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Old 02-07-2012, 10:24 AM   #1
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread

Well i thought you might like to see these pics from last night !
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Old 02-07-2012, 10:26 AM   #2
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those are the pics that came after these pics...me and my grandfather dropping off the bed for final bodywork and.......PAINT !!
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Old 02-07-2012, 10:29 AM   #3
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and i made a little more progress on the fan shroud, did a little cutting and layed out the pattern for the dimple dyes
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Old 02-07-2012, 02:28 PM   #4
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Truck looks sweet man! Shroud looks like it'll be cool!
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Old 02-07-2012, 02:33 PM   #5
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Whew....just when i thought everyone was asleep....you came through !! Thank you !
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Old 02-07-2012, 02:43 PM   #6
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there dimple dies that use a nut and bolt to dimple the material , no press needed

wat i read about them there sold on ebay
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Old 02-07-2012, 04:46 PM   #7
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hey, thats cool i will check it out , thanks
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Old 02-12-2012, 04:10 AM   #8
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What color are you going with?
One shop last year quoted $10,000 to paint my Nova. The example car he showed me was a non metallic yellow Mopar. All I could say was you must be kidding. Good luck
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Old 02-12-2012, 05:37 PM   #9
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Old 02-07-2012, 06:17 PM   #10
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread

Truck is looking really good, cant wait to see the bed with some paint on it.
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Old 02-07-2012, 07:10 PM   #11
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Truck is looking really good, cant wait to see the bed with some paint on it.
THANKS me too....been waiting along time for this pretty excited !
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Old 02-07-2012, 06:30 PM   #12
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Has the paint been purchased yet? I somehow completely overlooked....PAINT!

I was thinking primer I guess when I read it...
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Old 02-07-2012, 06:45 PM   #13
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Dimple die Heaven here......
http://trick-tools.vansantent.com/tools/dimple%20dies
.........amongst alot of other things!!!
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Old 02-07-2012, 07:09 PM   #14
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Dimple die Heaven here......
http://trick-tools.vansantent.com/tools/dimple%20dies
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WOW...that is ALOT of wicked tools...
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Old 02-07-2012, 07:08 PM   #15
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Has the paint been purchased yet? I somehow completely overlooked....PAINT!

I was thinking primer I guess when I read it...
lol....i was kinda excited myself....and then no response, thanks for noticing yes he is finishing up the bodywork on the bed and then painting it !
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Old 02-07-2012, 10:29 PM   #16
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread

Wow!! I missed a lot, took a ton of pages to catch back up, looking great!! I'm still in sled mode for another couple months but I am ordering my rear fenders on friday
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Awesome!!!
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I know i'm a late comer to the party, but WOW she's looking fantastic.
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looks good man!
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Old 02-08-2012, 10:32 AM   #20
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thanks guys , made a little more progress last night building a frame for my radiator cover.....after fitting it this morning i realized i had screwed up , not going to be able to be this thick, gonna have to make it go on a diet ..LOL, more fitting and trimming tonight , on this project i will show all of the screw ups !!
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those dimple dies are more expencive than i thought they where , maibe you could have someone with acces to a lathe make them , they seem to be pretty simple to make
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Old 02-08-2012, 12:48 PM   #22
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I guess thin and trim is "in" there... Looking good though I am excited to see how it looks when its wrapped! When do you expect to get the box back from paint?
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Old 02-08-2012, 12:57 PM   #23
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LOL,yep gonna have to cut it about in half !! The only thing i told him is that i wanted it done yesterday !! LOL, we will see "paint prison" !!
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Old 02-08-2012, 05:08 PM   #24
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Good luck with the paint. Glad you are going to be able to get it done.
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Old 02-08-2012, 06:05 PM   #25
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thanks not the dream painter that i wanted to do it, but the guy doing it is no slouch either ! i think he will do an outstanding job ! and alot more affordable for my tiny budget !
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