My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)
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AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW YYYEEEEAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
So back from paint before snow right?!?
Definitely. The fun part will be getting it together before then. With this whole shop situation that might not happen.Â
exciting news!
what are you going to do when the first rock chip happens?
I havent put paint high on my priority list because I dont know how I would react in that scenario.Â
I will probably kick in the header panel and bash my fenders with a bat
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Roughly half of my interior arrived yesterday and it far exceeds my expectations=) I didn't get any good pictures of it all but I will be sure to snap a few today.Â
The seats I have gotten so far are immaculate besides the wear I knew about on the drivers thigh bolster. I should be able to get the alcantara replaced and use the foam from my current drivers seat to cut down on time and cost for the repair.Â
The steering wheel just needs some leather conditioner rubbed in. There is only one ring mark that caused little marks in the leather. The others are just light lines that should disappear when the conditioner is massaged in=)
Other than that the car leaves tomorrow evening for the body shop. They should be starting on it next week or the following week and they estimate it will be done three weeks out from then=D
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Looks great. Those seats are pretty fancy. Might I recommend Griots Garage leather rejuvenator. http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/leather+rejuvenator+8+ounces.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=Search
I have used this with good results on my seats and steering wheel. It also smells nice.
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It isn't magic obviously, but my seats are much softer than they were when I got the car, and the spots where the shiny black coating is worn were penetrated the best, scuffs and light spots do darken from it. Since it will be a while before you use the wheel you could use a bunch of mink oil for boots too. That wouldn't be good to use if you had to drive the car right away as it is greasy, but you could let it soak in for a week and then wipe off the excess. That should also moisten and darken the scuffs.
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Last night I decided to swap my rear bench fabric. There are so many hog rings that this took forever.Â
My old fabric was sticky underneath and just looked gross. The foam and frame was luckily nice and clean.Â
I think this took me 4 hours or so to do. I was half watching Netflix and eating supper for part of it too.Â
Now I just need the rest of the seats to arrive and I will be able to disassemble my passenger seat and put the "new" seat together. I also need to source someone to repair my drivers thigh bolster for a reasonable price.
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Great to hear man! That car is going to look great when she comes back.
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Should look sweet imo. I always liked the look of hatch spoilers.
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I really like the AC Schnitzer hatch spoiler but it is too large for Kitty to ship to me=/ The one I ordered is much smaller but it should fit in with the rest of the car once it is color matched. We will see once it gets here=)
I also got my second to last box of interior from Germany yesterdayÂ
I am now just waiting for the door cards to come=)
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Nothing too new here.Â
I just finished moving everything out of the current shop in preparation to move into the next spot once my car comes back. Right now everything is stuffed in my basement storage unit for my apartment=PÂ
Other than that my door cards arrived yesterday and I have been fiddling with the front seats. I got the passenger side disassembled, cleaned up, and reassembled with the Looping II pieces. I just need to get the plastic seat base pins and to remove the surface rust and repaint by the bolt holes on the rails. I am taking the drivers seat parts to an upholstery shop to see how much they will charge to replace the fabric on the outer bolsters since it is wore.Â
My upper hatch spoiler has also arrived. I am waiting to hear word from the bodyshop so that I can go and test fit it. As far as I have heard, they haven't started on the car yet because they are trying to get their current work out of the way. I was told they were supposed to start at the end of last week but I am hoping it gets in at the end of this week or sometime next week.
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