Projects 41 plymouth coupe 392 hemi build thread

Hmmm------ I've watched with anticipation for nearly a year to see your car in color. The last mention of going to paint, they re-scheduled you in for mid March, now it's the 23rd of May. Your paint guys are beginning to fall into the category of so many body shops that are best described as "flakey". After all this waiting and possibly excuse making on their part I wouldn't be surprised if the next word you get is that the shop is closed. It's happened too too many times to too many of us. HAMB may have a thread of all the horror stories of projects stalled or lost to marginal operation. This can't be the only paint shop in the Netherlands. Be careful, Investigate. Check with their previous clients. Inquire with your better business bureau. CYA. Just sayin!
You've done a wonderful job on your car so far, keep leaning into it to completion.
Best Regards and Good Luck with all your endeavors, KB.

 

hope u didnt say aah take your time,,,worst thing u can say to a body shop,,,,good luck cant wait to see more

 

Any news on the body shop Eric?

 

sounds kinda quiet here.

 

Anybody heard from Eric lately? I hope nothing is wrong. He has always been around here on an almost daily basis and he hasn't posted in over a month.

 

Nope,i havent hear from him either..
I hope everything is fine with him.

 

PPG...? Post paint grouchiness...lol. Seriously, hope you are doing fine Eric.

 

Eric is just fine. Had the pleasure to meet him last week on a local meeting in Amsterdam,
I am sure He will get back soon with progress .

Sander,


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Thats good to hear,thanks Sander!

 

Well I'm back and doing fine! It has certainly been a long time since I posted.....mainly due to personal matters and also the fact that there hasn't been any major progress. But, that is about to change! I finally got a call that there is space for my car at the body shop. I didn't waste any time, so Bart and I loaded the Plymouth onto the trailer and drove the 6 miles to the shop. Here are a few pics of the new chapter in the build.

 

Good news!

 

Great to see that you are back at it,and ful throttle a head now!!!
You got some time to catch up!!!

 

Glad to see you back at it!

 

Yeah,welcome back,Eric!

 

WoHoo!!! Time to get the party started again!

 

Nice to see some progress Eric and the end is in sight (if that's English ?)

Groeten Hennie

 

I havent been around much, myself latley, but im still checking in when i can. At least ive not missed anything, good to see your still making progress.

 

Thanks guys, it's good to be back at it. The initial work on the front fenders has started!

 

Great news, much anticipation to see this hot rod finished!

 

Glad to see you back in the saddle, Eric! and a pleasure to see some progress!

Cheers, Carsten

 

Been waiting for the new chapter, have a nice summer Eric!

 

cool, love the progress!!!

 

I haven't been around here much lately either, great to see some progress!

 

Great to see were on the road again.

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I know, I know.....I haven't posted in a while. My divorce has now been finalized and I'm getting back on my feet in all aspects while getting used to the new situation...

Getting back to the build....Mounted the doors and the vertical gaps are now what they should be. Because I've done quite a bit of welding on these doors during the course of the build, slight deformation has occurred. But this has now been rectified.

One of the last metal issues I still need to adres is the deck lid. As you know, I've replaced a lot of metal of the inner deck lid and a few changes are still required before it will fit the outer deck lid perfectly. Anyway, I've mounted the inner deck lid and placed the outer skin on top. I'll have some time to start on this next thursday.

 

Good to see some progress,but sorry to hear about the divorce.
I think focusing on something else,(like building something) is a good therapy when you are having a downhills in your personal life.Keep up the good work!

 

Sorry to hear about your divorce Eric, hope you find happiness again in your Plymouth.

Groeten Hennie

 

Welcome back, Eric.

 

sorry to hear about the divorce. But at least she didn't get the car Here in the US that kind of stuff can happen. great to see some progress many of us hambers have been waiting with great anticipation to see it, of course it is a double edged sword for us, I fear once it is done I will have nothing more to look forward to on here.

 

sorry to hear bout personal matters...those are always tough...n tough to get back into life...dive in and soon you'll be cruzin into the sun with the wind an worries at your back