Rick,
Here's a nice how-to page for replacing your rubber bumpers with chrome...
http://npmccabe.tripod.com/mgbumpers.htm
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Bastedo
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011 12:25 pm
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Next door neighbor backed into my Midget
To: Edward Perez , SPRIDGETS
> Well here's the scoop after talking to the neighbor.
> He has a close friend who owns a body and paint shop where they
> paint cars.
> Neighbor also owns the building the shop guy leases. (WTH
> doesn't this guy
> own?)
> He gave me the shop owners home phone number and said he already
> called him
> and the guy is ready to come out to my place this weekend and
> take a look at
> the car.
>
> Here's what I'd like to get when this is finished.
> I'd like to bolt on a pair of earlier fenders, I already have
> the turn
> indicators for the early car and this has been my long term plan
> anyway.I have 4 early fenders in the back yard, don't know if
> any of them make a
> matching pair though.
> Is it that hard to take fenders off a 1500 car and replace them
> with an
> early pair?
>
> Then I'd like to have the whole car painted by the paint shop guy.
> Don't think one corner of damage is really worth the whole car
> painted but
> that would be nice.
> However if I take the body work out of the equation then it may
> be feasible
> to ask for the whole respray.
> I will strip the car of all bright bits, I will sand down and
> fill any small
> dings, I will strip out the interior and loosen the windscreen
> so it will
> come off easily.
> They just have to put it in their shop, pull the windshield,
> maybe block it
> a bit & clean it again then spray it.
>
> Well that's what I will propose anyway.
> As discussed here and elsewhere paint is expensive and hard to do.
> Having a shop completely set up to do it makes it a lot easier.
>
> Rick Bastedo
>
>
> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Edward Perez
> wrote:
> > I agree, Rick...... get as much outta of it as you can and
> cherry out
> > Frankie!
> >
> > Edward Perez
> > Summerville, SC
> > 78 Midget (1275)
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lbc_newbie/
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* Bill Masquelier
> > *To:* rick bastedo ; spridget list <
> > spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > *Sent:* Fri, May 6, 2011 6:59:43 PM
> >
> > *Subject:* Re: [Spridgets] Next door A-hole backed into my Midget
> >
> > Start at 2k and go from there!
> > BillM
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