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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Chris, How are your winter upgrades coming along? I hope you and the family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Oh, and Good Luck in the Truck of the Year contest! ![]()
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Back at you Eric , with your fine truck ! ![]() Thanks for the compliment . That would be an honor . They've got some awesome rides on here ! Quote:
Thanks buddy ! Some nice rides in the running .
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Voted for you for Truck of the Year, hope you win it Chris, much deserved.
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Appreciate that Keith ! Thanks !
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Congrats on your TOTY win.
Damned perfect truck in my opinion! |
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After some mad thrashing to get unfinished items done , we made it to the Bama Coast Cruise this past weekend in Orange Beach , AL . Had a blast and met a lot of great people . Did some cruising and even had a little pinstriping done by Von Hot Rod out of Burbank, CA . Wound of leaving there with Top 5 award . Great trip and one that I'll surely be back for next year .
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Wifey cutting up with Von
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I wanna see pics of this new striping!
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Is your gas tank a universal tank from Tanks Inc?
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Its not much, just a little on the glove box door. What happened to " Edit post"
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Congrats on the award Chris, well deserved
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That's pretty cool!
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My new favorite truck! Completely perfect! I am now ashamed to roll my POS out of the garage!
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Bama Coast Cruise top 5
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Congrats dude!
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Congrats Chris. Sorry I missed the show. Which one are you going to next?
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How are the Sportsman S/R tires? Rainy/wet weather? expected miles before replacement? I'm going to run the 29x15x15s for now on a 12" rim and when I do get my 20" "street" tire/wheel combo later on I will be running the 29x15x20. I figured they will last longer than a drag radial on the street.
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Hey Bowtie468, have you came up with a 31" alternative yet since they don't produce the 31x16x20 anymore? I have a 20x12 Vintecs with a 29" drag radial and I need a taller tire too. Would like to go to a 31" tire . Let me know if you come up with an alternative. I would be willing to go in to get a set made if we could get 100.
How do the S/R's hook with that much HP? I have about 700hp myself.\ By the way. Love the stance of your truck.
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I really haven't tested the traction as I'm trying not to burn them up prematurely . Nothing more than a quick stab of the throttle which sends them up in smoke. ![]() Maybe getting them hot would be better . I'm just scared to try . When these are gone , their gone ! But man I wanna find out ! ![]()
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Spent a little time after the 'Bama show to get the licence plate done . If y'all remember it was still the original yellow . Decided to keep it somewhat rustic in appearance . This was all done in powder coat. I call it .. Powder Patina .
![]() The beauty of this is that you can play with it until you get the effect you like . And if you mess up , simply blow all the powder off and start over with the secondary color . Once I liked what I was seeing , put it back in the oven to bake that color . Finished it off with 80% clear powder which gives it just the right sheen . This was before baking the black powder. You can see the detail a little better in this pic .
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Nice touch with the plate. Looks great!
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Thanks !
I'm trying my best to get a lil seat time in it this weekend . Mostly to play with the tune some more . Haven't had much free time for the last 5-6 months it seems . A/C is still not complete but shouldn't be much longer Posted via Mobile Device |
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Just wondering if anyone has come up with any 31x16x20 tires. This is what I was planning to run and I went to order them from M/T and realized that they no longer make them. I tried calling, but they are shut down for the holidays.
Has anyone tried to squeeze any 31x18x20s under a 67-72 C10? I just did a little measuring and it looks like they may fit. Now finding a wheel my be tricky. Extremely awesome truck by the way. Last edited by PCella; 12-30-2015 at 06:30 PM. |
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