surgery begins on shoras marauder today

[Mills Marauder]

i start the repair process on shoras car today, pics to follow.

[Hotrauder]

All the best guys. :) Dennis

[TAKEDOWN]

Good Luck Dr.

[Shora]

I waited over 2 months and drove 8 hours one way in hopes of having JJ work on my car. I saw his work in person soon as he finished his Father in Law's Marauder (John Nero) and I was amazed.

Meeting him and his better half was truly a pleasure. They are both really cool and fun to hang out with.

I have never had my Marauder in better hands. He calls and even texts me pictures of the car along the different stages. I never even asked him to do it, he just gives that above and beyond style of service.

I am thankful he agreed to take the job.

[justbob]

What exactly is he doing?

[BODYMAN]

details PLEASE!!!!!!!!!:flamer::flamer :

[magindat]

He's doing repair and paint.

This oughtta be good....

Waiting fo the pics.

Go JJ, GO!!!!

[Shora]

What exactly is he doing?


Fixing this...

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=46700

and turning her into custom work discussed here...

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47522

[hot-rauder]

doing the Foose truck stipe i presume? cant wait to see it! its gioing to look great Shora! SB and DBP?

[justbob]

Dang that sucks, i forgot about that one.

[Mills Marauder]

here are some of the repair pics, the car is all one piece again and ready for a little mud work, prep and paint.

[Mills Marauder]

more pics to follow i just have to crop them a bit

[Mills Marauder]

:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer: :beer:

[hot-rauder]

more pics to follow i just have to crop them a bit


none have followed.... :alone:

you dropped the balll....:alone:

go to your corner and think about what youy have done... :corner:

[Mills Marauder]

sorry my regular job has been a total nightmare latley, it hurts just thinking about cars some times.

[Shora]

none have followed.... :alone:

you dropped the balll....:alone:

go to your corner and think about what youy have done... :corner:

Guys, if you only knew the service I am getting from JJ.

I was in Maryland this weekend and as usual, he calls me with updates and even sends progress pics to my cell phone.

Also, he is going above and beyond what we discussed and agreed on for the job. He is not only doing work that was not discussed, but also doing work I told him not to worry about.

I could not be more happy.

[hot-rauder]

ai was just playin Shora, i cant wait to see it though!

[hot-rauder]

uh... updates? pics? please?

[Mills Marauder]

here a a couple more

[Mills Marauder]

here are 2 more

[Mills Marauder]

the car has been detrimed and is currently awaiting priming of repair spots and blocking

[hot-rauder]

ahh bad roof paint..... my brother just redid a roof. Found out Ford put about 4 coats of paint on the roof and then sealed it.... dried to slow because of it being too thick and gasses couldnt escape..... bubbles

is that how Shora's was?

[Mills Marauder]

no not bad paint just so prior damage dents ect. fixing so it looks good for the top coats.

[Mills Marauder]

more pics coming of progress and initial stripe layout just have to remember to bring the camera cord home. will post tomorrow.

[Black_Noise]

WTF?? wheres the custom paint/stripes

[Mills Marauder]

here are the pics

[Shora]

here are the pics


Goodness, a lot of work!

Thanks man!!

[Mills Marauder]

more pics of progress

[Mills Marauder]

pics of car blocked primed and detrimed

[Mills Marauder]

pics of my version of the foose truck stripes on a marauder, the green tape is just masking tape as a reference for shora. i am going to inlay s55 in the paint where the stripe comes down the fender.

[Mills Marauder]

here are more pics of the stripe layout and inlay of s55. on the hood pic the left side is with the outline stripe the right side is without.

[Mills Marauder]

i will start preping and painting saturday

[Shora]

You got skills JJ.

I am very happy with the way things are going.

Thank you very much!

[2,4shofast]

That is going to look amazing...I cant wait to see more pics!

[TAKEDOWN]

Oh MaN! That is gonna be one bad mutha... shut yo mouth!

[RoyLPita]

This is looking good!!!! I might have to save up to get mine redone.

[Mills Marauder]

pics of the car prepped and ready for paint

[Mills Marauder]

fresh coat of epoxy sealer and three coats of D 403 jet black. its still in the booth awaiting stripe layout and clear coat.

[TAKEDOWN]

Wow, progress looks great.

[hot-rauder]

that is a nice shop you got there! looks great!

[Blackmobile]

It's got a beautiful shine even without the clear coat, Way to go JJ.


Ed

[Shora]

Guys, he finished the car today and already sent many pics to my phone. I think that I may need to see the Dr. in the morning because I cannot stop drooling.

I am serious, he did an amazing job. I am a very picky type of guy but JJ went so far above my expectations that I am shocked and cannot thank him enough.

I waited months after my accident and drove over 8 hours one way just because I wanted to make sure that it was he who made her like new.

Now, I can honestly say that she is 10X better than she ever was. He made her into a work of art.

[ImpalaSlayer]

i wana see!

[hot-rauder]

cant wait, already thinking of what i want to do to my new car lol

[Mills Marauder]

masking off stripes and applying the s55 inlay ready for some silver birch metallic.

[justbob]

I've been staying back on this one waiting for it to evolve, scared of the outcome. But i must say a big a+ from what i can see.

[Hacklemerc]

THats gonna look really nice. Gorgeous job. Ordinarily I'm not a big fan of stripes on our cars but those follow the lines of the car and flow from the hood to the sides very nicely. Thumbs up here.

Does the stripe stop at the taillight sor flow all the way around the trunk lid?

Anxiously awaiting finished pics.

[Mills Marauder]

stripes are painted now i remove the masking touchup any areas and prepare to clear the entire car.

[justbob]

WOW, Shora this might just get copied!!!!!

[Shora]

WOW, Shora this might just get copied!!!!!


No problem. Please, have JJ do it. I don't care where you live. Have your car towed to him (or make the drive like I did) and just let him work his magic.

You WILL NOT be sorry.

[Blackmobile]

Shear Artistry......:2thumbs:!

[Mills Marauder]

applied 3 coats of urethane clear and baked untaped and came home

[Mills Marauder]

here is a pic of the hood its a perfect reflection of the roof filters in the booth. i have to reassemble the car do a little cut and buff and shora gets his newly refurbished car back

[Hacklemerc]

Man I am impressed. THat looks awesome. Two thumbs up.

[justbob]

Totally, i am jealous, now lower that front.

[TAKEDOWN]

DaMn!!!! That's definitely badass to the bone!

[Mills Marauder]

thats my version of a chip foose stripe on a marauder

[Shora]

Honestly,

After meeting and handing the keys to JJ, I told him to do what "he thinks" is best. I gave him total freedom with my Marauder and the results speak for themselves.

[hot-rauder]

thats some shine!

love the foose/mach stipe. absolutely beautiful.

cant wait for finished product

[Motorhead350]

I must have missed the memo, but Shora what happened to your car in the first place?

[03Farmmarauder]

The car looks great but I do have some questions. How come the door moldings didnt come off the car??? How did you cary the strip on the hood edge thru the blend between the header and the hood??? So basically what does the hood look like when it is open. Same question with the door jams I am guessing there is no overspray of silver or clear on the jams??? Like i said i think the car looks great but just seeing how you did those couple of things!!!

[Shora]

I must have missed the memo, but Shora what happened to your car in the first place?


http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=46700

[Mills Marauder]

the moldings are very flimsy and easily damaged when removed so we do not take them off unless we replace them. as for the jambs and the hood gap between the header panel it was all masked of with 6 inch paper on the body side and the door side so there is no overspray the same goes for the hood and trunk gaps

[Mills Marauder]

remasked the car sanded down and recleared so that you cant feel the stripe

[Mills Marauder]

these are the parts that belong to the car

[Mills Marauder]

here are some more pics i will finish putting the car together tomorrow

[D Rock]

I like alot J.J. are you ready to do the same stripes on a silver marauder.

[MaLo03]

Nice work. Looks like you will be busy on this site.

[1stMerc]

Very nice job. Interesting stripe concept.

[Shora]

If anyone has any questions for me please feel free to ask.

In all honesty, JJ did a lot more work than I asked of him. He did it because it's the type of person that he is.

When it comes to paint, no one in my family or close friends is going to take their cars to anyone else except for JJ. I have been showing them the pics as they became available and they all said something along the line, "this guy knows his stuff AND likes what he does."

These days, few people give that above and beyond type of service. JJ is clearly one of those few. Why take a chance with an unknown when JJ is the real deal?

I could not be more happy.

[TAKEDOWN]

Where is JJ from, he definitely does nice work... your car looks AwEsOmE!!!

[Marauderjack]

That fuel door is so shiny it looks SILVER!!!:eek:

GREAT work and a "One Off" Marauder for sure!!!:beer::bows:

[Hacklemerc]

Man that looks nice. I would be afraid to drive it. You're gonna park in the farthest spots available now. In the words of Peter Griffin "Freakin sweet."

[Mills Marauder]

car is back together and almost ready for delivery will post pics of finished product later this week when is all polished and cleaned up

[Shora]

Man that looks nice. I would be afraid to drive it. You're gonna park in the farthest spots available now. In the words of Peter Griffin "Freakin sweet."


A few days ago I told JJ the same thing.

He has now forced me to use one of my other cars. I can only use the Marauder for "going out" now.

Why did you have to be soo good JJ. WHY!!!!!!!