Comments | bleakpersuasion: My Baby Came Home Today!!!

boneorchard in bleakpersuasion

My Baby Came Home Today!!!

Jan 23, 2006 15:46

x-posted, naturally!

I brought Elvira home from the bodyshop today. We had her rust removed from the rear loading door, roof, side doors, misc. areas. She looks so beautifully shiney and brand new!!!!!!!!! I also took some artsy shots to turn into avatars for LJ and for the PCS message boards. Thanks for sharing my joy!

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aesthete January 23 2006, 21:12:30 UTC

beautiful shots!

She looks gorgeous!

boneorchard January 23 2006, 21:17:24 UTC

Thank you! I missed her so much. I'm glad she is home.

aesthete January 23 2006, 21:56:03 UTC

How long was she in the shop for?

Mine's been gone three weeks and I miss her terribly!

boneorchard January 23 2006, 21:58:12 UTC

Three weeks.

It just sucks to look out into an empty space in the garage while they are gone, doesn't it?

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rotzo_the_clown January 23 2006, 23:14:59 UTC

Hi! I also have some rust on my (83 HEARSE) rear loading door. How Much was the body work on Elvira? Thax ROTZO

boneorchard January 23 2006, 23:53:11 UTC

Your icon is going to give me nightmares.

Well, it is going to vary greatly depending on where you go, so my giving you the cost won't do you much good. I can tell you that the rust on my door was about the size of tennis ball and was starting to rust on both sides. It was eight hours of labor to fix my door.

rotzo_the_clown January 24 2006, 00:32:31 UTC

ITS time to pick up the phone an call around! Thax Rotzo!

boneorchard January 24 2006, 01:33:35 UTC

My best advice is to talk to fellow hearse owners. Find out where they got their work done. I didn't even have to look around because I talked to two friends with three hearses between them that recommended this shop. Seeing the work firsthand and hearing about their experience sold me.

I'm not sure where you are located, but I can give you the shop's info if you'd like it. It is in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Re: Gorgeous! boneorchard March 2 2006, 05:48:50 UTC

Thank you! There is a definite point in time where I stop being a fan of newer hearses. I like mine because she is still boxy. I don't care for the newer streamlined look.

The mods (tinted windows, red pinstripe, dual exhaust pipes) were added by the previous owner and I decided to keep them.

My car is 91 with a Cadillac Fleetwood chassis and a Crown Superior coach make.