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lotsatas
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Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:58 pm Posts: 1291 Location: Waterloo
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1980 Drop Top
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Mon Feb 23, 2015 2:46 pm |
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Kevs87TA
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Joined: Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:28 am Posts: 709 Location: Kitchener, On
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
She'll look real sweet when it's done....your way ahead of me and the Poncho Project...lol
_________________ 1990 GTA 1987 TA (gone but not forgotten) 1976 TA (project) 1995 Z -28 Camaro 1982 Firebird ( my 1st )
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Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:13 pm |
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flame
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Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:52 pm Posts: 1164 Location: Drayton
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
That looks like a lot of work! Gonna be done by spring? Lol!
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Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:25 pm |
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lotsatas
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Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:58 pm Posts: 1291 Location: Waterloo
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
flame wrote: That looks like a lot of work! Gonna be done by spring? Lol! That's the plan......but as we all know plans sometimes don't quite work out. I bit the bullet and I am having the 400 completely redone including aluminum heads. How much for a rebuild ??....don't ask as it makes me ill as to how much Pontiac parts cost compared to Chevy. I hope to be ready for paint in about 3 weeks if I can find someone who is not too busy to paint it. So far I can't find a painter. The motor should be ready about the same time. Then to put all the pieces back together......maybe another 3 weeks So...if all goes well we will be on the streets for spring.
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Z28 MeTaL HeAd
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Joined: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:42 pm Posts: 2739 Location: Mississauga
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
Thats an awesome project!
I had no idea they even made a convertible late-model 2nd gen 'bird!
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Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:18 pm |
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lotsatas
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:58 pm Posts: 1291 Location: Waterloo
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
new floors are in and everything is all primed up and it's off to the paint shop today.....
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:31 am |
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Kensredzed
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Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:17 pm Posts: 143 Location: Scarborough
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
Looks like a very exciting day. Congrats on all your hard work. I hope it comes out perfect!
Ken
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Previously - 1996 Z-28, 1989 Pontiac GTA, 1985 5.7 IROC Z-28, 1976 Camaro LT, 1974 Trans Am 455HO, 1974 Z-28, 1967 Firebird Sprint, 1967 Camaro 230 cu-in 140-hp "Blue Flame" straight six with a 2-speed powerglide.
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Kevs87TA
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Joined: Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:28 am Posts: 709 Location: Kitchener, On
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
Looks good Paul, wanna come do my floors?
_________________ 1990 GTA 1987 TA (gone but not forgotten) 1976 TA (project) 1995 Z -28 Camaro 1982 Firebird ( my 1st )
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:10 pm |
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Vetty
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Joined: Tue May 03, 2005 5:27 pm Posts: 3072 Location: Oshawa
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
Can't wait to see how it comes out Paul!
_________________ 1969 Firebird Sprint OHC 6 - 250ci/M5 1995 Trans Am - Blue Green Chameleon - 350ci/A4 1994 Fire-Am - Polo Green - 355ci/M6 380rwhp: SOLD
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lotsatas
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Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:58 pm Posts: 1291 Location: Waterloo
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
Vetty wrote: Can't wait to see how it comes out Paul! If all goes as planned, I will be driving it to the Nationals this year. Maybe they will let in then....lol
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mikesz1984
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Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2005 6:54 am Posts: 1840 Location: ingersoll
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
Looks good paul. Did you just section the bad spots or did you do the whole floor pan
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:44 am |
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lotsatas
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:58 pm Posts: 1291 Location: Waterloo
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
mikesz1984 wrote: Looks good paul. Did you just section the bad spots or did you do the whole floor pan I replaced the complete floor pans since that is how I bought them.
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Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:03 am |
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eddie jr
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Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:07 pm Posts: 284 Location: Kitchener
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
Looks great Paul......jealous of the progress, lol! What i want to know is how, with owning and running your own business and all your other obligations, how do you manage to work so quickly on these projects? Please tell me your secrets because i seem to work on about a 4-5 yr schedule from parts acquistion to installation!!! I may or may not have a significant change by the time the Nationals role around Factors that shall remain un-named will likely determine that!
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lotsatas
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Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:58 pm Posts: 1291 Location: Waterloo
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
well the 2 to 3 weeks at the paint shop has turned into just over 2 months now.......pretty unbelievable. I have been promised that it will be done "next week" now so many times now that I have lost count. Looks like if all goes well it will be out next week. haha... ...I'll believe it when I see it. The paint shop has set me a back a couple of months, but I'm still hoping to make the T/A Nats with it.
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Fri May 22, 2015 9:24 pm |
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Vetty
Operations Team
Joined: Tue May 03, 2005 5:27 pm Posts: 3072 Location: Oshawa
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Re: 1980 Drop Top
Same runaround I'm getting on my dually that was supposed to be in there a week is now three going on four weeks.
_________________ 1969 Firebird Sprint OHC 6 - 250ci/M5 1995 Trans Am - Blue Green Chameleon - 350ci/A4 1994 Fire-Am - Polo Green - 355ci/M6 380rwhp: SOLD
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