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Bam, rims look great. As we all know, tires and wheels can make or break a vehicle. I'm like you I like a decent side wall. Won't be long now buddy, enjoy...Jim

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Thanks,

Yeah I don't care for the rubber band look, plus its really damages your wheels if you are ever on a bad road.

I hope its not long now.lol

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Nice stance!

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Very nice wheels Bam.
Kim

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Thanks man, but I think I will lower it a little more in the front. Its easy to do I have coilovers.

Thanks Kim

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Yes another change.lol I keep looking at my 55 hood and my 58 hood and thought it wood look good if I grafted the 58 hood onto the 55 hood.
https://live.staticflickr.com/7911/4...2eeb9252c6.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/7850/4...8f2d5e8084.jpg
Mocked up to see how it would flow.
https://live.staticflickr.com/7818/4...cffce76028.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/7866/3...801e084f28.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/7911/3...2fc1a471d1.jpg
Welding it in.
https://live.staticflickr.com/7872/4...41e7a118c0.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/7817/3...2b6fb3e44d.jpg
Done
https://live.staticflickr.com/7846/4...4923aa94fd.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/7883/4...6564ac481a.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/7899/4...0ec1a5be53.jpg

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Very cool Sir!!

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holy, that looks terrible. better put it back like it was.

kidding, looks great. I thought of doing that to mine but sold my 58 hood to a guy who needed it real bad. oh well, the system doesn't get any better if we hoard our stuff either.
if you keep cutting and welding you're not gonna be driving, lol.

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Thanks

Lol. Well I know you are right about the cuttin and welding thing but I can't help it. Every since I changed to a fleet side I knew I was going to do this mod also.

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Very nice Bam!!
And it looks so simple to do.......

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Most things are simple if you think them through

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Wow!

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looking good my friend!

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looks killer as usual bam. Quick question for ya, I see you smoothed the area over hang where the windshield meets the roof. where the factory seam is, in that area did you weld seam completely together or just filler with glass or metal all etc. Just curious for thats the next area on my list to address.

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Wow good or bad? LOL Well, I like it.
Thanks man I appreicate it.
Thanks man, as far as that roof area I welded mine in completely, I don't know if its necessary, but I don't leave anything to chance.

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I see you pancaked the new hood like you did the old hood. nice job. there must be a spool of mig wire in the garbage if you collected the grindings over time and weighed them. haha. for sure at my garage too.

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Bam, nice work as always, and will make a statement when finished...Jim

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Bam, That's WOW in a good Way! I am amazed at your ability to see something that I and many others just wouldn't have thought to change.

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Very nice work Bam.
Looks good and is very unique.
Kim

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I agree thanks bam

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ok Bam, climb down off that pedestal, store your cape and spandex suit and get the dang truck done. lol.
looking great. I wish mine were coming along so well. it seems I'm at that place where you spend a bunch of time working but there is no real noticable difference if you didn't know what I was doing. oh well, all stuff thats gotta be done.

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It seems that when grafting the 58 hood onto the 55 base it gave it a default pancake (which I like) I noticed it during mock up. I was going to pancake it away so it worked out cool.

Thank you for saying so and I hope its will be as nice as whats in my head.lol

Its called an illness.lol

Thanks Kim

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No problem buddy

I completely understand about working on things that don't make a noticable difference, thats where I spend the majority of my time.lol

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That is just so cool! You make it look easy but I can appreciate the amount of work and time that took, nice job. For me, custom touches that the average person would think it's stock and the knowledgeable person goes "WTH? How did he do that?" are just like that.

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Truck is looking great!