operation alero regeneration

[natedawg9640]

work has finally begun... after hitting a state trooper two thanksgivings ago... i finally decided to stop driving a dumpster and fix the car... i will look around for damge pics right after the crash... but here are some pics i took today... i started to shape up the rear quarter... i have a front bumper ready to put on and a new fender... all i have left is finish the rear... smooth out the doors... and paint... everyhting is a bit rough yet... but it's coming along better than i first thought it would...:yahoo:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1020.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1021.jpg

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[Oldsnut]

I hope you mean you hit his car and not him.:(

[natedawg9640]

lol... it was a her... but yeah... her car...

[adam337]

http://www.lawenforcementvids.com/content/trooper-hit-by-car.php

R.I.P trooper

[steve-o]

shit dude, you sure did a number on it... what did it do to her car?

[natedawg9640]

generally about the same... cept it missed her front bumper... got my header panel, cracked my headlight, crinkled fender, smashed my bumper, scraped both doors and ate the shit out of my rear quarter... i can't say i can ever put it back to normal... but it's looking much better ...

[zoL]

http://www.lawenforcementvids.com/content/trooper-hit-by-car.php

R.I.P trooper

A comment on break.com was "we eatin bacon tonight." So awful, but so funny.

[Redog]

http://www.lawenforcementvids.com/content/trooper-hit-by-car.php

R.I.P trooper

ouch!

[pawzbear]

but that car doesnt look like an alero? am i off or something????

[2fst4u]

i think it might be a joke.

[natedawg9640]

well today i slept in a bit casue i was out a lil late... lol... but i got the old fender ripped off and replaced... fixed the dent it it from shipping, got the front door almost good... and brought the rear door and quarter closer to normal...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1026.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1027.jpg

[clutch1]

Looks like some good work!
Are you gonna keep it that color or replaint the whole thing?

[burg03]

Looking good !!!!

[natedawg9640]

i'm still up in the air on repainting the whole thing... for ease i might just stay with the stock color... then i don't have to worry about under the hood and the door jams and shit... i am going to fix it and get rid of it right away if i can anyway... subaru is calling my name... lol. but then again i was thinkin of going with a different color just to make it not so much like every other one out there (and the fact that it's kinda granny-ish) we'll see how it goes and how ambitious i feel... i am buying a new air compressor and paint gun setup this week i think, so i should have this thing near completion this weekend or next week... depends on the weather and how much school work i have. i'm happy with the results so far though...

[clutch1]

My Buick's pretty close to that color and I think it's the ugliest thing ever, haha. I'd say go with a different color for sure.. but then again if you're just going to sell it I suppose it doesn't really matter.

[alerocar01]

i have the same color and i like it because it ways looks clean

[natedawg9640]

i'm still on the fence about a full color change... although the further i go on this the more i consider it... i'm refinishing the hood too just to get rid of the rock chips while i'm at it... sorry the pics are poor quality but it was dark out...

front bumper almost ready to paint... and rear bumper waiting for the treatment...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1029.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1030.jpg
ridin dirty

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1031.jpg
door is coming along

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1032.jpg

[pawzbear]

East Coast Lawnmowers, eh?

[jturkey69]

i thought you were trying to sell this back when it was moshed?

[natedawg9640]

well... getting close to painting... planning on this friday/saturday...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1138.jpg

[sorrowfulkiller]

looking good so far... what color will you paint it?

[natedawg9640]

it's just going to origional color... makes it a bit easier..... at least that was what i wanted to do when i bought the paint... not since i decided to do the whole thing... i should have gotten a different color... now i'm stuck with the stock color... but that's alright i guess...

anyway... got the first coat on tonight... will resume in the moring and get some pics up hopefully...

[natedawg9640]

well... progress has been made... got the base coat laid and 1 coat of clear... will resume in the morning...

oh... and i am doing this at the town garage... check out the sweet ass shit pumping truck!

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1175.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1176.jpg

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http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1173.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1172.jpg

the tires on the back are just like the big foot monster truck ones... i think they are like 66 inches or something... and the rimms are like 3 feet deep... pimpin shit pumper if you ask me!

[clutch1]

Looks awesome!! It's definetally come a loooong way, wow.
Not to mention that badass truck, lol. Never noticed you were from Rhinelander.

[natedawg9640]

yeah... well actually i'm from minocqua... but i life with the GF in rhinelander... where you from?

[Satsuriku]

very nice man!!!

wanna do my car while your at it hahaha :)

[Oldsnut]

The Alero is lookin great!!!

Truck looks like shit, bad joke but I couldn't resist.

[natedawg9640]

it's comin along... it's not perfect but compared to what it was... i can say i am quite happy with the result...

[jturkey69]

looking good, I have a friend that used to live in Minoqua...jeff larson, and in rhinelander...waylon eades

[natedawg9640]

how old were are they

[jturkey69]

well Jeff is prolly 30 now, Waylon is prolly 31, and another guy Ben is around 29, they all lived in stevens point for a couple years,went to S.P.A.S.H.

[clutch1]

yeah... well actually i'm from minocqua... but i life with the GF in rhinelander... where you from?

Eh, Mosinee, lil south of Wausau.

[whiteliquid]

SO why the same color??

[Gr1m]

i like the color

[natedawg9640]

i'll get some better ones during the daytime... but here are a few with the car put back together...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1201.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1198.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/100_1197.jpg

[clutch1]

Looks good!

Just wondering, how much was it for basecoat, primer, and clear?

[Mischief007]

Looks like a job very well done. Amazing. Good job.

[natedawg9640]

bout 260$ for reducer and gal of clear... reducer and gal of paint, and activator... i have about a third of the paint leftover and a quarter of the clear...

[clutch1]

Ah, happy news for my upcoming (hopefully) project. Thanks a bunch!

[natedawg9640]

i was pretty happy with the paint... it is dupont nason which is dupont's "lower quality"... so pretty much i didn't pay 100 bucks a quart for "dupont" to be on the can... got it from autozone... napa might be even cheaper... i remember last time i painted i redid a whole eclipse and i thouhgt all the paint was only 200....

last project...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h14/natedawg9640/MVC-003S2.jpg