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Post by Laguna Budman Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:34 pm

Finally had my daughter help me with photobucket so I could show off the progress. Hope you guys and gals enjoy! Beer Laughing
https://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j438/bud83man/
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Post by Limey SE Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:38 pm

Second Car as of late I have seen this color Kinda like but not decided on it yet but looks very nice on it


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Post by Jedediah Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:25 pm

Nice Job budman she look awesome. I really like how the dash turn out. I am diggn the color combo as well. Nice to see all the work you putt into her. Beer
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Post by orange Juiced Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:56 am

The color combo is awesome!
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Post by 2fat2fly Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:45 am

happy bowtie
Laguna Budman wrote: Finally had my daughter help me with photobucket so I could show off the progress. Hope you guys and gals enjoy! Beer Laughing
https://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j438/bud83man/
Beer what can I say that's just an amazing job of what you have done with that car, hats off to you. Color on one of these is always an issue because of the size, I know with mine I wanted to go with the comp. colors, hugger orange, yellows, reds, black, but chose to go with a different flavor & thank god there was enough chrome to help break it up. The color you have reminds me of the 63 gun metal grey 409 with dual 4's Impalas, a bit lighter but I like it and the stripes look good. Must be hard working in a small shop like the one in the pics, (just kidding) looks like an awesome shop lucky dog, anyways a most awesome job for sure and keep the pics coming, enjoyed all the pics of the R&R happy bowtie
Forgot to ask what are you using for body bushings
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Post by The Dude Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:23 am

I dig the color combo, but man that dash setup just blows it all away! I love how you went with the white gauges & silver dashpad to break up the interior. Beer
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Post by 74MonteCarlo Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:25 am

Noice.

Love me some 74s

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Post by Jedediah Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:12 am

Please do a write up on the dash work you did budman that looks like you put alot of time into it. Love all the detail work you have put in. Nice to see that you painted the under side of the fenders to protect em from rust. The frame looks good as well.
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Post by Laguna Budman Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:12 pm

Thanks for all the positive comments guys. The frame is all POR-15 with some parts coated with gun metal gray. (more pics to come of that I didn't have my other card) The underside and inner fender wells are Rhino-lined (smooth finish) with a UV spray for easy cleaning. The dash well lets just say started as a disaster. I bought the world famous dash cap to save some money. A local interior guy told me to throw away the glue it comes with and use windshield urethane. Worked good its not coming off, but I didn't like how it fit around the vents and corners. I wound up taking it to probabley the best interior guy in our area and we mathed the vinyl on my seats and doorpanels. Believe it or not that is one piece of vinyl (no seams) He did an awesome job. Then I painted all my vents, dash bezel, tilt, turn signal, inner door handles and glove box handle black. The white gauges are that kit you find on Ebay and worked great. Good quality graphics on white vinyl. Thanks again for the comments. I'm no expert but if you have other questions feel free to ask.
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Post by 1973 454 MONTE Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:34 pm

looks like someone needs a pat on the back for the placement of the stripes.........heheheheheGetting closer on the Chevelle Hpim7410

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Post by Laguna Budman Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:39 pm

Good spy! I was wondering if anyone would notice. I really liked how his turned out so I went with it. https://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j438/bud83man/
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Post by laguna454/4spd Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:50 pm

Laguna Budman wrote: Finally had my daughter help me with photobucket so I could show off the progress. Hope you guys and gals enjoy! Beer Laughing
https://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j438/bud83man/
that is just nice its got the wow factor that's for dam sure nice work glad to see some pic,s great job ! cheers
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Post by Laguna Budman Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:41 pm

Thanks, just got home from putting in the headliner. Feels good to be getting closer to done! Bad thing is I'm leaving town for 5 days and I feel like I'm on a roll right now. Oh well it will be waiting when I get back. https://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j438/bud83man/
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Post by 77mali Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:04 am

Nice job!
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Post by 74Malibu383 Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:21 am

1973 454 MONTE wrote:looks like someone needs a pat on the back for the placement of the stripes.........heheheheheGetting closer on the Chevelle Hpim7410


HA! Sweet! Beer Looks great man.

12 years ago, I had the owner of the paint shop I had mine done at bring in his 1970 SS Chevelle to match the stripes on. I have a polaroid picture of it somewhere.
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Post by Jedediah Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:33 pm

Vinyle on the dash in one peice wow he did a great job.
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Post by 77mali Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:42 pm

I have a dash prepped to do the same. Waiting to order a dash pad at the moment. What grain & grade vinyl did you use? The car looks great! Hope I get there too someday. Very Happy
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Post by Laguna Budman Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:57 pm

77mali, I would have to check into that info but he did tell me I wouldn't have needed the dash cap. He said he can fix the cracks and go right over it with a very light padding and vinyl. Jedediah, look at the pics close. I sh#t you not no seams. I was very impressed with his work.
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Post by 77mali Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:25 pm

Budman, if you can ask him when you get a chance, that would save me a whole lotta research. I think they use a compressible foam filler that's glued to the top of the dash and then use a lightly padded vinyl too in order to make it look that good. Thanks!
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Post by Limey SE Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:02 pm

Need More Updates Here dying to see how she turned out ??

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Post by Laguna Budman Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:17 pm

77mali did you ever get ahold of him?
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Post by 77mali Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:10 pm

Not yet Budman but have the number you sent me. Have not had a chance to work on the car since early Nov. I will call him though, if nothing else to pick his brain on a thought or two I've been milling around for a while regarding the dash & the back seat arm rest panels. BTW, if I never properly thanked you for the info (apologies) & Thanks!
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Post by pila Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:50 pm

That is a super job! I have a '74 and went through mostly the same process, but yours is surely the best job I've seen. The colors are great ! Very Happy

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Post by Laguna Budman Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:18 am

More pics. Apologies to 77mali for robbing his thread,Getting closer on the Chevelle 00110Getting closer on the Chevelle 00311Getting closer on the Chevelle 00811Getting closer on the Chevelle 00411
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Post by Limey SE Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:21 am

Budman you have came a long ways on this Build bro it is one the better ones I have seen transform here !!! Kudos to you. I hope I can bring the SE to look this nice

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