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Final Winter Project 2020-2021
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<blockquote data-quote="Jr. Corvette" data-source="post: 244040" data-attributes="member: 1906"><p>Hey guys,</p><p></p><p>Well a little over a month later and I'm still working on this thing. Around 700 hours on it between stripping it, modifying it, and getting it to the point it's at. I have all the panels fitting absolutely perfectly and I have all the body gaps set darn near spot on. Everything goes together perfectly and looks nice. I've found a few areas where the seems by the rear window were cracking so I've repaired those. I've also pinned the door hinges so it's really quick to install them and line them up. I also found an area on the front fender that was damaged and covered up by the previous owner with Vette panel adhesive. Then I finished changing the wiring harness for the tail lights and cut off the old sockets and wired in some connectors that plug right into the new light control boxes.</p><p></p><p> I haven't gotten the car in primer yet and unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to prime it myself as my garage is just too small to lay all these panels out. So I figured I'd finish up the final filler and get the door jams finished up and then hand it over to the body shop. </p><p></p><p>A couple guys from the body shop came by today to look at the car. The guy said the car looked great, my panels were all perfect, and my lines were nice and sharp. However, they didn't have anything to say about my custom bumper or any other panel that I've customized because nearly every panel is different. Then they hit me with what I'd be looking at. They said to take it from this point and finish it, I'd be looking at $15,000 to $20,000.... I understand the paint alone is around 2-3 grand and that there is still a bit of work but not that much work. My neighbor got a show quality paint job and his guy fixed all the panel alignments and set the gaps and disassembled the car and reassembled it and that was $15,000. </p><p></p><p>Fortunately my father does work for a guy that owns a body shop that is Audi, Porsche, and Bentley certified so we're going to see if he'll take it on. If not, I'll be looking for some other shops. In the mean time I will start the final filler and block the car down then work on finishing up the door jams. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully I'll be able to post some exciting news soon. I honestly can't wait to start putting the car back together with the new tail lights and wheels. </p><p></p><p>Thank you guys for all your compliments and encouragement through this project! It's awesome to have such a supportive group of corvette enthusiasts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jr. Corvette, post: 244040, member: 1906"] Hey guys, Well a little over a month later and I'm still working on this thing. Around 700 hours on it between stripping it, modifying it, and getting it to the point it's at. I have all the panels fitting absolutely perfectly and I have all the body gaps set darn near spot on. Everything goes together perfectly and looks nice. I've found a few areas where the seems by the rear window were cracking so I've repaired those. I've also pinned the door hinges so it's really quick to install them and line them up. I also found an area on the front fender that was damaged and covered up by the previous owner with Vette panel adhesive. Then I finished changing the wiring harness for the tail lights and cut off the old sockets and wired in some connectors that plug right into the new light control boxes. I haven't gotten the car in primer yet and unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to prime it myself as my garage is just too small to lay all these panels out. So I figured I'd finish up the final filler and get the door jams finished up and then hand it over to the body shop. A couple guys from the body shop came by today to look at the car. The guy said the car looked great, my panels were all perfect, and my lines were nice and sharp. However, they didn't have anything to say about my custom bumper or any other panel that I've customized because nearly every panel is different. Then they hit me with what I'd be looking at. They said to take it from this point and finish it, I'd be looking at $15,000 to $20,000.... I understand the paint alone is around 2-3 grand and that there is still a bit of work but not that much work. My neighbor got a show quality paint job and his guy fixed all the panel alignments and set the gaps and disassembled the car and reassembled it and that was $15,000. Fortunately my father does work for a guy that owns a body shop that is Audi, Porsche, and Bentley certified so we're going to see if he'll take it on. If not, I'll be looking for some other shops. In the mean time I will start the final filler and block the car down then work on finishing up the door jams. Hopefully I'll be able to post some exciting news soon. I honestly can't wait to start putting the car back together with the new tail lights and wheels. Thank you guys for all your compliments and encouragement through this project! It's awesome to have such a supportive group of corvette enthusiasts. [/QUOTE]
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