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Slowly putting the puzzle back together.

Well it has been about 12 years since I last posted about the car. It's been a very slow process of getting it back on the road. My dad took over the restoration in 2004. It was his car originally so he was excited i got the ball rolling. It sat in his garage in Northern California for 14...

Well I haven't been around in a while. My car finally made it home. Just over a year and it made it to my garage. My camera took a dump on me so i had to use my old back up. i have been polishing chrome and aluminum for months. I can't wait to get it back together.

Yes, I have been busy getting things ready for the delivery. The car is being painted a thousand miles away in Oregon. I used to live there then moved south while the car was in the shop. i have all the other parts with me and have been polishing and painting waiting for the car to come...

It took over a year but it was well worth the wait.

The fires here in San Diego hace postponed the delivery of my car but it gives the body shop more time to do things right. Paint is going on. Got to love the baby poop green.

I guess he had to do one more coat of primer, then it is back to paint booth for baby poop green.

It is getting painted as I type this. TT1 green. You can see the original color in the engine bay. It will look nice I hope. I can't wait to start putting it back together.

Got a call from the body shop looks like it is being delivered in a week. It has been just under a year. In that time I moved a thousand miles away and have been trusting the shop with my car. My dad is the original owner of this car. I have been waiting for this day for a very long time...

I know I have to be patient but looking at all the projects that people post here I just want to work on my car. I was originally going to do the body work my self but decided to let a professional handle it. It doesn't help that I moved away from where it is being worked on and I am a...

Eugene eh! The car is down in Creswell getting the body work done. ?I used to live in Cottage Grove but just moved to San Diego.

I am going for TT1 (med metalic green). It is the original color. I used to hate it, but i think it will look nice now.

Made it to the Body Shop to check out the progress. It is going on eight months in the shop. That's a frame jig to help straighten out the rear end. It was hit a few times in the rear quaters. This car has been in my family since it was purchased new and I can't wait to put ot back together...

The body guy has been pretty slow he has worked on one quarter and the hood. Patience!!

Not much has happened on my project but I do have a few more updates. The panels that I ordered from ebay came. They came to the shop and I was out of the country. The body shop said they looked like they had been beating with a sledge. They said the metal was thin and beat to hell...

Ordered my sheetmetal today. 2 quarters and a trunk center for $650 including shipping. Got them from "cudamackdaddy" on ebay. I have my fingers crossed. It goes off to the body shop sometime in the mext week. Have to wait for the rain to stop for awhile. It is down bare metal and the...

I am about two months behind you. Great inspiration. Awesome work

Just talked to the body guy. Worst case scenario $10K ouch. More likley seven or so. He wants to replace the quaters and the trunk floor. Where is the best place to get these.

Took some more paint yesterday. i thought I was a pro at the old wire wheel until the thing kicked back on me and gave me a black eye. Could have been a lot worse. Boy will I be glad when this part of the resto is done. I get my other body panels back from the stripper this weekend. I would...

This fastback has been in and out of my entire life. My parents bought it new from the lot where my grandfather was head wrench. It's a 318 fastback nothing fancy. The car brought me home from the hospital when I was born (35 years ago). My mom drove until I got it high school. I was to...