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chevymad
Master B
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1987 Pontiac Formula
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 Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject: Progress made! |
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Spent most of the day out messing with the car. Got a used set of hatch hinges off ebay, they arrived friday. Just in time for me to get something done. These hinges were like my old ones and fit much much better. Still had a few tweeks to do before I got the hatch to fit though. Check it out!
Lookit this.. without the spoiler on, one strut will hold the hatch up!
Nice and flush...
Yesterday I went and bought paint. Going to respray the whole car. Dang it costs a fortune. Same paint I used last time, gallon of color, gallon of clear, hardeners, and reducers..... $635!!!!! |
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Schultzy89GTA
M.R.A. (11sec Club)
Joined: 08 Jan 2004
Posts: 4417
Location: Gresham, OR
1989 Pontiac GTA
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Looking very nice Mr. B. Totalled eh? Wankers.
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Quasi-Traction
"I have petals"
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Posts: 3873
Location: stumptown
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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looks like she's on her way B! Might have just been the lighting but it looks like the tail pannel isn't 100% straight yet on the passenger side. Hatch looks pretty well aligned though!
keep posting with the progress!
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chevymad
Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
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1987 Pontiac Formula
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Pics were taken all during the work. So not sure if I'd finished the panel at that time or not. I still have a few tweeks to do to get the taillights aligned properly. BTW those taillights are crap, bought them off ebay and they're all broken up.. but they do make good test fittings. |
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Twilightoptics
Hardcore (12sec Club)
Joined: 13 Jan 2004
Posts: 9191
Location: Auburn , WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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That's an awesome jack!
Good job dude! |
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rjmcgee
The Hammer
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Glad to see her looking like her old self again. |
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chevymad
Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
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1987 Pontiac Formula
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Twilightoptics wrote: | That's an awesome jack!
Good job dude! |
That's a porta-power. Has a seperate hydraulic unit and then there's different attachments. You can make that particular jack like 8ft long if you want. There's all kinds of different feet you can put on it depending on how you want to push. There's also a hand little alligator jaw thing that will fit in small cracks and spread them. The jack itself is 10ton. This one I borrowed from dad.. but think I'm putting it on my christmas wishlist. I wish we had a pulling attachment though. That could be handy at times. |
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rjmcgee
The Hammer
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll second the puller attachment being neat to have. I got my porta power from a rental outfit that was closing down. $70 for the whole kit. Used it earlier this year to straighten out the front of my truck after I hit a deer. |
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izcain
9sec Club
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 1306
Location: Port Angeles WA
1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Lookin good man! I agree with you about the paint supplies they are expensive!
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83Z28BlackBetty
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Joined: 13 Mar 2006
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Location: Aloha
1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| izcain wrote: | | Lookin good man! I agree with you about the paint supplies they are expensive! |
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chevymad
Master B
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1987 Pontiac Formula
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Had a little something delivered today.. check this out.
Fiberglass aerowing from G&T.  |
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Schultzy89GTA
M.R.A. (11sec Club)
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Location: Gresham, OR
1989 Pontiac GTA
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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saweet!
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Al Hasse
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Location: Bremerton, WA
1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome!! Looks like some great progress too.
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