Body shots:
The body was removed from the chassis. All the fenders, hood, rear deck lid, and doors have been removed. | ||
I have the body suspended between 2 engine stands, using home made adapters. (primitive but works) | ||
The sun roof and all mechanisms have been remove. I'm going to replace all working parts. | ||
Both of the doors were removed striped of all paint, and chrome parts. Airplane paint striper worked fine. Took off about 6 paint jobs. | ||
The best way to store body parts, I found is to hang them from the ceiling. | ||
Parts everywhere. Note: see bicycle project still hanging on the wall (unfinished). | ||
The bike has be restored now. This is a late 1960's Gitane French touring bike. | ||
Tire had been rubbing on break line. Almost cut through. | ||
At body shop now. Gold has been trimmed in. | ||
Body man wasn't happy with my body work, so he reworked some areas. | ||
Didn't like the fender work either....... | ||
Well, he did a good job, I do have to admit. | ||
The car was then taken back apart for the parts to be painted separately. | ||
All laid out waiting for tape and paper to be removed. The parts were put back on car and taken back to paint booth. | ||
In paint booth. Being touched up. | ||
Sunny says, there's no place like home. But.... not even close to being done, notice no glass or rear hood on car yet. | ||
Putting headlights in. After market headlight frames didn't fit right, had to do a lot of bending to make them right. | ||
Sunbug stripes. | ||
New wheels are great.
Factory gold and silver, matched fine. Sorry I'm holding on the the original steel wheels. |
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All the shrouding matches the car. But shroud didn't fit the car right, it was made for fuel injection. had to repaint original shroud. Stuck with new shrouding, oh well. | ||
Mostly together now. Can't put all the glass in till I get the headliner in. | ||
The back of the car is mostly done now. Custom tag has arrived. | ||
Sunny and Me. |
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1st place trophy for best foreign car. See more photos from car show elsewhere on this website. Follow link here. | ||
Sunny's 1st car show. | ||
Sunny after 5 shows. |