I'd worry less having the least expesive car in the shop, rather than the most expensive car in the shop.

Whatever they are spendin on the Carrera could probably buy a six pack of 928's

 

If it's gonna be expensive anyways, I would do the GTS flares and rear bumper. This would(in my mind), make the expense "worth it". Otherwise, you'll spend all this money and come out with the same looking car(but still nice.

 

Got a chance to talk to you at SITM. Nice to know your car is in such good hands.

 

How will the rubstrip holes be dealt with? Orginal color repaint? Total repaints usually cost about 7k. I did 80% myself, and it still cost about 3k, not including any new rubber I will need.

I like the mustang on the rotisery. I may want to do that with my 78.

 

Hi before you have any paint put on the car i would also remove the seats and interior with exception of the dash and pod ,unless your really feeling like doing the whole 9 yards, so the overspary doesnt hurt your interior panels, BECAUSE no amount of masking will keep the overspray off the panels the only other thing you can do is apply some leather protectant before any painting is done but things will definitly get overspray on them, BTDT. Anyway it looks like the work is pretty thorough, hopefully they will prepare the aluminum panels correctly I did mine a 79 and it was a down to metal respray, it included alodine the aluminum panels then a spray of zinc chromate then a etching primer/sealer followed by a block sanding then another coat of sealer followed by a wet sanding then 3 coats of base coat follwed up with 4 coats of medium build clearcoat, I used Glassurit, I then wet sanded the car 3 different times each sanding was followed by a buffing till the finish was showcar quality and it was awesome, I also stripped the front and back bumpers to get off as much paint as possible it seems that if the paint is too thick after a few times of heating in the sun there will start stress cracks, i think that you can use a media blaster to remove the paint on the bumpers try an inconspicuous area first, try wood chips or walnut chips

 

Actually the Carrera is just being stored. I was told that the owner is some .com gazillionaire who rotates between the Carrera, a Black Ford GT, and a Ferrari (IIRC) as his daily driver. I think that's the front corner of the Ford next to the silver Ferrari in the next pic. The silver Ferrari isn't his but was painted in the shop and looks incredible.

The majority of the expense is being covered by Taurus guy's insurance. I am going to have to pay a significant additional amount but not nearly as much as I would have otherwise. I'm just trying to look at the bright side. To each his own, but I don't really care for the bulbous look of the GTS flares. Besides, this is an 89GT, not a GTS.

I'm not sure of their method for filling the holes but I plan to find out. Yes, it will be repainted in the original Velvet Red. The cost for bodywork, prep and paint is 12.5K and I supply the parts excluding paint. Grand total should be around 15K but my out of pocket expense is about 1/3 of that.... and before anyone says it, I know I will never get my money back out of it. I'm doing it for my enjoyment and out of respect for the car, not for resale.

Thanks for the advice, Mrmerlin. I think I will remove the seats during the process. It's gotta be easier to remove them while the doors are off and the leather needs some attention anyway. No better time than now, I suppose. One of the first things the shop manager did when quoting the job was determine how many aluminum panels there were. He said the prep work for aluminum panels is more expensive and described the process they use which includes the steps that you mentioned.

 

Mike you are very lucky, I can't believe the insurance co is covering that much of the cost! That should be an incredible paint job when considering the overall cost and I can't wait to see the completed work.

I love the color of your cary btw, one of my all time favorites from Porsche. Very similar to the arena red.

If you get a chance please let me know how much you end up spending on trim, I'm considering doing some paintwork on my car eventually and to do it right trim will need to be replaced. Thanks!

 

I think you should do what makes you happy with YOUR car, I have gotten Crap about my Chevelle and my Corvette because i changed them from stock. They are my cars and I will restore them as i see fit, not to make some ones elses dream of what should be done a reality.





I will have my S4 repainted next winter and also plan to delete the rub strips, and may add the flares if it will not break the bank to do so.

Your car is going to look great and I am sure it will give you many years of PRIDE and ENJOYMENT for many years to come.

Greg N, Sharpsburg Georgia

 

I love the color on that car next to the CGT! Is that a Kharman Ghia or ??? Can't see enough to tell.

 

Yeah, It's a Ghia. I love the color also. I've got a 1970 KG coupe sitting under a cover out back. It was my daily driver about 15 years ago before I parked it. I thought about restoring it then but it needs a LOT of work and I couldn't afford it at the time. Seeing this one redone in that color has made me think about my old Ghia again. Maybe after the 928 is done I'll give it some serious thought.

 

I had my S4 bumper done locally I think they use walnut. It came out perfectly clean.

I also used alodine on the aluminum and the steel prep from the same company for the steel parts. Then DPLF, then more, then a sanding primer, then color and clear.

 

Here's a few pics of the work in progress. The shop manager said 2 to 3 more weeks.

 

In the first pic is that a Jag XK120/40/50 in dark red or a triumph?

If a Jag any more pics?

 

Sorry ELLSSUU, I'm not sure. I've always loved the XKEs but never knew much about the earlier models. There are several early Jags in the shop. I'll get a few more photos the next time I'm there. It seems that they're sort of a specialty of this shop. In the office, there's a poster size photo of the shop owner in race gear on the track in an old Jag. He's obviously a fan too. They've got a couple of XKEs for sale on there website here Flashback Mtrwks.

 

I find it interesting that they seem to leave the interior in the car. Are you not worried about getting any overspray in there? I've been told a few times that it's hard to avoid that completely - but at the same time removing ALL the interior is something I would dread