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    Offline Street_Challenged73

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    Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « on: January 31, 2004 - 01:07:00 AM »
    Well, I stopped by the shop earlier tonight to pay off my first payment of the work that is soon to get underway.  Anyways, here are some photos of the newest progress.  Enjoy!  8)

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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin


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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #1 on: January 31, 2004 - 01:19:02 AM »
    and another...This one is pretty much what the other side had looked like before the work.  I think it's changing for the better.  ;D

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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #2 on: January 31, 2004 - 01:31:25 AM »
    And Another...Just look at those welds...Wish I was that good with a welder... ::) :P

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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #3 on: January 31, 2004 - 01:33:36 AM »
    And another...Here's a close-up of the redone upper quarter.  I'm really liking how things are lining up. :o ;D

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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #4 on: January 31, 2004 - 01:40:06 AM »
    And another photo of the driver's side to show just how bad they really were.  Fortunately, the lower quarter only requires the quarter skin and nothing more.

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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #5 on: January 31, 2004 - 01:48:59 AM »
    And the last photo......This is all the rusty/damaged metal I had replaced. :o

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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #6 on: January 31, 2004 - 01:51:48 AM »
    what are the two holes on the top of the 1/4 from ?
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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #7 on: January 31, 2004 - 01:54:38 AM »

    LOOKING GREAT Mark!!! :o 8) ;D Carlisle 2005?? ;)

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    Offline Street_Challenged73

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #8 on: January 31, 2004 - 02:08:13 AM »
    I thought they were from a Superbird wing, but Iron(??) said they were too far apart for that.  So my next guess was it had some wild homemade wing attached to the tops.  Someone went through the car earlier on in its life and did some horrible bondo work to the dents... ::)  But I'm fixing all that.  8) :P
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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #9 on: January 31, 2004 - 07:35:07 PM »
    Good stuff mate, not far away from the fun stuff  :D
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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #10 on: January 31, 2004 - 09:15:07 PM »

     Hang in there Bud...  It'll all be better soon!

    MoparMan
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    Offline JS27N0B

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #11 on: January 31, 2004 - 09:24:39 PM »
    It will all be good from there on, went through that with my Pink Swinger.
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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #12 on: January 31, 2004 - 09:30:48 PM »
    Street, looks like its on its way back to life. Was the upper half (brown color) of the quarter from a donor car?

    Do you know much did they charge for replacing the quarter? (mines going to need the same repairs).
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    Offline Street_Challenged73

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #13 on: January 31, 2004 - 10:50:02 PM »
    Rusty Dodge, yes, the upper quarters were taken from a donor car.  As for the lower quarter pricing, I haven't received my receipt yet, so I really don't know how much it was.  I think it would be safe to say expect to pay between $250-$500, depending on what the going rate for your local shop is.  Mine was at a neighbor/friend discount, so I would say I paid close to $350 for the welding and fabrication of the lower quarter.  Reproduction quarters have their share of work needed to get them to fit up nicely.  Originally, he had expected it to take 10 hours @$25 to weld in the quarter, but that didn't happen... ::)  Hope this sort of gives you an idea.  :)
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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin

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    Re:Yet Another Update on my Car!
    « Reply #14 on: February 01, 2004 - 08:04:33 PM »
    Looking good Street, glad to see you could use original peices at the fuel filler area because the repos are way off. Try installing a sidemarker light in those holes before the work is done!! Mine were not centered ::)
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