Tim240z Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 I have just finished with the color sanding, buffing and hand rubbing the Z. It has taken me: 2 days of wet sanding (1000grit, then 1500 grit) 1 day of machine buffing with two pads and two compounds 1/2 day of hand rubbing with finishing compound. I have finally come to the end of the bodywork era of my project....the end of 2 years of bodywork...welding, grinding stripping, filling, sanding, sanding, sanding, primering, sanding, filling, sanding, sanding and more sanding!! I can finally say goodbye to my body supplies as I pack them away!! 8) 8) 8) The car has come out more stunning than even I could have hoped, especially considering this is my firsy bodywork project. I will post some pics as soon as we see the sun again, as soon as ash and crap stops falling from the atmosphere....damn inconsiderate wild fires!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I can beat that. I've had mine a year so far and all I did was some minor repairs, a tuneup, steering wheel and the heater. Oh- rubbed the paint out. I'm trying to get a body shop to do the power steering swap, but the guy seemsto be procrastinating, asking me for exact pictures of everything, even thought I tell him only 1 or 2 other guys have dome it so far! The problem for me is that I don't have a place to work, so I have to ferry the thing to different places to get different things done. It does let me pay off the bills at the same time, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Congrats, Tim! Now you get to spend your time driving and admiring your hard work. I can't wait to see a full battery of pictures. Hopefully, you'll be able to produce some pics faster than Dan Juday. (Hint, hint, Dan ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-REX Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 hey, tim and dan aren't doing so bad, considering you won't be seeing finished pics of my car till at least a couple years from now...... but here's a pre-project pic to tide you over. kinda heinous, huh?[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 the name is TOM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-REX Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 well, i was more so dircting that post at tim240z, but if you're gonna get sensitive, i'll modify the first line. hey, tim, dan AND TOM...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-REX Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 oh, and tim....congrats! i know you shed a tear putting all the bodywork supplies away, after all the time you spent together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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