CYRUS wrote:Thanks for the welcome
Scaramoche, how much work did you do on yours by yourself? Looks like you have a beautiful ride there.
how much work....lol, all of it.
I paid 500.00 for it. it had been in a front end accident, was originally black, had unknown miles, and within a month the engine died.
in a nuttshell, i began replacing body panels(from junk yard), pulled the engine, and rebuild, did tranny, new clutch, completly restored the interior, ie sanded, primed and painted all the interior panels, recarpeted, ....in a nuttshell everything from bodywork, to electrical, and apolstry.
Now here is the funny part, I'm not a mechanic(well i guess i am now), the last time i did a engine overhaul was 20 or so years ago. and never any bodywork etc. But being im on disability now, and have to do things on the cheap, I took my time, read everything, and asked alot of questions.
Ohh and i did the paintjob myself Oo, it's amazing what you can do with all the time in the world. As a note, at that time i did not own a compressor(finally got one a month ago, gottal love craigslist), so the paintjob i have gotton ton's of praise for, was done with rustolium spray paint cans lol. I sanded down to metal, primed(autospraypaint cans too
), then sprayed. I did alot of sanding between coats, and am very satisfied with results(as a note DO NOT DO THIS, if you can afford a real paint job, it's time consuming, and as of yet i do not know how it will hold up in the long run, but it still is glossy, pretty, and awesome right now). As a note i also clearcoated it the same way.
