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Seen it once. Pretty cool show...

Done for the weekend, back to work tomorrow morning.

Next weekend, I will be doing a double RSB swap... H-Sport Comp bar on Erik's 2010 JCW, and his JCW bar on Teresa's Justa-Coupe.

Weekend after that is my last 3 days in the army!

I will still get some stuff done/touched up during the week days after work, but not much.

 

I might find a spot for a cow bell just for you Dave...

Erik you will see it this weekend, if you are still coming over!

Don, the engine I bought to temporarily use has some pretty high milage, so it will be staying stock as possible... The rebuild of the original however...

1.8, Jesus, lopey bump stick, TVS, and some pretty custom stuff... Thats all I am saying for now.

 

I was actually able to get some good-ish pics with my old camera today... I will try to get them up over the weekend after they are edited.
They have possibly the best lighting I have found so far. All it took was to be surrounded with storm clouds! Even some 4" closeups of the rust spots... And no not all the rust is the same color on the car! It actually varies from panel to panel... Thats what you get when you custom mix paint/toner/flake/dry pearl/dry candies in your garage.

A few post touchup cellie telle teasers... (Sorry Crap-a-Talk automatically resizes them making the pic look like a bucket of poo!)

 

Oh they will be... I need to keep it pretty thin so the paint can still flex with the rubbermaid plastic, even with added flex agent, but yes.

 

Bumper covers are on order... (Well the pieces that get paint)
Not too bad on price either going through a bigger body shop, but still more than I wanted to spend.
$130 For the front cover, $220 for the rear... But I still need all the trim, and the chrome pieces.

The cowl is about to get sprayed... Would have been SOOOOO much easier spraying it off the car, but I don't want to risk scratching it during install.

 

Jeep has one... MINI is going next year.

 

Taking the weekend off again... Need a little "creative inspiration" time, so I am headed to the sticks... Somewhere around 11,000 feet, with no phone service, and nobody else around!

FedEx says Tuesday for the bumper caps, so over the long 4th of July weekend, I will be spraying the body with clears, candies, and pearls... In the waiting time in between coats, I will be getting the bumpers prepped and modded to my liking.
Got to start looking for the chrome trim (hopefully 2 sets for the front and rear... I have ideas. ) also need to find the OE plastics for the lower and arch trim. Need to hold off on ordering the rear lower valance until I find out if I will need to mod the Justa's piece, or if I can use the valance from the "S" in which case I will try and track down a GP lower rear.

As it sits right now, the base coat on the body panels is at about 90% of the look I am after. I have feathered in a lot more rusty areas throughout the week, just need to dress some edges, do a little touch up here and there, and take a good long look at it from all angles in varying light. The clears are going to change the look a good bit, so don't think it is going to look exactly like the previously posted pics!

Well theres a solid weekly update... Getting close, and that means its close to stuffing the donor motor.

 

No boost leaks! All Eaton supplied torque with my 1.8 please!

Jan knows what I am thinking...

 

That did kinda sound wrong...

Give me a break, I'm on a clear coat bender here! Man that stuff messes with your head!