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1 - The re-starting point.

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 When I got this car it had one or two owners if I recall correctly. Later found out one of them had changed its colour from dark red to silver. Any way, this is how it looked then. After being parked for over 10 years, it came back to life fairly easily and is mechanically great. So here's a list of what it needs, if not more, for my own reference, in order or "urgency". - Body and paint is the urgent matter at hand as can be seen: 1 - Strip paint from main panels, 2 - Check if doors and rubbers are recoverable / get new ones, 3 - Check if hood is worth the trouble/get new one, 4 - Check trunk after stripping paint, looks ok. 5 - Decide on front left fender, looks very rusted / get new one, 6 - Paint remove and sand it to perfection (no rust or grey oxidation marks), 7 - Fill gaps and eventual holes and make repairs... (that's gonna be new to me) 8 - Add layers of (spray?) primer (new again), 9 - Sand it again, 10 - Attempt to paint (that's new too) or have it pa...