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ICEMAN
02-21-2011, 09:33 AM
I owned this car from 2002 to 2008 when i sold it to my buddy at work. 02-03 was my senior year in high school, this was my second car. Well, he is strapped for cash, and im lookin for a beater car and my gf needs a winter car when the Stang is stored, so i bought it back, for a FRIGGIN STEAL!!! Its still worth over 5500 bucks, and i got it for 2500. hahahahaha. I was willing to pay up to 4 grand, lol.

Here it is with the mustang behind it before we sold it.

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i got it back last thursday. The headlights were already fogged when i sold it to him, so it just got a lot worse. I will still end up buying new headlights housings because these didnt come out good enough for me, but for now this is a lot better!! The passengers side light is not fixable. I went down to 500 grit and its still f'd up. If they both wouldve came out like the drivers side, i prolly wouldnt buy new. but hell, 1Aauto has em for 85 bucks a set.

before

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after 1 hour of wetsanding with 1000 then 2000 then buffed with Megs 105.

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dude must have had cats... damn cats. i f'n hate em.

before... Faded and all scratched up

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after using some force and Megs 105...

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this car is going to get a full wekkend paint correction this spring. I wish i had tmie to wetsand the entire car, i would love to get rid of all the orange peal in the paint only because i LOVE the color on this car. But a 105/205 correction will do pretty damn good!! I put all the swirl marks in the paint back when i owned the car the first time b.c i washed it every week and didnt use the 2 bucket method back then.

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the spolier will DEFINITELY be getting wetsanded. Or a wool buff bad. Or both! lol

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Flash Gordon
02-21-2011, 09:35 AM
Thats a very nice shade of green. Glad you were able to reunite with your former whip
ScottZ
02-21-2011, 09:38 AM
Congrats on the great deal, and nice job with the correction work so far!
ShaunD
02-21-2011, 09:40 AM
With all the swirls looks like the orange peel has already been knocked down for you.lol That is a nice color when polished and waxed. What a steal! I need to come across a deal like that so I can redo the tranny and all the engine seals on the S10. Have fun polishing your old baby:).
ICEMAN
02-21-2011, 09:49 AM
Thats a very nice shade of green. Glad you were able to reunite with your former whip

thanks. I always loved the color. i washed this thing once a week and waxed once a month back in high school. It stayed inside every night back then, so keeping it clean wasnt hard work.


Congrats on the great deal, and nice job with the correction work so far!

thanks!


With all the swirls looks like the orange peel has already been knocked down for you.lol That is a nice color when polished and waxed. What a steal! I need to come across a deal like that so I can redo the tranny and all the engine seals on the S10. Have fun polishing your old baby:).

we've been waiting for a deal like this, and im glad its on a car that i know and basically put all the miles on. My buddy had it for 3 years and only put 20K on it. I already had the intake gaskets replaced, its a 3.4 so thats natural, lol. I had all the rotors and pads replaced and a few other things when i sold it to him. All he did was get it a little dirrty. thats it, lol. he kept it a lot cleaner than i thuoght he would.
BobbyG
02-21-2011, 10:56 AM
Many times I've kicked myself for selling a car and a few I wish I had today. They'd bring back some great memories and I'd feel like a kid again.....not that I've grown up entirely mind you...:laughing:

Congratulations and nice comeback! :props:
ICEMAN
02-21-2011, 12:40 PM
Many times I've kicked myself for selling a car and a few I wish I had today. They'd bring back some great memories and I'd feel like a kid again.....not that I've grown up entirely mind you...:laughing:

Congratulations and nice comeback! :props:

I wish i still had my first car. 92 cavalier coupe, it was a TANK!! took it offroading in a big muddy field and was doin donuts around my buddies 4x4 blazer when it got stuck. haha. he was pissed!!

i need to wash out the inside of the headlight housings with water and vinegar. some crud on the inside too.
slimnib
02-21-2011, 03:48 PM
Last year my wife made me sell my 2007 911. She that did not want to ride in a car so close to the ground. Now everytime I see a 911 I get a pain in my gut.
I am going to get another one. Let her take a bus. (ha ha) We have more than one car.
Matt
02-21-2011, 05:58 PM
Nice to get it back.

Can't wait to see the pictures of how the spoiler turn out.
Munich77
02-21-2011, 10:32 PM
Glad you got her back. Those Grand Ams are nice. My wife had one...changing the head light bulbs is a royal pain in the ass so.
ICEMAN
02-22-2011, 07:31 AM
Glad you got her back. Those Grand Ams are nice. My wife had one...changing the head light bulbs is a royal pain in the ass so.

i dont think it is. Prolly cuz i did it enough. In high school i always put the hyperwhites in, and the casr never liked them, always blew em. So i just stick with the 30% brighter Sylvanias. They work awesome!