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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 03:13 AM
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I bought the car with a salvage title needing a little work and TLC. It has 36000 miles on the drivetrain. My plans for it are fixed headlights, MGW shifter, some exhaust work, Hot Rod Black paint, and maybe a steering wheel. Here are some pics. Let me know what ya think.

This is when I picked it up.


Here is how she sits now.


I got my sexy rear end back from paint.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 03:42 AM
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 05:11 AM
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 01:02 PM
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good luck man, I did the same thing. When I bought mine it had been rolled over, replaced the frame and everything and painted it flat black, myself and a few buddies. let me know if you get stumped anywhere maybe i can help
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 03:58 PM
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Looking forward to more pics.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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Nice.. Subscribed.. Keep up the good work .. Can't wait to c the finished product
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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lol, I saw the first pic and was like...interesting.....the next pick I was like DAYYYYUM...lol.


Don't mind me,...very cool, always nice seeing people take on projects like this. BIG fan of FRC anything soo,...have fun man. Looking forward to your updates bro.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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Does the roof skin unbolt or glued? By the way my mgr is stiff as heck
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 04:05 AM
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Does the roof skin unbolt or glued? By the way my mgr is stiff as heck
It unbolts and lifts right off.
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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It unbolts and lifts right off.
I want to semi-correct myself. My top just lifted right off but It looks like there was a couple spots that were glued from the factory.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:31 AM
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Sounds good makes for extemely clean paint
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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Good luck with your project.
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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I have a body kit for an FRC for sale over on the corvette forum. It includes the inner front wheel wells. It the kit in my signature.

Looks like a fun project.
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Old May 3, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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Well I've got a fair amount of work done on the car recently. My goal is to get it done by the end of the month. Sorry the pics are a little dark. I should have taken pics during the day, but here it goes:

Come to find out the part that holds the trunk lid and that the top glues too was not glued on, so I removed it and cleaned up all the old epoxy on it, the care, and the underside of the top.



My Dad and I glued it on and the front fender well. Then a couple of friends and I put Hushmat through the whole car, and installed a quarter panel



This is the darkest pic. I forgot to get a pic sooner, but here is the Hushmat (sound deadener) through the whole car.


I installed my head unit, which invovled trimming the metal behind it. Put in my MGW Shifter, thanks to SSTG for the hook up! (Didn't get a pic of either, DOH!) Although here is a pic of the installed dash and center console set up.
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Shoot some 3M 5200 where the roof bonds to the rear upper tub area. You can do this from inside the car, this will prevent you from getting leaks.

The glue used at the factory is hard glue which cracks over time, which then allows water to get in. The 3M 5200 is flexible (marine urethane) that will last a lifetime.

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Old May 4, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BlownVette 2001
Shoot some 3M 5200 where the roof bonds to the rear upper tub area. You can do this from inside the car, this will prevent you from getting leaks.

The glue used at the factory is hard glue which cracks over time, which then allows water to get in. The 3M 5200 is flexible (marine urethane) that will last a lifetime.

Sweet Thx for the tip.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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that looks like a great project man.. i will be checking for updates
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Originally Posted by ProMaroZ
Sweet Thx for the tip.
No problem, looks like you and your Dad are doing a great job.
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Old May 15, 2011 | 02:45 AM
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Got some more done today. Put on the quarter and deck lid. Also, installed the abs pump bracket and the coolant overflow tank. Along with some misc. other stuff.


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Subscribed to this so I wont loose it. I cant see the pics where Im at but listening to what you all are typing has got me interested as hell
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