Vette

[Hipster]

My father in laws vette I'm doing. He has stage 4 lung cancer and his wife came to me about the vette a couple months ago being a bucket list item so I'm takin one for the team. I've only known him 4 or so years, but he's one hella nice guy.

Body work is pretty much done and trimout is started. He picked his favorite color so that's what he get's, but I stepped it up to a 3 stage pearl. Black base, purple pearl coat and clear. Similar to HOK's Blurple. A couple pics of the under hood trim out. I'll post a few pics of the car as I progress.

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[Hipster]

some pics of what I started with

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These bumpers get rippled up across the top. Here using USC bumper repair material after working with a heat gun. Ultimately had to bolt it back on to get it nice and finish with Polyflex

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The fender had some cracks and when I dug it out these holes had a piece of tin riveted on from behind and were just packed with tiger hair. Fiberglass cloth and resin on both sides was the fix.

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[Hipster]

another of the left fender

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[LMB1500]

This one will be neat to see come along!

 

[Hipster]

Fender as it sits. Quite a few hours involved in just the fender lol The front bumper was on and off at least 100 times lol

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[Hipster]

Pretty much the same deal on the front bumper. Usc repair material and poly flex. There was lots of cracked up paint and gouges from abuse. Being pearl, I want the bumpers hanging, but I'll drop them loose from the body and get some foam tape in there.

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[Hipster]

This one will be neat to see come along!

Not much going on with the truck ATM, and I saw "other builds" and figured somebody might like to see. It's not a "money" Vette and not a resto just a paint job. He's had the car 27 years and it needs a few mechanical things which his step son is going to handle.

 

[Hipster]

400g scratch

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[kennythewelder]

Not my color, but nice project. My Father in law had stage 4 lung cancer. We lost him in 2010. I had stage 4 throat cancer in 2012. I'm cancer free sense 2013. It's nice to see what you are doing for Him.

 

[Terrick down Under]

Credit to you. He will happier with a SIL prepared to pay it forward.