The 1989 Corvette convertible restoration thread

AlexDaGator

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Have you considered making some modifications?

Maybe a pickup truck?
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Or a nice station wagon?

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That's no excuse unless your name is URG....
BTW how does your HOA feel about you leaving that jalopy parked in the driveway for most of the last decade...:lol:
I wouldn’t live in a HOA for all the tea in China. I managed them for 10 years and despise them.

And the car is garaged.
 

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I wouldn’t live in a HOA for all the tea in China. I managed them for 10 years and despise them.

And the car is garaged.
Did you ever consider shooting videos of your work and putting them on YouTube? There are thousands of people who enjoy watching stuff like this and you may even spin a revenue generating channel doing something you like. You're kind of a techie type anyway. Some of the more popular car channels generate upwards of 30-40k a month...
 

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a nice station wagon?

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I remember some kammback (super aerodynamic) Firebirds that were derogatorily called "stationwagons" by some. Were there really kammback Vettes too? Obviously that one is a hack job though.
 

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I remember some kammback (super aerodynamic) Firebirds that were derogatorily called "stationwagons" by some. Were there really kammback Vettes too? Obviously that one is a hack job though.

I picked the funny picture.

Here is a real well-done one. Callaway. Very pricey.

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So you and Lagoon could pick it apart even more thoroughly?
Not at all. Just a thought since you seem like a enterprising type guy. Hell I'd do it myself if I were more tech savvy but I can't even figure out how to edit the few videos that I've shot of my cars.....And as far as working on them, nah I take them to my tuner so as not to totally screw up any of his hard work. You've already got a drone(popular for shooting car meets and such) so all you'd really need is a GoPro and some camera car mounts....You'd be surprised how many people share your enthusiasm for a certain kind of car, particularly one you've re worked yourself....
 

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So you and Lagoon could pick it apart even more thoroughly?
You know we are just messing w you, right? It is a sport, Ox posts a video or newsletter, someone beyotches about it just to see who can say something the most witty or that gets you fired up.
 

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You know we are just messing w you, right? It is a sport, Ox posts a video or newsletter, someone beyotches about it just to see who can say something the most witty or that gets you fired up.
Some of those people aren't just messing around. They are simply asshats.
 

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Not at all. Just a thought since you seem like a enterprising type guy. Hell I'd do it myself if I were more tech savvy but I can't even figure out how to edit the few videos that I've shot of my cars.....And as far as working on them, nah I take them to my tuner so as not to totally screw up any of his hard work. You've already got a drone(popular for shooting car meets and such) so all you'd really need is a GoPro and some camera car mounts....You'd be surprised how many people share your enthusiasm for a certain kind of car, particularly one you've re worked yourself....
Already have a GoPro and plenty of mounts. I may take some forehead videos while I'm painting, so I can at least review them later and see how poorly I did.
 

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Already have a GoPro and plenty of mounts. I may take some forehead videos while I'm painting, so I can at least review them later and see how poorly I did.
Doooo it...doooo it ...doooo it....Maybe when you finish the car we can meet up at a car meet or something.....Hell at the rate you're going I'm certain one of my rides will be an antique also....you can give me pointers :lmao2: Sorry I couldn't resist........
 

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I thought you already painted this thing. Just felt the urge to paint it again?
 

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I thought you already painted this thing. Just felt the urge to paint it again?
It wasn't painted, it was plasti-dipped. Since I'm selling the car, I peeled off the dip and am going to give it a real paint job.
 

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It wasn't painted, it was plasti-dipped. Since I'm selling the car, I peeled off the dip and am going to give it a real paint job.
Well what's the difference in Plasti-dip? It was like a decal?
 

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Got the car primed. Went fairly smooth. Speaking of smooth, I'm now in the process of wet sanding all the primed areas, making it as smooth as glass.

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