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new to the forum
hey there my name is Jason I live in iowa and im building a couple AD's I have a 48 and a 53 the 48 is the one im building to be a hot rod and the 53 is pretty much stock
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Re: new to the forum
more pics of the 48 frame
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Re: new to the forum
more pics of 48 frame build
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Re: new to the forum
more pics 48 the cab I drove to Idaho to get it had zero rust and no body work done
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Re: new to the forum
more pics of the 48 cab
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Re: new to the forum
more cab pics and the lq9 6.0 that's going in it
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Re: new to the forum
Welcome!
You've got some skills and a HELLUVA shop - if all that is yours. Not to mention some tools all of us would love to have. What's the plan for each? Power train, paint? Wheels? Etc.
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the 53 is staying stock the 48 is going to be dark grey in the middle and fenders running boards are going to be silver going 20" in back and 18" in front I have the lq9 witch looks a lot different now it has cnc ported heads a fast 92 intake a big cam and I have a 4l60e out of a 04 gto the engine is going in the truck soon
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Welcome! Nice work, the cab is really solid and wow, what a great looking shop. Looking forward to updates!
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Wow, That is looking Good. It's going to be nice Truck-and has some really pretty welds.
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Gonna be nice. Nice cab to start out with. Jim
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Re: new to the forum
Welcome!! New myself as well, had lots of helpful folks jump right in and answer my questions, I think you will enjoy this site.
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Re: new to the forum
Wow, you haven't missed a beat with that truck! That's one of the cleanest cabs I've ever scene, Nice work! Welcome to the forum, keep posting
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Re: new to the forum
Nice job on the truck. Nice work.
I don't think I have ever seen a shop that clean. look like you could perform surgery in there. The first time I looked at the pictures, all I could say is...... My Eyes, my eyes. Nice joe |
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Location: Oneonta Alabama
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Re: new to the forum
Nice build, I'm new myself and searching for ideas for my 58 fleetside. i just wanted to chime in and let you know i am impressed with the quality so far.
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Im jealous of your welds
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Re: new to the forum
very nice cab - great shop and tools !! welcome from sin city !!!
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off to a good start....
your welds are awesome |
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Re: new to the forum
Add me to this list of guys saying great work and super clean cab. Welcome to the forum...Jim
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Re: new to the forum
Hi there!!
You're showing us great stuff!!
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i wish that was my shop its a friend of mines who has a lot more money than me it is probably the nicest shop ive seen
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here is the 53 now the original frame is the one that is really nice and now is the 48 and after the frame was done I found a 47-48 frame that I am putting the 53 back together on
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Looks great. Keep up with the updates!!
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Re: new to the forum
Welcome.
Deluxe shop!
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Re: new to the forum
Plan your build and build your plan........... looks like you have all the bases covered
and the budget to finish your projects. Welcome from So Arizona
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