Been sanding....

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azygoustoyou

Re: Been sanding....

Post by azygoustoyou »

Boy Ted,
Did you paint that? That looks awesome. I also like the frame you made. How do you connect it to the car. I just might make me one of them so I can get the car off the rotisserie. And maybe put up another. Great work! You gave me a lot of incentive. Warm weather, where are you :lol:
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engineerted
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Your car is a: 1974 124 spider
Location: Farmington Hills, MI

Re: Been sanding....

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The frame mounts in the front via the bolt holes from the steering box and idler arm, and the rear attached at the upper control arm mount. The nice thing about a car on the rotisserie is that you can fab the frame up and then flip it over and set it down.

I have some more photos some where but I should have taken more.

Oh ya, I located in Farmington Hill, MI just outside of Detroit and Pope is my neighbor, but don't tell anyone that. :mrgreen:

Ted
Ted
1978 124 Spider, Complete Restoration
1974 Fiat 124 F Production Race car
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ga.spyder
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Your car is a: 1982 Spider 2000
Location: Blairsville ,Ga.

Re: Been sanding....

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Maybe Pope spent all his time helping you,and thats why his car isnt done? :D The car looks fantastic,Ted.That is what red is supposed to look like!!
Craig
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
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engineerted
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Your car is a: 1974 124 spider
Location: Farmington Hills, MI

Re: Been sanding....

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I finished that car back in 2005, I didn't even know Pope back then, but his mom is welcome anytime to help be buff it out :shock: :shock: :shock:

Ted
Ted
1978 124 Spider, Complete Restoration
1974 Fiat 124 F Production Race car
bwilson27

Re: Been sanding....

Post by bwilson27 »

engineerted wrote:Looking good! Been there done that. What a pain in the ass to sand.
Are you going to paint it yourself?
Yes, I'm going to paint it, and I hope it turns out as well as yours did.
Right now I'm saving for a really good compressor, so that will be one thing I'm not gonna be cheap on.
Here's the color and look I'm planning on:

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I've never painted a car (in the correct way) before, so I plan on taking my time, spending top dollar, and making sure everything is 100% ready before I start to paint. I'm hoping for that by this time next year, my car will be painted just like the car above. :?
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