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12-24-2010, 03:59 AM | #2 |
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Dig your build!! Nice rig.
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12-24-2010, 12:36 PM | #3 |
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HEY THANKS Ratty 46. You got some really KOOL projects going on over there. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=383383
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12-25-2010, 11:24 AM | #4 |
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Sometimes toooooooo many projects!!
If I had the room & time I'd have a '52 AD & a 55-9 stepper. We'll see .... RATTY 46 |
12-26-2010, 12:14 PM | #5 |
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Subscribe. How did I miss this build? Great Job.
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12-27-2010, 06:30 PM | #6 |
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Thanks Hotrod1 for stoppin' by. Your frame is something to behold, gr8 work http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=412449
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KEEP THE EXPLANATION SIMPLE STUPID..... I'll try. I cut off an inverted hump on the left front fender well and flipped it around and welded it back on so the hump will cover up the wires coming out of the firewall. Why? Because I hate the sight of wires coming out of the firewall. And stripped & welded up holes & smoothed & trimed both fender wells for a better look and fit. Well BC WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST RELOCATE THE WIRES? I did that a long time ago, not going to do it again it's easier to cut and weld.
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Front left fender well modification
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Front left fenderwell modification.
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02-11-2011, 09:35 PM | #10 |
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Haven't heard or seen any updates from you in awhile. Hope to see some pictures of YOUR project soon!
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02-12-2011, 04:21 AM | #11 |
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I'm still working on it but nothing worth taking pictures of . I'm doing some work on the dash, stripping the hood and replacing all the old hex head bolts in the engine bay with the allen button head bolts & welding up some bolt holes on the fire wall and floor and welding up the Chevy/GMC emblem holes in the front fenders, relocating some items that were on the fire wall where it slants at a 45 degree angle. There is a lot of detail stuff I'm doing. When I get to a certain point I will take more photos and post them. But if I were to put them up now folks would wonder , WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING TO HIS TRUCK? There is a method to my madness. About ready to install the left lower hinge pocket and install a access door to get to the master cyl. under the floor. In the mean time I just enjoy coming on here looking at all the gr8 projects. Thanks for dropping by.
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This is what the left front fender well will look like when mounted in place. The hump was just enough to hide the ugly coming out of the firewall.
I did have to relocate the dimmer switch to the out board side/ tire side of the fender well. And yes I have something to protect the switch and wires from grit and grime thrown off the tire while rolling down the road. There use to be an oval shape rubber insert that mounted on the floor with two holes for the hydro-matic gear shift column and the steering column, it did not fit after replacing the up dated steering column and I used a sole of a thong. Yeah it aint pretty but the carpet will cover it up.
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That's pretty cool how you hid your wires. I went to the 2011 show also. There were a lot of cool trucks and cars there. Kim |
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Thanks Kim57. OHHH MAN I think my favorite truck of the show was that midnite blue Cameo. I'll post the pictures up here later. I felt like a kid in the candy store don't know which one to take home so many nice trucks, lol. Some didn't have the best paint or were under construction but I liked them all.
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I hate to say it, but I also like how you hid those wires. I can't believe I finally gave you a compliment now I have to go throw up.lol
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Golly gee wilikers I don't know how to react. Never got one of those from you. It just don't feel right.... OK i'll accept it, but you probably got something up your sleeve. LOL
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I know I was shocked myself, so don't expect me to say I like anything you've done again. I may think it but I will never say it.lol
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Stripped my hood down and welded the rear section hood brace so I can get rid of the X- bar rods/ brace. Some people use 3M Panel Bond between the hood and the the rear cross member / brace. I welded mine. Now when the hood closes it does not wiggle side to side, which happens when you try to close it with out that X-bar support. I'll post more pics later of what I am talking about.
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Do post pics of what you did to your hood. I want to get rid of the X brace also. Kim |
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Looking good BC.
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Looking very good. Keep up the nice work.
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Thank you guys, wish they could move along at a faster pace.
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KOOL Cameos at 2011 Grand National Roadster Show. I can't really see it but a guy detailing the truck after the show said that 2 inches was taken out of the hood when they pancaked it. I gues I need some new Coke bottles my eyes aint what they use to be.
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I was asked what was going on with the T-Bird in my avatar so here are a few pics of it. And Fat Mike I also included a pic of Kabwe helping me install the engine. The Bird belongs to a friend of the family and because of the high cost involved it was only a partial restoration. It should have been a complete frame off resto. Lots of people don't understand that when you got a car or truck that age and it's been sitting up for 24 years not driven and not maintained, be prepared to get up off of some Mula $$$$ to get it going. I did the best that I could but it needed so much more done to it. Maybe because I have been too busy comparing it to the show quality T-Birds I feel it should have been a complete resto. The motor had a locked up cylinder because of a blown head gasket and the water leaked in and after 24 years of sitting it just rusted/welded sort of kind the piston rings to the cyl. walls.
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