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Old 06-13-2022, 09:49 PM   #1051
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then I had to do something different so I decided to start wire wheeling the door hinges

I am 71% convinced, GM didn't discover other colors than lime green until 1987
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Old 06-13-2022, 09:50 PM   #1052
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Old 06-14-2022, 01:16 AM   #1053
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And now your backyard is covered with squiggly little pieces of wire!
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Old 06-14-2022, 01:19 AM   #1054
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And now your backyard is covered with squiggly little pieces of wire!
lol, actually they are all in my denim jacket, I look like a porcupine
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Old 06-14-2022, 01:21 AM   #1055
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lol, actually they are all in my denim jacket, I look like a porcupine
Try it while wearing shorts sometime. Not smart. Don't ask me how I know
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:33 PM   #1056
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Try it while wearing shorts sometime. Not smart. Don't ask me how I know
I'll let you own that one, I will stick to flip flops for MIG welding
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:34 PM   #1057
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place holder for finished cups
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:35 PM   #1058
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two clean lower control arms, this time with steer stops, thanks be to a cool dude on this forum who hooked a brotha up (for free)
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:37 PM   #1059
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and into the horizontal Oven-A-Tor (TM)

clamped down to 71 fig newtons
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:38 PM   #1060
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lower control arms powderized
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:44 PM   #1061
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always love doing stuff out of order instead of the stuff that I should be focusing on


the three amigos: original, wire wheeled, and media blasted
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:47 PM   #1062
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didn't wanna bake the bearing seals of my new six lug disculators so threw down some sexy gloss aluminum on 'em
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:48 PM   #1063
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KRYLON RTA9213 Gloss Aluminum
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Old 06-14-2022, 10:56 PM   #1064
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I tell you what these $23 Cauliflowers came painted or maybe even powder coated, you can't beat that
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Old 06-15-2022, 07:47 AM   #1065
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its all about the detail....fun stuff
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Old 06-15-2022, 09:35 PM   #1066
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I don't know about you guys, but sometimes just getting brand new parts puts you in a good MOOG
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Old 06-15-2022, 09:38 PM   #1067
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hecho Estados Unitos - Bonus!
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Old 06-16-2022, 09:51 AM   #1068
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Man I just can't tell if these eBay special dust shields are coated with something or just raw, so I think I need to powder coat them, I highly doubt they be chrome
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Old 06-16-2022, 10:19 PM   #1069
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yup more cleaning, more painting in this case
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Old 06-16-2022, 10:21 PM   #1070
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not sure if I'm gonna run these now that there is no engine, but I was thinking maybe they add some triangulation to the frame rails
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Old 06-16-2022, 10:44 PM   #1071
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what the H, this is the only piece that has failed me so far, and I cleaned it with the same Wax n Grease remover before powderizing it like it's twin and all the other pieces I done did already, and I tried powder coating it twice already too and it still failed, again
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Old 06-16-2022, 11:06 PM   #1072
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me trying to contact Clint Eastwood tech support, you can't make this stuff up folks:
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Old 06-16-2022, 11:17 PM   #1073
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sometimes just getting brand new parts puts you in a good MOOG
Seeing parts made in USA puts me in a good Moog. Unlike my recent front brake job.
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Old 06-16-2022, 11:23 PM   #1074
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Seeing parts made in USA puts me in a good Moog. Unlike my recent front brake job.
ha ha, yup, NAPA now rebrands the cheapest parts, their service techs words not mine, from the last time we opened some brand new boxes at his counter to take a look
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Old 06-17-2022, 09:27 PM   #1075
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well shoot maybe a third time is the charm, so I took this one down to bare metal
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