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Old 02-11-2017, 02:33 PM
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Just finished for tonight. I was able to swap out the driver door tonight.










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There's a big improvement, rust-wise.
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More rust

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Rust☹️
And more rust 😑
I was able to get some more work done today. Looks like I'm going to be cutting and welding more then I thought
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Started the painful task of cutting and replacing the floors
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Great work so far, really looking better. I really think that it would be awesome to get her to look like she did new, yellow paint is uncommon and being a convertible is less common especially if she could possibly be a 1 of 1. I would try my best to keep her original color scheme. otherwise glad to see her coming back to life.. can't wait to see more updates!
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Thanks man. Still debating if I'm going to keep it blue or go back to yellow. The yellow with the black top and interior would look nice though.

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Great work so far, really looking better. I really think that it would be awesome to get her to look like she did new, yellow paint is uncommon and being a convertible is less common especially if she could possibly be a 1 of 1. I would try my best to keep her original color scheme. otherwise glad to see her coming back to life.. can't wait to see more updates!
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Thanks man. Still debating if I'm going to keep it blue or go back to yellow. The yellow with the black top and interior would look nice though.
I have a black interior in my 87 but want tan. Maybe we should figure out a swap. I'd be up for a drive with my black 87 interiorfor you tan 87 interior.
If it's the deluxe interior
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The tan interior went in my brothers 89.

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I have a black interior in my 87 but want tan. Maybe we should figure out a swap. I'd be up for a drive with my black 87 interiorfor you tan 87 interior.
If it's the deluxe interior
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Finally finished school and was able to get some work on her done today.
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The more I see of this car, the more it needs to go back to yellow. Not 1 yellow 87 Convertible was ever known to be in existence. Here uou have the ONLY 1 in the World & it's not yellow SAD
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If I do go back to yellow thinking of doing this color
Don't like this one that much.
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Top car looks great.
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Before
One quarter panel done.

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Test fitting the floors. Still have some more trimming to due then por-15.



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What kind of primer are you using?
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What kind of primer are you using?
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Got some work done on the car today. Dash and front windshield. Removal.


Found rust under passenger side dash. More cutting and welding to do.

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Front end ready to be sanded and primed

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Core support paint code is 19. Is that yellow? I could look it up but I'm not at work....

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Hi were you able to check the color code ?

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Core support paint code is 19. Is that yellow? I could look it up but I'm not at work....

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Picked up a new door for the passenger side. Very clean.
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The paint code on the radiator support tag is 19. That is BLACK. I just looked it up on our paint mixing system. If that radiator support is original to the car....it is not a factory yellow car.
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The paint code on the radiator support tag is 19. That is BLACK. I just looked it up on our paint mixing system. If that radiator support is original to the car....it is not a factory yellow car.

oh ok thanks for the help.
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oh ok thanks for the help.
but who knows if its had the radiator support changed. If it had a color change at one time....they went to an incredible amount of work
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Yea that’s what I was thinking Because the whole car is yellow.
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