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After a brief hiatus .................

Is that in South Carolina??..........LOL

Ken

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Just out of curiosity, are they installing the fenders with the inner fenders already on the car? I found it a lot easier on my T/A to bolt the inner fenders to the fenders and then install the entire assembly onto the car. Much less risk of scratching the paint on the fenders and door edges, trying to maneuver the fender around the inner fenders.

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Good question Steve,but Tim will have to answer that one. He's in Texas, and I'm in Chi town burbs.

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Welcome back Randy!!

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Steve,

I believe that they will be installing the fenders with the inner fenders installed. That being said, I'll be there tomorrow and I'll ask them about this. I'm not doing any of the work myself, the other insurance company is paying for all the work. I do visit on a regular basis.

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Tim, let's put a battery topper in it............?

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Battery topper it is. The fenders are on and they look great.

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Pics Tim?? BTW...I sent you a pm.

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Randy, I'm heading there today. I've been out of town most of the week. I hope they have the fenders and hood on.

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Here’s the latest batch of photos. I took these with my Iphone, so they aren’t high resolution photos.

The first shot is of an original RS endure nose, it turned out very nice. The front header panel hasn’t been buffed out or striped yet, the stripe will be the last thing done after everything is aliened. The doors open nicely and the engine compartment is beautiful.

Both headlight bezels were damaged and they ordered new ones. Fortunately, there aren’t going to be many reproduction pieces used.

It’s a car again, I love it.

The sheet metal is on, but nothing is really lined up yet as they’re waiting on braces and supports that were damaged. Overall, it looks good and the car starts and the solid lifter LT1 sounds great.


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I for one am glad that this car is being properly repaired. It made me sick to see those pictures when it first happened.

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Looks good Tim.I'm glade you had the car repaired,smart move.

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I am Glad That I am not the only one that is not to quick in to
scarping a car that with the right person can just bring it back
There are a lot of people that would have just scarped it
That Z28 will be better that before

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I received a few more pics from Tim today and his comments on the progress of the repairs.....

I was able to take some pictures of the Z in its final stages of repair. The car is missing some windshield clips and when these arrive the dated windshield will go in.

It’s also missing the passenger side headlight bezel and that should be in shortly.



The repairs are coming along nicely, it’s a car again. The paint looks great and the color match is very good.



About the only things left are the new rocker moldings as these were damaged in the accident and a front wheel alignment. I’m looking forward to getting the car back.



I’ll send more pictures when the car is completed.


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Wow - she's looking <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">GREAT</span></span>! Thanks for posting the photos Randy. Congrats Tim. Glad to see you getting her back to new again. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Very nice Tim! Congrats.

Was the car painted from the doors forward?

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Yes, the doors were painted. The passenger door had minor damage to it from where the fender interfered with it in the accident.
I thought about painting the rear of the car, but the paint was always very nice, so both the shop and I felt it wasn’t necessary.
All in all, the car didn't need much, but we did a few things to bring it up a notch including putting a thin bit of foam in the original drivers seat to raise it from years of being used, and replacing the windshield with a dated piece.

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Tim, looks like the shop does quality work and they know how to work on a classic to bring it back up to or above pre-collision standards. Roger

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Just a quick update on the white Z28 after my visit today. The shop is very close to wrapping things up, the wheel alignment is the last thing to do along with some final items like under hood insulation. The weather was horrible all last week and they didn’t want to take it to the alignment shop in the rain.

With all the chrome and trim items on, the front end really looks great. I’m extremly happy with the work. At the time of the accident, I didn’t think it would ever be repaired and back on the road, but it’s nearly ready to go.

I’ll take some final pictures next week when I pick it up.

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Sounds great Tim!

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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I expect your son will feel a lot better when he sees the car again.

Even though it didn't start out so good, I enjoyed the thread.
Thanks for posting it.

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I read where you mentioned the underhood insulation.

Curious if you were able to save the ORIGINAL hood pad, or was it broken/damaged in the accident.

I sell and distribute a 70-74 Camaro, reproduction hood insulation pad, that is very similar to your original.

Contact my Email at [email protected] if you need the replacement.

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Tim - not sure how to approach this potentially sensitive subject (and moderators feel free to edit my controversial comments), but we have taken a poll (secret) and have determined that we are going to need to see some seriously detailed (non-phone camera) photographs of your &quot;new&quot; baby <span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-size: 26pt">ASAP!</span> </span> [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

And further more (please insert &quot;real&quot; between the words &quot;without&quot; and &quot;pics&quot;)....

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OK, OK, I get the message. I'll get some &quot;real&quot; pictures when I get the old car back. My pictures won't compete with those you took of your Chevelle, they're amazing.

Rus, the shop has the insulation, wish I had a line on yours before. If what they install is not good, I'll order some from you. The original was torn up from the accident. It was a nice original piece.

I'm off to watch Colin race his Shelby at Road America this weekend.

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OK guys the day is finally here when Tim's beautiful Z28 is repaired and Tim sent me some real camera pics [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] The car turned out great, it's such a beautiful car Tim, I'm sure glad you decided to save it!!!

Here's a little note Tim sent to me with his pics:




Randy,

The Austin guys were together Saturday just after I picked up the Camaro. Here are some final shots at the shop we all gather at to work on cars.

Notice the new Callaway supercharged Z06 in the background, what a cool car.



I took one shot at the house on Sunday with American wheels and redline tires, I love the different look it presents.



I do appreciate all of your help with posting the pictures through the repair. It did turn out very nice, there are a few minor issues to iron out such as the wipers not working and such, but nothing major.

Tim



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<span style="font-size: 20pt"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">That's</span></span></span> what I'm talkin' about. Looks great Tim! Congrats and thanks for saving such a beauty! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Nice! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Thanks for following this ordeal and all the support from the site members. Austin Corvette did a very nice job on the Z28, the paint is beautiful and they painted all but the rear of the car with a perfect match.

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Wheels and tires are perfect..

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very nice

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I like. I just bought a white 71 Z &amp; now am thinking i like that rim &amp; tire combo !!!!!

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Charley, looking at pictures of the fit of the RS front end on your ’70 Z made me realize that they did a pretty good job of putting mine back together. It just wasn’t done to the standards you see on today’s cars back in 1970.

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Very nice! It was good to see this car being fixed properly.

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Hey Tim nice to see your car is back together again it looks nice.
I recently bought a 1970 Challenger R/T S.E. 440 375 HP 4 SPD and i noticed your plates are in line with the one i got with my car from Texas. Any story behind those plates as mine were passed down since the second owner of my challenger.
Mine also had 1970 with a metal tag (that covers the 7 in 1970).
The HPP 833 is significant on my car as HPP could mean High Performance and the double PP is cool as my car is coded HP2 as a Second shift Built motor. The 833 is a code for a 4 speed Hemi transmission in the Chrysler scheme of things!!

Hey maybe you can help me dig up a &quot;Dodge Town&quot; dealer logo in Texas for me as that is were my car was sold from.
The &quot;Dodge Town&quot; sign is still there on location but no building.

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How funny that you have a Texas plate with a number close to mine on your Canadian car. My plate is an actual, active plate that I drive with.

For years, there was a wonedrful guy in Lockhart, TX that gathered up old plates from nearby courthouses at the end of the year. He did this for years and his name was Dean Powell. Dean was the one nearly everyone went to to buy plates for their cars. Deans’ plates were never issued examples and he had boxes and boxes of them.

Dean passed away a few years ago and now people buy plates on ebay, but my guess is that someone bought your plates from Dean and put them on your car when it was in Texas. His plates were in order many times as they came in boxes of 25 when new.

As for the dealer emblem, I don’t know of that dealer, but I bet someone on this site can help you. Where is &quot;Dodge Town&quot; located?

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I wonder if HHP 440 is out there, wouldn't that be cool.

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WOW,
Thanks for that info Tim.
&quot;Dodge Town&quot; dealership was in Robstown-Texas on East Highway 44.

Now wonder my plate came in the original envelope with the original paper insert that reads &quot;See the Texas Prison Rodeo! Each Sunday in October-Guest Stars,Thrilling Inmate contests,Pageantry,Quadrilles-Huntsville,Texas&quot; License fees are used to Build and Maintain highways,Better highways save lives time money ... Texas Highway department Austin,Texas.

This plate must of come from Dean Powell,i can just picture the second owner David Wayne picking these plates out of Dean's box and getting excited when he spotted the HPP 833 plate.

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I'll be in Robstown next week, it's just out of Corpus Christi.
I'll look for it as I'll also be on East Hwy 44. How strange.

Robstown is a very small town, there's quite a musclecar collector there. He has a number of LS6 Chevelles, COPO's and a well documented '67 L88 Corvette. I usually stop by his office to say hi. I wonder if he knows of the dealer?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TimG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'll be in Robstown next week, it's just out of Corpus Christi.
I'll look for it as I'll also be on East Hwy 44. How strange.

Robstown is a very small town, there's quite a musclecar collector there. He has a number of LS6 Chevelles, COPO's and a well documented '67 L88 Corvette. I usually stop by his office to say hi. I wonder if he knows of the dealer?

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Well Tim, let me know if you come up with something.
thanks Danny