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Jim14
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:05 pm 

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That is some project! Hats off to you, sir. :shock:


hey thnx bro... hee. its kinda funny to hear u call me sir.. sounds kinda to old for me. hehe. im just 19.. n u can just call me jim... :wink:
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crown69
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:02 am 
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Wow! That's what I call a real resto! I'm doing (almost! hehe) the same with my 1969 MS55 crown. How easy/hard is it to get parts for those down there pl?

Ps: Been to KL and Langkawi couple of years back! Twas fantastic!
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Jim14
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crown69 wrote:
Wow! That's what I call a real resto! I'm doing (almost! hehe) the same with my 1969 MS55 crown. How easy/hard is it to get parts for those down there pl?

Ps: Been to KL and Langkawi couple of years back! Twas fantastic!


hee. geting parts over here is quite hard. cant get it locally. if lucky might found some parts, such as doors,bumpers grills or any loose items frm the scrapyard. which is very often.. other thn dat d only option is to get it frm ebay n yhoo.jp..

hee... im staying in KL.. n from 21st july.. i will b staying in Langkawi for my training for aprox 18 months..
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crown69
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Jim14 wrote:
crown69 wrote:
Wow! That's what I call a real resto! I'm doing (almost! hehe) the same with my 1969 MS55 crown. How easy/hard is it to get parts for those down there pl?

Ps: Been to KL and Langkawi couple of years back! Twas fantastic!


hee. geting parts over here is quite hard. cant get it locally. if lucky might found some parts, such as doors,bumpers grills or any loose items frm the scrapyard. which is very often.. other thn dat d only option is to get it frm ebay n yhoo

hee... im staying in KL.. n from 21st july.. i will b staying in Langkawi for my training for aprox 18 months..


Great; that's exactly what I need-grille emblem, deluxe fender emblem, rear mouldings between tailights and some chrome trim. If you come across any just let me know please; thanks mate.
Btw, you can follow the progress(or rather lack thereof :lol: ) on this thread:-
viewtopic.php?t=2033
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Jim14
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:30 pm 

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crown69 wrote:
Great; that's exactly what I need-grille emblem, deluxe fender emblem, rear mouldings between tailights and some chrome trim. If you come across any just let me know please; thanks mate.
Btw, you can follow the progress(or rather lack thereof :lol: ) on this thread:-
viewtopic.php?t=2033


alryt.. sure.. will let u knw if i come across any of those items.. :wink:
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colink
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:38 pm 

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Fabulous project more pictures please
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Jim14
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colink wrote:
Fabulous project more pictures please


hye there. car had just been sent to the paint shop last week.. up to date.. there's is still no work done on the car.. will start next week.. n dfntly.. will post more pics when there's some progress.. will keep u guys updated with it.. tq.. :wink:
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colink
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Jim14 wrote:
colink wrote:
Fabulous project more pictures please


hye there. car had just been sent to the paint shop last week.. up to date.. there's is still no work done on the car.. will start next week.. n dfntly.. will post more pics when there's some progress.. will keep u guys updated with it.. tq.. :wink:


top job :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:
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achoi
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wow!....
good job bro. :tu: :mrgreen:

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Fireball
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Awesome resto. Takes an incredible amount of patients to take a car down to metal. Keep the updates comin.

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Oracles
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:34 am 
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Mind asking me whats the cost of something like that?
Excellent job
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Jim14
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:42 am 

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oracles wrote:
Mind asking me whats the cost of something like that?
Excellent job


im not very sure how it will cost in d end. but up to this stage (bare metal) , i've spend about 17k malaysian rinngit (rm).. so its about 6k usd.
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huawei
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:54 pm 
Jim14,

That is a fantastic job you've done so far. The end product of the car will be spectacular. Keep us posted
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Jim14
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:17 am 

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greetings everyone.. :)

lately been realy busy with my studies.. im now living in langkawi undergoing my training.... will b living here for the next 18 months..
ok.. last weekened.. i went back to catch up with my project..
n look wat i've just received..

window bushing..
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fender mirrors..
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received my bumpers too...
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sorry didnt hav d time to unwrap it.. as it was a last minute shot while i was packing my stuff just bfore i leave..
no pic of my car yet for nw.. since nothing much to capture.. my car is now still getinng its body job. panel straightening n such.. mayb by end of next month they will start d paint job..

will update when there's progress.. thnx for watchng.. :wink:
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stingray
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:20 pm 

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hi there Jim,

you're on cccm too rite, by the way did you rechrome your bumper? if it is how much does it cost you in KL?
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Jim14
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hi there Jim,

you're on cccm too rite, by the way did you rechrome your bumper? if it is how much does it cost you in KL?


hee. yurp. thats ryt.

yea, rechrome it.. it cost me rm600 for both bumpers, rechrome n welding.. so rm300/bumper.. :wink:
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Jim14
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:00 pm 

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some pictures on the works done till now.

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abah
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:06 pm 
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huuhuu nice job bro...
banyak rm terbang nie hehehe... :D

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ben
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 11:38 pm 
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Awesome, love to see a fully stripped resto. Keep us updated!

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Jim14
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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:03 am 

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greetings all,

this is the recent progress on the car. its done with the paint job but only for the engine bay, interior, and undercrg. the exterior part will be continue after the engine n stuffs is in it. now, its in the engine shop for stage 3 of the project. which is to assamble the engine parts n the main components.

here is some picture of it. its been painted with PPG, 534 pure yellow. its the same colour as before, the stock one.

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tq for veiwing, n feel free to drop ur comments.. :wink:
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