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    I wonder if a spray on bed liner would look like the vinyl top?
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    It might; I think he’s just going to take it to Maaco and have them shoot the whole thing in the original color or something close to it.
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    Got the top welded on; just did lots of little tacks on the lowest setting and did several passes until it was done. It looks pretty good; I’ll know better ones I get it ground down and get some filler on it.
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    That is looking really nice! As fast as you work I'm surprised he isn't having you paint it. I'm sure it would be better quality than Maaco.

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    Thanks; we talked about it but he’s not ready to invest in paint right now and I don’t want it sitting in my garage for several months. So I’m just getting the rust taken care of and shooting on some sealer, getting it mechanically right, and sending it home.
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    Finished up all the patching on the inside. Now the lucky owner gets to wire brush everything down and hit it with POR15 while I focus on grinding the rest of the outside welds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by falconvan View Post
    Now the lucky owner gets to wire brush everything down and hit it with POR15 while I focus on grinding the rest of the outside welds.
    So are you going to tell him about POR15 or let him wear some for a few weeks?
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    Lol! Oh, he found out about it when he painted the front frame stub and all the components! I gave him rubber gloves but I probably should have told him not to wear short sleeves and shorts. ��
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    Well, he did pretty good and didn’t get paint all over himself
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    She’s back on all four feet. Back brakes and shocks are on, exhaust is on, fuel tank back in; basically everything underneath the car is done.
    Next is sand down the filler on the back and hit it with some primer, then put a little paint in the window channel and get the back glass back in along with the interior. That will be just about it for my part. From here it’s going to a local guy to finish up the metal work on the rear wheel arches, then to Maaco for paint.
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    Lot of work, should be nice once it gets some color on it.



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    A great transformation! Grandpa's GP lives on only because of you and your talents.
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    Thanks! Kind of an odd car to put that much work into to save but it grows on you. He’ll definitely have the only 77/73 GP hybrid around. It’ll be a head scratcher for the Pontiac guys!
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    Pat, very nice work! Now that you're shop is empty can I send my wife's 72 burb to you to get all the rust repaired and painted?

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    Got the filler on the weld seams sanded down and some primer on it to protect the bare metal, steering column in, shifter in. Not a whole lot left of my part to do before it goes home.
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