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Sorry, I didn't mean to sound critical. For what it's worth, I've had good luck with sanding plastic lenses with 1500 and polishing on my shop buffer.

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Truck looks great. The chrome made a huge improvement.

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Ill have to try it but for the price ill get new ones bezels are pretty bad as well tho,
Thanks russel
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I installed the CPP power disc brake kit on my 56 this weekend. I'm hoping to have it back as a rolling chassis within 2 weeks. I'll be spending this week rebuilding the Chevelle rear end and get the housing primed and painted

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Thats a nice set up!

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Finished all the bodywork, and everything is in primer and most of it is final sanded!! Paint coming soon!!

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Got up early and headed North 150 miles to the Estranged C.C. breakfast gathering. Met some kool people and saw some kool cars. Where else can you have breakfast in the cold NW and see 4 straight axle gassers?
http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps57b7443a.jpg
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Saturday I got the State inspection sticker, YoM Lisence Plate registered to my 52 truck.
Did the pressure test to my 700r4, Passed all pressure reading.
Drove it on the Hiway.
started assembling the bed.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...lacktruck2.jpg

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I can see too much shop floor looking down in my projecthttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/attachment.php?attachmentid=1055194&stc=1&d=1360040825

So I chopped this out of the 02 I'm stripping,just might workhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/attachment.php?attachmentid=1055195&stc=1&d=1360041558

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cool deal ! good luck and i hope it works for you eh

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Painted cab, doors, hood, front fenders and grille!!

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Atommik, Your avatar is a looong way from where you are now! Great job! (And great paint booth too!)

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looks great ! really nice color

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sweet, thats looks like hugger orange, the color im doing mine.

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Thanks guys! The color is really close to hugger orange. The shop I work in has uses Glasurit brand paint (owned by BASF). I picked the color out of one of the books at work, so officially it is "CMO 612". Doesn't matter what it's called though!! I'm really happy with it, can't wait to get it out in the sun (if we ever get any)!!!

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And I would love to see it in-person, perhaps at the MSRA Back-to-the Fifties this summer? -Doug

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Doug, I don't know if it will be driveable in time for Back to the Fifties...
Next year for sure!!

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Here's a couple pics with the fenders on...

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Very nice! I've always liked that GM style wheel especially with the color accent.

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Got a screaming deal on an Edelbrock Performer intake on CL........only problem was that someone painted it black............
Took to local machine shop and used their blast cabinet.....cleaned up real nice.

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Today I finished fabbing my fuel lines. 02 Silverado engine, 02 Camaro pump / filter, 1970 Mustang fuel tank.
Doing it again, I'd buy the hi-pressure fuel filter with built-in bracket from Speedway instead of the Camaro unit. The $25 saved on the filter got spent on parts & adapters to make the Camaro stuff work w/ my nylon fuel system. And then some.
Live & learn.
Tomorrow, I mount lines to body & chafe-proof them.

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made progress putting the engine together..........'69 355 SBC, RV cam
just needs some wires & hoses........

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nice lookin motor

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well after a very long time - i finally got the door weatherstipping on the passenger side. took a little while - my doors were in place on the cab - them plastic push pins are a real treat ( not) but it all worked out . wow what a difference ! took me 2 trys to get it closed . guess i'll leave it shut tight for a while till the rubber ''molds" itself in .
manana ? drivers door

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Wiring, details in the build thread.

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New heater blower motor and fixed my dash instrument lights. Now I can drive in the cold and the dark!!!
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went to the storage site and sprayed some PB blaster in the spark plug holes with hopes that my motor will break free in the future...

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Mocked up the bed on the frame to get the fitment on the tires. Yeah....they're to wide. Time for plan B

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Finished installing all the dash hardware after I filled the radio hole & repanted the dash.
Then installed my power window kit.Now Just need to figure out what switches to use.
Next up is the bear claw door latch kit.

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Tire Rule #1: The tires are never too wide. Do you have a rubber mallet? (Suggestion: Harbor Freight #69082.) :metal:

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Progress! Keep up the good work!

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my new 3point seat-belt kit came today.

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walked by my truk many times today.
can't wait for salt season to be done with

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Painted and assembled the box, tailgate and rear fenders!!

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Mounted my new Coker tires. The porta-walls were fine but I needed one tire and couldn't match the other three, so bought these. They took very little weight to balance, and one didn't need any. that makes me think that they are probably quality tires.

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Bought a set of ram horn exhaust manifolds for $50.
Seem pretty clean. Codes on them show to be from a '65 corvette:two:

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They look great on those wheels!!

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Thanks. Those old style Corvette wheels have been a favorite of mine for a long time.

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i spent some of my best childhood memories riding in my uncles 51 chevy truck.before i was in elementry school i spent the days with my grandmother while my parents worked,my uncle rick still lived at home and everyday he would come home,put me in his 3 window 51 and go to the same store and get a rootbeer.needless to say he is my favorite and the truck has always been special.last weekend he gave me the truck,man am i excited to restore and improve his truck so i can go get rootbeers for many more years.

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Great first post! We gotta have a pic!