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Old 09-18-2010, 01:57 PM   #701
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Man what an awesome truck. Truly a masterpiece! Are you sure we can't talk you into ventless door glass?
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Old 09-18-2010, 03:30 PM   #702
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They would have to be special made to accomodate my chop and that means they are too pricy for me.
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Old 09-24-2010, 08:05 PM   #703
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Decided to skin the inside of the fenders to clean things up a bit. I threw this together real quick jsut to get an idea of how it will look.

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Old 09-24-2010, 08:07 PM   #704
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And I should be picking up one of these tomorrow


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Old 09-24-2010, 08:41 PM   #705
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whats the 60s hood for?
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Old 09-24-2010, 08:44 PM   #706
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I am going to cut out the center and graft it onto my hood.
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Old 09-24-2010, 08:57 PM   #707
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That is an awesome idea!
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Old 09-25-2010, 02:12 PM   #708
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That should look pretty cool! ......if anyone can pull it off, you can!
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Old 09-25-2010, 07:34 PM   #709
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Got the hood home today and started cutting







I am really excited about how this is going to turn out.

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Old 09-25-2010, 07:56 PM   #710
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so are you flushing it or making a slight cowl?
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Old 09-25-2010, 07:59 PM   #711
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It will be flush, I just made a rough cut on it for now to see how it will look.
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Old 09-25-2010, 08:31 PM   #712
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Anxious to see how this turns out. I bet it will look great.
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Old 09-25-2010, 08:39 PM   #713
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It will be flush, I just made a rough cut on it for now to see how it will look.
glad to hear it...the flush will look better than a cowl wood on your truck
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Old 09-25-2010, 08:53 PM   #714
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Very curious to see how this turns out. I'm sure you will tie it together nicely!
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Old 09-25-2010, 10:59 PM   #715
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thats a great idea and one that someone will have to be looking to catch. good thinking.
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Old 09-25-2010, 11:15 PM   #716
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Dude...that should look awesome on there. Can't wait to see what else you come up with.
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Old 09-26-2010, 12:19 AM   #717
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Thanks for the compliments guys, I hope I can talk my wife into letting me get started on it tomorrow...
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Old 09-26-2010, 01:03 PM   #718
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Looks great can't wait to see more
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Old 09-26-2010, 07:32 PM   #719
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I got the warden to approve a couple hours out in the yard





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Old 09-26-2010, 07:38 PM   #720
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Very cool!!!!!!!!!
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Old 09-26-2010, 08:11 PM   #721
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Definitely....looking great!
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Old 09-26-2010, 08:20 PM   #722
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Looks great man very unique!
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Old 09-26-2010, 08:39 PM   #723
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Wow!
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Old 09-26-2010, 09:00 PM   #724
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wow. that didn't take you long........was it as easy as it looks? good job again bro.
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Old 09-26-2010, 09:22 PM   #725
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wow. that didn't take you long........was it as easy as it looks? good job again bro.
It's been easy so far, but I'm not done yet so something may pop up along the way.
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