Recent content by b.crush-a-lot

Nope….the 80 in Granville was spotted, no idea who the owner is. It appears my brother is driving his 40 on his birthday. Seems like a good day to celebrate being free.

Also, spotted a pair of 40s on the same street in Bexley. Glorious.

Spotted this 80 this morning on a drive to Granville. Looks well sorted for some adventure. Happy 4th of July y’all and happy 50th to @phishtaco !!

Thanks Rob. Got them off EBay, made by our Aussie friends. High quality and priced well compared to other vendors..

Quick polish and Installed some decals. Freshened it up I think.

Spotted this bad boy while snagging some Chik-Fil-A in Powell today.

Yes….I’ll mark as sold.

That will work….thanks Jeeper. Sending PM to hash out details.

Looking for the rear spoiler wind deflector for my ‘97 80 series. Please let me know, happy to drive and pick up if close or pay for shipping. 🍻

Nice work……love that final result. Thanks for the pics.

Damn!….that looks great! I thought about a pressure washing. Will definitely be trying that when the weather warms up. Awesome your wife helped out with that too.

Thanks…..I’ll try the steel wool and keep experimenting. I’ll be busy on another project in my garage, then get sidetracked into tinkering with the 40 and messing with the paint. Appreciate the feedback and will report back.

Thanks for chiming in……a full respray, properly prepped and done the right way is definitely an option. I guess I’d just like to see if I can get to the original paint under the half-ass respray, and then polish that up, embracing any imperfections and patina.

Ha! Hey Mudders- looking for some patina advice. I definitely want to preserve the original paint, looks like a full respray from maybe 20 years ago. I picked up my ‘78 40 a couple years ago from another Mudder. So, in spots I can scrape off the respray with a plastic razor. Other spots are a...

That should buff right out. 😂