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wow looks outstanding!

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You and me both. There will be updates..

Thanks Mark

Thanks man. I pick up the paint tomorrow for the control and trailing arms and watts link. I think it will look good with some contrasting color.

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I picked up the last few piece from the painter. I'm pleased with how the accent color contrasts with the frame color and other components. I have been busy assembling and painting parts fort this frame. These are a few teaser pics for now. I will show a lot more in detail once I get it further along. Its so nice to assemble clean painted parts.

Marc

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That looks really great!

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Marc, teaser is right, can't wait to see more...Jim

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Color looks great Marc....

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all these gorgeous trucks!

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Thanks Guys, I have been making some good progress as of late. I will have some picture soon of the fully assembled chassis...

Marc

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I have been spending quite a bit of time clean and painting parts so that I can further assembling my frame. I'm gaining.....I mounted the under floor brake booster and a Wilwood adjustable proportioning valve that I recently purchased. I might move it to the other side of the booster but I need to check clearances first. The one pic shows the trick brake line brackets that mount to me Porterbuilt upper control arms. I plan on going to a car show on Saturday at Lane Automotive and I intend to kill two birds with one stone to pick up the rest of the brake line and other fitting that I need. Its cool finally seeing some parts come off the shelf and onto the chassis...

Marc

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Looks great! It has to feel good to make this much progress!

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Love it.

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Sweeeeeet...Jim

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Sure is some nice looking parts you got Marc!...

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That is looking really good Marc!

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Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

Marc

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Wow, that is nice!!
Big step forward!

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Sooo a few weeks ago while attending a car show at Lane Automotive (like summit on a smaller scale) I picked up just about everything I needed to complete my brake and fuel systems. It has been over 10 years since I bent/flared brake line. I didn't make it easy on myself going with ss brake line. I had to disassemble the center section in order to create a clearance to fit the brake line with the flared end through the bracket.

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Another thing I did was create a small bracket on the rearend to mount a brass 3-way T. I already bent and flared the small lines for the rearend. As soon as I check the backlash on the rear end I will paint and install the rearend.

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Marc, good to see your getting more done...Jim

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How is Lane to deal with? I have driven by a few times but never stopped. I may end up in GR next week for work so might be worth a visit.

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Their great. I deal with Mike. His sales counter is in the back right and corner of the showroom. Its about 40 minutes one way from my house but I get a decent discount from there as I'm tied to my friends business account. They have a local Hotrod shop an spend lots of money there. The Lanes brand is Allstar and it is very competitively priced among other brands.

Check them out.....

Marc

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Thanks! I hit NPD in Belleville but get nothing there as far as discounts. It's just simple because they have most parts in stock for the AD trucks.

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To be clear, Lanes is more general muscle car and hot rod parts. Nothing like AD restoration parts. Basically like a small summit. You can do some searches on their web site for the parts you might be interested in and the prices.

Marc

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Will do. I see the showroom when I go by. I may still need some of that stuff once I get my act together.