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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
that looks absolutely awesome!
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
sweet lookin truck and back drop.
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
Wow, I've been gone too long! It looks badass, I love that color. I like the headlights too, I've wondered what they'd look like in our trucks
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
Like the new pictures. Very nice!!!
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
I don't even know what to say. OUSTANDING PICTURES!!
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
OUTSTANDING
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
Thanks for the compliments everyone.
I keep a spreadsheet with a list of tasks and an estimate of how long it's going to take me to do each of them. This way I don't do something, and then have to go back and undo it, cause I need to do something else, I can get whatever parts I need, and have an idea of what I need to do. (can you tell I'm an engineer???) So tonight I managed to get "7 hours" of work done in only 3.5 hrs. I adjusted the doors and fenders a little, fully installed the inner wheel wells. It's probably not obvious in the pictures but some of the body lines and gaps aren't as nice as a show car should be. But since this is more of a cruise in / bracket racer / show car I think it's acceptable. Anyways, I wiggled stuff around a little and it looks better. I fought with the drivers side fender and fiber glass cowl for most of the time. The fiber glass cowl definitely leaves something to be desired in the fit department. I think if I knew how much of a PITA it would be I would have used a stocker or modified a stocker myself. But, the smoothed cowl definitely looks cool even if it doesn't fit the greatest.
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
This is one epic life story of a thread right here!
Your truck is an incredible machine! I think you'll really dig that 5.3 with your LS6 intake, a 220/220 112 cam, and a nice 3600 stall torque converter! Really livens them up.
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
Time for a new avatar eh?
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
Plugging away on it.
I managed to get the cowl to fit a little better. I had to cut out a little notch on it to clear the vertical portion of the driver side fender that it was resting on, preventing it from aligning with the fender correctly. Then I installed the wipers. Then last night I got the rear view mirror installed. I went with the older style that mounts to the cab roof, so I had to drill a couple of holes since my cab is a 72. I also started installing the dome light. It took me awhile to get the wiring ran from the dome light down the drivers side rear pillar. Also got my cigarette lighter wired up, (so now I can use it to charge crap since I don't smoke) A few small steps, but each one gets me closer to being finished. Hopefully this weekend I will start on my custom kick panel speaker enclosures and start installing the Old Air A/C system. |
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
cool. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on the Old air setup as I'm considering it in my next project.
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
amazing. your truck, your write up of everything. i cant wait to see it in person.
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
Is that picture from Seabeck? Keyport?
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
Hi neighbor!
It's on Seabeck highway at Big Beef Creek |
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
Looks soo nice. Makes my piece of crap look even worse!
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
I don't know about Frizz but I am happy! totally diggin the new avatar!
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
looks good..what kind of bedcover is that?
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
The avatar rocks as well as your truck..
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Re: Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread
ackattack,
you had mentioned the fitment of the fiberglass cowl, without trying to sound bad on another member, can you say where you purchased it? i have been looking into the possibilty as well, but am concerned about the fitment - as you mentioned..... thanks!! |
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