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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Wow, that paint is nice! You gotta be pretty pumped. Looking like you might be driving it this year?
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Beautiful color, I know your ready for more now...Jim
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Looks great.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Getting closer !
Looking great ! Yea ! Whoopie ! Hooray ! tra la la whoop de yea ! And the band plays on along with the parade marching down the street ..... Opps to soon , save the last part for the finish ![]()
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Just got a text from Mike last night that Marcos won't be ready for the chassis for 2 weeks (that makes me think it'll slip to 3weeks).
So I'll bring the chassis home for those weeks to make room in Mike's shop for other work - which is mostly ok. I'll be able to clean it up, stare at it, make vroom, vroom noises! ![]()
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Looks great Dan!
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Friday, March 24, 2017
A few miscellaneous shots. The doors were inside and even though I used a flash they still look burgundy and they're really not. But I think the truck WILL look burgundy after dark and maybe on cloudy days too. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
That color looks great...
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
The paint is looking awesome.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Thanks Mongo!
It really DOESN'T look like burgundy in person but on photos it does. So much so that I'm searching Google Images and Pinterest for burgundy cars to see the wheels that will look best on it. All opinions appreciated.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Hey Dan,
You're painting is outstanding as is your line bending. I like your eye for detail, it'll pay off. Your work is very very good. Nice job Morrie
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Looks really good....
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Looking good!!!!
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Paint looks great! It's going to look even better when it's finished.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Going to be beautiful when done.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
I hope so, Kim. I'm getting antsy to have it done.
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Sweeeeeeet...Jim
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Very nice Dan! Is that a straight red or does it have metallic? Sorry but hard to tell on my old CRT monitor lol
I'm a little bit scared for the rest of your parts the way they are stored tho...
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Hi Bob,
No metallic in the paint, I didn't want a modern appearing metallic paint job. Yeah, the parts are very crowded in Marcos' shop. But so far so good. He hasn't damaged anything. Thanks for the kind words, Dan
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Looking SLICK! I love the color, in the light and the dark!
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
FRIDAY, MARCH31, 2017
As I predicted, it's APRIL 1st and the truck paint isn't done as I'd asked the body shop to do. BUT, the good news is the cab and doors have been final cleared and look FANTASTIC! I'm really really pleased with how the extra clear makes the paint look. (Apologies, no pics. My phone won't charge - charging port is messed up. A new one is coming but it'll take a week - ugh. Can't complain though, it's agency-provided). The cab underside & inside fenders will be shot with bedliner next week. (They did it 4/1) The chassis will be home to me next week so Mike has extra shop room. It goes to the body shop Fri. So cab, doors & front clip will be final mounted. Then back for wiring and exhaust once the bed is done.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Dan, is this an April Fools joke, it's the lst of April, not the END
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I want the entire truck done and in my possession by Memorial Day weekend. We'll see how that goes!
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
The chassis is on it's way home to me as I write this. Hopefully it gets here undamaged, unscratched and I can manhandle it down my 100 ft long single driveway alone with no steering column on it! Time will tell.
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