ditto

 

wow mark all that hard work turned out great. ill get to see her up close next year at the next texas meet. that is a neat decal. still i little partial to mine

 

where'd you get yours?

 

got mine at a meet here in houston. hit up ESC in the south central region and ask him. i think he knows. if not ask onebad91z.

 

it's an older style NTTGA decal. They changed the logo recently, so those decals aren't made anymore

 

Pics look really good. You should be proud of yourself. That's lots of work.

 

thanks! by this time tomorrow I hope to be able to call this project DONE

after changing the stripes from satin to glossy, I decided to make the buckets the same. when I did that, then the grill looks odd because it wasn't glossy. I repainted it, and reinstalled it today




had a great visit with rbjones today! he dropped by to see the car and brought a friend with him (sorry, can't remember his friends screen name, i think he's a TGO member too) He's now officially the first person TGO'er to see the car in person

thanks for the visit!

 

Looks great! You have to do another project....what else can we watch that is documented so very well?

 

http://ourimpala.com

Enjoy!

I need to update that website too...its a little out of date

 

I have this one saved on my Youtube page!
Everyone that has not seen this link needs to watch!
OUTSTANDING!

 

thanks man! that's the real labor of love, and how I got my username.

 

I think that's what makes good teachers!
And we sure need more of them!

 

I posted this link on my facebook page, also looking at it again!
Everyone that has followed this thread NEEDS to see this.
Love the 348 valve covers!

 

lol, now you're making me feel guitly for not updating it recently.... I'll have to do that tomorrow... but thanks for the compliment

most recent pic...

 

No need for that! It's another project!

 

gotta luv those old car restorations.

 

damn straight

 

well... I did my last thing to the car today... maybe.

here's the deal. I like louvers, especially because I keep musical instruments in my hatch area in between students. I like the protection they offer. My tint isn't in very good shape, nor is it that dark

I'm considering going to limo tint on the hatch to eliminate the need for the louvers. It will be around $100, but what's another $100 after all the money I've spent so far?

I might try one more time to paint my louvers and have them come out acceptable.. I've lost count how many times I've tried, and I always get trash in there. I'm using enamel (because I already had enamel on there before) and I haven't had any luck plishing or buffing them, so I'm trying to get it right without the polishing

I'll post detailed pictures all the way around the car after the NTTGA meeting this sunday

 

its next to impossible to not get trash in paint while spraying unless youre in a paint booth...theres always gonna be something floating in the air thats gonna find its way to your wet paint.

 

good luck on that man. damn next year needs to get here so i can see it.

 

its possible, but not easy. I made a booth with 4 walls and a roof made of plastic, wet floor, and was VERY carful with my movements and where i aimed the gun. i didn't find anything in the paint/clear. (painted a boat black)

looking good mark

 

I'm spraying the louvers in enamel. I'm wondering if I wait until it fully cures if I'll be able to snad and polish them

 

Not sure...snading might be harder than you think! LOL
Had the window tint re-done in mine this year, only lasted 13 years! 250 for all the windows and the hatch is all one piece. After you're done it will look just fine no matter how you do it!

 

Drove it to work today! What a great feeling

 

Congrats man! I bet it felt awesome to be driving that badass there(:

 

What a good lookin car.

 

Thanks! It's very satisfying knowing I did it myself

 

Whoo Hoo! Looks like a new car Mark! Watch that truck next to you! LOL

 

With the new weatherstripping, the new seats, the remote controlled trunk release and door locks, and the fact that I gave it a major tune up AND fixed a starting problem, it really does feel like a new car

Get to take my wife on a date tonight in the NEW car!

 

Great job Mark! Watch out for those parking lot dings! I'd go nuts if some dumb-*** dinged it in a parking lot after all that work!

 

Enjoy and have agreat time!

 

Looks great, but what's with the unfinished stripe along the rocker?

Good work buddy.

 

I tried it wrapped all the way around and didn't think it looked as good. It was starting to push the limits of looking like an IROC clone

By the way, I guess you can't say anymore that you've never seen anybody upgrade a temporary rattlecan paintjob, can you? It has been done, at least once. LOL

 

ha, theres 2 people that think the stripe looks kinda odd terminated at the fender. but its your car and its what you like that matters.

 

If the car had been assembled before i covered the stripes in clear, I probably would have extended them to the front bumper, but not around the corner

 

how in the world did you get the stripes so straight and centered??? looks great!

 

Like this! And double checking all measurements.

 

ahh ic ic! cool haha i really think there could be some kind of market for templates. id like to put some stripes on my s10...but honestly cant see it coming out very well or itd be crooked or something

 

Once and only once, lol.

 

pictures from the state fair day today. I didn't win any awards, but that's ok, there were some amazing cars out there. Congrats to my buddy 1fas92 for winning 1st place for his LS1 swap on his 92!

here's my car

 

are the square tips that "something extra" you wouldnt tell anyone about?

 

yep!

 

nice touch.

 

thanks! it's something I've been a fan of for a long time

 

sucks i missed the fair...im still sitting at work.....

 

sorry man. Maybe next year. if I give you the date for the roundup, can you ask for the day off NOW?

 

im not asking for the day off, im telling them im taking the day off and they can shove it....

 

Your paint looks fantastic outside in the sun! Looks like the weather was great for the event too!
Have a good time?
Love the square tips myself!

 

yes we did! it was a great day!

 

Mark the car looks great! Hey did you install the cup holder in the dash? Never seen that before. Tips look great too Sounds like you had a lot of fun! Hope you got some pics of some of the other sweet looking cars, you can share