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02-17-2010, 06:16 PM
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Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Well...I achieved a "milestone" today. It was the first time around the block (under it's own power). Yeah! I think I have all of the "mechanical" work done now and will be focusing on the "sheet metal". I am getting close!
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02-17-2010, 06:17 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
More pix.
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02-17-2010, 06:27 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
congrats
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02-17-2010, 06:31 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
sounds good.... thatz always a good feeling.....
ok, so now i'll come take it out of your way... so u can move on to your next project.. j/k... nice truck.
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02-17-2010, 07:01 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
 HEY! Congrats! Looks like it's coming along beautifully.
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02-17-2010, 07:19 PM
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Redefining LowBudget
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Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
we all know you burned them alittle !!
hey do you have a build pic of you rear shocks?? looks like they are pretty straight up and down I need to make a mount and my trailing arms already have the mount on the back..sorry for he highjack Jeff
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1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... SunShine Syndicate..  Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011
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02-17-2010, 09:36 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Hey WL,
That is really looking good!! Keep those pictures coming. TR
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02-17-2010, 10:29 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Additional pictures...
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02-18-2010, 09:10 AM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Congrats dude.
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02-18-2010, 12:08 PM
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283 Drama Queen
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Those valve covers are EXCEPTIONAL!
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For about 12 years of my adult life I had a severe speech impediment. My ex-wife never let me get a word in edgewise. |
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02-18-2010, 02:20 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Keep up the good work, keep us posted with more pics.
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02-18-2010, 03:31 PM
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Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
A couple more pix.
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02-18-2010, 02:18 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Nice detailing in the engine area, looks really sharp. Do you happen to remember the application the upper radiator hose came from?
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02-18-2010, 03:44 PM
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Wheelin' and Dealin'
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
where did you get that nice electric fan and radiator at?
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1965 Chevy c-10 fleetside long bed with 06 gto LS2/T56 inside Porterbuilt Extreme front and rear 12bolt w/ eaton tru-trac 4:11 gears 1BADD65my build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post2601700 |
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02-18-2010, 06:59 PM
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One foot in front of the other
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Sharp, Sharp- what's the color?
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02-18-2010, 10:24 PM
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Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Thanks...it is "Hugger Orange" - PPG single stage "Concept" paint.
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02-18-2010, 10:25 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
They are from "Be Cool".
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02-18-2010, 10:34 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Thanks for the compliment on the valve covers. I like the "old school" look. I guess because I am "old school". (I just had my 54th birthday.) They are an old set of Edelbrock aluminum valve covers that were chrome plated. Then I took VHT "Chevrolet Orange" gloss engine paint and painted the area between the ribs. While the paint was still damp, I took a rag with lacquer thinner on it and wiped off the orange paint from the tops of the ribs and the Edelbrock lettering. (The VHT "Chevrolet Orange" in the spray can is almost identical to the color of the PPG "Hugger Orange". It was super easy and I like the look also. I did it back in high school to the valve covers on my '61 Corvette.
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02-19-2010, 12:09 AM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
looking great...glad you're making progress!
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06-17-2010, 11:23 AM
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Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
Well...another "milestone"...it looks like a truck! For the first time, I have the bed together and mounted on the truck. Now I am really excited! Raleigh at RC Customz is going to finish the painting. I can't wait to get this on the road!!!
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06-17-2010, 01:31 PM
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
I am loving that color!!!!!!! Are you going to leave it solid or throw some accents on it?
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"Rust does NOT look cool." - Me "Patina is earned, not made." - Old Hot Rodder. Cylinder Index The Cylinder Index (or C.I.) is a measurement device in which the total number of internal combustion engine cylinders (working or non-working) owned by an individual (single-cylinder chainsaws, lawnmowers, 2-cycle, 4-cycle, multi-clinder diesels, trucks and farm tractors) are tallied. The Garage Logician who attains a C.I. in excess of his age is revered. - Joe Soucheray, Mayor of Garage Logic. |
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06-17-2010, 01:46 PM
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Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Re: Progress...first trip around the block!!!
I don't know... Any suggestions? My dad had a garage in Daytona in the 50's and 60's and I had considered putting his old logo on the doors - "Ralph's Garage". I am open to any ideas though. Thanks for the compliments. I have always been a fan of "Hugger Orange".
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