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Old 08-21-2006, 04:25 PM   #26
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little update... it moved today...
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Old 08-21-2006, 04:57 PM   #27
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looks pretty solid, what kind of tires are you gonna get?
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Old 08-24-2006, 07:52 PM   #28
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its still up in the air... I wanted to get some 34 inch LTB's but I might end up getting something like 33's... the bald ones on there right now are 31's
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Old 08-24-2006, 10:46 PM   #29
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let me know if you decide to get rid of the rims... 15 x 8's? msgross@hotmail.com
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Old 08-25-2006, 12:20 AM   #30
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wow that frame looked like crap!!.. how does a frame get like that? lookn good. good luck.

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Old 08-25-2006, 10:36 AM   #31
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wow that frame looked like crap!!.. how does a frame get like that? lookn good. good luck.
salt makes everything look like crap... luckily my car is a Ga car so the rust will not be here for anouther year or so haha
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Old 08-25-2006, 10:58 PM   #32
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I can`t believe you did all that work just to dip it back in the salt for round two.
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Old 08-26-2006, 02:17 PM   #33
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I can`t believe you did all that work just to dip it back in the salt for round two.
well it took 36 years to get that bad so I think I Will be dead by the time it gets that bad again...
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Old 09-11-2006, 04:42 PM   #34
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hows the progress been? im livingin in wilbraham right now and hope to bring my truck out here this spring.
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Old 10-11-2006, 11:13 AM   #35
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hows the progress been? im livingin in wilbraham right now and hope to bring my truck out here this spring.
slowly but surely its coming together.. am hoping to get some 35's on it soon... and lots of small things to get it road worthy...

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Old 10-11-2006, 03:32 PM   #36
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Old 10-11-2006, 03:54 PM   #37
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I can`t believe you did all that work just to dip it back in the salt for round two.
Livin in Illinois I'm kinda doin the same thing. What do you suggest? Should I quit my job and move my family or just not bother fixing my truck? I'm not tryin to be a a$$ but am just confused by your statement.

Hey Dirt....truck is lookin good! Nice job.
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Old 10-16-2006, 08:45 AM   #38
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35's FTW
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Old 11-08-2006, 04:50 PM   #39
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Sweet looking truck now, good progress!
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Old 11-14-2006, 03:08 PM   #40
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thanks I do what I can... hopefully it will be road worthy sometime soon...

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Old 11-14-2006, 10:33 PM   #41
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Awesome truck!
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Old 11-15-2006, 02:50 PM   #42
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Sure is coming along. It will be driveable before you know it.
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Nice Work!!

I had forgotten about your project, but it is really coming along. Keep it up.
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