smell the fresh paint all the way from here.

Great job Mike!    :bananasmi

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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #545 on: December 05, 2011 - 09:25:27 PM »
I can smell the fresh paint all the way from here.

Great job Mike!    :bananasmi

Thanks guys.

I was getting high just off the fumes watching them paint it. lol.

Next phase is Organasol the Tail panel.
Also the trim needs to be sent out for polishing and a few small little dinks to straighten out.

I would buy new tail panel trim but they want $325.00 for it. Jeez!!
I heard the OEM trim was better made anyway so I'll stick with that.

This will no doubt be the best Christmas present ever in my life.

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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #546 on: December 06, 2011 - 01:25:09 AM »
Paint looks awesome Mike!

Good to see all your hard work paying off. That thing will be on the road in no time!  :woohoo:

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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #547 on: December 06, 2011 - 09:31:17 AM »
Is that for the Metro trim?  I think Mike at BE&A sells that trim for under $200?  Call and ask him...I don't think the website gets updated with everything he sells. 


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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #548 on: December 06, 2011 - 12:18:18 PM »
Man that is beautiful!

Congrats Mike!  :wave:
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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #549 on: December 06, 2011 - 08:40:44 PM »
Paint looks awesome Mike!

Good to see all your hard work paying off. That thing will be on the road in no time!  :woohoo:

I'm set up for black interior. Now I'm thinking going with a blue interior.
Yikes! More money.
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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #550 on: December 06, 2011 - 10:34:59 PM »
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I'm set up for black interior. Now I'm thinking going with a blue interior.
Yikes! More money.

I went with the blue interior as that is what mine came with from the factory.  If you have a black vinyl top,  i think a white interior would look sharp too, what with the black billboards. choices choices! :stirpot:
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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #551 on: December 07, 2011 - 07:32:10 AM »
I went with the blue interior as that is what mine came with from the factory.  If you have a black vinyl top,  i think a white interior would look sharp too, what with the black billboards. choices choices! :stirpot:
:iagree:  White would look good too! Mind you what ever you pick it's gonna look great!
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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #552 on: December 07, 2011 - 02:35:40 PM »
That color is awesome. Beautiful car.

Now, if it were me...  :)  I'd go white interior, white billboards. With that blue paint... man.

Gonna look great whichever way you go.
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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #553 on: December 07, 2011 - 03:22:53 PM »
That color is awesome. Beautiful car.

Now, if it were me...  :)  I'd go white interior, white billboards. With that blue paint... man.

Gonna look great whichever way you go.
I wonder what that would look like with an argent shaker and argent tail panel.

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Re: Work has begun...Topcat
« Reply #554 on: December 07, 2011 - 05:54:54 PM »
mike, what kind of wheels will you use?
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