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12 hours ago, AUinHsv said:

And essentially done. The long backordered rail came in and was installed. Heading up there in early July for last time. Still going back and forth on putting a top on it. I actually am taking the top frame to be blasted this week and will probably have them put it in just in case. Only items left are some minor punch items. Garage owner plans to put about 50 miles on it to make sure of everything.

 

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50 miles, eh?

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12 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Besides the top, I had a tonneau cover for my 1960 MGA. 
It was a lot more convenient for everyday use and really cut down on the frequency of dealing with raising and lowering the awkward (IMO) top. 
Are tonneau covers still made at all?

 

Yep they are. However my 60 year old one is really in great shape. Helped that my brother put the top up when he stored it under his desk for 15 years. The shop had their upholstery shop replace the zipper but otherwise still good. And totally agree. On my first MGA the tonneau was great for avoiding the top. You literally could break a finger in all the moving parts if you were not careful - especially trying to pull the top up at night

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Probably posted 85+% of these in past years, but here are some shots of the paddock for the vintage cars at last week's IndyCar race at RoadAmerica. 

The sprint car and the Dallara "pace car" (driven by Al Unser, Jr.) are both new this year. 

 

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On 6/9/2025 at 2:24 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Probably not the right thread, so a pointer to a better one would be appreciated.

I finally wrestled my wife's 2015 4Runner away from her by buying her a new vehicle.  Now I want to do a little cosmetic refurb (on the 4Runner, not the wife, but . . . never mind).  Mechanically, it's pretty sound, 175K miles, just a little bit of Toyota oil burn so far.  Interior is great.  Exterior has a couple of dents, etc.

What I want to do is bondo or replace any body parts that need help and then paint the whole vehicle a different color.  I am NOT looking for a show car, but I do want a good paint job.  Any recs for a local (Austin) body shop that does a good job at a fair price?  I'm guessing parts and paint will come in $7K-$10K but I could be off.  I don't care about the investment value, the way I'm tearing myself up this might be my last car.  Hey to startups.

I'm not sure how bad the damage is, but I'd have a PDR shop go through the truck before letting anyone throw bondo at it. 

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