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Love it man.

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Are you talkin bout his model A? If so ya it was there to. He gave me a cool idea on a cup holder he made from a 58 belair taillight bezel

I was in the same boat until a couple years ago when i bought a house with a shop. I love it man. I spend lots of time in my little man cave

Thanx!!

Thanx man. Ya the old buicks are kinda what gave me the idea. I always loved those grills

Ya i hated to miss it again this year. He has such a cool place.

Thanx man!!
Haha dont worry the column shifter will soon have a new purpose. Stay tuned

Thanx!!!

Keep watching guys i got some more cool ideas coming up

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got some more work done today
went for round 1 on the buffing. still some spot that needs some work but i threw in the towel
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2864/1...a88863a6_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7417/1...3763a6c9_b.jpg
all i know is that when the sun hits this thing im gonna need a welding hood to drive it!!!
i made some parts to turn my old column shifter into a train horn manual actuator!!!
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/1...e1be2058_b.jpg
you can kinda see how it all mounts up
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7292/1...df53be9d_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5544/1...67b19ba7_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/1...8bf496f0_b.jpg
just a radom cool pic
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/1...7bc96a60_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/1...d27ed266_b.jpg

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Truly is a cool truck. I know its a long shot that you make it down this weekend, but I sure hope you do!!!
Jason

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As many times as I've looked over your build… Somehow I missed the Coulter touch on the Hood Latch...:dohh:
Now I've got to go back and look for more of those awesome details that elevate your build... :c2:

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Dang dude you slay me !!
Your dash grill/extension looks totally awesome!
Glad the other guys were able to recall the Buick influence, I knew I had seen something with a dash like that before, but I would never have figured out what it may have been.

It is looking top notch so far, I really dig it !!! :metal:

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Thanx man!! Its kinda at a tossup right now cause all my friends are going to a cruise / drag car shootout by okc the same day. I dont really wanna work all night then drive to texas and back by myself on no sleep. But it would really cool to meet u guys so im not sure yet

Haha its all in the little details!!!

Thanx murph!!!!

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TRAIN HORN?? that's awesome!!! And man you gotta feel good about your truck when Delmo says he loves it. You just keep stepping it up every time. Your thread has become like a good book, I just cant wait to keep seeing the next page.

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Hell ya getting some love from the c10 big dogs :metal: :metal:
Keep watching cause i still got alot more plans for this truck

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We are going to the same race. So maybe next show!
Jason

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Great truck and especially that killer dash. Your fabrication skills rock.
:metal::metal:

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you guys are going to this ?
http://www.okthunder.com/

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Yes, thats what I'm building the wagon for, no prep racing!!

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Ahh sweet i might drive the 66 over there.

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First off your truck just keeps getting better and better!!! Thanks again for always sharing your cool ideas and helping keep us motivated. Awesome work on the dash extension!!

Second I wish I didn't live so far so I could go to the races and shows out that way.
Keep jamming man might not go on and post everyday but am still watching:metal:

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Man, you're still not done with this thing?! Makes me feel like I rushed mine. :lol:

As always, killer work.

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Killer work man!

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Truck is really coming along love the dash extension..

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Love it bro, the lower dash turned out *****en!!
Keep up the good work man. Wish I was makin some progress Like this. I did a oil change lol

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thanx man!!
ya that would be sweet if all of us lived pretty close together!! would love to see alot of members rides in person. there isnt too many people around here into these type of trucks.

hahah its never gonna end!! i thought i was done but now im already thinking about all the other cool stuff i could do to it. really wanting to boost it. im thinking about twin turbos :devil::devil::devil:

thanx!!!

thanx!!
hahaha. it got alot easier to get motivated to work on it after i got it running. its always funner to be able to do some work then go test it when u get done :metal::metal:

i do got some more updates.
i got my dash extension pretty much done. still not super happy with the polishing job yet. still needs more sanding but im going to make another one for a member on here so i wanna get his knocked out then i will come back and polish on mine some more

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3805/...4f92e249_c.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3680/...72fab72c_c.jpg

i am 6'4" and i still got some leg room. :metal::metal:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7391/...c4042dcd_c.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/...bc41be67_c.jpg

got the ignition box hidden now
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/...3222c190_c.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/...ec35eec8_c.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7300/...61667a22_b.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/...2bd99396_b.jpg

i took a better picture of how the column shifter is hooked to a ball valve for my air horn
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3800/...0b1dc583_b.jpg

also made a cool looking knob and chopped the lever down for the air horn
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3831/...67909c95_b.jpg

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dash extension looks great, really brings the interior all together too! have you tried to look for a spare longbed so you can fix yours? I seen one down here at a bodyshop, been sitting on the ground for about a yr. also I haven't looked it over, I'll try and ask about it this next weekend if you want!!

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thanx man!! no i havent really looked around too much yet.. i know you can buy complete bedsides but they are pretty pricey and im sure a factory one would fit better anyway. ya man if you dont mind ask if they want to sell it

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ok, i'll look it over first! to make sure the driverside its straight, that way you can get the corner piece, where it bolts up! I know you can buy the side pieces but I don't think they sell the corner piece that wraps around and bolts to the header panel! o, if you can get a pic of the damage on yours that way i'll know what all to look for

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Love it! so we have to get in line to get a dash like this? lol definitely some cool details in this one

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As with your entire build, that Dash Extension is:jdp:
Lookin forward to a video to hear that Killer Horn Set-up!:metal:

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Ok cool thanx man!! i will get you a pic of what i am needing

haha ya its pretty time consuming to make it.
thanx man

thanx man!! i will get a vid tomorrow and post it up

btw i scored an apache hood from a good friend of mine that will look pretty cool. Im going to try to mount it somtime this week
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3736/...81796b98_c.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2881/...646254ea_b.jpg

here are just some random shop pics. moved some things around
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/...898cf02e_b.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5537/...6924be6a_b.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/...d3172f57_b.jpg

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Nice Score on da Hood!!!:thumbs:

Thanks for the pics of your Man-Cave!!! Very Cool!!!:metal:

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That is really cool how you did the horn lever.

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very very cool!

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some trick work there dude...and your shop is very cool. heres a pic through the fence... only you would see dash extensions.:metal:

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Your dash extension turned out fantastic !!
I am in awe and envy sir !!

Nicely done :metal:

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Truck is looking awesome! Hey on that band saw you have do you have a metal cutting blade? I have a saw just like it and was wondering if I found a blade if it would work any good. Thanks.

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thanx for all the good comments guys :metal::metal::metal:
clem here is how i come up with the idea. i like the look of this old mercury grill http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.47148...69741&pid=15.1
plus i love the old belair dashes so i figured i would kinda combine them to make my own
http://www.autotreasures.net/1953_Ch...ash__03-09.JPG

i have had several metal cutting blades but they seem to wear out kinda fast because the saw turns to fast. i need to change up the pullies to slow it down. but the last time i wore out my metal cutting blade i said screw it and put on my wood cutting blade and it works pretty good actually and have lasted way longer. It is super loud when cutting though :lol::lol:

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this thing gets better and better, way sick man! great job!

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Dude I'm so digging the interior. Super Klassy!

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Dash extension is awesome

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Thanx guys!!!

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What size round pipe did you use for your rear setup? (Cross Braces and Bag mounts etc)

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coulter the bed came out great, I talked to the guy about the long bed but he said he would have to get ahold of the owner and that wont be til after thanksgiving

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Hey
how did u get the front end so low?
new dropmember, cut it or what