Back in the saddle!

[bakerhillpins]

So?  Did she come home? Were you able to get her out on the open roads?   Hope everything is buttoned up nicely! 

[lloyd3]

Thank you for asking. She's home but.....lots of problems.  Serious paint issues and interior issues, minor electrical and transmission issues. Still sorting it all out. I guess $30K doesn't buy what it used too.  I'm pretty disappointed.  It could be worse, but not much.

[69charger2002]

Dang hate to hear that after spending $30k. I hope you get the issues sorted out and they make good on the problems. Hang in there. 
Trav

[lloyd3]

Nobody will be available to make good on the "issues" for a while. He went into surgery today.  At least I'm not dealing with his estate for a pile of parts.

[lloyd3]

One of the many issues I'm facing now is a problem with a torn seam on the driver's bucket seat back. I will likely have to replace the front seat covers on this C6B interior and I'm not seeing that as an option on Legendary Interior's homepage anymore. The seats are a light blue with darker blue panels in the pleats.  Is anybody still re-poping these items?

[lloyd3]

I've had some time to drive and assess the car and I'm not as floored as I was.  The cockpit is tight and windless and she tracks down the road just fine. The new glass and stainless looks really good, as do the cats-whiskers on the side glass. The car is noticeably quieter on the interior. The front end is nice and tight and lines up beautifully, and the brakes haven't worked this good in years.  From 10-feet away she looks stunning, the sides are straight as a pin and the new/old grill looks great. It's on closer examination where you start to see the problems. Fish-eye, orange-peel, and multiple buff-throughs are on just about every panel.  I'll have to re-paint because I can't live with it like this. 

[JB400]

Can't wait to see the results   You might as well enjoy it the way it is until winter.  It'll let you have some fun with it and accumulate some funds and research for a good shop to paint it, unless you're painting it yourself.

[lloyd3]

I'm no painter. I've got a shop lined up that's more Chevy than Mopar, but the owner is very competent.  He put a door on my '01 Off-road Dodge truck last year that was a first-rate job.  He says he can still shoot acrylic enamel, so.....we'll see.