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then I decided to make the inner fender red, then black
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06-27-2022, 11:26 PM | #1127 |
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I like to clean and completely disassembly the parts I will no longer need before tossing them...
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06-27-2022, 11:28 PM | #1128 |
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a little motivation
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06-29-2022, 08:08 PM | #1129 |
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how many friggen fenders does this thing have...
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06-29-2022, 08:14 PM | #1130 |
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ladies and gentlemen, the Frustrator 9000
spent 90 minutes fixin', adjustin', troubleshootin', uncloggin' Big Red and about 9 minutes actually media a blastin', great ratio I'll take that every day of the week and twice on Sundays |
06-29-2022, 08:15 PM | #1131 |
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its amazing what derusting every inch of a piece will reveal and expose, you don't need a perfect eyecrometer to see this discrepancy
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here's a better look minus the shades
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06-29-2022, 08:20 PM | #1133 |
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meanwhile over at one eyed Earl's Precision Collision
as my old boss used to say don't give me problems give me solutions |
06-29-2022, 08:22 PM | #1134 |
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here at Ding Performance we only use OEM parts
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06-30-2022, 01:43 AM | #1135 |
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Good stuff, love the jokes and the core support fix. Very ingenious.
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06-30-2022, 07:46 AM | #1136 |
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Not sure if Ken Stabilizer and the rest of the Raiders ( hint ) will like the blue ….I think they would prefer the traditional black on their uniform🤭
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You are traveling the speed of light putting me to shame While your at warp speed I’m still arguing with myself about what I’m going to do first in what order at what time and why
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a little video update: Electruck: What's the hold up?
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07-01-2022, 08:14 PM | #1142 |
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a video of me actually doing something: EV Conversion Tesla Brake Booster
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07-01-2022, 11:30 PM | #1143 |
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Me: "I should really plumb those front brake lines"
also Me: "I know I'll go out and buy a '67 grille in the world's worst shape instead and speed this project up by also doing a slant nose swap" hey for $20 bucks I think I stole it! am I right fellas? |
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The Greg don't mess around
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07-01-2022, 11:36 PM | #1145 |
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check out this beauty
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07-01-2022, 11:44 PM | #1146 |
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decided to remove the top bracket first, this one was screwed on, my '71 is riveted on
Top Tip: often times GM used flat head screws which you can't twist or hold with a flat screw driver after 50 years to undo, so you can either weld on a nut to the top of them screws or bugger weld a blob, I demonstrate both techniques below |
07-01-2022, 11:46 PM | #1147 |
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and Robert is your mother's uncle
Fun Fact: use PB blaster and tighten a stubborn bolt if she won't come out just to get it to budge, once it does loosen a few turns then retighten don't just go for it to take it off, the heat will jam up the process |
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and here I am allowing my bugger welds to shine
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07-01-2022, 11:54 PM | #1149 |
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so correct me if I'm wrong but I am 71% sure that paint color schemes aside, all the GMC grilles, yes all of them from 67-72 are physically the same size and shape, and I am talking about the core big grille section that holds the headlight bezels
and the only difference between the slant nose era aka 67-68 ones and 69-70 is the top molding pieces and the bottom molding pieces the 67-68 had what I call a skirt on the bottom essentially sort of like a lip protruding outward from the core support to the front bumper, LMC calls it a bumper/radiator deflector |
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Yes you are correct
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