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Old 08-26-2011, 05:11 PM   #1
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Nice work, love the steering wheel too!
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Old 09-17-2011, 10:23 PM   #2
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Finished install sway bar, welded my home-made brackets
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Old 09-17-2011, 10:27 PM   #3
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Cleaned up all that tar crap factory sprays on inside floor and primed today
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Old 09-18-2011, 12:08 AM   #4
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The floor came out real nice.
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Old 09-18-2011, 10:38 AM   #5
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The floor came out real nice.
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Thanks I appreciate it seems as though it took forever
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Old 09-18-2011, 07:39 PM   #6
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Nice work! Are you going to put down some sound deadner?
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Old 09-18-2011, 07:59 PM   #7
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Nice work! Are you going to put down some sound deadner?
Yes,after I paint the floor boards and firewall with white rustoleum easy to see for us old farts when trying to do wiring job. I am going to roll the paint on only because who ever looks under the carpet and it will be a smoother surface for deadnor to stick. Oh by the way left the pmel world at Edwards now back on the Raptor.
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Old 09-23-2011, 09:50 PM   #8
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I decided to fab up a brake cable today with original cable and a sleeve that I had laying around from my Model A Ford that I sold. I also had to fab brakets to mount the 56 Chevy handle. I cut the handle down and welded back up because I did not like the lenght of original and the way it sticks down in the Cab. Here are some pics.
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Old 11-18-2011, 09:08 PM   #9
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looks real nice. What color pinstripe are you going to use?
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Old 11-18-2011, 10:21 PM   #10
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Old 11-18-2011, 10:32 PM   #11
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Nice job on the Air cleaner & valve covers, is that chevrolet emblem in the pic going on the covers?
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Old 11-19-2011, 12:53 AM   #12
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Yes it is and it will go on if I dont scratch the paint!

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Old 11-19-2011, 06:03 AM   #13
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Nice idea dude!
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Old 02-03-2012, 03:57 PM   #14
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nice build mr dude
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Old 04-15-2012, 08:45 PM   #15
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The bed wood looks nice.
I like the finned rocker covers.
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Old 04-15-2012, 11:57 PM   #16
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Nice work. Subbed for ideas and progress
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Old 04-16-2012, 08:38 AM   #17
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The edelbrock c3bx is a good quality vintage intake let alone much cooler then the chinese junk anyway.
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Old 05-20-2012, 12:45 PM   #18
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nice work on the column mods
i like how you made it work instead of buying a new shiny aftermarket column

nice work on your upper radiator hose too
we shop at the same hose store
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Old 05-21-2012, 12:50 AM   #19
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Nice work on the column.
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Old 05-21-2012, 08:55 PM   #20
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Awesome job Dude! Glad I was able to assist, but you deserve all the credit for pulling it off flawlessly!!
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Old 05-21-2012, 11:24 PM   #21
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Nice fab work on column. I took four inches off the outer housing on mine . But i am using stock shifter handle and wanted to get handle further away from dash. Where did you find the shifter handle etc.?
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Old 05-22-2012, 07:50 AM   #22
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Shifter Handle is part of the Van Column, I just took the plastic handle tip off and used a aluminum handle dress up kit.

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Old 05-22-2012, 09:35 AM   #23
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Old 06-09-2012, 04:54 PM   #24
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re-assembled Tilt, new lower bearing, turn sidnal switch assembly and prepped and primed for paint, steering is nice and tight,got to windy to paint maybe tomorrow!
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Old 06-09-2012, 05:01 PM   #25
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That stand is my cheapo 2 x 4 stud mount, I like it cause I can spin the coulmn to paint easy!
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