Re: [T3] New Fastback photos

[Mysterious J <mysteriousj@snet.net>]

<x-flowed>True, but right now the car is worse off than when I started.  Sure, 
I'll get it done eventually, but its going to take much longer than I 
anticipated.  When I dropped the car off last February, I figured that 
by now I'd be reassembling a painted car.  Now I don't know when I'll 
find another body shop to take it.

Jim
'68 Fastback


Keith Park wrote:

> Now that our cars are getting this old though... the original primers are
> failing.  GOing down to metal was probably a good idea, especially if it was
> a car that saw alot of sun.
>
> Keith
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> > Thanks.  In hindsight, I'm kind of disappointed I had the car media
> > blasted.  I think what little body work could have been done without
> > going down to bare metal.  I think the problem ended up being no one
> > would believe the car was really this solid.  I had more than one body
> > shop turn the car down because they assumed it was rotted out underneath.
> >
> > Jim
> > '68 Fastback
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> > Keith Park wrote:
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> > > Boy... this one is in Nice shape!
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > > Keith Park
> > >
> > > Top Notch Restorations
> > > topnotch@nycap.rr.com
> > > 71 Squareback
> > > 65 Notchback
> > > 65 Squareback
> > > 87 Golf
> > > 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Mysterious J" <mysteriousj@snet.net>
> > > To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 10:05 AM
> > > Subject: [T3] New Fastback photos
> > >
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> > >      
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> > > > I posted some new pics of the Fastback and some of the goodies I have
> > > > for it on The Samba:
> > > >
> > > > http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=jim+altemus
> > > >
> > > > Because of all the snow and cold temps here in New England, apart from
> > > > doing a parts inventory and snapping some pictures, I haven't been able
> > > > to do much of anything since we got the car back early last month.
> > > > Spring (and some insulation for the garage) can't get here soon enough.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > > '68 Fastback
> > > >
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