So I’ve been meaning to post up progress pictures of the car but have been unable to do so for a number of reasons. With that I present to you the following excuses:

1. To busy to post up cause I’ve been working on the car
2. Fire wall issues/prevention at work
3. 56k dial-up at home
4. My dog ate it

Basically the car isn’t even done yet and it looks the pimp. Not only did we role the fenders but we managed to flare them as far out as they could go without adding metal to them. This resulted in an additional inch of width up front and an impressive 2 inches in the rear. The front wheels look great in the wheel wells with just a little poke. The rear wheels however have enough room for a loaf of bread between the edge of the wheel and the new fender line. Leif has ordered a set of 25mm wheel spacers in order to give the car that proper euro-look.

On Saturday we set up a paint booth inside the shop. Our Dad even came by to lend a hand; he also brought a grip of thirst quenching bevs with him, nice! The booth was constructed of 1” pvc and large sheets of plastic, it measured 10’ wide, 20’ long, and a few over 8’ tall. Ventilation was taken care of by a large box fan set up to blow all the fumes from the booth outside and 3 home furnace grade panel filters were cut in on the opposite side. After the booth was set up we got to work washing the car, per a recommendation of the guy at the paint shop we used Tide laundry detergent. Once fully de-greased we taped off all the rubber and glass and hit the car with its first coat of paint – a light grey etching primmer. By the time that was done it was 12:30 am and everyone other than those directly involved in shooting the car was wasted (read, everyone except Leif and Jack). We called it for the night.

The next morning was the first time we’d seen the car not black, and everyone at the shop agreed that the lighter color did a much better job at highlighting/complementing the lines of the car. After much deliberation Leif has changed his mind about the final color of the car. The new choice is Imola Yellow. Imola Yellow is a VW color first used on the 20th AE GTI and the thought is it’ll make a great match with the aforementioned badgeing.

Next step is some light body filler. After that we’ll have to set up a day to spray the rest of the car in one sitting this will include a sealer, the yellow, and finally the clear.

Pics coming eventually, bear with me.