1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby lleelduo » Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:31 am

PAINT BOOTH! YEA! Car is being painted as I post.
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby lleelduo » Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:37 pm

Red stripe base painted and masked, upper of 2 tone code 15 silver painted. Darker gray metallic lower color in about an hour.
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Postby 1100kaw2 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:00 pm

wow
its pretty cool I tuned in just as its getting shot.
looking good.
classic colors.
nice work to all involved on this one
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby lleelduo » Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:15 pm

Ready for clear. :dance: It is coming out just as I envisioned it!
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby lleelduo » Mon Aug 03, 2015 7:24 am

Wet sanded and buffed. Looking GREAT!
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby zeke » Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:02 pm

#shiney ! Very nice, some assembly required. (fun part) 8)
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby lleelduo » Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:55 am

HOME FROM THE BODY SHOP! I did a quick install of the minimum in lights etc. to drive the car home. Now a lot of cleaning and new weather strips emblems and stuff. Then I will do the "SAFARI" panels and trim. It came out better than I thought. I used the Astre grill and headlamp bezels to bring it home I need to get the original bezels chromed and I will switch that stuff later, But I like them on the car. I may just keep the originals for at car shows. My wife, god love her, even made a welcome home sign for "Pete" the Pontiac, the nickname I call the car.
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Postby jon72vega » Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:38 pm

Looks real nice!
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby zeke » Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:41 pm

Yeah! What he said ^
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby lleelduo » Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:15 pm

I just set the"SAFARI" panels on to see what they look like on the car. I mounted a matching safari emblem on the panel to match the rear hatch emblem. Luggage rack and rear wing mounted. Trying to decide on the hatch molding color. I think the black/chrome verses the plain chrome against the dark gray.
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby rm617 » Fri Aug 07, 2015 4:26 pm

The car looks fantastic! :dance:

lleelduo wrote: I think the black/chrome verses the plain chrome against the dark gray.


The black/chrome matches the bumper. :th: :D
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby Monza Harry » Fri Aug 07, 2015 8:05 pm

rm617 wrote:The car looks fantastic! :dance:

lleelduo wrote: I think the black/chrome verses the plain chrome against the dark gray.


The black/chrome matches the bumper. :th: :D

X2! The Black/Chrome is subtle and fit's the theme better IMO I see this as an exercise in subtleties (class), your present grill and your window rubbers/beading are black/chrome as well as the bumpers, etc. Harry
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby monzacoupe » Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:49 pm

X3 Black/Chrome

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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby lleelduo » Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:01 am

Black and chrome it is. This is my effort to make the car like the "FACTORY" would have. It had 6 short moldings on the upper section of the hatch originaly. They were black and chrome. I will just extend them down onto the lower section. I may have to adjust the spacing to fit around the name badges though.
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Re: 1978 Pontiac sunbird safari wagon 2.5

Postby lleelduo » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:46 pm

In case anyone needs help with wiper arms. I did some research. the wiper arms and blades for a 1967-68 Camaro/Firebird convertible have the same mount and angle as the Vega/Astre. You can get them as reproductions in silver or polished stainless steel. I got a set in stainless, and a set of the Cosworth/Monza wiper transmission trim bezels. I painted the bezels to match the cowl and used the stainless wipers. Instant deluxe wiper package
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