I still am happy:-)

[Toploader]

Well as most of your know I asked how much 300 dollars could buy in body repair LOL...............well I ain't to proud to say the following...the fellow did do the pass side q-panel, lower pass side door, and pass side A pillar.......and while not pebble beach or Dave from Whitestone .............it is more than acceptable for me............seems the guy all of a sudden balked about how small his garage was in relation to the size of my '86 Tudor.......and his compressor was too small to handle the air tools he needed to use.........in essence from 300 dollars, he said to completely pull all dents, remove fenders to prep inside, he would need to bring car to the Ford dealers body shop after hours when MGT went home...........bottom line the price went to 2K dollars for his work............but again I would have to provide paint. Speaking of paint.............the color was a dead on match, and he blended the areas that needed to be blended in an excellent way.......one really has to look hard to see where the new paint blends into the surrounding area!

So I am happy with the small outcome............and the pass side looks 100% better than it did!!

Now she gets ready to again sit on the salt encrusted streets of NYC

[VicCrownVic]

Where did you get the paint?

[79lincolnlover]

Pics?

[Toploader]

From an automotive paint and body supply house.....DuPont Chroma Color......FoMoCo code number 8-A Medium Sand Beige

Where did you get the paint?

[Toploader]

I have to go out tomorrow and take some pics......

Pics?

[DerekTheGreat]

Dupont OK. Me a BASF or PPG guy refinish guy.

[Toploader]

Derek the actual paint can says: Cromax ChromaBase BC..... #B-8665

Dupont OK. Me a BASF or PPG guy refinish guy.

[Toploader]

OK I took six picture of the "after" LOL........hope I can attach them

[Toploader]

One more:

[sly]

Looks good. Hope it holds up.

[DerekTheGreat]

..mmmRrmfmmmmmmm....neeed...to.....learn..to...kee p my comments... to myself.....

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Thanks Sly.......if it holds up for two years I will be happy....I hope to put together the cash to do the entire car....but then I have to move down south or the southwest One thing that is wonderful, the car continues to elicit all manner of positive conversation by those "old" adults that live in the "hood". Just today when I was taking the pictures a husband and wife (in their 80's) stopped to tell me they pass the car all the time and think how great it is that such an "old" car is still running ! Now that the ugly rust is for the time being gone, the car has taken on a new 'air' of sophistication The new KYB shocks are a beech on NYC streets, and even on the expressway she rides hard........but I hated the soft mushy ride I was getting with the OEM shocks....and she handles much better.

Looks good. Hope it holds up.

[Mainemantom]

Looks good. Do not polish/wax it for 30 days. There could be snow by then though.

[Toploader]

Thanks Tom.......yes the snow could be here any day.....but it was 75 yesterday in NYC! Btw, I found an old time pin-stripe guy who put back the stripe on the q/p..he also put back the two stripes that were on the hood, but became lost due to all the compounding the car has seen over the years.

Looks good. Do not polish/wax it for 30 days. There could be snow by then though.