A CL old timer... and Aston build thread

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10-29-14, 09:34 PM

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Congratulations.

Nice-looking Aston.

Not many people in the U.S. own or drive one. Also like the grayish-green color....a shade not often found.

Just out of curiosity, where was that mountain-overlook-picture taken behind the blue dark IS? Blue Ridge Parkway? Skyline Drive? NJ mountains in your home state? That type of overlook is common in the VA/NC Blue Ridge.

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10-30-14, 06:33 AM

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Thanks, Mike! The mountain over look was taken locally in NJ, very near the Mars Chocolate factory, overlooking Allamuchy Mountain park and Delaware Water Gap.

Here is a pic from our road trip in my Lotus, taken at Blue Ridge Parkway

10-31-14, 02:37 PM

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3 nice cars, Congrats!!! That Aston has beautiful lines, Subscribed for updates.

11-05-14, 04:18 PM

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The car is at the shop right now, they told me it work will begin today but I haven't received any pics for the build thread yet, so I guess I will need to be patient.

So the only thing I have to show is my front grill from the paint shop, just picked it up coming home from work earlier

And here is a video I took of the stock exhaust the day i got the car

11-06-14, 07:32 PM

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That sounds so mean!
And I live next to the blue ridge parkway. Very nice drive but very slow

11-12-14, 10:07 AM

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The lead time was a bit longer than I would have liked, but the car is finally undergoing the knife at OffCamber Motorsports in Dover, NJ.

First thing first... getting rid of that wheel gap:

Next up... calipers

11-12-14, 10:29 AM

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Nice pickup!!

Are you going to paint/Powdercoat the calipers yellow to match the grille surround?

11-12-14, 11:58 AM

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Thanks! Yes, the calipers will be repainted to yellow to match the yellow grill and the vinyl wrap on the mirrors (that I will put on when I get the car back)