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Old 10-12-2012, 09:39 PM   #95
MisterC
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Re: MisterC's "Project Luigi" Thread

Hey Lost,

Here they are in all of their glory. I'm actually very proud of this acquisition. I found them on Craigslist for $150. I talked the guy down to $100 for the set. I promptly removed the tires and then sold the tires on Craigslist for $80 I'll put my T/A's on them when they're all shined up.

They had a quite a bit of curb rash on them. Based on the advice of Chevyrestoguy, I found a local machine shop that had a lathe large enough to mill the edges down. They tried to save the raised lip, but the curb rash was just to deep. They came out great and now have a "soft lip" look.

I'm currently doing the graduated sanding before I polish them. My plan is to finish them off with a "period correct" set of knock offs. Sorry, I'm an 80's teenager.

Not much work, other than that recently. Working tons of hours and only getting a couple of hours per week to work on it.
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My not so much a build thread as a "Slow Progression Thread":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486894
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