I guess you could say I brought it back from the dead... Pic intensive!
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It still feels pretty open. Basically the same visibility as say a roll bar but now you have a bar in close proximity to your head. It makes blind lanes changes a bit difficult but no worse then top up. Having everything above your head open gives a good feeling of freedom. Now that I have a hardtop bolted down it defiantly feels pretty tight. But I love it.
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Like everyone already said, great job..amazing work...blah blah blah. You have me somewhat speechless. a couple of questions. Did you run into any problems when you powder coated the front upper a-arm? (upper ball joint the pressed in fitting?) The rubber seal and grease would melt in the process. did you just repack with grease and replace the boot after it was done? When you bought the car was the the soft top on it? In the first pictures it looks like there was plenty of leaves and weather getting inside the car... if so, you really did an amazing job breathing new life into her....so for a "free" car, what do you think was your finished build cost was?
Kudos!
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Jim
Kudos!
-Cheers,
Jim
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Like everyone already said, great job..amazing work...blah blah blah. You have me somewhat speechless. a couple of questions. Did you run into any problems when you powder coated the front upper a-arm? (upper ball joint the pressed in fitting?) The rubber seal and grease would melt in the process. did you just repack with grease and replace the boot after it was done? When you bought the car was the the soft top on it? In the first pictures it looks like there was plenty of leaves and weather getting inside the car... if so, you really did an amazing job breathing new life into her....so for a "free" car, what do you think was your finished build cost was?
Kudos!
-Cheers,
Jim
Kudos!
-Cheers,
Jim
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Sorry was in Orlando all weekend, I got like 5 minutes on the computer and quick replied.
The car didn't have a top at all. I got the soft top second hand off a friend who totaled a car. The stock seats were rotted out as was most of the interior. So I got seats from a wrecked '99.
Oh and Andrew,
Thanks for the kind words... LOL
The car didn't have a top at all. I got the soft top second hand off a friend who totaled a car. The stock seats were rotted out as was most of the interior. So I got seats from a wrecked '99.
Oh and Andrew,
Thanks for the kind words... LOL
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Definitely got me even more excited about shopping for an NA. I hope to find me a good deal on a white one just like this and work from the ground up on it.
Basic cost rundown? Thanks for all the replies and answers to questions so far. This kind of stuff truly is the bread and butter of car forums
Basic cost rundown? Thanks for all the replies and answers to questions so far. This kind of stuff truly is the bread and butter of car forums
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Sorry bout missing all this. No I traded some labor for a friend of mine and had him paint it. I just did all the prep work myself.
So a little update... More to come when I get good pics and get some other odds and ends done.
So a little update... More to come when I get good pics and get some other odds and ends done.