1982 Frame Off Restoration

[SupercoolBill]

I got a huge laugh from "CAH" I get it.

Was TYME4US available to represent you and Tam working on it? Just a thought.
Lots of other good choices.

Thanks for all of your time you take for updates and pictures. I have learned quite a lot from them.
I look forward every day to them. 2:

Oh I like that.
I have actually been trying to find something like that.
I tried a few but they were either too long or were taken already. Like QLTYTYM example.
Yeah obviously "Cah" is a reference to how we pronounce car in Maine. Especially if you are from northern Maine like Tam and I are.



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[DMC-Ron]

I get it. This is a create the license session. Just for fun, here are some quick ones:
GDASNEW

TIMEFIT

SSRIDER

JDRULES

FLUXYOU

WDNNRDS

GULWING

KJETPWR

MYLIFE

4KHOURS

BDSWTRS

NOFCAP

BTTFNOW

TAMTOME

FOTAM

[SupercoolBill]

I get it. This is a create the license session. Just for fun, here are some quick ones:
GDASNEW

TIMEFIT

SSRIDER

JDRULES

FLUXYOU

WDNNRDS

GULWING

KJETPWR

MYLIFE

4KHOURS

BDSWTRS

NOFCAP

BTTFNOW

TAMTOME

FOTAM

Wow its going to take a while for me to decipher some of those haha!
You may have done all of that for nothing. I'm thinking of going a whole different route. In the state of Maine if you register a vehicle as an antique there's a clause in the rules that states you are allowed to run a "Period correct" license plate.
This has several advantages over a new vanity plate.
1. Conspicuousness of the car. Nowadays if people see a cool car they take pictures and plaster it all over the internet. Someone that knows the car and the plate says "Oh that's such and such who lives ___."
2. Cheaper registration. We aren't talking huge money here but it is less than a vanity plate every year.
3. Coolness factor. It should look pretty cool having an 80s license plate on an 80s car.
4. For big brother proofing. Not really a big factor for a couple in their 50s but I do like the idea of having the plate that is seen on the car not easily being traceable.

Here's an example from the internet-



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[SupercoolBill]

The new left front fender showed up while I was gone. I saw the new fender and the first replacement fender was still at the shop also. I dashed out to the office and told Tam that the other fender was supposed to go back to DMCH. She was on the phone but said to me "I know, I am working on it."
I am not not sure if the delivery driver refused to take the other fender or what. I guess Tam is on it so I am not going to worry about it.



Update...my Ring camera just went off. I see Tam carrying the fender out of the shop so I am assuming a shipping truck picked it up.



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[SupercoolBill]

I didn't like how the license plate bezel looked. I post online to see whether people usually paint them or try to apply something like Restore to Black to make it look better. It sounded like the way to go is painting.
I prepped it by wiping it down with MEK on a rag.

I decided to paint it with some semi-gloss engine paint that I had.

I didn't like how the paint was coming out. The semi-gloss was too shiny, showing all kinds of flaws and just didn't look right (too shiny). I thought "Well I can try wiping off the paint now before it dries but that will be a big mess." "I can wait until the paint dries then try to prep for painting again." "Time consuming and paint may not adhere well to the paint on there now."
I ended up just grabbing a nearby can of SEM trim black and trying to paint over the still tacky semi-gloss paint.
It didn't come out good. The paints didn't agree with each other and the SEM wasn't mixing up well in the can so it was coming out was too thick and instead of a fine mist it was spraying like a can of WD-40.

Oh well. They sell new bezels on D-go. Or I can try to strip down and repaint this one later. Fortunately it is easy to remove from the car.




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[glockworks21]

1. Conspicuousness of the car. Nowadays if people see a cool car they take pictures and plaster it all over the internet. Someone that knows the car and the plate says "Oh that's such and such who lives ___."
2. Cheaper registration. We aren't talking huge money here but it is less than a vanity plate every year.
3. Coolness factor. It should look pretty cool having an 80s license plate on an 80s car.
4. For big brother proofing. Not really a big factor for a couple in their 50s but I do like the idea of having the plate that is seen on the car not easily being traceable.



As you start driving this car you will find that people are going to eventually know who you are and where you live and work. The plate won't matter. I would get what you want on it and not worry about it. Nearly everywhere you stop people will ask about it. Ive had multiple people follow me into my neighborhood and stop to ask if they can take a pictures, and at that point they are in front of my house. Same thing happens at work. I'm sure most people here have the same experiences.

the first car I bid on over 4 years ago(not the one I own) I talked with the owner during auction. He said "Be prepared for the attention, the car is a celebrity and you're not" or something along those lines.

In that state are you able to get vintage plates that are personalized?

[SupercoolBill]

1. Conspicuousness of the car. Nowadays if people see a cool car they take pictures and plaster it all over the internet. Someone that knows the car and the plate says "Oh that's such and such who lives ___."
2. Cheaper registration. We aren't talking huge money here but it is less than a vanity plate every year.
3. Coolness factor. It should look pretty cool having an 80s license plate on an 80s car.
4. For big brother proofing. Not really a big factor for a couple in their 50s but I do like the idea of having the plate that is seen on the car not easily being traceable.



As you start driving this car you will find that people are going to eventually know who you are and where you live and work. The plate won't matter. I would get what you want on it and not worry about it. Nearly everywhere you stop people will ask about it. Ive had multiple people follow me into my neighborhood and stop to ask if they can take a pictures, and at that point they are in front of my house. Same thing happens at work. I'm sure most people here have the same experiences.

the first car I bid on over 4 years ago(not the one I own) I talked with the owner during auction. He said "Be prepared for the attention, the car is a celebrity and you're not" or something along those lines.

In that state are you able to get vintage plates that are personalized?

Yes you can get personalized vintage license plates. You have to pick something nobody else has, you have to pay extra to have the plates made, and you have to pay a bit extra each year.

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[Timeless]

I got one of the new acetal plate bezels from DGo and its great. Almost got the aluminum one and powder coated it but wanted to see how the acetal looked.
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[SupercoolBill]

Worked on the car today for 5 hours.

Uncrated the new fender V2.0.

I could see that it was indeed made different on the lower rear edge.

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[SupercoolBill]

We played around with adjusting the fender, adding shims, removing shims, pulling it while trying to tighten down bolts etc. I feel like the fender is still not a perfect fit but maybe it's just something with our car.
I need to try to get the bottom of the driver's door to pull in further. I loosened the front pin and moved it inward tried the door, moved the pin further in, etc. Did this four times and the door still seemed to not be pulling in on the bottom. I will have to mess around with this some more in the future. Not sure if I need to make a more extreme adjustment to the pin or maybe the door latch mechanism isn't working correctly.

If I push in on the bottom front of the door it lines up perfectly.


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