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[jntar 15]

:woot::woot::woot::woot::woot:

[jntar 15]

Now I am off to check out all of the pics threads that I didnt want to waste my time on last few weeks

[dennisp 0]

my fav's are 9 and 39

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pink panther is definitely a dope song.

[chinny 0]

im back

[chinny 0]

took a 4 hour nap

[chinny 0]

i feel.........

[chinny 0]

great

[Supa_c 1]

I took a 2hour nap

[Nikuk 1]

Body guys - worth it for me to try my hand and painting my own car? I dont need a show shine, just something that's not primer

[Nikuk 1]

gotta compressor, can pick up a gravity paint gun, can also pick up a media blaster and LOTs of 3 mil plastic sheet.

Thanks gents.

-Nick

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Like anything, it's the prep work that counts. Bodywork is tough and time consuming. I'm sure I don't need to go into detail.

If the car is straight or only needs slight body work, I'd recommend just taking it to a shop and spending 1-1.2K on a decent paint job.

Once you start adding up all the supplies and time, you'll quickly be at $3-400 already. Then all the prep, yadda, yadda.

[Supa_c 1]

Steal a crap load from a bodyshop

Those guys just bondo it up anyways, i used to work at one

[Nikuk 1]

Yah... that's kind of what I was thinking. Gonna take a couple of months to get this body squared away. If You remember, she sat through a winter in someones backyard. Going to have to do some amputation around a few cancer spots, have sheetmetal welded in -or- glass some replacements. No too much bondo, just 1/4 panel rot and floorpan rust.

I'm thinking that it can be a long term project. I really dont wanna dole out $1.5k that my best local guy wants for a decent triple coat with a few clear.

[Nikuk 1]

I would just feel so much more motivated if this thing was road ready right........ now

[Tirefryr 1,742]

I wouldn't suggest glass on the outside. You're just asking for trouble. I used this as a temporary fix on my '89 and it turned out to be a nightmare. Replacing sheetmetal is the only way to go. Especially on that unibody where you need as much integrity as possible. $1.5K is cheap and I'd be more than willing to shell that out.

[Nikuk 1]

that sucks.

[Nikuk 1]

eh but I expected it to turn out this route

[Nikuk 1]

so far I have sunk about $400 into this car (including purchase) so it just seems wrong to spend that on the body... Lol

[Nikuk 1]

I could always drop her off and then get to work on the motor. hehe, I could use some space in the garage. LoL

[Nikuk 1]

ugh

[Nikuk 1]

gonna have to sell some woofers.

[Supa_c 1]

$400, sell it

sometimes it just isnt worth it

[Supa_c 1]

http://www.waytoomany.com/vids/420.php

Stupid pot heads

[dennisp 0]

wowsa contender finale is dope.

[Nikuk 1]

$400, sell it

sometimes it just isnt worth it

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just You wait buddy.... 12 seconds, 25 mpg, street car < $3k