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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #105 on: December 22, 2015 - 01:02:22 PM »
Looks great except the headlight rings should be chrome.....easy to swap out later as time and money allows :drunk:
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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #106 on: December 22, 2015 - 02:32:36 PM »
Nice looking car !!
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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #107 on: December 23, 2015 - 01:54:53 AM »
Looks great.

That gap you have on the lower is exactly like mine.
Just the way they are.
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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #108 on: December 23, 2015 - 01:13:21 PM »
looks great, congrats!!

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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #109 on: December 24, 2015 - 08:30:36 AM »
Looks very nice ! Keep up the good work... and photos of course !  :thumbsup:

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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #110 on: December 24, 2015 - 07:59:21 PM »
Is that color EL5 Butterscotch / Bahama Yellow?

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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #111 on: March 16, 2016 - 08:47:45 AM »
color is not EL5,...but it does look close on some pictures. its somewhere between lemon twist and bahama..custom mix, as i always felt lemon twist too lemon-ie and butter/bahama too dark

great progress these last few weeks, I finished installation of the front "elastomeric" bumper, rear valance and rear bumper.
lower rocker trim, fuel tank, sending unit, straps and taillights. also installed (not in pics) wheel opening moldings, these truly sucked, a crap load of clamps and vises, prying and bending, and cutting reliefs, they finally fit and look killer.

preparing to set car over engine/trans/K member setup next,
then glass,wiring, interior, wheels & tires and then cruise.
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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #112 on: March 16, 2016 - 09:43:16 AM »
Looking good, the car is coming along nicely.
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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #113 on: March 22, 2016 - 06:59:42 PM »
When you get the black billboards, and white interior put in, that is really gonna pop!  It looks great already!

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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #114 on: March 22, 2016 - 07:04:18 PM »
When you get the black billboards, and white interior put in, that is really gonna pop!  It looks great already!

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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #115 on: April 19, 2016 - 09:12:24 AM »
got to like progress.

while prepping engine -trans- K member setup for installation, I decided to install the Rear glass & trim and front glass & trim, front park lights, tail molding and taillights.
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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #116 on: April 19, 2016 - 11:34:48 PM »
 :2thumbs:
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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #117 on: April 21, 2016 - 05:42:57 PM »
Ooooo....Sparkly bits....
Now we're talkin'!

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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #118 on: April 21, 2016 - 05:56:52 PM »
Ooooo....Sparkly bits....
Now we're talkin'!

           The fun stuff, he!! yea.    :2thumbs:    Make ya get up in the middle of the night just to go look, again.   :woohoo:

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Re: waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun
« Reply #119 on: June 10, 2016 - 08:36:23 AM »
while getting final engine tran, k member details setup, I finished buffing the body, so I started to install all the trim.
hood pin plates, fender indicators, side markers, hood "Plymouth" emblem, fender gills, door handles, fuel spout setup and a few misc decals.
« Last Edit: June 10, 2016 - 09:03:55 AM by culp71 »