Exterior restoration, started December 2014:
Some of the products I will be using:
Front fender after new Spohn balljoint failed, this part
of the car was PERFECT before:
Before starting I had the bottom of the car
steam/pressure washed. I then welded in my Spohn tubular
sub-frame connectors with a continuous weld all along
the rocker lip instead of just half a dozen spot welds.
I also made a new brake hardline and attached it to the
Spohn tubular K-member to replace the loose original you
see in the pics. Lastly I reinstalled the flexplate
inspection cover and the fuel filter shroud:
Here you can see how messed up the original front bumper
cover was and the good used one I am taking the warps
out of to use. I'll also be filling the license plate
holder holes and not using a front plate anymore:
Goodmark replacement fender is JUNK, curve doesn't even
match the curve of the door. I'm now fixing the original
fender at great expense:
Here is the great used original aero wing I found to
use:
Here are the hood nose grills, I need to make them black
again like original:
These are the new front brakes I installed with ceramic
pads:
First replacement set of taillights I bought arrived
damaged:
Second set I bought arrived with de-lamination:
This is where the body shop is as of 1st week of Jan.
2015:
I'm having them completely disassemble the entire car
then reinstall everything so I can be sure all body
lines, GFX, side trim, etc. is all perfect. They are
painting ALL of the black trim on the car such as the
wiper arms, t-top trim, hatch trim. The door handles and
lock covers are being powder coated. They will be doing
a complete wet sand when done and after about 3 months
in my garage I'll have it polished and waxed. Lastly
I'll be installing the new set of emblems. I'll also get
a clear bra installed on the nose to prevent rock chips.
Updated picture as of 2nd week of Feb. 2015: