So after a pretty long journey to the border with lits of Saturday traffic I got to Los Panchos and saw the car. Well the bodywork is indeed nearly done. One door is repaired and back on the car and the other door is 90% … Continue readingDay 34…Tijuana Visit
So we are over 4 weeks at this point but it’s partially my fault. Circumstances beyond my control have prevented me from getting down there in the past 2 weeks and so the progress is stalled. They are finished with the bodywork. Car. Is primered … Continue readingDay 32…the countdown is on.
Just a few more pics of the car. Another 2002 guy went down to Los Panchos and dropped his car off. He took a few pics of my car while he was there.
Ok the car has been south of the border for 3 weeks Ramiro sent me some pics today of the progress. Looks like 3/4 of the cat is primered. All the holes are filled. Windows are out and rust repair spots are completed. Drivers side … Continue reading21 Days In…Paint update!
My hot rod restoration buddy used to say this to me all the time. Better to build it than to buy it. So I was thinking outside the box and decided to try and modify my existing US turn signals. The US signals and bulky … Continue readingBuilt…Not Bought! Euro “style” turn signals! Pt. 1
At the halfway point. The car has been in the shop for 14 days. The body work is in process and the parts are getting cleaned up to get put on the car when finished. I’m looking to get a few more parts for the … Continue reading14 Days In
So in the time that the car is in Mexico, I am going to clean and polish all the parts that are going back onto the car. The biggest things are the bumpers. I got them fairly cheap used. The rear having a few dings … Continue readingBumper polishing Pt. 1 Rear Bumper
Day 2. The car is in process now and it’s only day 2 of about 28 days. I have a busy work schedule which helps but it’s still like a kid waiting for Christmas knowing there’s a shiny BMX bike next to the tree. TORTURE! … Continue readingWaiting Game…Day 2
Im in the final prep stages of preparing the car for the Tijuana paint job. I’m ordering the fort and rear windshield gaskets as well as the rear pop out windows gaskets. I’m removing the side markers and also removing the bumpers. I’ll take it … Continue readingTijuana Paint Job…Prep and Dropoff!!