Exterior 1st Gen Gnat's Body Shop Adventure

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  1. LowCountry S

    LowCountry S Active Member

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    nah, I think he only touched them once or twice on the way back from the Donut run.....:cornut:
     
  2. Nathan

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    Some slow and steady progress...

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  3. Crashton

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    It's getting there! :Thumbsup:

    Bet you miss Gnatster.
     
  4. Dave.0

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    It's looking good Nate.
     
  5. mrntd

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    Can't wait for the rebirth of the Gnat. We'll need to have a party with really big donuts.
     
  6. CHKMINI

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    Rebirth T-Shirts?
     
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    Another T- shirt oh dear god, ok I'll buy one.:Thumbsup:

    Last year "The Rebuild"
    This year "The Repaint"

    What's next year "The ....."
     
  8. Crashton

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    Gnat the clutch job, Gnat the brake job, Gnat the oil change. The possibilities are endless. :D
     
  9. CHKMINI

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    Gnat the T-Shirt Whore
     
  10. Nathan

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    Hey, you brought it up, not me.

    I have no intention on doing a shirt to commemorate the car being walked on.
     
  11. CHKMINI

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    Hahaha, I think we ought to do #2 in the series "The Repaint". We can have Jason "The Hipster" do a design.
     
  12. Nathan

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    Word is the roll bar needs to come out to get to the dents in the roof.

    Sent the album of pictures of the roll bar mounting to the body shop to assist them in the removal.
     
  13. cct1

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    Might be time for a full cage...
     
  14. Nathan

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    No, that would require a helmet on the street so I don't crack my head open on a bar hitting a big bump.
     
  15. cct1

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    Pad the bar.

    Besides, you'd probably do more damage to the bar with your head than vice-versa:biggrin5:.
     
  16. Nathan

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    Had to run over to the shop and pick up stuff that was in the car. Took a few pics while there.

    Dismantling the interior.

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    Look Ma, No seats!

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    Hole in da roof!

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    Hey, where'd the rock chips go?

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    Wow, they are goin all out on the repair. Very nice.
     
  18. cct1

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    That looks cheap, that'll probably set you back maybe twenty or thirty bucks...:wink:

    I replaced my roof, took the sunroof out altogether recently. That wasn't cheap, but it made a noticeable difference in headroom, and on the track. But it's not my daily driver.
     
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    Nate with guys our sizes we have the cool little thing called gravity to keep us in our seats. I don't think we stand a chance of hitting the ceiling unless we roll the car. :ihih::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    (Plus race belts)
     
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    Are they going to reapply the "patina" are they repaint the bonnet? :p
     

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