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Old 07-18-2011, 11:09 PM   #326
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Hey thats a happy day when its all one color, even if its primer. Good job. So what color are you going to paint it?
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Old 07-19-2011, 12:01 AM   #327
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Hey thats a happy day when its all one color, even if its primer. Good job. So what color are you going to paint it?
I really leaning towards green, but I also like this very soft yellow I've seen. I've bought a quart of a couple of greens (one metallic and one solid) that I can spray on some panels to see if I like it.
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Old 07-19-2011, 11:03 AM   #328
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Man your truck is really coming along. Like the way it looks with primer. Keep up the great work.
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Old 07-19-2011, 11:50 AM   #329
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Man your truck is really coming along. Like the way it looks with primer. Keep up the great work.
Hey Fat Mike,

Where the heck have you been? You use to post all the time and now nothing. How is your truck coming along?
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Old 07-19-2011, 12:01 PM   #330
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Haven't done anything in awhile because I have been working a couple jobs. It just for the summer until my girlfriend and kids gets back to school. Just been working on small project, practicing my welding, and hopefully getting back to the truck in the next week or so!
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Old 07-19-2011, 01:20 PM   #331
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It's got to be a great feeling when you lay down primer. It's that transitional step from fabrication to bodywork. The dash looks like came that way from the factory, and it'll look great when it's in color. Are you going to try to use all the cool dash trim that the '55 cars had, like the flat pieces with all the little bow-ties in it? If you could pull that off, it'll look awesome.

So you're thinking green, huh? Nice choice. I have been seeing a lot of very off-the wall solid colors lately like browns, tans, and greens that I really like. I like metallics and candys, but there's something about a solid color that when it's done right, it looks like the car was dipped. So deep and rich that it looks like it was molded in that color.

That tan Suburban and the pale green delivery at the Brothers show had that look.
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Old 07-19-2011, 03:02 PM   #332
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Chevyrestoguy,

You are correct the dash will be fully dress like a belair dash, but not the one with the little bow ties. It will be more like this
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Old 07-19-2011, 04:03 PM   #333
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Ok just stop, now i hate my stock dash....
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Old 07-19-2011, 06:17 PM   #334
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Ok just stop, now i hate my stock dash....
Man if I were you I would not hate anything about your truck its coming along really nice. You are doing a great job as far as I can see.
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Old 07-19-2011, 08:00 PM   #335
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Man if I were you I would not hate anything about your truck its coming along really nice. You are doing a great job as far as I can see.
Well thank you, that means a lot coming from another real car guy. Hey is the pic of the 55 dash your car?
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Old 07-19-2011, 08:36 PM   #336
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Well thank you, that means a lot coming from another real car guy. Hey is the pic of the 55 dash your car?
Nope that is a buddy's car. Here is a pic of his car

His Dash

My buddy Donny's 55

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My buddy Walt's 56

His Interior

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I have a bunch of buddy's with tri5's so I have a lot of inspiration to pull from.lol

The buddy's getting together having breakfast at M&M Soul Food. This was a while ago we need to do this again soon.



As you can see I love pics and sharing them.lol

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Old 07-20-2011, 09:52 AM   #337
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Kabwe

Anyway you can remove your dash and send it to me for my truck,I figured since you got that new welder that you would be able to fab another one up for yourself in no time at all.
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Old 07-20-2011, 11:54 AM   #338
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Anyway you can remove your dash and send it to me for my truck,I figured since you got that new welder that you would be able to fab another one up for yourself in no time at all.
Oh do you have jokes lately.lol How about you send me that frame you just built and build another for yourself? You did it once it should be easier the second time around.lol
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Old 07-20-2011, 03:53 PM   #339
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Kabwe, got any leads on other dashes? Just starting to work on my 57 again and really like the way the 55 dash changes it up. Thanks, Jim
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Old 07-20-2011, 04:53 PM   #340
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The Belair's are beautiful!
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Old 07-20-2011, 05:46 PM   #341
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Kabwe, got any leads on other dashes? Just starting to work on my 57 again and really like the way the 55 dash changes it up. Thanks, Jim
Swapmeets and ebay are a good place to start. I got mine on ebay and a friend mine found one in much better condition at a local swapmeet.

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Yeah I love them. Especially 55 and 56. But I know someone with a beautiful 57 check this one out. I'm really not a 57 fan but I have to admit his is really sweet.
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Old 07-20-2011, 07:17 PM   #342
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Oh do you have jokes lately.lol How about you send me that frame you just built and build another for yourself? You did it once it should be easier the second time around.lol
Your definitely right about it being easier the second time around you learn all the things not to do that you did the first time,lol.But think how good your dash would look it my truck,and i would naturally give you all the credit for it.
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Old 07-21-2011, 12:04 PM   #343
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Your definitely right about it being easier the second time around you learn all the things not to do that you did the first time,lol.But think how good your dash would look it my truck,and i would naturally give you all the credit for it.
My dash would look horrible in your truck, if I have to take it out of mine.lol
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Old 07-21-2011, 12:34 PM   #344
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Last week end at the Emmett Idaho show I talked at length with a guy who had a 56 Nomad survivor he purchased at age 17 in 1961. It was his dd for years, he told stories of 4 kids in the back on blankets and towing a camping trailer all over the west. It was black and white with b/w interior. Only changes over the years where front seat upolstrey to match existing and a good exterior repaint in the late 80's.
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Old 07-21-2011, 01:26 PM   #345
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OrrigG,

My buddy that owns this car purchased it for 25 dollars in 1965. He was 17 and it was his first car. Its went through many changes throughout the years. He told me when he was in Nam he use to have the car moved to different family members houses to make sure no one got tired of it and sold it.lol Imagine being in war and worried about a car.lol He has a lot of rods, but this one he will never sale. That car is not going anywhere it survived Nam, and a marriage and its still here.lol He is my Tri5 guru and is a very talented builder. He should be, he's had the car for 45 years.

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Old 07-21-2011, 08:15 PM   #346
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That's a cool story. "Uncle Bam tell me another bed time story,,,"
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Old 07-21-2011, 11:52 PM   #347
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That's a cool story. "Uncle Bam tell me another bed time story,,,"
LOL
That's just mean I guess I will put you in the trouble maker category also.
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That's just mean I guess I will put you in the trouble maker category also.
No no I am serious, its my favorite bedtime story, hotrods with a happy ending.
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Old 07-22-2011, 03:05 PM   #349
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No no I am serious, its my favorite bedtime story, hotrods with a happy ending.
Well I have many more for you but your woman has to be the one that tucks you in I wont go that far.lol
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Oh goody, I will have to tell her, Bam said you have to...
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