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i have tried that and this is the place i think it looks best ;)
also they will need longer bars as they do not spread far enough apart

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i have thought about that but they are kind of hard to find and kind of expensive, and i wouldn't want to have to hurt someones feelings or something by scuffing the heck out of the chrome and painting it black :lol:. that and i would rather have one that is easily removable without having holes to patch and repainting ;) and yes this one is a drip rail mount one

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hey man hows it going? i know i havent been here latley,,,been a lil depressed, LIFE UGH SOMETIMES....anyway good to see ur still workin it...me too slowly...hasn't been running up to my par yet,,,did at first, but started acting up...replaced bunched of things still there..today it is at a shop hoping fixed correctly,,,,then cruisin by the bunches,,,,still drive it , just not to far....otherewise, how u been? i've missed every show i was planning on making,,(forbidden fantasy, down to earth, good guys, extremme lowz show, aon, etc, etc...) hit me back

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its going super slow right now, and same here about the whole life situation, i do need to get some new seats for the front now since i jacked them for my VW, still need to finish my other motor and about a bajillion other things as well, but no money for any of that right now. yah i haven't went to any shows other than that one CPP Cruise that was the same weekend as the forbidden fantasy show. i haven't drove it in a while either, don't even know if i will be able to go to the upcoming brothers show again this year or not :(

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MONEY...YEAH WHAT A ***** IT IS...good thing i have vacation to cash in otherewise i'd b stuck looking at her again....hoping to cruise soon, like today if they find the problem

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What type of roof racks are they? I'm looking for something similar to throw a couple of fishing Kayaks on. I agree a stock roof rack would look great, but not practical for what I need too. A rail mount that can be removed is just the ticket!

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they are drip rail mount yakima racks, we don't have the keys and stuff for them, and if i end up using them like i want to do, i will need to make or buy longer cross bars for them as these do not spread wide enough apart with the ones in their now :)

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here is a small update for you guys....

the new front seat after a quick cleaning that is replacing the bucket seats, a few mods will be made before installation :)
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modification #1 remove the ugly headrests
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looking better already
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the next mod will most likely be cutting down the seat brackets to make it sit lower in the burb :devil:

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the cut down modded seat track/frame
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the pieces removed from the seat track/frame
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test fit after putting the seat track/frame back on, definately gonna need a tilt column now :dohh: , but i guess that could be a good thing :)
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top of seat back level with the window channel :)
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and its in, just needs a real good cleaning as it kinda smells even though it looks clean :waah:
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the mirrors (originals from a 73-87 c10) i will be running that i bought for $14 off the board a while back, just need to find 1 more mounting bracket as it didnt come with any, and then buy some mirror gaskets. oh! and they will be getting scuffed up and painted black as well :)
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oh! and 1 more thing.... does anyone know what i can do to help hide the scratches in the mirror face?? thanks.

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nice choice on the mirrors..they look pretty sleek..

still tryin to figure some out on mine..but i think i might go with no mirrors. maybe just buy some clip on peeps. i like the smooth look ;)

what are you using for seatbelts with that bench seat?

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thanks, i may still get new mirrors for it later though, probably the sport style mirrors that are correct for this body style, but these were cheap enough so i will run them for a while :)

yah i like the smooth look as well but i also like to be able to see better, and i don't want to have to worry about getting pulled over by the popo for it, cause then they will probably give me tickets for other things as well :(

seat belts..... what are those??? jk jk lol.

i haven't had seatbelts in this thing since i have owned it, (neither does my daily driver 70 beetle) i will most likely be putting some in though, but it will just be some retractable lap belts when i do

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looks good! you have prety good fab skills!

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thanks Rick, my fab skill are way far from the best, but i try lol. they would be alot better if i had a good welder. but this pos harbor freight flux core welder that i use halfway gets me by for some light non structural stuff. it sucks horribly bad for body work though, so i will not use it for that if i don't have to, which i don't, because i haven't done any patch panel replacement, and wont, till i can afford a good mig welder for that. :)

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haha sounds good

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They look nice but I think you may benefit as I did from putting them up on the top of the jam. Gives that gangster low profile look, and then you can fill all those holes.

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freshly tinted windshield, looks way darker in the pic then it really is though :lol:
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looks good!

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thanks Rick, when i get some more spare money (only $20) i need to go get my limo strip put on across the top of the windshield :) then it will be done tint wise on the windshield.
the rest of them need redone, but that will be at a even later date. :lol:

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i know how it is i need to sell my passenger fender to get some cash or i can use it to peice together the front end for my dads truck

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damn that looks dark..lol

looks like the front windshield has a tint on it..i like it!

hey, when are paint in the plans?

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haha thanks.
the whole windshield is tinted, its done in a medium which is the darkest they would go, their is 1 more shade above it before limo which is what i wanted, but they wouldnt do it that dark. im kind of glad though, because i actually like it how it is. need to go back when i get some more money and have them put a limo strip across the top of it though.

paint is way far from ever being done, it needs a lot of body work before then. plus, i am gonna get it all done suspension and drive train wise before paint ever happens. it looks ok enough for now :)

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drivers door mirror freshly painted satin black
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wow looks clean

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thanks, that was the plan :lol:

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goal well acheived

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gonna install it back on the burb tomorrow, wanna make sure its nice and dry first so that it dont get all smudged and scratched up

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Don't you just hate it when you paint somehing up nice and you rush it and you smudge up the paint? lol

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i sure do haha, thats why i decided to wait ;)

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hate that feeling looking at a crappy job....that i did...

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lol. me too

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mirror installed, it looks much better now and not so out of place :metal:
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yup got to see your burb in a you tube video today from vectorit

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my new/used free temporary rear bumper, did a lot of hammering/pounding on it to get it looking half way decent and strait, but hey i cant complain to much it was free :metal:

:waah: now i just need to get a set of bumper brackets from a truck, or rear frame pieces to weld back on from a suburban for the inner brackets area. then i would only need one outer left bracket then. and it will also be painted black before it is installed

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haha i looked at the bumper and before i read anything i was thinking i wonder how nice its going to look in black lol

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:lol:

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you get the bumper installed yet? IF SO YOU BETTER HAVE PICS

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haha. nah its standing up in the corner of my garage lookin just like those pics, i need to get some brackets and figure out how im gonna run the exhaust tips since they will be in the way now. rather it be run them through holes in the bumper, half circle cutouts in the bottom of the bumper, or through the side of the body behind or in front of the rear tire

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looks good man.....i usually dont like the "all painted look"...but nice job bro....

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thanks bro