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Looks good Gage.

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:agree: That just makes your accomplishments that much greater! Keep it up.

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yeah I was thinking "you seem wise beyond your years" :thumbs:

you do some nice work, Hopefully you have a more experienced influence to help.......some kids your age seem to just hack everything up.....Kudos to you!!!

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thanks everyone
ive been working on cars for as long as i remember
i wish i would have taken a little more time on the engine
i put an eggshape crank in it like an idiot
i have a crank now all i need is bearings and gaskets
i know im not the best fabricater but i get the job done
the floor was messy i could barely roll my truck across the floor
heres a pic of me and my dad firing up my engine

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heres what it looked like when i got it
i would have more pictures but they are all on my phone

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Man thats looking good! I like the fuel cell mount :metal:
And your floor is spotless compared to mine after a day of working on the truck..

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it had about ten pounds of bondo
:whine::whine::whine:
but its gone now:metal:

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thanks
its been worse but it was pretty bad then

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this is what i did last night and this morning
i pulled the brake booster off
i also put a new master cylinder on it
the brake booster didnt work and the firewall was hacked up so i made an aluminum panel that covers the brake booster holes
then i polished it
the first pic is before and the others are after

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no i dont like primer the things in primer are whats going to get a coat of sunburst orange
more pics

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Nice work vato.

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gracias hombre:ito:

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Good job on the ms/cyl. I was wondering if your fenders are solid without the inners installed?

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yeah theyre fine i wouldnt sit on them but good enough to hold the frontend up
i want some porterbuilt inners which consist of two mounts and a tube
i will need them because im thinking about fiberglass fenders

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i went to o'reillys yesterday and picked up some exhaust tips
my neighbor took me to the store and we messed with the idiot working at the counter i used to work at the real parts store down the street but oreillys is the only one who had exhaust tips
here are some pics

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Nice job on the M/C!

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thanks i still have to paint it and bend the lines

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i made a gas pedal last night out of aluminum
should i polish this or just leave how it is
sort of a brushed look
i have to make the brake pedal pad when i get some more aluminum
i need some ideas of how to mount it
heres some pics

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If you have one of those little portable sand blasters then that always gives it a nice "rough" finish that leaves future scratches somewhat hidden.

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I agree....plus you don't want the pedals too slippery.....especially the brake pedal :eek:

Might be a good place to add some flares to those holes if you have a way to do that......flared up of course.

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I wouldnt bother polishing your pedal, unless you wear fuzzy slippers when you drive:lol:. I'm sure your shoes will unpolish it pretty fast.

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i have a sandblaster do you think that would look good
so any ideas on the brake pedal

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I am sure you have a little piece left over from what you made the pedals from, give it a shot and see if you like the look. Or do it on the back of the pedal that way if you dont like it none will see it.

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thanks but no i dont have any left that is the same size peice i found laying outside
my dad has to redo the way he mounted his swamp cooler(in the window with about a 30''x15'' peice of aluminum)
im going to use that aluminum to make a switch panel gauge cluster and brake pedal

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Hit that pedal w/a vibrating sander and a 220 grit pad and call it done.

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thats actually what i did at first and didnt like
thanks though


ok the person that had this truck before obviously didnt know what they were doing and instead of recessing the dished in power steering box mount in the frame they just welded a chunk of another frame onto the original flat one
im changing over to manual steering but im going to go ahead and put the power steering mount on the frame just in case i change my mind later on
i still have to weld it in
i will get the welder back that i was using,tomorrow my neighbor loaned it to me (thanks Neil)
its a little hobart 140 MIG and works great
alright now for the pics
1st pic is before and the others are after
i thought the last 2 pics looked cool

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alright im done
heres the pics
its got a lot of little fuzzy things in the paint
crappy towels
i just did a qiuck rattle can job on it

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Looks factory!

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up close you can tell its not
well i cant because i did it
and stupid me welded up the holes to the core support mount
i was trying to make it look cleaner and didnt realize what i was welding up

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:lol:
what did that frame section come from?
It looks nice!!
good work!!

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thanks frizzle and joe
i have no idea what the section came from but the PO welded it on
it stuck out the side of the frame about an inch when i started but now its flush with the frame
and for the core support mount it is permanently mounted (welded on):metal::metal::metal::metal:

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after i got to looking at where i welded in that mount i got to thinking
'' man it would look a whole lot better if i cleaned and repainted everything"
so the project began

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i also got a line lock
i paid 43.50 for it
it was 40 plus 3.50 shipping i didnt think that was too bad of a deal
cleaned it up polished it and put it on
i will post some more pics of it after i get my brake lines done
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...4/IMG_0610.jpg
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...4/IMG_0611.jpg

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that will make for some nice burnouts:burnout: :metal:

I had to weld up the frame on my '80 this past weekend, got the steering box off and lo and behold it has the same shape as the piece of frame you welded into your frame...mystery solved:lol:

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yeah burnouts:burnout:
the guy we bought it from said everything on the frontend was from an 80
and the rear was a 72

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damn dude.. im impressed.... u ar too young to be doin all that..
when i was your age i was rattlebombin cammo as my "build" hahaha
get it running and get the hell over here!

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:lol:

wait till he grows up ;)

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Nice work Gage.

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thanks everbody
i get my perment next month
i think ill have to drive to abilene in my dads mustang:metal:
and maybe do some of this :burnout:
hes always trying to get me to in his truck so why not in his car

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Dam nice work man! Keep it up...