What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2022]
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I was giving my pontiac vibe to my daughter for her 16th birthday. She requested i paint it pink for her. She helped sand , tape it up and i sprayed it satin pearl pink. We are going paint the mirrors and grills black. And order 16" beauty rings for the wheels
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it'll be just like Star Wars , aiming for the Death Star exhaust port!It's a barn bathroom. Hole in the ground.
So, kind of a recap of sorts from the Charlotte Autofair....
Lots of good stuff and deals to be had, and, hardly any non-automotive stuff which is a great sign for swap meet everywhere.
Sold a few centercaps and an old shifter which paid for the space, gas, and food. Also offset my collection of buying andnhorsetrading that went on.
Ended up hauling home new treasures: (4) 15x8 c10 factory rally wheels/caps/trimbands, (4) 15x7 c10 factory rally wheels/caps, (4) 14x7 Olds SSIIIs with caps/rings, (4) 14x7 Olds SSIIIs with caps/inserts/rings on junk tires, (1) c10 power door complete in and out and no bottom lip rust, some full rockers for the yukon xl, what I think is a 1980 monte carlo grille, 2 pairs of monte taillights, (1) buick regal polycast 14" wheel with cap and trim ring, (1) 6 lug gm 4x4 rally rim with cap and ring, a 1977-up gm tailgate.
Add to that some plasma cut steel unfinished decorations, random collectibles for the wife... somehow shoehorned it all into the yukon along with the random trade goods I brought that didn't move. Told the wife, has to be my best packing ever since it joined camping supplies, 2 sets of headers in box, a set of 18" wheels, 3 sets of s10 grilles and bezels, 2 pair of boxed mirrors, ss gauges, bezels, console, qtr extensions, bezels for regals and cutlass, nos fuel pumps, sending unit, few other things and pair of tables and canopy, all with no trailer and nothing on the roof.
So all in, yes, I came home $200 in cash poorer but swapped and bought a TON of new things. I've about got enough gm truck wheels to find a powder coater to do a bulk package of maybe 2 dozen at once at a hopefully reduced price.
Lots of good stuff and deals to be had, and, hardly any non-automotive stuff which is a great sign for swap meet everywhere.
Sold a few centercaps and an old shifter which paid for the space, gas, and food. Also offset my collection of buying andnhorsetrading that went on.
Ended up hauling home new treasures: (4) 15x8 c10 factory rally wheels/caps/trimbands, (4) 15x7 c10 factory rally wheels/caps, (4) 14x7 Olds SSIIIs with caps/rings, (4) 14x7 Olds SSIIIs with caps/inserts/rings on junk tires, (1) c10 power door complete in and out and no bottom lip rust, some full rockers for the yukon xl, what I think is a 1980 monte carlo grille, 2 pairs of monte taillights, (1) buick regal polycast 14" wheel with cap and trim ring, (1) 6 lug gm 4x4 rally rim with cap and ring, a 1977-up gm tailgate.
Add to that some plasma cut steel unfinished decorations, random collectibles for the wife... somehow shoehorned it all into the yukon along with the random trade goods I brought that didn't move. Told the wife, has to be my best packing ever since it joined camping supplies, 2 sets of headers in box, a set of 18" wheels, 3 sets of s10 grilles and bezels, 2 pair of boxed mirrors, ss gauges, bezels, console, qtr extensions, bezels for regals and cutlass, nos fuel pumps, sending unit, few other things and pair of tables and canopy, all with no trailer and nothing on the roof.
So all in, yes, I came home $200 in cash poorer but swapped and bought a TON of new things. I've about got enough gm truck wheels to find a powder coater to do a bulk package of maybe 2 dozen at once at a hopefully reduced price.
Frigging sweet! Just took mine on a 1000+ mile round trip up to the tip of the Michigan mitten. Ran flawlessly and averaged 21.5 MPG with my foot a bit heavy on the pedal. My passenger daily's a GMT900 Sierra 1500 and couldn't believe how quiet and smooth it was compared to his truck.
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