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Offline Certified Lotus

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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #705 on: Friday,November 16, 2018, 05:50:09 AM »
Few more body shop photos:

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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #706 on: Friday,November 16, 2018, 05:56:52 AM »
 :trophy: Looks great Certified! You haven’t been tempted to go with flat primer gray as your final color?  ;)
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #707 on: Friday,November 16, 2018, 06:03:03 AM »
It's great to finally have some visual progress! I know you can't wait for the color to go on. Im really looking forward to seeing the final result? She's going to be a beauty!
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #708 on: Friday,November 16, 2018, 09:17:19 AM »
Hey, that's looking great. Exciting stuff.
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #709 on: Friday,November 16, 2018, 04:16:11 PM »
 Looooooking  Goooooood!!!! :coolpic:
The shaved out side markers is very clean .  Happy for you .
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #710 on: Saturday,November 17, 2018, 07:17:40 AM »
Thanks guys! Appreciate all the moral support! I’m hoping to be able to reassemble the Europa this Winter/Spring and have it on the road early summer 2019.
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #711 on: Saturday,November 17, 2018, 07:24:05 AM »
Looking good you have to let me know when it's done.
Hope Dave is doing well.
I have a new 4 post lift to install today.
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #712 on: Saturday,November 17, 2018, 08:34:32 AM »
Congrats on the lift Bruce. We want pics after it installed!
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #713 on: Saturday,November 17, 2018, 11:28:25 AM »
Thanks brucelotus26r! I have a bad enough case of garage envy already without hearing of your good news!

Envy aside, please post pictures when your lift is installed!
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #714 on: Saturday,November 17, 2018, 05:12:10 PM »
Quote from: BDA on Saturday,November 17, 2018, 11:28:25 AM
Thanks brucelotus26r! I have a bad enough case of garage envy already without hearing of your good news!

Envy aside, please post pictures when your lift is installed!


Ditto that .... Going to try to sell wife on it... 😂
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #715 on: Saturday,November 17, 2018, 05:26:52 PM »
The two post lift I installed in my garage was the best thing I ever did. And I got my wife to buy it for me as a birthday present!
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #716 on: Tuesday,December 18, 2018, 05:58:20 AM »
It’s all about the little details when prepping the body for paint.

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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #717 on: Tuesday,December 18, 2018, 05:34:41 PM »
Certified,   It looks like you chose the right man for the job . These cars are  very difficult to perfect being only a few mm thick. Step by step , anything less would be totally unacceptable is a phrase an old German guy would say to me.
Looking good,
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #718 on: Wednesday,December 19, 2018, 01:21:05 AM »
Thanks a Dakazman. I’ve finally resigned myself to understanding that I’ll get my car back when Dave believes he has completed it, not when I want it. Another one of those life journeys where you just need to go for the ride and not steer.
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Re: Restoration of 2358R
« Reply #719 on: Wednesday,December 19, 2018, 04:08:54 AM »
Besides being one of the best glass-er and painters I have had the pleasure to know...

He could always be Willie Nelson's body double. Thank you Dave!
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