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Keep forging ahead man!
I really enjoy watchin' your posts because you are always coming up with crazy-cool ideas!
cool craftsmanship!

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I think I said it before...SKILLS! very nice

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Great work, man! That kind of work needs to be seen. :metal:

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nice man!!! it would be a shame to cover up that pretty paint on your frame!! looking forward to seeing how you do it

hate to say im not gonna make it. i told some friends a while back i would go with them to the robbers cave car show.. i didnt realize it was the same weekend. sorry to dissapoint guys

ya way too much work to not be seen. plus im lazy so i dont wanna have to crawl underneth to work on it if i dont have to..haha

thanx for watching man!!! ive still got a few other crazy ideas coming up so stay tuned

thanx :metal::metal:

thanx :metal::metal:

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This has to be one of my Top 5 builds on here. Really kool truck. Clean looks. Great stance. Awesome wheel and tire choice. Innovation beyond belief and just a really classy ride.

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Missed ya at Clem's...:waah:
Hope the car show was a blast...:metal:
We need Pics...:sumo:

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thanx man :metal::metal::metal:

sorry havent been on in a while. ya sorry again that i didnt make it. looks like it was a blast. i could spend all day just looking at cool stuff at clem's place :metal::metal:

we did have a good time at the car show!! got to cruise down and nice curvy road to get there and the truck did great. its even getting about 13mpg on the highway so im pretty happy with that since i have a bigblock without overdrive :metal::metal:
i didnt take very many pics because i didnt bring my camera but here are a few pics i took with my phone

this was a good looking ford!! this is a static drop. i dont know how he drives this thing
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5505/...0d2c87da_c.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3668/...88a118bb_c.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/...39863cf5_c.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/...ba8a13f5_c.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/...252aee0f_c.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2869/...fde2bd96_c.jpg

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been getting a little work done this weekend.. ive got my dash trim/extention piece mocked up. still some more work to do and then start polishing it..

here is how it starts
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/...765bbbb7_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/...4304f626_o.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5535/...7a061187_b.jpg

didnt take any pics of the bending procress but i just used a piece of pipe i had laying around to make the curve. it was a workout to bend it by hand
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5521/...0d5786a2_b.jpg

here is a mockup. i ran out of the stainless pieces because i ended up going with a smaller gap in between them then i originally planed. im going to cover up the switch box with the stainless strips to so it will look like 1 piece
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/...6bb215fd_b.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5549/...56d75404_b.jpg

what you guys think?

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Wow...my only guess is "very carefully." :lol:

That's super cool! Many folks (like me) would kill for your fab skills. :metal:

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that dash looks sweet, and that last black ford in your pics I seen him driving around down here yesterday, lol

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thanx man!! my only advice it go for it!! ive pretty much learned everything ive know by trial and error. I am still pretty new to fabrication but im getting better. luckly im pretty creative so that helps alot

ya he is from panama oklahoma. i talked to him a couple weeks ago. He is cool guy with a badass truck

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after looking at your pics of it, I think I know the guy that owns it, it was bare metal looking this summer,

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ya it was he was telling me that he was driving it raw not too long ago

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ya, ok i know him then, did he have his coupe there?

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Maybe I'll try when I grow up someday. :lol: Seriously, I wish I had the resources or a place to try, but that's not an option right now. My wife and I are setting a goal to "settle" in somewhere next year & hopefully have a house. I'm pretty creative as well, so the potential could possibly be there. In the meantime, I'll just keep admiring fellas like yourself. :chevy:

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Beautiful dash work

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too cool on the dash skirt. never seen the buick grill brought inside, but you got it down.
the bed is looking good also and i'm sure you'll figure out the supports.

too cool, i keep going back to that dash pic...

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Gotta agree with Clem… I thought of a Buick grille as well, Looks Killer!!!:metal:

Mark your Calendar now for Clem's next October… My countdown gives me 11 months to get my rig finished and on the road...:uhmk: Lots of work to do!!!:bann:

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Beautiful work as always!!

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dash skirt looks killer.
I think I'd be getting a little confused though with the two shifters, could see me putting the wrong one in park. lol

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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: