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Hello folks and friends ,so i picked up my chrome parts today from Dependable Plating(less than two weeks) ,im very pleased,any part that was steal came back 100% mint ,any part that was pot metal came back 85 to 90 % ,some of the pitting just cant be removed from pot metal.I believe  that the overall quality would be 95 % .Im very pleased,the front and rear bumper are mint ,mint ,the hood spear is mint ,mint ,the hood acadian emblem is VERY ,VERY mint ,mint, the front hood chrome is mint ,mint ,the front grill turn signals are mint ,the rear tail light housings are mint ,the trunk lid ACADIAN emblem is Mint (they couldnt get all the pitting out) the console insert is mint ,(couldnt get all the pitting out ).The fender louvers are Mint ,Mint .overall im very happy.Ill post pics tomorrow as its going to be a sunny day ,a good day to spread all the parts out and take a couple pics  .Cheers Jimmy B P.S  not trying to be boastful here but i see a future Feature of the month ,lol



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-- Edited by Wish it was OURS on Wednesday 9th of November 2011 09:20:02 PM

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 .Cheers Jimmy B P.S  not trying to be boastful here but i see a future Feature of the month ,lol



 We've all been waiting for you to hurry up and finish it so it could be that!



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Looks good Jimmy, what else do you need? let me know if I can help. I have a guy who has a shifter if you need one still, give me a call, Frank

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Pics of the underside floor.Just sprayed



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Hello folks and friends ,here are a bunch of pics of the prep work that was done today for painting the cars inner door frames (Jams) and the inner doors ,plus the inside trunk is ready for paint .We are now waiting on some better weather to paint ,a little warmer day ,remember this is Barnyard Autobody ,lol.Next week we will prep and paint the inner trunk lid and fenders .Cheers Jimmy



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Hello folks and friends ,so the door jams and inner doors and trunk are painted ,next week inner fenders and inner trunk lid. We ll put the car together to guide coat and long board the intire car and make it ready for exterior paint by Dec 1st. heres a few pics.Cheers Jimmy



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wow you guy are wasting no time. Its looking good can't wait to see finish paint.

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a few more pics ,things arer going fast now ,trunk lid and fenders should be painted an on the car by next week.Car will be guide coated and ready for paint by the end of the month. Cheers Jimmy 



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Jimmy are you doing all this just in the evenings or are you able to sneak off some time during the day to work on it? Looks great.

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Jerel ,evenings and weekends ,during the week  i get home from work at 5 then go to the shop and work till 10 pm.Weekends 6 or 7 hrs on Saturdays and 4 or 5 hrs sundays after church ,im slowing down now its getting dark early and cold .Tonight im staying home to watch hockey ,Detroits playing,lol



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Jimmy, you are chugging right along! I could tell it's not your first rodeo!Great job!



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Hello folks and friends ,a few more pics of the inner trunk lid painted and inner fenders ,going to mount these on the car tomorrow morning ,or should i say this morning ,lol.cheers Jimmy P.S I wonder if this is going to hit 10,000 ,only time will tell.



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-- Edited by Wish it was OURS on Saturday 19th of November 2011 03:50:21 AM

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Nice color. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished car. The updates are excellent Jimmy!

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Good evening folks ,here is a few more pics of Saturdays work ,it was cold so not alot got done and didnt do a thing today except hang out with family  and thats was GREAT.Getting painted Dec 3 ,just booked the down draft paint booth with bake oven. Cheers Jimmy



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Awesome looking car!!

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Hello folks,so tonight we put the front drivers fender on and realigned all the front end gaps .Tomorrow night  Dale and I will start puting some of the ALL new body seals on,ie trunk seal, both door seals and all rubber stoppers  ,engine bay cowl seal ect ,ect  . a few more pics ,id say im 2 weeks away from exterior paint. Yahoooo!!!! 



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Looking good there Jimmy.

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Amazing transformation from 4 door to 2 door 

 

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