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No worries, you two do what you do, I'm good with it all. GOT MUD!! |
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AWESOME dude!!
Are they forming the walls tomorrow? ![]()
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I think most of Kurts threads turn out like this. Not sure why...
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That could very well be.
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Thursday. The guy told me the frost wall (short one) will only take about 1/2 an hour but the retaining wall (rebar pic) will be most of the day. It's an 8ft wall with a small return into the house foundation, then at the driveway end it has a 45 degree turn that will taper down to 6ft. It's going to allow me to level out the upper yard a lot. |
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Kurt,
Which cross member are you talking about using for the engine. Josh |
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Will this bolt on using existing holes in the frame, or will you have to drill new ones because you're running the 700r tranny.
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Ahh...sounds very cool.
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This is like a superstore build thread. You stop in just to pick up one thing the next thing you know you are leaving with a whole cart full.
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DIY parts I received a couple weeks ago, 1st pic.
Almost ready to pour the walls, should happen today. Pics 2 & 3. My home construction site - pic 4. (freakin mess) Quick edit/addition: Other parts that have arrived also are: *700r tourque converter. *TPI serp belt assembly. *700r lock-up kit. If I had any space left in my basement I could start on the motor, maybe I will when the valve covers get here... Last edited by vtblazer; 09-11-2008 at 07:39 AM. |
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These mornings lately are getting chilly..... you're going to be graduating from fresh-air kid, to warm-workshop man just in time!!
It will be great to make steady progress all winter long. There's nothing like walking out into your own manspace on a Saturday morning with a hot cup of coffee, and being able to get to business in a warm, organized and well-lit area. Congrats on all the progress...
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Ain't it the truth!!
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Lord knows you're a lucky man, couple dollars in a coffee can, ol' ticker's ticking like they say it should, ol' truck's still running good...you're a lucky, lucky man
two outa three ain't bad ![]() Kan't wait for mine to get here, Kurt said he was going to square it off more, on the crosstube, for oil pan clearance. Is that the shackle flip in the pic. as well
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The soil looks really sandy, is all the soil like that up there?
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![]() Nice progress on the garage build, looks really cramped in the basement... Are ya putting tie downs in the concrete floor
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Tie downs in the concrete for...? Last edited by vtblazer; 09-12-2008 at 11:27 AM. |
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tweaking the frame, if bent or just to pull something down
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are the doors going where the truck is parked in pic 4?
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good layout. It'll be nice to be able to plow in front of the doors without having to backdrag everything.
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