Not a build thread, but a REFURB thread.....

[youther]

Below is what it looked like. It's a 20/20 car.....LOL! It doesn't look too bad from a distance. I even post a pic of it on here just to see what people think about. People post that they like it but I figure everyone is just being nice as usual......LOL

Is this a test lol.

Yeah.....LOL! You know 20mph and 20 feet away the car looked great.

[youther]

Yeah here is the thread bluestang. You were the first to reply to it.....LOL!

http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/sho...hlight=youther

I just wanted to see what people thought about it, knowing that people wouldn't be able to see the damage in the picture.

[bluestang67]

I will be honest and say i like the second set a whole lot better .

[youther]

I will be honest and say i like the second set a whole lot better .

I agree 100%. There is no comparison.

Just a few notes about Steve.

He has talent. It just needs refined. I honestly believe that if it had not been for the untimely death of the instructor things would have been different. Mr S would have gave steve direction and kept him on track. I just think that steve got in over his head.

[bluestang67]

He does have talent maybe a few more years with HRP would bring him inline . I would even like to apprentice with him .

[youther]

So the story continues..................

After all of this I have my heart set on the red, white, and blue flames. I take the car to several autobody people that I know to get estimates for painting the car. I also was looking for someone that could do flames and that had a good reputation for custom painting. I am told of a guy named Chris and he does custom painting. I call him and he comes by to look at the car. I tell him my horor story and how the car got to where it is.

Chris tells me that he would prefer to just do the flame work and let someone else prep the car and put the base back on it. I tell him that that is fine. Chris then proceeds to advise me of something that is just plain freaky. He tells me that he has been hired to be the new vo-tech teacher when the new school year starts. I'm like....OMG What are the chances?! I've never met this guy before and he tells me that he is going to be the next vo-tech teacher. I immediately have concerns about letting Chris do the flames. He assures me that he will do the work and the kids will not touch the car.

So now I have to find someone to get the car back to primer and then paint the base. I find a guy to paint the base and take him the car. It's August 07 and I tell him that there is no major hurry, but I do want to have the car on the road by spring 08. He tells me that no problem he will have the car done in a month or two. I reply SUPER!

[bluestang67]

This is getting freaky .

[youther]

Sorry for not finishing the story quicker....LOL!

I go by the bodyshop and they have sanded the car and removed the THICK layers of flames within a week or two of me taking the car over. I'm thinking at this point that was quick I should get my car back pretty quick. NOT!! LOL!

I go by another time and my car has been pushed back in the corner and they say that they have been covered up with other stuff and will get back to my car soon.

To make another long story short I finally get my car back 5 months later in Jan 08 with the silver base on it.

I then do something that I never thought would ever happen again, I take it back to the vo-tech center. LOL! Again Chris assures me that the kids will not touch the car. He also tells me that he will have the car done in about a week.