Vancouver Larry's First 02 Project...Vancouver WA, USA!!!

[bilbo2east]

I finally bought an 02, the cool car I've always admired and longed for. A nice '76 Chamonix (2745090) I saw come up on Craig's List for $3700. I have begun to strip the car of everthing needed to restore it to its' original beauty (allowing enough time and $$). Pic at this link http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=45282920/a=55530086_55530086/t_=55530086 [/b][/b]The car is realitivly rust free (spare tire well excluded), free of major dents and has all the orginal interior: dash, seats, panels, dash etc. The car runs great and is a lot of fun to drive. My plan is to cut out the bad tire well and weld in a new one a friend of mine fab'd out of 20 gauge steel left over from his Bentley project. A complete cleaning, replacment of insulation, sanding and a good painting in the origianl color if I can still get it is in her future. Carpet from either World, or Seams' Perfect, new headliner and many new seals, door L/R, trunk, rear winddow...(yea I know it will cost a ..it load of $$, but what else do you do with money???) I hope to hear many words of encouragement, advise and suggestions from the many enthusiasts reading the forums...thanks for reading, you guys (and gals) have some pretty cool cars and a lot to say about them...LB

[canadapierre]

Vancouver WA or BC?

[TMK-001]

Larry, sounds like you have a good base to work from. Chamonix looks like a great classic color, that is pretty timeless on a 2002.

Carpet seems to be a HUGE issue around here... some say World, most say Al @ Seam's. Have a look around at different cars in your area, ask questions off the board to get the best feedback - minus the crap that this normally causes around here :-P

As for rubbers, etc. Give BLUNT an email - unkorama at gmail dot com - he will be able to send you a price list and will look after you because you are an 02faq member. I have dealt with him a lot and been very satisfied.

I could not access your pics for some unknown reason...

Todd

[bilbo2east]

Washington...

[bilbo2east]

Thanks for the kind words. I've contacted Blunt and hope to hear back soon. I'll keep the updates coming. My plan is to have her completed in the next 3-4 months depending on the parts being available and my wife not killing me...

Take care,

LB

[TMK-001]

Good luck with the project!! It is exciting some times, head scratching other times... I would take your time line and double it though :-P

[bilbo2east]

You're right about the time line...all my projects take more time than I expect but no harm in a little optimizm...LB

[BLUNT]

larry, im sending out your door pins but i havent seen anything about rubber or any other parts yet. did i miss an email??? good luck on your project

[bilbo2east]

You didn't miss one...just been busy. I am looking for both window seals, trunk seal, rain gutter pcs (both) sun roof seals (both) rear window seal, 2 window lock strips...I'm sure there's more and will reply with the rest soon. Thanks for the help and your follow up!

LB/VanWA USA