Iggy cat's 1971 GS convt is PAINTED !!!!!!!

Well here it Guys! Check it out !!! , Pics of the convertable painted & buffed !!! Well after several weeks of preperaton & final panel adjustment , I spent the weekend prepping the car & painting it ! We just finished block sanding the clear coat & buffing the entire car (less hood ), 600-1200-1500 grit to 3000 polishing to a mirror finish !!!! LOOK for more pics with the crome soon ! We are shooting to have the car for the BPG in August !! :beer :3gears: Hey guys here you go !! I just added some resent photos of mikes car. we had a delay with the glass ,just about finished !!!

 

:shock: :shock: super nice .....:TU: :TU:

very str8 looking ...

 

:bglasses: Very nice job!!:bglasses:

 

Nick is an EXCELLENT auto body man and an all-around nice guy.

On Sunday I got to watch as this car went from primer to sealer to color coat to clear. It was fun to watch. Here are some before and during pics...

 

How many hours to block sand and polish a car??
Harvey

 

How many ZEROs are in a gazillion?

 

Harvey,

I know Nick spent a lot of time with the body and it really shows with the new paint. I'm sure he'll elaborate when he reads this post. I am EXTREMELY exicited to see this progress and cannot wait to see it fully assembled as this marks EIGHT YEARS in the making...

Additional posts will be forthcoming.

Thanks Yardley for the pics.

Mike
Iggycat2004

NJ

 

Mike, in hindsight, I wish I'd have snapped more. I was at Nick's shop a lot during the last 3 months and saw your car in a lot of various stages. Sorry for not getting more.

 

Here's another thread about it:

http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=147886

 

White Stage 1 Convertible ! tasty !


DL

 

Again thanks for taking the pictures Yardley, Nick is doing a GREAT JOB and I'm excited to see the progression as his team has transformed this car into what is pictured here... I am disappointed I couldn't make your picnic however last minuet family obligations killed the plans although I'll be there next year - with the car.

I received my carpet and front seat cover from Legendary today and waiting for the rest of the GREEN interior to arrive. Fellow board member Carl Unitis will be traveling to my house in North Jersey to lend his expertise in wiring the dash and completing the interior. I have all the necessary assembly manuals and notes ready from pulling the dash out originally and don't think the reinstallation of the dash cluster should be a problem. Hey.. If anyone else in the North Jersey area wants to come up and have some fun I'll have plenty of cold beer and thick burgers ready for a great time.I have been known to host some good brew hahhhhs..[/B] Nick/Yardley???

Once the body is completed the car will be delivered to Rob at Stage 1 for engine refire and necessary adjustments and exhaust system installation. (His team rebuilt the motor with Greg Gessler)

Dave Kliener has been a BIG help in sourcing all the parts necessary and the new date coded window glass he supplied will be installed by Nicks group as we move forward. I'm getting pumped.More to follow.

Mike

NJ

 

Nice :beer :beer :beer

Nick, what this the '71 convertible frame in your garage we were checking out?

:kodak:

 

Marco , The frames you are refering to are for 2 hard tops, 1-1969 GS coupe 4 spd that you saw with no rust.The other is for a customer 1970 GS 455 Black & Gold GSX theme , we will be working on painting next . Hey btw can you post the 1969 stage1 one pics you took . Thanks Nick

 

Unfortunately, besides the engine/tH400 code, the only photo I have of the '69 stage1 convertible is Here

Alan?

 

Nice, now Iggy needs one of my Stage-1 engine emission decals to finish it off.:Brow:

 

Talk to me Dave, I'm all ears.. Stage 1 emission tag??? :grin:

Mike

Iggycat2004

 

Mike, check out my post in the chassis resto section. You reponded to it before. Your not getting forgetful in your old age are you? There is a picture of the completed item there.

 

Dave - all the excitement in sourcing parts is making my head spin. I'll check your previous post. I'm taking tomorrow off work and going to Nicks shop with more parts and see the progress. Looking forward to it.

Mike

 

Michael,

And don't forget to get the correct center caps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:laugh: