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  1. wmwny

    wmwny Well-Known Member

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    #979 wmwny, May 13, 2015
    That IS the garage...HIS room is the pup tent out back! :ihih:
     
  2. TheModFather

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    #987 TheModFather, May 14, 2015

    The thought crossed my mind! But I would rather just add a massive Master suite off the side of the house, and rent out the 2 other bedrooms when I start making new friends down there...

    With the acreage though, I could possably add a couple small vacation rental cabins tucked back in the woods later on though! :)

    So many ways to turn a $200K expense into a money maker... ;)
     
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    #1001 TheModFather, May 15, 2015
    As long as I cant see them, I'm cool with it. I just dont want another A hole like I have living next to me now.
     
  4. RallyMini370

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    #1014 RallyMini370, May 25, 2015
    Hey Modfather you need to step up and get the real rat look! I asked this dude why he had this stuff all over his VW. It's the Rat look! there were a ton of cars with this look...strange for sure.

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  5. wmwny

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    #1055 wmwny, Jul 7, 2015
    And you have lived to tell the tale BOTH times! :Thumbsup: :cornut:
     
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    #1057 wmwny, Jul 7, 2015
    you've been livin on the edge then...fighting your way thru all that sand, only to get knocked around by some Dragon's breath....:ihih:
     
  7. TheModFather

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    #1063 TheModFather, Jul 20, 2015
    Well its a talentless vinyl wrap, so.... [emoji12]
     
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    #1064 Spa2k, Jul 20, 2015
    That should be illegal. At least you faked the rust with real bodywork and paint! :Thumbsup:
     
  9. MCS02

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    #1107 MCS02, Sep 18, 2015
    I'm confused! I don't know where I was conceived, I was born in D.C. lived all over the world, Grand parents came over on the boat from Italy(Dads side) Moms side just old american. I guess I better go look and see if there is a British Leyland badge on my but.:D

    First Gen more British then German, second Gen half and half, third Gen German.:lol:


    What were we talking about, I forget i'm getting a little rusty.:D
     
  10. TheModFather

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    #10 TheModFather, May 10, 2014
    Ok so picture time! I still need to hunt through the camera, but I can pull some off of the other sites. (Keep in mind this paint is HARD to capture on film, it throws the white balance of the camera everywhere, spots blend in, and in most cases the pics don't do it justice... If you where at the Dragon, and saw the mirror I brought, you will know.:wink: )

    The first time I did the roof:

    Taking off just enough of the color base to reveal the rust coats...
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    Almost done, right before I screwed the whole roof up: :mad2:

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  11. minsanity

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    #19 minsanity, May 11, 2014
    I've been following you speechlessly & shall continue so, Dick. Awesome build & progress.
     
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    #28 minirab, May 11, 2014
    I always hated guys like you; however, you are #1 G.I.!!!!!
     
  13. TheModFather

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    #30 TheModFather, May 11, 2014
    Not at all...

    I will either not have the car in the rain, or... i will stuff a sock in it! :D
     
  14. agranger

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    #33 agranger, May 12, 2014
    Amazing the # of hours of work it takes to reproduce an effect that nature will do for you by leaving the car out in a field for 20 years or so!

    I can't wait to see the finished product.

    IMHO: That dash needs to be handed over to an old-school pin stripe artist with a few color chips to aim for and instructions to 'go crazy' (something that I seriously considered with my R53 when styling it years ago).
     
  15. TheModFather

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    #42 TheModFather, May 14, 2014
    Progress is slow, so I can only post so much... I am pretty much confined to working on it over the weekends, due to my day job. I look foreword to every minute I get with the car though, must be something in the fumes!
     
  16. Dave.0

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    #47 Dave.0, May 15, 2014
    Dick you know I am the less is more kind of guy when it comes to graphics so with that out of the way I would not put either on the doors. I like the cool logo so I would put those one them on front and rear without the "Dicks Garage , since 1983" text but that's just me.
    Now if you are absolutely going to do the doors I choose the bottom logo.

    Oh one more thing you should post up some pics of how nice you car was done in it's "glory days" before the Sprintex took its life with the assistance from Mynes with Bitetronic.
     
  17. CHKMINI

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    #51 CHKMINI, May 15, 2014
    I vote for the bottom one and trust your judgement on this. So far IMO you've made the right decisions with the look!
     
  18. Metalman

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    #54 Metalman, May 16, 2014
    Bottom... I like the font used better.... The script feels older.... Kind of on the lines of what a pinstripe artist would do by hand...
     
  19. TheModFather

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    #77 TheModFather, May 18, 2014
    Update: (Gooderer pics will be coming...)

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  20. CHKMINI

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    #86 CHKMINI, May 19, 2014
    It looked good....but it's going to look better!
     
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