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Progress Thread Low budget 89 LX build, Car is apart again

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Potomus Pete

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JD08 said:
So you've heard about my 70 then?
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No I have not heard about your seventy. Where is it.
 

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Potomus Pete said:
No I have not heard about your seventy. Where is it.
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@Gravydog suggested not doing my hundred little projects on my 90 all at once. That was my response.

It started out with trying to track down a nonfunctioning sport lamp switch, which led to discovering the wiring harness was toast, which led to while I'm here\ I might as well fix the radio and heater core and three years later I'm still not on the raod. But it does start. I just need a couple of vacuum hoses and an oil change, good carb scrubbing, and run a few gallons through it.

Then I can sell the damn thing and get to fixing the 90.
 
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Gravydog

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Pretty much ready for paint, just gotta pull one quarter glass, and prep the bumpers and spoiler. I'll remove the door handles last thing before it goes in the booth, makes it easier to open the doors.
 
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What are you using for brand of paint and paint gun?
 

BlakeusMaximus

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Hell yeah. That’s going to be a nice car Gravydog. What color is your interior?
 

Gravydog

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JustinL said:
What are you using for brand of paint and paint gun?
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I'm using a Sherwin Williams single stage urethane that I got for free from a co-worker. He ended up with a bunch of it, someone he knows paints a big truck shop, and they switched paint lines and where going to toss it all out. It's not the right color, It's big truck fleet stuff, but this is a low budget build and it will be fine. I was pretty impressed with it when I sprayed the jambs. I'm spraying it with an old Devilbiss GTI.
If you look back there's a picture of the paint can close to the beginning of the thread.
 
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BlakeusMaximus said:
Hell yeah. That’s going to be a nice car Gravydog. What color is your interior?
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Thanks, it's got red interior. I'm pretty psyched to get it back on the road.
Did you reuse your body side moldings, or get new ones? Back in the day we used to heat them up and pull the metal strips off and retape them, that's my plan cuz the new ones are spendy. I did buy new belt moldings and door handles.
 

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White lasts forever anyway if you take car of it. Plus who does not love a white fox . I would do the louvered tail lights because you are that good.
 

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Potomus Pete said:
White lasts forever anyway if you take car of it. Plus who does not love a white fox . I would do the louvered tail lights because you are that good.
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Louvered tail lights? Do you mean cheese graters?
 
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Yes , then you have a seven thousand dollar car. We can all go to Disney.
 
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Potomus Pete said:
Yes , then you have a seven thousand dollar car. We can all go to Disney.
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Went to Disney last year, not doing that again. I felt like someone cut my arm and I was bleeding $100 dollar bills.
 

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And I remember masking those taillights back in the day.
 

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Gravydog said:
Thanks, it's got red interior. I'm pretty psyched to get it back on the road.
Did you reuse your body side moldings, or get new ones? Back in the day we used to heat them up and pull the metal strips off and retape them, that's my plan cuz the new ones are spendy. I did buy new belt moldings and door handles.
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I got new ones. I wasn’t counting on being able to save those. Been down that road before with a vert I redid.
 
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Well fook!
 

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Well fook!
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Damn, what happened?
 

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BlakeusMaximus said:
Damn, what happened?
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I got too aggressive trying to remove it. There's a couple of foxes local being parted out on Facebook, maybe I'll find something nicer than what I had.
 

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I got too aggressive trying to remove it. There's a couple of foxes local being parted out on Facebook, maybe I'll find something nicer than what I had.
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Yeah I was worried about that when I pulled mine out. I had a few guys helping me just to make sure that didn’t happen. Hopefully you can score a set cheap buddy.
 

Rdub6

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Oh man, that sucks!
There is an eBay seller “neomustangs” that sells OEM quarter glass once in a while. Usually has them listed as singles for $129. Could probably make an offer and get one a little cheaper.
 

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Rdub6 said:
Oh man, that sucks!
There is an eBay seller “neomustangs” that sells OEM quarter glass once in a while. Usually has them listed as singles for $129. Could probably make an offer and get one a little cheaper.
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I've actually talked to him before about parts, he's about an hour and a half away from me.
 
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Gravydog said:
I've actually talked to him before about parts, he's about an hour and a half away from me.
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A little road trip, get to see what he has in person, and save on shipping!!
 
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