Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Datsun 510 Restoration: BRE Trans Am Series Replica


1971 Datsun 510 BRE Trans Am Replica
Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a fun restoration project for us, especially because the Datsun 510 BRE replica was prepared by Larry Oka for a local car buff. Larry Oka is a local legend. He runs a racing school at Sears Point and says he was involved in racing the BRE Datsuns in the original Trans Am series. Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) campaigned these little monsters to the 1971 and 1972 SCCA Trans Am championships. Our version mimics the #68 car.

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Auto body restoration of a 1971 Datsun 510
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1971 Datsun 510 BRE Trans Am Replica
The owner of this car allowed us to show it at a show this year and let us drive it to and from the event. It was a hoot. The car is very quick, the engine is roarty and the handling razor sharp.

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Auto body restoration of a 1971 Datsun 510
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1971 Datsun 510 BRE Trans Am Replica
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Auto body restoration of a 1971 Datsun 510
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1971 Datsun 510 BRE Trans Am Replica
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Auto body restoration of a 1971 Datsun 510
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1971 Datsun 510 BRE Trans Am Replica
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Auto body restoration of a 1971 Datsun 510
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1971 Datsun 510 BRE Trans Am Replica
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Auto body restoration of a 1971 Datsun 510
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1971 Datsun 510 BRE Trans Am Replica

Monday, January 12, 2015

Stop Ferrari Abuse!

Almost Everything's Wreck of the Day--the latest in our long running series of what NOT to do with a Ferrari. Long envious of Lotus' lock on the supercar/submarine market, a driver in China decided to develop his own, Ferrari-based super-sub. As can be seen in these photos, it is still in need of development.

Ferrari F430 driven into canal in China
Ferrari F430 driven into canal in China
Ferrari F430 driven into canal in China

Please send your abused Ferraris along with generous donations to:

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ferraris (SPCF)
c/o Almost Everything Auto Body
37414 Centralmont Place
Fremont, California 94536
USA

Thanks to WreckedExotics.com for the photos and alerting us, as always, to the destruction of another exotic car.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

1997 Ford Mustang Paintjob!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1997 Ford Mustang Convertible. This drop top came to our shop, it looked terrible! Years of harsh sunlight had ruined the original paint that the car came with. To remedy this issue we sanded the entire car to remove all of the peeling, chipping, and faded paint, then sealed the surfaces with a Primer! Once the sealer was applied, we painted the Mustang using its original paint's color code, in our "Single Stage Enamel" paint!

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

2004 Mazda 3 Accident Repair!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is an unfortunate 2004 Mazda 3 Hatchback.  This car came to our shop partially disassembled due to an accident that claimed most of the cars rear end. The owner of this Mazda contacted his insurance company, got a claim number, dropped off the car to us, and let us work our magic! We began by checking all of the areas that were involved in the collision, and ordering all of the replacement parts. While everything was being shipped, we repaired all of the damaged existing body panels, then reassembled everything when the parts arrived! We painted all of the repaired and replacement parts to match and returned the car back to its owner looking like nothing had ever happened!

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Monday, November 17, 2014

1996 Mazda Miata Repaint!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1996 Mazda Miata.  This roadster came to our shop partially assembled, with lots of the usual peeling paint thats so common on these cars! The owner was tired of looking at his tired Miata and had us work our magic by first: Sanding the peeling or "Delaminating" paint down to a smooth and paintable level. Second, we applied a primer/sealer to give the new paint a nice, even toned surface to stick to. Lastly we repainted the entire exterior of the Miata using our "Single Stage Urethane" paint!

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Friday, November 7, 2014

2006 Crown Victoria Paintjob!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. This workhorse came to our shop with lots of old, ugly, delaminated paint barely clinging to its body surfaces. We remedied this unsightly problem by sanding all of the old peeling paint down smooth, then sealing the car with a primer. Once that was done the "Crown Vic" was ready for its new paint! The owner decided to have us refinish the car using our Enamel Single Stage paint in a deep glossy Jet Black!

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