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Offline 4SPEED

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re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« on: April 22, 2010, 06:20:51 PM »
I got the bird out last night to get some pics of it.  I have been wanting to repaint and clean up the front on the 400 so I took all the brackets off and gave them a light sanding and painted them with a better quality paint.   the paint on the water pump was so cheep brake cleaner washed it off. so to keep the stock look going I painted the pump corp blue while all the brackets were off.







then while waiting for the paint to dry , I worked on the shaker.  from the first time putting it on it leaned to the right a little.  the air cleaner and the 74 Q-jet didnt really fit together right. the air cleaner would rock back and forth on the carb. so when I would tighten the wing nut it would lean to the pass side. and the weatherstripping didnt touch the hood.  
so I cut a ring from a piece of 1/4" rubber and put that on the carb  to raise the air cleaner off the carb a little .  that worked out  ;)




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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2010, 06:26:16 PM »
The shaker looks muuuuch better.  :)
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2010, 08:12:50 PM »
That is one sweet car and the paint job looks good nice job
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2010, 09:39:51 PM »
Very nice work Doug!  Everything just looks great.
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2010, 10:19:36 PM »
Love that car...

I like your GTA too
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2010, 10:34:14 PM »
thanks guys and gals. 

the GTA hits ebay this weekend.
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2010, 10:40:05 PM »
If only!!!
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2010, 10:44:33 PM »
no worries Charlie, I can ship it to ya if you win it.  ;D
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2010, 10:57:10 PM »
lol...

I wish I had the cash to come get it!!!

I would drive it home

Still need my passport finished too

Almost there
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2010, 11:27:04 PM »
NIce work. Looks a lot better now.
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Offline Jolley_Man666

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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2010, 12:40:23 AM »
Your car just gets better and better
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2010, 07:16:44 AM »
   Doug, did those gold pinstripes come on the car originally? just wanted to say i LOVE the pin stripes on the white background. very, very unique!
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2010, 07:45:13 AM »
no , its a 79 301 4speed car . it was blue with gold birds, no stripes.

http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=14203.0

http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=16500.0
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2010, 08:45:39 PM »
Doug the brackets came out awesome and the shaker looks great.
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Re: re-paint and maintenance on my 79
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2010, 08:32:21 AM »
Looks great Doug
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