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**'70_402** · 04-01-2005, 07:52 AM

Well we finnally got our shop up and running. It is called Prestige Auto body and accesories. I am pretty excited about the whole thing... we are still in the process of putting up the paint booths and getting the frame machine in, but we have the showroom and accesories side open and ready for business.. i was up there last night working on dune buggys and thought i would snap a few pics with my phone.. I didn't realize how big this place would be till we got it up and built.. it is alot bigger than i expected... I took some pics of the buggys also.. the first one is our verson of copperhead... it is a baja bug with a 2002 cadillac northstar v-6... it is freaking fast... and the other one is my buddy eric's. his just has a 2.5 liter fo*d 4 cylinder and volkswagen bus tranny.. that thing will pop wheeles all day long.. anyways here are the pics...

UP GRADE · 04-01-2005, 08:23 AM

COOL SHOP

**Palf70Step** · 04-01-2005, 09:40 AM

Nice!

JoetheMobster · 04-01-2005, 09:47 AM

Now that would be one hell of a garage to have in the backyard!

Love the VW buggy also!!

724wdcopper · 04-01-2005, 01:22 PM

what kind of booth is that? downdraft? my dad's shop uses garmat. pretty nice booth, even if it is 10 years old. just curious

Bamm · 04-01-2005, 02:18 PM

Nice......

dubie · 04-01-2005, 02:21 PM

wow!! uhmm.. are you in need of a custom painter??

**'70_402** · 04-01-2005, 04:20 PM

Sure am.... move on down here to texas.... we will have another paint booth before too long...

dubie · 04-01-2005, 04:46 PM

hahah don't tempt me !! please don't tempt me

**'70_402** · 04-01-2005, 04:50 PM

Do you need some tempting.... well try this on for size... it would be you and ONE other guy and you would each have your own booth and you can come and go as your please just as long you get the stuff done... how is that for some temptation...

oh yea and no -50 degree days either... it is 73 outside right now.....

shifty · 04-01-2005, 04:53 PM

Man, I would love to be an illegal alien in those circumstances

dubie · 04-01-2005, 05:13 PM

sounds like a dream job!! i am still learning about auto painting as I go, but doing the custom airbrushing sure is fun

**'70_402** · 04-01-2005, 05:26 PM

Yea... i doubt we could afford ya.... unless you like to get paid in going on dune buggy trips and beer.... haha

Zumo · 04-01-2005, 05:34 PM

Awe c'mon Doobs! Move on down here! You'll love Texas!

dubie · 04-01-2005, 05:36 PM

I probably would

I have been trying to convince my old boss to transfer me to Garland . He is heading up a new division of the company down there. Not sure if I could stand all the heat, bit I think I could live with it

LUV2XCLR8 · 04-01-2005, 05:44 PM

chevyboy55 · 04-01-2005, 06:38 PM

Nice shop!

SuperCheyanne72 · 04-03-2005, 05:07 PM

not to shabby! looks very big and cool!

HeavyD · 04-03-2005, 05:41 PM

Looks great! I wonder how much trouble was involved in getting that Caddy engine into the Bug??

FRENCHBLUE72 · 04-03-2005, 05:47 PM

Nice shop good luck on your new business venture...

**'70_402** · 04-04-2005, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyD

Looks great! I wonder how much trouble was involved in getting that Caddy engine into the Bug??

oh it was no problem at all.. just build a custom frame and motor cage and you are set....

ap4573 · 04-04-2005, 11:23 AM

where exactly is Pampa,Tx??

arkracing · 04-04-2005, 11:29 AM

is the entire building concrete block? or just parts of it (i.e. pics with the buggy's in them)

sweet shop though

is it going to be a regular body shop or are you going to just do custom work?

**'70_402** · 04-04-2005, 03:44 PM

Pampa is about 60 miles from amarillo, and no the building is not all conc.. just the wash bay. the rest of it is a steel building....

thanks

busterwivell · 04-04-2005, 04:24 PM

Dubie, come on down...........Texas is closer to me that Canada.........I'll need flames someday, and my wife loves the ones you do.

04-01-2005, 07:52 AM	#1
'70_402 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pampa, Texas Posts: 1,554	The new shop is open... Well we finnally got our shop up and running. It is called Prestige Auto body and accesories. I am pretty excited about the whole thing... we are still in the process of putting up the paint booths and getting the frame machine in, but we have the showroom and accesories side open and ready for business.. i was up there last night working on dune buggys and thought i would snap a few pics with my phone.. I didn't realize how big this place would be till we got it up and built.. it is alot bigger than i expected... I took some pics of the buggys also.. the first one is our verson of copperhead... it is a baja bug with a 2002 cadillac northstar v-6... it is freaking fast... and the other one is my buddy eric's. his just has a 2.5 liter fo*d 4 cylinder and volkswagen bus tranny.. that thing will pop wheeles all day long.. anyways here are the pics... Attached Images __________________ https://www.ebay.com/itm/29620574751...mis&media=COPY

04-01-2005, 09:40 AM	#3
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04-01-2005, 09:47 AM	#4
JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	Now that would be one hell of a garage to have in the backyard! Love the VW buggy also!! __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product

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04-01-2005, 02:21 PM	#7
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	wow!! uhmm.. are you in need of a custom painter?? __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

04-01-2005, 08:23 AM	#2
UP GRADE one set closer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Memphis TN. Posts: 722	COOL SHOP

04-01-2005, 01:22 PM	#5
724wdcopper graphic designer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 841	what kind of booth is that? downdraft? my dad's shop uses garmat. pretty nice booth, even if it is 10 years old. just curious

04-01-2005, 04:20 PM	#8
'70_402 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pampa, Texas Posts: 1,554	Sure am.... move on down here to texas.... we will have another paint booth before too long... __________________ https://www.ebay.com/itm/29620574751...mis&media=COPY

04-01-2005, 04:46 PM	#9
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	hahah don't tempt me !! please don't tempt me __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

04-01-2005, 04:50 PM	#10
'70_402 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pampa, Texas Posts: 1,554	Do you need some tempting.... well try this on for size... it would be you and ONE other guy and you would each have your own booth and you can come and go as your please just as long you get the stuff done... how is that for some temptation... oh yea and no -50 degree days either... it is 73 outside right now..... __________________ https://www.ebay.com/itm/29620574751...mis&media=COPY

04-01-2005, 04:53 PM	#11
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	Man, I would love to be an illegal alien in those circumstances __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

04-01-2005, 05:13 PM	#12
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	sounds like a dream job!! i am still learning about auto painting as I go, but doing the custom airbrushing sure is fun __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

04-01-2005, 05:26 PM	#13
'70_402 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pampa, Texas Posts: 1,554	Yea... i doubt we could afford ya.... unless you like to get paid in going on dune buggy trips and beer.... haha __________________ https://www.ebay.com/itm/29620574751...mis&media=COPY

04-01-2005, 05:34 PM	#14
Zumo Hot Rods For Life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,305	Awe c'mon Doobs! Move on down here! You'll love Texas! __________________ 1968 C10 LWB **SOLD* Andy Viva Los Bicicletas! Los Muertos Custom Bicycles

04-01-2005, 05:36 PM	#15
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	I probably would I have been trying to convince my old boss to transfer me to Garland . He is heading up a new division of the company down there. Not sure if I could stand all the heat, bit I think I could live with it __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795



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04-01-2005, 05:44 PM	#16
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,484	__________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

04-01-2005, 06:38 PM	#17
chevyboy55 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kelso,Wa Posts: 3,637	Nice shop!

04-03-2005, 05:07 PM	#18
SuperCheyanne72 #1 OU Soonerfan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 85	not to shabby! looks very big and cool!

04-03-2005, 05:41 PM	#19
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Looks great! I wonder how much trouble was involved in getting that Caddy engine into the Bug?? __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

04-03-2005, 05:47 PM	#20
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04-04-2005, 11:23 AM	#22
ap4573 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 39	where exactly is Pampa,Tx??

04-04-2005, 11:29 AM	#23
arkracing Weekend Warrior Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CT Posts: 1,787	is the entire building concrete block? or just parts of it (i.e. pics with the buggy's in them) sweet shop though is it going to be a regular body shop or are you going to just do custom work? __________________ -'07 GMC Sierra K2500HD -'66 C10 Suburban -'68/'71 K20 Service Bed Project -'69 Chevy C30 Mason Dump -'33Ford P/U 396ChevyPowered

04-04-2005, 03:44 PM	#24
'70_402 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pampa, Texas Posts: 1,554	Pampa is about 60 miles from amarillo, and no the building is not all conc.. just the wash bay. the rest of it is a steel building.... thanks __________________ https://www.ebay.com/itm/29620574751...mis&media=COPY

04-04-2005, 04:24 PM	#25
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