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While some of you will be at "Freeze Out" this weekend......
Looks like I will finally be able to get out to the garage this weekend and get some VAN WORK done.
Scored a SWEET set of solid side door that will be going on the "Beast"





These are rust free and pretty straight.Should not be too bad to get them ready for paint.

I will have my smoothed out set with windows in them up for sale.This set is also rust free.



Just a skim coat of filler where the tag light,tag and emblems where at........

........Wookee

No winders, sweeeet!.....

Those look sweet Joe.Where did ya score those!

looks great, what kind of orange is that?

Hey joe, no rear window's - SWEET - now your really not gonna be able to see what's behind you !! is she gonna be painted for the nat's ?

nice score..the progress continues =)

Jim,Ihave been looking for a clean set ever since I got this van.Got out bid a couple of times on E Bay
a few went way out of my budget with shipping.
A local VCVC member her in Md. was stopped by a guy who saw his Early and told them they where in is garage (bought for a van he sold).
I was able to score these at the right price.



This is an inexpensive urethane enamel made by a company called Kirker .95.00 buys you a gallon of spray able paint.(1 quart of activator 3/4 gallons of paint)
This paint sprays and lays out very nice.It can even be color sanded if needed.
I was in sticker shock when I went to by the paint I have on the dash of the "Beast".85.00 a quart.(not counting activators and the clear that goes on top
This orange is called Omaha orange.GM put an orange by the same name on there Earlies.
Eventually I will get this van in two tone.I will add the more expensive paint to the second color.




Boy Stan you are not going to let me live that one down.........LOL

The goal is to get her painted for the "Nationals". It would have been painted by now, health issues got in the way at the end of last season.We will see how thing go this season.

........Wookee

Great score Joe! Like you, I was happy to score a set of rust free solid doors for my 85.

Wookee did you ever get those power windows in and working?