The Car on Day 1
Driver Left - Ugly!
Broken Sunroof - Repaired with Duct Tape
Interior - Needs some cleaning (understatement)
Door Panel - As dirty as everything else
The carpet is under the trash
Dash is in the same shape
Windows, doors, seats - All dirty
Front end isn't exactly right
Driven hard, put up dirty
Hood has been reshot - Looks like they painted during a sandstorm
Overall, tons of work ahead
It was hit in the middle of the bumper
Rear pushed in about 3 inches
New interior from a '93
Stuffed inside my truck
Out with the old (and nasty)
Stripping the interior
My brother and I working on the dash
No peice was saved - Completely replaced with new
Almost done removing the old
Bare floors
Needed cleaning with bleach!
Nast, nasty, NASTY carpet
Starting back with the new dash
New carpet
New dash and console going together
Almost done with the dash
Finished assembly, minus seats, but still has old door panels
New door panels
All new headliner and trim pieces
New sunroof & lighting
New shoes
The bodywork starts
Taking out the dings
Some primer to stop the rust
Working the quarter panel
More primer
Shaving the TOP of the decklid
Shaving the plastic off of the decklid - BEFORE
The materials
The plastic to be shaved
Rough fitting the new steel
After forming and tacked
End peices tacked in place
The ends after grinding
Checking the body gaps
Finished metal work
First coat to float it out
More sanding
Sanding the major panels
Brenna (future owner)
More panels to go
Most of the sanding is done (New hood coming)
Stripping all sheetmetal
Removing the fenders
Stripped shell
Going for a ride
Cruising through the neighborhood
Right after paint - Viper GTS Blue (metalic)
Down the side - Not a ripple in the car
Interior going back in
Front bumper going on
From the side - More interior
Carpert is in and working on the dash
Overall view
All the bits and peices
Dash is in for the last time
Shaved deck lid - Came out NICE
Door panels going back in
Drivers Side - Almost there
Almost ready for final buff
Before buffing
Before Buffing 2
Interior - Before Buffing
Done 1
Done 2
Done 3
Done - Shaved Decklid
Done 4
Done 5
Done 6