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Jaws Trivia,

Your son might like this -In the first scene when the girl is being attacked by "Bruce" (Named after speilbergs Lawyer) and is being yanked back and forth she's screaming very realisticlly, it sounded so good they got the scene in one take, The way it worked is that 2 men were puller her back and forth with ropes tied around her waist and middle section, well to make it look better they did not tell her when they were going to start pulling, so she would not tense up, and they pulled so hard and fast it broke a rib, her screaming was quite real!

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My son added :The actress who played Chrissy Watkins, the shark's first victim, was a Mermaid in Weeki Wachee Springs Waterpark.
He knows his Jaws trivia.:)

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I rolled my chassis out into daylight for some thread update pics....

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Cold but Sunny day so decide to pull it out and take a ride through the mountains with the wife. Great day up through Franklin and Cherokee NC. 250 mi round trip and no problems........made for a better day even found a few snow showers.

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I like the wheels. I am probably going to go for them same look but the same size all the way around. :metal:

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In spite of ambient temps in the mid 20’s, I managed to get my front wheels painted with the help of a couple of heat lamps.

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4070/postf.jpg

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OH damn that those look good. Both the frame and the rims.

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nice markeb01, plans for the rear?

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I started de-greasing the engine compartment, seriously there was 45 years of grease all over everything
Truthfully it looked better all the same color of greasy black :D
Now it's orange and white and lots of rust brown
I started to pull the rear step bumper but thought better of it
Even tough it's crooked I'm still gonna drive the truck everyday feeding the horses and stuff

Plus what do you do for license plate lights if you don't have a bumper... or a smooth bumper?

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Actually these will now match the rear wheels. I’ve been running 15x5 front wheels and 15x7 rear wheels, and I just grew to despise the looks of the skinny wheels up front. I’ll be running the same front tires, so it will still have the same tire stagger, they’ll just be stretched out further and IMHO look better than they did on the 15x5’s.

Here’s a picture which dramatizes how straight the front spokes are compared to the rear wheels.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6800/tto15x5.jpg

And here’s how they look after being painted black. The spindly look doesn’t show up so easily, but I still didn’t like them. I have a cool wife so the new wheels are my Christmas present.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4774/ttoblack.jpg

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You could hang a lite if it has a base with holes or taped with a threaded hole to some steel strap or plummers tape, the stuff with holes already in it if your not to concerned with the looks. There should be a wire for the lite if not wire into the taillights...Vernski:::uhmk:

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That's beautiful!

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just curious what is the purpose of this?

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Short Answer:

Air vents, flow-through ventilation. Vents were from a modern Dodge ram.

Sales Brochure Answer:

A truck cab ventilation system and method which includes an air exhaust at the rear of the cab. An inlet vent in the front of the cab (kick panel vent) produces a positive pressure within the cab which causes flow-through ventilation air flow from the front to the rear of the cab when the truck is moving. . The exhaust vent includes flexible louvers of elastomer which are held by gravity in a closed position and are moved into an open position when air flows out through the exhaust system.

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Installed a new radiator, heater core, and pulled the donor engine :)

Ohhh.. and got a 60 GMC grill

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rebuilt master cylinder, put tires on the front and she is back on the road again

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I did the Tractor Supply Trac Bar mod this weekend.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/IMG_0742.jpg

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For me the biggest advantage would be closing the doors easily with the vents and windows shut. My doors close super easy with just a vent window open, but when they're all closed it's so air tight it's hard to get the doors shut without slamming them.

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got some stuff finished in the engine bay with my helper and got her running finally. Now just need to figure out my headlight problem!

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...2-02-10062.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...2-02-10116.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...2-02-10126.jpg

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Go to your local Harley shop and buy some lighted license plate bolts,I am going to put mine on when I get my rollpan mounted

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Man that gold motor looks sweet with all the black accents.

Are you going "Heater Delete"?

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picked up a super straight bed for the 63! traded a pos 64 falcon parts car and $100 bucks i figured it was a good deal didnt cost to much and got a car outta my backyard guy wanted $300 at first :smoke:
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/101_1305.jpg

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thanks Roadster - yes no heater - its a socal ride! I do need to get the windshield wipers working I suppose since this is supposed to be my rain vehicle - LOL

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i like them! and i like all the labeled storage tubs in the background good idea!

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I’m very big on organizing and labeling “everything”. I learned long ago, if you can’t find it when you need it you might as well throw it away - because you’ll just end up having to buy a replacement anyway. And it's really not all the difficult or expensive.

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/5471/garage01.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5152/garage02.jpg

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I take it you dont have a/c

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[QUOTE=blackmopar;4335003]got some stuff finished in the engine bay with my helper and got her running finally. Now just need to figure out my headlight problem!

Whats wrong with the headlights. If they don't work check the plug that is at the radiator support. If that is clean inside maybe you have a bad highbeam switch. Make a jumper wire to check that one out. Most of the problems with the headlights is the connector at the radiator support.

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pulled it back in out of the snow,pulled the left fender off and cut off the bottom,pulled the glass from the doors,looked at it a while,took the doors and fender into town for repair.

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Painted my bumper.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9...20-19_2311.jpg

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Installed my "CaptainFab Power Steering Adapter Plate" and moved the 64 and 66 outside for shop cleaning/organizing. The PO installed power steering, but the geometry was all wrong. Problem solved! The install was super easy, especially since the steering shaft was already cut down to the proper length and two holes were correct. Drilled two more holes in the correct position and mounted her up. Stitch welding will come when I tear the truck down for a frame off. Early 2011 I will start the process. I want to get the title work done before I do too much to her.

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Turned out nice. There are times I wish I had kept mine and had it powder coated gloss black.

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Spray bombed the interior (<$10). Much better than the flat black the PO shot on it, it is close to original and good enough for my beater shop truck. :truck:
Didn't do the doors yet since they need fuzzies and glass channel weatherstripping.

So tell me gang, where is the OEM paint cut line at on the doors where it transitions from fawn to the cab color(s)?

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That looks great.

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whats the little boxes on the back wall for?

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Vents


now I want to leave early and work on my truck! :uhmk:

but instead I'm going to have to sit here at my desk and watch the Big Lebowski on netflix :D

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on my 62 which had never been painted was interior color around all sides of the door and the jambs were the exterior color , paint on your interior looks great, what color you going on the camaro dash ?

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Thanks for the info.

Camaro dash will be the same color shown in above photo. Gauge panels will be black, as well as the steering column, seats and console.

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Lakeroadster, how many cans so far?

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Put on a fender to see how it would look and check clearence.

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I finally put power steering in my truck.