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Old 04-19-2012, 06:46 PM   #1
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Looking Good!!!!!
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Old 04-19-2012, 09:19 PM   #2
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The header fit looks great! But the corner left by the curved notch is a bit distracting.
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Old 04-19-2012, 09:49 PM   #3
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that firewall is looking nice! and those headers... wow the coating finishes those off perfectly!

Nice progress Kim!!!
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Old 04-19-2012, 10:35 PM   #4
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Looks great, nice job....Jim
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Old 04-19-2012, 11:40 PM   #5
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The header fit looks great! But the corner left by the curved notch is a bit distracting.
Putting the pipe in helps that a little. When I get to that part I can always change it if it looks real bad.

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that firewall is looking nice! and those headers... wow the coating finishes those off perfectly!

Nice progress Kim!!!
Thanks. The company that did the coating didn't have a wide range of colors and I thought the silver would look the best.

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Old 04-19-2012, 11:48 PM   #6
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Man that recess in the firewall is definetly top notch and is very unique. Keep up the good work.
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Old 04-20-2012, 12:25 AM   #7
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Beautiful work all the way around!

Who did the coating, Jet hot? Not to be nosy, but what do they charge to coat headers?
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Old 04-20-2012, 07:18 AM   #8
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Top job kim, jesus you know what ya doing, a+++, she'll be a bueaty when it's done.
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Old 04-20-2012, 10:54 PM   #9
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love it!!
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Old 04-20-2012, 11:23 PM   #10
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Outfreakenstanding job Kim! Looks killer!
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Old 04-20-2012, 11:57 PM   #11
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Love the firewall. The coating came out great on the headers.
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Old 04-22-2012, 04:32 AM   #12
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Absolutely gorgeous firewall.
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Old 04-22-2012, 09:14 AM   #13
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Outfreakenstanding job Kim! Looks killer!
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Love the firewall. The coating came out great on the headers.
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.
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Old 04-27-2012, 06:04 PM   #14
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Finally got the cowl vent welded in.
Also had a visit from the Fedex guy.
20 gallon foam filled aluminum tank with a sending unit and 2" sump.
Taking the truck Tuesday to get it weighed for the DMV and then I will be able to blow it all apart to finish the frame.
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Old 04-27-2012, 06:13 PM   #15
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Looks good!! I love when packages show up it's like Christmas even when you ordered it.
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Old 04-27-2012, 06:22 PM   #16
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Awesome fab work, keep up the good work!
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Old 04-27-2012, 06:47 PM   #17
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Incredible metal work Kim, so Kustom Smooth...great fuel tank, it looks just like the one I got, works great but I had to notch the stock cross members on my '65 a ton. Probably not an issue for you from the looks of that fire wall. Great progress. Mike
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Old 04-27-2012, 06:58 PM   #18
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Looks good!! I love when packages show up it's like Christmas even when you ordered it.
Isn't that the truth.

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Incredible metal work Kim, so Kustom Smooth...great fuel tank, it looks just like the one I got, works great but I had to notch the stock cross members on my '65 a ton. Probably not an issue for you from the looks of that fire wall. Great progress. Mike
This tank fits in the area behind my rear with no problems.
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Old 04-27-2012, 08:18 PM   #19
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kim that looks real good, something about a smooth firewall that says ''custom''
all that frame work is hidden from the casual observer, they will see this
go ahead and weld up the clip holes for the hood seal rubber
the clips they send with the rubber are cheap and just break anyway
use a good weather strip adhesive to glue it down.

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Old 04-27-2012, 08:44 PM   #20
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kim that looks real good, something about a smooth firewall that says ''custom''
all that frame work is hidden from the casual observer, they will see this
go ahead and weld up the clip holes for the hood seal rubber
the clips they send with the rubber are cheap and just break anyway
use a good weather strip adhesive to glue it down.

Thanks Ogre.
That's a good tip on the clip holes. I think I will do that.
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Old 04-27-2012, 08:42 PM   #21
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Nice progress! Did you get it running? If so how did the wire harness for the engine work out.
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Old 04-28-2012, 06:59 AM   #22
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I saw your A/C brackets in an earlier post. What brand did you buy and do you have a picture of them installed? I'm looking for a solution for a 5.3 L engine.

Thanks. Your project is looking great!
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I saw your A/C brackets in an earlier post. What brand did you buy and do you have a picture of them installed? I'm looking for a solution for a 5.3 L engine.

Thanks. Your project is looking great!
I used these guys for the bracket. I don't have it installed yet but it seems to be a nice part.
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Old 04-28-2012, 10:59 PM   #24
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That tank looks exactly like the one I have in my truck. I also went foamed filled as well. Like to see some install pics when you get there.

Keep up the great work
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Old 05-22-2012, 12:44 AM   #25
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Well I got the tank installed.
Made a cradle out of some angle iron.
The pics pretty much tell the story.
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