MK-I MK-II MK-III MK-IV GULF MIRAGE J-CAR LOLA
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03-25-08, 01:55 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life 
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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The painter is actually shooting color today. We have exhanged emails concerning meatball size, meatball color, stripe configuration, etc. He has promised me he will send some pics of the car once it gets out of the booth later this week.
I'm so excited I can hardly type!!! ECD with upholstery and reattached body panels is 4-11.
I need to sit down. My knees are really wobbly 
Bill D
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03-25-08, 02:09 PM
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| | 550spydr 2 Tenths
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook,NY GT40: GTD
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Bill,
Good for you! You've really come a long way on your journey.Show us some pics when you can...
Maybe you should invest in a walker for your legs.Lol
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03-25-08, 02:18 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
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Here is a sample of the colors 
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03-25-08, 02:24 PM
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| | Mark Charlton Lifetime Premier Supporter 
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada GT40: GTD #9988
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Bill, I'm almost as excited as you! I've been following your build with great admiration and envy. I was hoping the absence of recent posts on your thread wasn't indicative of problems, and am glad to hear all is on-track.
The color combo looks spectacular. You will never go unnoticed in your car.
All the best!
Mark
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03-25-08, 03:00 PM
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| | Mark Clapp 4 Tenths
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kansas City, Missouri USA GT40: Mark I (South Africa)
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Yeah baby! Great combo.
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03-25-08, 03:20 PM
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| | Future 40 owner A Tenth 
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Not sure about the orange... may look much better when it's all done!!
Loving the blue though... good choice. | |
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03-25-08, 06:33 PM
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| | ckouba 6 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA GT40: RCR40-31
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Originally Posted by Future 40 owner  Not sure about the orange... may look much better when it's all done!!
Loving the blue though... good choice. | About the combo... 
In an amazing twist of fate, it looks (again, LOOKS) like I too will be spraying color this week. I've learned to avoid words resembling commitment regarding just about anything having to do with bodywork but Friday might be my day.
Congrats to you though! Sounds like it's been somewhat of a battle for you, i bet you're almost as excited as I am. | |
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03-25-08, 06:53 PM
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| | Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento, Ca
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Congrats Bill, Love the take on the Gulf scheme. Can't wait to see pictures of the finished product. | |
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03-25-08, 07:18 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
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Chris K
That is EXACTLY what my car will look like, complete with meatballs and the number 6
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03-25-08, 09:55 PM
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| | 550spydr 2 Tenths
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Wow! That looks fantastic.It's an excellent choice.
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03-25-08, 11:02 PM
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| | Dalton 4 Tenths 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Aust.
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For goodness sake Bill! What are you trying to do, draw attention to yourself? You couldn't pick a louder color could you? Show off! | |
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03-26-08, 03:23 AM
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| | Bill Haralambakis Old Hand
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne GT40: RF
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Well done Bill
I remember my paint job took the better part of 10 months from delivery of car to the painter and bringing the car back home. Even then the job wasn't done completely - nostril wasn't buffed, runs on the rear clip and my eyebrow panels got lost as did my paint codes....
Still when you know it is finally happening it is impossible to keep that smile off your face.
Well done again - happy days are here again!!!
Cheers
Bill
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03-26-08, 04:42 AM
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| | ckouba 6 Tenths
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Originally Posted by ckouba About the combo... | Forgot to mention this is THE car (I'm pretty sure) that acquainted me with the prowess of the GT40 one vintage weekend in high school at Lime Rock. I always thought they looked damn sexy, and then I proceeded to watch it lap every other car in its 20 minute heat. I thought damn, there's a sweet ride, looks fantastic and scoots to boot!
I'm sure it'll look every bit as good (or better) Bill and I am extremely jealous. I'll bet you're counting the hours til 4/11. | |
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03-26-08, 02:36 PM
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| | salmjo1 3 Tenths
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Rep Power: 7 | I just saw this... fantastic! We must have been thinking alike. I have been wanting to do a darker blue and am trying to get a paint code for Bugatti Blue. I want to modern it up a bit with homage to the original. You are taking it even further and it will look spectacular!
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03-27-08, 11:48 PM
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| | gt40pinhd Rookie
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bill,
congrats,
seems like forever since i stopped bye to look at your build.
that color will be striking!
wes
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03-27-08, 11:50 PM
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| | gt40pinhd Rookie
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bill,
congrats,
seems like forever since i stopped bye to look at your build.
that color will be striking!
wes
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03-28-08, 01:46 AM
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| | Jerry Heckman
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Beaverton Or GT40: superformance
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wow, that is going to be beautiful. | |
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03-28-08, 08:55 AM
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| | Jim C Gold Supporter
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SYDNEY, AUSTRAL GT40: RF 105
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[quote=Bill Haralambakis;223642]Well done Bill
I remember my paint job took the better part of 10 months from delivery of car to the painter and bringing the car back home. Even then the job wasn't done completely - nostril wasn't buffed, runs on the rear clip and my eyebrow panels got lost as did my paint codes....
Still when you know it is finally happening it is impossible to keep that smile off your face.
Well done again - happy days are here again!!!
Cheers
Bill
Your painter must be related to my Upholsterer.
Not Italian is he.
Looks good Bill
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03-29-08, 09:55 AM
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| | VintageVenom 6 Tenths
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Michigan, USA GT40: RCR-40
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We are eagerly awaiting updates Bill......... Did it get sprayed? | |
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03-29-08, 10:51 AM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN GT40: RCR40 - #45
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Whaddya Mean Lime Green????? | |
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