And so the work begins...

by Biomedtech Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:34 pm

Not a bad deal for $1300 IMHO

Was going to use the interior & other parts from the black one to fix up the white one (Cali car). But just couldn't do it. So I gave the white one to my brother in exchange for the bodywork to be done.

And so the work begins... Mine_i10

Interior of the Black 'Guna dash was in really nice shape, only 1 crack. Seat cover not so great.

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Kinda reminds me of the Flintstones car. Typical for a rustbelt victim...

And so the work begins... Front_10

Front replaced. You gotta love the POR 15

Next step the rears, and then figure out what the heck I'm gonna do about the trunk..... Sad

I have the 3 piece replacement but not much to attach it to.... Any suggestions?

by coreys73chevelle Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:12 pm

sherman auto sells the trunk braces. theres a link in the OTHER LINKS section

by coreys73chevelle Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:13 pm

https://www.g3gm.com/t174-replacement-panels-and-floor-sections

by pila Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:19 pm

Yeah, I buy parts from shermanparts.com. Luckily, a local auto paint store handles their parts, and a truck from Sherman comes with the parts, usually at 2PM !! Very Happy

No shipping costs, which can be steep sometimes for over-sized items.

by TWBouska AKA Wooderson Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:35 pm

love the black/gold combo, was considering that on my 74 elco

by Biomedtech Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:51 pm

Luckier for me the Sherman showroom is only 10 miles away....

I picked the 3 piece trunk floor and the fender extensions, just concerned about where to weld where it goes up to go over the axle hump, and the lower edges of the wheel wells are pretty much gone. No-one from I've seen makes repro wheel housings so I may have to go with mini tubs...

by laguna454/4spd Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:58 pm

great project man looks good nice start i may some have some parts from a 74 if you need any thing let me know thanks tom there a lot of good help here and honest folks to deal with here too really a great site good luck

by Biomedtech Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:38 pm

Just got the new louvers home! Thanks Jackie! I'll put em to good use!

by Limey SE Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:44 pm

Dam I knew I should have traded her while I had the chance

by Biomedtech Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:54 pm

It looks sad for now, almost ashamed to even put pics up yet but the tear down, welding, and of course many hours of sanding / blocking are in my near future. The improvement will begin soon enough!

Thinking of going with the new paint that reacts to heat like the old mood rings do for the S3 striping, I think it will be kind of neat to have stripes that will change color based on the ambient temperature.

by laguna454/4spd Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:26 pm

hey its going to be nice pretty soon hope the new doors help that puppie out good luck ! keep us posted !!!!!!!

by Biomedtech Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:50 pm

Oh they sure will, already blasted them down to bare metal and have started shaving the handles.

by Jedediah Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:58 pm

Nice to see you helping to save both of these cars. That is something alot of people dont touch on. Here in my area we just dont have any of these i did see a laguna at school but thats the only G3 I have ever seen well except mine. They were all crushed or burnt up on the circle track.

by Biomedtech Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:46 pm

Getting the title for the white one is proving to be a real pain in the 'dupa! The car was bought from an impound yard in California, and they even managed to mess up their paperwork. They have it listed on their paperwork as a 75 but it obviously is a 76 by decoding the vin as well as the differences in the rear tailights/quarter extensions.

Of course the government drones at the MI DMV are absolutely no help. I'll probably have better luck taking all the paperwork I have with me out to Cali the next time I'm out there for work and try to get it rectified.

by The Dude Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:50 am

Find someone in Oklahoma to file a Title 42 for $75-$100 then have the title shipped to you. Just a thought, but it's relatively painless from what I'm told. Wonder how many other states do this? I know KS will do something to that extent if it's 50 years old or older, but something this new is a major hassle requiring a lawyer & silent hearings. MO also has some kind of lost title program as well.

by Biomedtech Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:30 am

Well the title issue was solved, just went in and said we lost the title, they ran a NCIC search and since it came back clean, a new title was issued.

Also, got the new hood mounted yesterday...
And so the work begins... 2011-011