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Bam
could it be that we are twins separated at birth ??? love the 55-56 bel airs... but not a big fan of the 57 (except maybe that project X popular hot rodding did a bunch of years ago)..
your buddies 56 is killia... just the way mine would go except for maybe red and white... I know r&w is lameo and been done but I dig it.. both sit just right too....

my plan is to make all the mistakes building my truck and then get it right on the car ???

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Hey Bam, I thought about you Wednesday evening. I was coming from my parents home in western North Carolina back to South Carolina and a Blazer passed me with a license plate that said "MRS BAM". I know its a long way from you and had a NC plate.
You don't have a secret life in NC, if you do you can come down and work on my truck.
Steve

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Hey Bajabob,

Its okay if you like red and white, yes its been done to much for my taste, but so what its your car. Its a reason why people paint their cars red it looks great. I just don't want to be another red car or truck thats the only reason I will not paint anything red. Red looks great on almost anything.
So you like red? Here's another buddy of mine car just for you.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/...df7eefe571.jpg
Me and my two homies.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3583/...bf93bc4b3a.jpg

Yeah man I'm just not a 57 fan at all. I think the 55 is the most hotrod looking and the 56 is the prettiest and I'm just not a fan of the 57 at all. But hey that just me, I seen nice ones but I still prefer the 55 and 56. I know that this is rare because most people I know love the 57 the most.

Shhhhh man you shouldn't bust another man out like that, what happened to the code amongst us guys.lol

No man I can't afford two wives or to lose the one I have.lol

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The wheels on your 55 and the red one look the same. what are they? they look great on both your truck and the car.

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The wheels on the red car are Boyd Magnetos and the ones on my car are Coy's but you are right they are very similar but not the same price. The Boyd are more expensive.

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Bam
You are killing me..... those are sweet, how am I going to tell my baby girl she can not go to school cuz daddy spent her college fund on his car ??????

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Tell her to become a academic genius, develop tennis skills, a jump shot, softball skills and get an scholarship so she can help dad pay for college.lol

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I got a little more down this weekend.
I welded the seam is in this area. I then used Duraglass over the welds to smooth everything out.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/...62505a705e.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/...291b2c56c5.jpg

A little primer and I like it much better than that unfinished look that came from the factory.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6130/...db955632aa.jpg
Its getting there I guess I'll keep chipping away at it inch by inch.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/...47902f636c.jpg

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It won't be long now that thing will be rolling on the show circut. It looks real, glad to see you have some time to spend on it.

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Looking good, and your right little by little and it gets done.....Jim

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Nice work Bam. An inch at a time and you eventually have a mile.
Kim

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Thanks guys every time I work on it I think of the The Three Stooges Niagara Falls Sketch "Slowly I turn, step by step, inch by inch.

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Welcome to the Trouble Maker section. Seeing that I was the first, let me welcome you. :lol:

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Yeah you are the original trouble maker that's for sure.

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You know me!

So what is duraglass and what is it for?

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Kabwe. Looks great. I know what you mean by inch by inch. You go and find something else that needs fixed. But in the end it is all the little things that make the difference.

Shannon

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Its fiberglass filler.

You got that right my friend.

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looking good,glad to see your camera is working again,lol.

The Three Stooges reference explains alot, are you a Abbott and Costella fan as well?

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Man this is one of the funniest things by Abbott and Costello I ever saw. If you don't laugh at this you just don't have a sense of humor. You got to love youtube it just has a bunch of everything on there. Hey guys do you notice who the other dude is in this sketch?

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They were the best,and i just noticed that was shemp in the video!!

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Yeah its Shemp.lol

Yeah man Lou Costello's math is priceless but did you hear when
Abbott "You ever go to school stupid"?
Costello "yeah I come out the same way.lol

Shemp with Abbott and Costello, now that is an interesting pairing.

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Thank you, its nice to be recognized for my talents...

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That Abbott and Costello clip is a hoot, and also educational. I watched it and now I think I understand what is going on with the budget talks in Washington, LOL.

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Nice work, as usual, Bam. It really made a big difference in the look of the roof.

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Yeah I think you are right.lol Although the budget talks in Washington is no laughing matter.

Thanks man that means a lot coming from a trouble maker like yourself. Thanks man, but what I want to know is how bad did the roof look before.lol