Body shots:
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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) |
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The sun roof and all mechanisms have been remove. I'm going to replace all working parts. | |
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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. |
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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. |
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| Tire had been rubbing on break line. Almost cut through. |
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At body shop now. Gold has been trimmed in. | |
| Body man wasn't happy with my body work, so he reworked some areas. |
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Didn't like the fender work either....... | |
| Well, he did a good job, I do have to admit. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Putting headlights in. After market headlight frames didn't fit right, had to do a lot of bending to make them right. | |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Sunny's 1st car show. | |
| Sunny after 5 shows. |
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