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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #30 on: March 09, 2010, 09:37:17 PM »
yea its gonna be all orignal its number matching, and not as nice as it looks , it has the fred flinstone handling package lol
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« Reply #31 on: March 10, 2010, 05:43:03 PM »
lol...How's the tred on your shoes
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« Reply #32 on: March 17, 2010, 08:43:34 PM »
got some more done to her this week got the inner fenders and rad support painted




also got the front brakes on

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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #33 on: March 17, 2010, 08:58:07 PM »
looking good i just did the same thing. what kind of paint did you use for the inner fenders?
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« Reply #34 on: March 17, 2010, 08:58:17 PM »
Looking good ,I just love seeing a nice freshly painted engine in a freshly painted engine bay . The contrast with the blue and black looks so sharp . Your doing an awesome job ,something I would love to undertake someday .
You also have a nice shop to work in I noticed
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« Reply #35 on: March 17, 2010, 08:59:57 PM »
rust- olum semi gloss black i think its a pretty good match to factory, and its only like nine bucks a quart
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #36 on: March 17, 2010, 09:01:33 PM »
Quote from: RainMan on March 17, 2010, 08:58:17 PM
Looking good ,I just love seeing a nice freshly painted engine in a freshly painted engine bay . The contrast with the blue and black looks so sharp . Your doing an awesome job ,something I would love to undertake someday .
You also have a nice shop to work in I noticed
yes it 25 x 50 with 12 foot ceilings i took a 1/4 of it and built a paint room as i paint cars on the side,
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #37 on: March 17, 2010, 09:37:12 PM »
Quote from: 1979transam# on March 17, 2010, 09:01:33 PM

 as i paint cars on the side,

NO WONDER your inner fenders and rad support look so good!  Keep up the great work!
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« Reply #38 on: March 17, 2010, 09:57:40 PM »
yea i have been painting cars professionally for about ten years, its a very repetive job you do the same thing every day just in different colors
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« Reply #39 on: March 17, 2010, 10:01:29 PM »
Looks nice dude! I need to do my core support soon. Like your Cherry picker too,  same as the one I am using. 
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« Reply #40 on: March 17, 2010, 10:38:49 PM »
not bad bub, you got the touch   ;)   you could work on mine any time.  hows Monday sound?  ;D
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #41 on: March 17, 2010, 11:21:02 PM »
Quote from: 4SPEED on March 17, 2010, 10:38:49 PM
not bad bub, you got the touch   ;)   you could work on mine any time.  hows Monday sound?  ;D
i'll have to check my schedule lol
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« Reply #42 on: March 17, 2010, 11:34:53 PM »
I'm impressed with the compressor...that's like my dream compressor...oh and the car is coming along great as well but wow what a compressor

hehehhheh...I need sleep...sorry  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #43 on: March 17, 2010, 11:37:17 PM »
yea it needs moved so i quit sucking all that overspray into it, just not enough hours in a day
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #44 on: March 17, 2010, 11:39:39 PM »
Quote from: 1979transam# on March 17, 2010, 11:37:17 PM
yea it needs moved so i quit sucking all that overspray into it, just not enough hours in a day

no kidding eh!
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