well since I have been lurking on this site for some time; I feel it's time to show my work. I hope you guys enjoy
she wasn't to pretty when I bought her
Thread: my cigarette make over
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12-19-2009 12:29 AM
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12-19-2009 12:34 AM
Sanding all the layers of paint off. Primed and block sanded the whole boat twice. The next week was rough to pick up a spoon
Just so everyone knows, I always wear a mask. My exgirlfriend made me take it off for the picture
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12-19-2009 12:38 AM
After a long year this is how she looks now
I guess its not so bad for painting it in a barn huh?
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12-19-2009 12:44 AM
It a little dirty, but after so of the girls that get on this thing what can you expect
engine hatch off for some winter time engine work
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12-19-2009 12:47 AM
NICE!!!!!!!
Like the colors.....
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12-19-2009 01:15 AM
Thanks! I dont know if you can see but the silver is actually painted to look like carbon fiber to match the interior. that blue cost would have cost a sh*t load of money, but the great guys at PPG came through for me! I am more than happy to put that PPG sticker on the boat for what they gave me. So anyone that wants to paint their boat Long Beach Blue Pearl dont do it!!!!!
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12-19-2009 01:25 AMGreat boat, and the work looks phenomenal. Colors are sweet. A buddy of mine had a really nice one with some healthy small blocks that ran like a scalded dog, you should be really happy with it and please keep up with the pics, very cool project.
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12-19-2009 01:29 AM
Looks good!!
And I notice the addition of the drink holder and the can of chew on the dash - creature comforts"Keep the bottle on the bar Ira, I won't be long".
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12-19-2009 01:38 AM
HAHA thanks, chew doesnt work so well when your getting it though. Not enough hands to drive throttle and spit lol. Im going to start to build the fiberglass race style hatch this weekend. Amazing what you can get done in a cold winter, cold beer warm garage, and lots of friends that help.
I know its hard to tell becuase it's dirty and I take bad pictures, but no one believes me that it was painted in that barn. Lots of wet sanding to get the dirt out but worth it. I do have to give credit to Jim Bodinott for the graphics and pinstrips. Everything else I did, with my buddies help sanding
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12-19-2009 04:32 AM
L@@kin g@@d & I love PPG , i was just wondering is the trailer next.................... happy holiday's
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12-19-2009 08:10 AM
Great job!!!! always good to see restorations by do it yourself guys.
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12-19-2009 08:19 AM
I love these threads.....GREAT JOB!!!!!!! What do you have planned for power?
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12-19-2009 08:56 AM
Screw the ( beautiful AND one of my favorite color combos ) paint, we want to know what your doing for powah????
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12-19-2009 10:28 AM
looks good man, i love the paint.....It is amazing what a guy with motivation in a barn can due...
Still searching for the ultimate old school project....
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12-19-2009 10:42 AM
Looks awesome... Wish I had the facilities to do a project like that.
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12-19-2009 11:13 AM
ha ha well power for right now is staying pretty mild. I'm a younger guy and it was hard enough to get insurance.... There is a pair of 454's I had bored .60 over, roller rocker assembly, mild cam, big oval port heads, just some quadrajets. The boat runs pretty well, but I dont have a speedo or gps in it so I dont know what numbers Im putting up.
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12-19-2009 11:59 AM
Nice work, you can be proud of your boat