BUILD Shawns 1971 Impala Donk

[Shawn1112]

Maybe @Gav'sPurpleZ can let you know if something like a spray wax could help fill in those scratches some? For some quick help at the show.


Saw the video and pics on IG. Looking like a nice line up for sure!

I don't think any spray product will help 'fill' marring.
It's the unfortunate process of waiting to polish and protect fresh paint.
I'm sure it looks better than most cars there

Not something the untrained eye will notice. But car dudes that know what they are looking at will notice.
No biggie as its going back to the body shop Monday for the minor paint imperfections that they need to fix. He wanted to do another buff after a year anyway as he said the clear would be fully hardened by then.

 

[The Beast]

I wouldn’t worry Shawn 90% of the cars at WOW by Sunday have swirls everywhere from the owners using the California duster.

 

[Jamesv82]

At least you didn't have to deal with the snowmageddon that never happen.

 

[Aircal]

I wouldn’t worry Shawn 90% of the cars at WOW by Sunday have swirls everywhere from the owners using the California duster.

Not sure if I should laugh, or cry about this.....

 

[EmersonHart13]

Not sure if I should laugh, or cry about this.....

Both, I cringed and laughed earlier

 

[Mook]

Hopefully we pick up some views.

 

[Shawn1112]

Hopefully we pick up some views.

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Probably be better if it was composed correctly lol. So much back and forth and me changing my mind. Saying I’m not doing something, then doing it. But hopefully it doesn’t bore people by it being dragged out and brings some new members. Gonna have to rename TCG, CTD Chi Town Donks lol.

 

[Mook]

Can always use tabs at the top of the thread to add important updates or just give the updated list of mods, pics, etc.

 

[Shawn1112]

Can always use tabs at the top of the thread to add important updates or just give the updated list of mods, pics, etc.

I actually composed a mods list for WOW as they asked for a list of mods. Ill clean up the list and post tomorrow .

 

[HeavyG]

Shawn1112. You bringing her to the berwyn rte66 show? I signed up...this way - Im forced into getting my F150 together

 

[Shawn1112]

Shawn1112. You bringing her to the berwyn rte66 show? I signed up...this way - Im forced into getting my F150 together

When is it, and yes if I have nothing planned I'll roll with you

 

[Shawn1112]

Over the weekend at WOW I had some 15" Wilwood slotted/drilled rotors and Wilwood 6 piston calipers magically fall into my hands at a fucking steal.
BNIB at less than half the cost of new. I dont have them in my hands yet, I'm supposed to meet up with the dude sometime this week. But I gave him a few hundred to lay claim to them.

Also had a $75k offer for my car. No clue who the dude was, but people that were with me and know the dude said he has money. The guy was telling me he is building a 75 Caprice Vert and some other old school but both are frame off builds and neither will be ready this year. He sold his 87 Caprice Landeu and now wants something to drive this summer. I kept it 100 with him and told him thats something I'd be willing to consider but I have to think about it and I also pointed out the few issues with the paint. He told me knock $10k off and he will take it as it, I LOL in his face. Body shop is repairing it for free, so why the fuck would I knock $10k off. He countered with he is ready to buy now and if he finds something else before my car is repaired that he might buy something else. I told him, dont let me hold you up and I'm not thirsty to sell this bitch. So if he finds something else by all means, buy it.

 

[The Beast]

Shawn perfect opportunity to tell him that I’m looking for 85k and wait a few min and hit him with the lets meet in the middle let’s do 80k u can follow me home with the cash to get the title.

 

[Shawn1112]

Car is back at the body shop for some repairs under warranty. I'm +$1000 with them right now as I sold them a bunch of shit from my old motor and shit I had laying around. So I'm having them paint the inner wheel wells to match the car. I figured with the blower lid painted and the valve covers painted it would tie it all together. They also need to make 1 new AC line and charge the condenser.

 

[Mook]

Shawn, you've been spotted. You should really organize your thread

 

[Shawn1112]

Shawn, you've been spotted. You should really organize your thread

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I'll try bro, but I'll be totally honest with you. I'm not very good at composing shit like that, I'm not that smart when it comes to stuff like that.
I literally got a F on every book report I ever attempted to do in school, and I'm not BSing lol.
Do you have an example that someone else did to kinda give me a template of how to do it?

 

[Mook]

IDAFC21 can walk you through it. but check out how he tabbed out his thread here:

BUILD - IDAFC21's 2014 BMW M235i

Yes. I have decided to become a BMW M car knob. And yes, I know it's not REALLY an M car, so at least I still get to piss off all the M car purists who don't believe there should be an M on this car. (Or 17 M's, as the case may be. I've counted :rofl: ) To begin my knobbery, I shall provide a...

www.thechicagogarage.com

 

[IDAFC21]

Well lets see if I remember how I did it Its actually pretty easy if you just want to link to a specific post

Find whatever post you want to link to in your thread (or it could even be another thread) and click the post # to get the URL for that specific post

Along the top of your thread somewhere you should see a little + symbol

You click that, and it brings up a box to add a tab. Title is the title you want displayed on the tab, and then just paste URL of the post down the URL field, if you want to adjust the display order here you can, or just leave it and hit save

Viola!

You can also easily adjust the order of things by clicking the little list looking icon next to the + icon, and you can move tabs freely

Aaaand, go!

 

[Caleb515]

^^
Should make that a sticky somewhere so everyone can find it!

Pretty nifty feature.

 

[IDAFC21]

woops. I was messing w/ it and looks like I deleted one of pics. All good now.

 

[IDAFC21]

^^
Should make that a sticky somewhere so everyone can find it!

Pretty nifty feature.

New Feature - TABBED Threads

FINALLY, creating chapters in threads are realized the way I envisioned. I can turn this on for any section, but for now its only on for Member Rides and Homes & Garden. If you'd like it on for another section, just let me know. You will now see an option to add tabs to your thread (above the...

www.thechicagogarage.com

 

[Mook]

Easy way to grab the post URL

 

[Spivitz]

Clean as a whistle!!!!

Soon, it will be better

 

[Shawn1112]

Okay guys, I cleaned up the thread and added tabs for the build. Check out the tabs and lmk what you think, I tried to keep everything in the short version.

 

[Shawn1112]

Mod list moved to post #3