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6/03/08
22" LCD on Ebay
until June 7th!


5/03/08
I will be appearing at Make magazine's Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA!
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11/15/07
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There wasn't too much bodywork to be done. No major damage, and thankfully no panels to be replaced or remade. Rondel was a Texas car. No rain, no rust. There was a light hit in the passenger side fender and a hit in the passenger quarterpanel.

The first thing I did was strip off that awful paint job, uncovering a few little Bondo pockets..nothing major still. Then I proceeded to fill in the door handles, antenna hole, mirror holes, and most of the moulding holes going down the doors and quarters.

Here's my favorite thing. On the trunk there was a Cadillac emblem that consisted of a 'V' and a Caddy crest. you move the lid of the crest and the trunk lock is underneath. I decided to cut out the 'V' and mount my third taillight inside of it.
 
Here's how the Caddy's looking right now. I globbed on a thick coat of primer and put the grill together again. I might just cruise it around like this for awhile, I dunno. At the moment I have other priorities than busting my ass to get Rondel painted.
 
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