71 comet GT progress

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  1. brainsboy

    brainsboy Member

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    Its been 1 year and a month since I began the restoration. Finally reached the fun part of it all, assembly. Hope to have it on the road in the next few weeks.





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  2. 1973Maverick357

    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    Man that car is AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG!!!
     
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  3. Mavman72

    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Very nice work there...Car looks top notch, great job man!!!
     
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  4. brainsboy

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    Thanks,

    The nice part about this car are all the details you cant see. You wont find a part made by autokrafters that I didnt buy for this comet. All new door handles inside and out, locks, latch assemblys, posts, hinges, if its reproduced this car got it. What they didnt have I bought NOS off ebay. This is going to be my last restoration for a long time so I wanted to do it perfect.

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    Looks great man. I like that color. Is that the original color? NICE NICE NICE :thumbs2:
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Looking really good!!
     
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    that's amazing, beautiful car!
     
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    Looking very nice. It's nice to be able to stand back and see the product of your hardwork sitting right in front of you. Can't wait to see the final shots of the car all assembled. - Matt
     
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    Very nice! I see you painted the hood stripe, just like I did (gloss black)...
     
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    The car looks awesome, very nice!! Yaaaaa Green!!!!:bananaman
     
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    Thanks,

    The color is an original comet color for 1971, but the car was originally white. However I stripped 100% of everything down to bare metal so no white was left, even under the headliner, floors, wheel wells, behind the dash, behind the rear seat, were all stripped to metal, and resprayed green, so its a total color change.
     
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