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  1. Itsa GT4

    Itsa GT4 Karting

    Jun 8, 2004
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    Atlanta
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    Mark Sanderson
    #1 Itsa GT4, Aug 24, 2009
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    It's been a little over two years since starting a bare metal body and interior redo and this weekend was the first outing again as a (for the most part) complete car!

    My wife while very patient is glad the garage won't smell like paint all the time now!

    It sure felt good to drive it and it ran even better than I remembered.

    Still have to carpet the trunk and color sand/buff the paint, but it's almost there.

    BTW, all the comments about Leatherique being a good product are true. It was great to work with, quite forgiving to apply (sprayed mine) and the results were excellent.
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  2. DMaury

    DMaury Formula 3

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    #2 DMaury, Aug 24, 2009
    Man that is beautiful! Great work! What color is that? Is it Pozzi Blue?
     
  3. Itsa GT4

    Itsa GT4 Karting

    Jun 8, 2004
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    Mark Sanderson
    #3 Itsa GT4, Aug 24, 2009
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  4. David_S

    David_S F1 World Champ
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    #4 David_S, Aug 24, 2009
    Looks great in pictures - must be stunning in person!
     
  5. AHudson

    AHudson F1 Rookie
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    #5 AHudson, Aug 24, 2009
    You did a fantastic looking job. I'm amazed. The colors are great too by the way, and that's what I'd pick if ordering new. Looks excellent.
     
  6. mseals

    mseals Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #6 mseals, Aug 24, 2009
    Mark,

    Any "Before" photos?

    Link to any previous threads?

    Mike in Kuwait
     
  7. jsa330

    jsa330 F1 World Champ
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    #7 jsa330, Aug 24, 2009
    Perfect colors for the model. A great accomplishment.
     
  8. DMaury

    DMaury Formula 3

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    #8 DMaury, Aug 24, 2009
    It really is; I'm looking for the same thing (Pozzi/beige) in a 430.

    And yes, where is the restoration/before-after thread for this car? I would love to see it.
     
  9. climb

    climb F1 Rookie

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    #9 climb, Aug 24, 2009
    Very nice
     
  10. GrayTA

    GrayTA F1 World Champ
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    #10 GrayTA, Aug 24, 2009
    One of the best looking GT4s I have ever seen...seriously!!!

    Very nicely done!!! Congratulations!!!


    PDG
     
  11. davidgt4

    davidgt4 Karting

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    #11 davidgt4, Aug 24, 2009
    Lovely work - well done!
     
  12. magnum

    magnum Formula Junior

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    #12 magnum, Aug 24, 2009
    Very beautiful. An incredible job. Worth the 2 years spent.
     
  13. jimxyz

    jimxyz Karting

    Mar 17, 2009
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    #13 jimxyz, Aug 24, 2009
    Great job - looks stunning!
     
  14. UpNorth

    UpNorth Formula 3
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    #14 UpNorth, Aug 24, 2009
    What a nice job! Congrats!
     
  15. Itsa GT4

    Itsa GT4 Karting

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    #15 Itsa GT4, Aug 24, 2009
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    Thanks for the compliments!

    It has been a LOT of fun and I owe a bunch of you and this forum THANKS for the information and guidance posted here. The reference available on this site is just amazing!

    Here are a few pics of the day I picked it up and a some from the past 2 years. It had small dents, door dings in just about every panel and those ungainly rivet on aftermarket side moldings. They all hammered out pretty well and the rivet holes from the side moldings were welded closed so there is very little filler in it. It's good I don't do this for a living as it took approximately 100 hours in priming and blocking the body prior to painting. It's probably just that I'm slow, but figured it's better to put the time in it now than not liking it later.

    BTW, I took a ton of pics as things came apart so I could remember how to put it back together .... :). If anyone has a need for pics of anything GT4, I'd be glad to fwd anything.
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  16. tomoshea

    tomoshea Formula Junior

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    #16 tomoshea, Aug 24, 2009
    Nicely done Mark.

    I'm hoping to take mine for a first drive since April 2007 next Saturday - subject to weather conditions.

    Enjoy!
     
  17. cronin

    cronin Karting

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    #17 cronin, Aug 24, 2009
    Awesome
     
  18. 328turbo

    328turbo Formula Junior

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    #18 328turbo, Aug 25, 2009
    outstanding, looks great!

    the bbs style rims on this car before the resto looks good too!!
     
  19. maurice70

    maurice70 F1 Rookie

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    #19 maurice70, Aug 25, 2009
    Very very impressive,congratulations and enjoy the ride.....
     
  20. doug328

    doug328 Formula 3

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    #20 doug328, Aug 26, 2009
    Same here, that blue really shows off the cars lines. Great job
     
  21. Jet Lag

    Jet Lag Karting

    Dec 6, 2003
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    Robert Bangs
    #21 Jet Lag, Aug 28, 2009
    Car looks great!
    I'd be interested in seeing what your interior looked like before you refurbished it. It sure is beautiful now.
     
  22. Itsa GT4

    Itsa GT4 Karting

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    #22 Itsa GT4, Aug 29, 2009
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    I wish I had taken more pics of it prior. It looked nice in the photos but in person, you could not miss that it had been dyed once before with a lacquer based dye which had filled many of the sew lines and "puddled" in some areas near the piping. It had also cracked quite a bit in the rear seat and bottoms of the fronts and was smeared on the headrest struts and bezels.

    Here's a few from before, two of the rear seat after being stripped of all the dye with thinner, and a couple from after the leatherique dye process.

    It was interesting to see the bare hides and the variances in their natural color. It was sure easy to tell where things had been spilled on it in a previous life.............. :)
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  23. dinogt4guy

    dinogt4guy F1 Rookie

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    #23 dinogt4guy, Aug 30, 2009
    Very, very nice!

    Cheers!
     

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