So my project finally gets under way. Ive dropped my car off at the body yesterday and they said i should have her back at the end of the week. Now some people may not disagree but im having maaco do the job. the one i went to ive heard multiple good things about them on the work they do. and once i get the car im going to scrutinize every inch before i drive it away. i just didnt have the money for a real paint job from a job and i really wanted her ready for this summer.

After that i have just a few random things to do like new hood supports, i have the headlight covers to put on, and i have a new grant steering wheel going in. and i have to put a cd player in too.

after that im going to save up a little more money and then im going to get new leather interior done for the seats. and then vaccum and shammpoo the carpets and everything.

im pretty excited and ill be sure to post alot of pictures as things get done. but heres some pictures of how she started.

 

heres some more

 

as an ex body shop guy i can tell you one thing-the cheaper the price the cheaper the materials-and less prep. ive seen alot of maaco jobs that didnt last more than 6 months. a little advice-dont take it to the car wash youll blow paint off-use a bucket and a sponge.

 

yeah well i made sure everything gets prepped masked seal and all that. i also went to school for collision repair so i know maaco is a no no but thers no other options right now with moeny tight but i did fork over the extra cash to have everything prepped and all that good stuff

 

good luck, hope everything goes well for ya

 

Wow that's a nice project you have there. My friend is trying to fix is 89 RS also. He is posting is progress in here is username is (LBRS)
Hope everything works out for you
Also keep us posted

 

ill be sure to check his out.
and thanks i hope everything does to. i ordered all new GM oem badges today which ran me $125 but its the price you pay for quality lol

ill surely have lots of pics this weekend of the new paint and hopefully everything else i can into the car.




Also if anyone has any ideas on what to do with my stock rims let me know. ther the RS rims with the red paint to match the car. idk wether to keep the wheels red to match the car or do something else. i dont want to buy new rims thats all

 

I would keep the stock red rims. I would just repaint them or give them some cleaning if the paint is okay.

 

theres pretty dirty so im not sure of the condition of the paint. ill be sure to take a look at them this weekend when it gets back from paint.

and ya think so? i didnt know if i liked the matching red or just a normal "metal" colored rim. i was ether going to keep the rims the way they are {repaint if needed} or i was going to polish or repaint them like a gun metal or something.

 

I also agree with my friend about it. I would just repaint them or clean them up to match the color of the camaro.
Currently my camaro red rims started to fade and one of the wheel looks pink lol
Keep us posted on your progress on you car. I want to see how it turns out

 

If money is tight and you went to school for collision repair then why not paint it yourself? It would probably be cheaper. Post lots of pics when you get it back.

 

I don't own a garage or have any place to do the work otherwise I'd love too. But the car came put awesome for what it is. I'll be sure to get pics up as soon as I get my radio installed.

 

finally got a pic here she is :] ill be sure to have more when im not busy and have time. this is just a quick cellphone pic at work.