Tony's car "Karma" has arrived - Page 126 - Lateral-g Forums

awr68 · #**1251** 10-16-2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiffav8

Perfection takes time.

Yes it does! Remember, Pete isn't just a painter....he's an artist!

Today’s update - I have been talking with both Pete and the shipper and trying to nail down the ship date. Pete is right at the end of his work on Karma...but we all leave for SEMA in a couple weeks, so it looks like it won't be picked up before that. He is trying real hard to have it done before he leaves for Vegas so I can have it picked up the second week of November....or that's the current plan! Still a work in progress! Who knows, We just may be having Thanksgiving Day Dinner in my garage....anyone hungry?!!

**will69camaro** · #**1252** 10-16-2010, 02:42 PM

Just checking in, I haven't read the entire thread but he's had the car for 2 years? What all is being done to it?!? I'm not sure I could survive 2 years without my car...

Vegas69 · #**1253** 10-16-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by will69camaro

Just checking in, I haven't read the entire thread but he's had the car for 2 years? What all is being done to it?!? I'm not sure I could survive 2 years without my car...

Maybe you should read the thread....

**will69camaro** · #**1254** 10-16-2010, 07:06 PM

Maybe I didn't want to waste 126 pages. Cant someone give a few cliffs? I remember seeing the thread start a few years ago when it was sent there to have bad body work fixed, then saw it pop back up. Sorry I dont have a ton of free time to waste.

Thanks for the post though! It really helped...

William

awr68 · #**1255** 10-16-2010, 08:06 PM

Short Story:

Race Rodz failed....twice!

L-g.net comunity came to the rescue and was determined to get the build back on track! They raised enough money to get the car to Pete and quite a bit left over to get it back home...I will gladly pay the rest!

Mario stepped up and donated a lot of money to cover the cost of materials needed to fix the car!

Pete (comp-spec) offered to 'fix' the car and 'make it right' if I could get it to him (3k miles away!)....how could I resist! Oh, and on his time and dime!!

Meanwhile I had been talking to Steve and Nick at Camaro Performers. They adopted the car as a 'tech car'! We mamed it Karma, they did a lead-in story and a years worth of tech articles on the car while Pete and crew @ Compition Specialties worked their majic!

Also, a lot of others joined the team and helped elevate the car to the next level....a real dream we are living! They are listed in my signature....thanks again!!

So far Pete has:
Stripped the car to bare metal, replaced all of the metal on the back of the car (thanks to Classic Industries & CP's!), did what it took to make the new front sheet metal 'fit', finished the 3-piece spoiler that Chris started, finalized the fitment of the custom front valance Mike at Muscle Rodz sent our way, chipped all the failed finish out of the trunk and prepped for new finish, repaired and painted the interior, installed the new Speed Tech frame including ATS spindles and Wilwood brakes, gaped the car and body worked it, primed and sanded countless times, painted the car (base and clear), Re-blocked the clear, laid out and painted the stripes, recleared everything, and reshot all the satin black parts of the car. And mounted up my new tires when no local shops would touch my Fikse wheels!

What he has left to do from what I understand:
Finish cut and buff, final assemble the car, spray the trunk, install the headliner and front and rear windows, detail everything, box up any parts that won't get bolted to the car at this point. And finally take some pics to share with us all!

I'm more than sure I have forgotten and/or never even new of many things that took place....but that's the compressed version of what has happend to our car in the last two years!

Oh, and lets not forget the killer rendering Carter banged out in record time so we would have something to work off!!

It's been crazy fun and has allowed me to meet many great people and friends! From what I have heard the car is coming out better than steller and I can't wait to see it! You should know that I don't get emailed pic....I see then first and only here in this thread and on the pages of Camaro Performers! So as you can imagine....I'm dying to see even a front quarter shot! I've yet to see it with the stripes on it! Pete's holding out for that major SHOCK when I see it! Can't blame him really!

So there's my long winded (I'm known for it!) version of what's happened and where we are at now!

**will69camaro** · #**1256** 10-16-2010, 08:34 PM

Awesome man. Thanks for the quick status update. Glad it's working out and I'm excited FOR you to get it back!

Sounds like it will be an amazing machine when finished up!

William

awr68 · #**1257** 10-16-2010, 08:51 PM

Thanks!

**DFRESH** · #**1258** 10-16-2010, 09:51 PM

Man, that's great news brother----patience is certainly something we get to learn when dealing with these cars isn't it? For all the crap you have been through, it's going to be such sweet payback (to steal Todd's title for a moment) when you are able to walk out in the garage and have it sitting there--let alone being able to work on it and then that first drive.

Will you be at Optima?

Doug

awr68 · #**1259** 10-16-2010, 10:35 PM

Yeah Doug it is going to be amazing!

Yep, we will be a Optima!

**Spiffav8** · #**1260** 10-17-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DFRESH

Man, that's great news brother----patience is certainly something we get to learn when dealing with these cars isn't it? For all the crap you have been through, it's going to be such sweet payback (to steal Todd's title for a moment) when you are able to walk out in the garage and have it sitting there--let alone being able to work on it and then that first drive.

Will you be at Optima?

Doug

Ten bucks says he sleeps in the garage the first two weeks it's home.