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kids 2011 279 Copy

new shoes for Carlos !!

 

Well, I think I have screwed up royally. I did not know what a huge rust problem these cars can have. I should have bit the bullet and bought one in better condition. Now I am told that i need two front fenders due to rust, and the rear quarters are pretty much going to be a huge issue. I was told that if you can see it on the edge of the fender, there is 90% more behind it. I bought some rust solvent at Lowes and treated it was well as I could, then put primer over it until I am ready to paint. I am at the crossroads. Do I bail out now and lose money, or keep throwing money at this knowing the body is never going to be right? I need struts and brakes, and probably some more suspension pieces. The sad part is I have it running great now, and just passed emissions and got my title, after 4 months of grief. I really like this car. Here is a close up of the front fender problem.

 

I recently purchased my 2003 MC , it had only 149 original miles on it! I have all the original info including the COA and factory invoice.
It looks fantastic and I am getting a Ceramic coating applied on it next week, that should really make it shine!

 

Sure hope you can keep that in a garage. I was browsing Facebook the other day and saw an O3 up in Indy that had 122K miles. All it had was the black and white flags down the side. It was very clean. The guy had dropped the price to $2500. Made me sick. There are some steals out there right now. You have a beauty.

 

Very nice, congrats on your find. Get new tires if those are original. Take photos under the hood and car to document a like new unrestored condition Pace car.

 

Better pic of mine and hit the wheels just messing around with the rust eliminator. Actually helped them too. I have also found a donor car, but it's almost too nice to use up.

Looking a little better, but still needs a new paint job.

And the donor car.

 

Are there no 1980's models on here?
I will post my blue 86 next weekend.

 

And just got it back from the dealer. Had new brakes, drilled and slotted rotors, reman calipers, fluid flush and got rid of those stick on things. Also put the new rims and Toyo tires on.

New Wheels and Tires

Saving the new cover for shows

New calipers and rotors

 

And finally finished.


Left the Monte Carlo script off and used a Supercharged decal for a different appearance

 

well its almost blue. been working on once on a trailer headed for scrap for 3 years off and on. hopefully this will be the year when its all blue
lots of things done in house to add after its painted