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I love this car but the commodore side of things is a little scary

75wagon wrote:

A112H wrote:

77galantv6 wrote:
- Bride seats, Nardi steering wheel

I am becoming concerned that the engine is taking over and this nice Galant will turn into a VR Commodore!

Bride seats and Nardi steering wheel sounds more AE86 then Commodore to me

Dave...

exactly.... not many commodores running Jap goodness!

True!!!

It's been over a week? any more porn... I mean progress?

81GL wrote: It's been over a week? any more porn... I mean progress?

Sorry, I've been a bit slack with pics for this. I was thinking I needed to update with some pics
Work has been progressing, although slowly.
The door mechs are all back together (windows in and winding), a couple of panels are cut back and buffed up.
Fish Oil has started to be applied (as you do with this type of thing), this is not just a respray, it's more of a preservation.
A new windscreen was supposed to be installed on Thursday, but a new windscreen rubber and the stainless strips have created a problem for the installers, so the rubber has gone back to their workshop so the stainless strips can be installed there. The installer thinks it will take 6 people to install the strips. I had a quick go at pre installing the strips for them, but because the new rubber is so soft, I was struggling on my own to hold them in there. I was hoping they would know a better method? But seems I was wrong

I'll see what I can do about updating some pics for those who are interested...

Dave...

Sorry there isn't more



Door lock re installed. Dipped and cleaned so they look 34 years younger.



Rear guard cut and buffed, but not waxed yet.


Hope this is enough to keep you going 81GL?
More to come soon, I hope?

Dave...

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75wagon wrote:Hope this is enough to keep you going 81GL?

Yeah that should do me for tonight lol.

Looking good Dave... Love the attention to detail your going through.

Crap!! That 1/4 panel has some gloss!!
Xlnt job man.. you should be proud as!!

cheers

bruggz351 wrote:Crap!! That 1/4 panel has some gloss!!
Xlnt job man.. you should be proud as!!

cheers

I'll take that...
Thankyou.

Also: 77galantv6 has been helping me through the job (don't know if I've mentioned this before?), he's been doing some of the detail (read time consuming) jobs for me. He's been a great help, and I have to give it to him, you don't need to give the same instruction twice. He spent the time on the door mechs, dipping them in petrol, and giving them the tooth brush treatment. He is also the one that spent the time rubbing out the inside of the doors so that they came up with the 'I've just come out of the Factory' look. He's been the perfect apprentice, and I would give him a job any day of the week. Anyone who has patience and an eye for detail can achieve what has gone on here so far in this paint job. With a little bit of experience and the right tools, you too can end up with what we have in the pics above. All it takes is time. Approx 25 days put into this so far

Dave...

thought i should update this...

new windscreen got put in today (without the tint on top)
apparently the last time the supplier had sold a Galant screen was 1997

i've been flat out at work and been away for the weekends so haven't been able to do
any more of the fiddly things (detailed stuff), i have the next 2 weekends off
and Dave has one off so i may be able to drop round and muck about with it a bit more.

I've promised Dave that i'll take his son to his formal this year so should have it all done for then!

I wrote this a while ago but posted it to some random thread (iPhone + fat fingers is not a great combo)

Nice work guys! Cant wait too see it in the flesh.
Also looking forward to when all the newy boys are back on the road...

car is fully back together and all polished up

few things left to do but i took it on its maiden voyage today and felt so good to be back behind the wheel....

Of course we will be needing pics and lots of them

Pics or it never happened!

pics or ban

Sounds like a fib to me

It's true.
The paint work is done (a couple of small things to do, but the car was picked up from my place on Friday night).
I've been a bit slack uploading pics (been to busy working on it and doing O/T at work as well).
Anyway, here are some more progress pics from where I left off.




























I hope these pics meet with approval?

Dave...

great job dave. im a massive fan of your work (Y)

those side mirrors look mad

Awesome fit and finish!. Good panel alignment makes all the difference.

Can't wait to see it in the flesh again!

SCHMICCO

Looks awesome, love it. The mirrors, the wheels, the attention to detail

Jason, i thought the mirrors might cheer you up....
got away from the "commodore" and went XY GT for you

i have spent the past 3 days and been getting only about 3 hours sleep trying to get it polished and waxed
ready for tomorrow (Dave's son's school formal)

this weekend i will take it out and get some shots for all to see

stay tuned

Look awesome, well done!

last night a photographer friend of mine did a photo shoot of my car and has sent me a few teaser pics
until i go and pick up the disc with all the full resolution photos on it.

the car is now nearly complete, all that is to be done is a touch up on the boot and mirrors and then
I'm getting the bumpers straightened and re-chromed.

like all things though, its a constant work in progress....

hopefully these shots may inspire some members to get stuck in on their projects and get them done.

enjoy

I could go on but this is an easy 5 thumbs up mate, nice one

SUPERB EFFORT AND WORKMANSHIP simple allways works best ,love this car.

Nice Pics

You've put some work in to get it all the rest of it back together. Looks awesome as always, and some really nice detailing as always too.

How did you go getting the badge retainers? Have any problems?

Dave...

Superb pics. Love them. Also love the seats. look wicked in the car. Well done

I want a photoshoot now haha