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Old 05-16-2021, 11:16 AM   #1826
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Nice work on the bumperettes and great find with the Durango console. I have heard of folks using the Durango/Dakota consoles because they were narrow. It looks real good in there.
thank you, my buddy Mopar Seth says I have more Dodge parts on my Chevy trucks than GM, what can I say they make smart bits... maybe I should just buy a Ram truck ??? hmmm Hemi !
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Old 05-17-2021, 11:01 AM   #1827
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thank you, my buddy Mopar Seth says I have more Dodge parts on my Chevy trucks than GM, what can I say they make smart bits... maybe I should just buy a Ram truck ??? hmmm Hemi !
Hemi swap? As long as its a 5.7L Hemi you should be good to use in a Chevy truck....
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Old 05-17-2021, 10:21 PM   #1828
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oh great, here we go again, now what?
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Old 05-17-2021, 10:25 PM   #1829
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you have got to be kidding us

Hey buddy, the 80s called they want their long mirror back!

I know, I heard their message on the answering machine. (see what I did there)

and all I am gonna say is if you driven one of these trucks for a while you will agree they have a horrendous Blind Spot
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Old 05-17-2021, 10:29 PM   #1830
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Operation: "White Rhino"
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Old 05-17-2021, 10:30 PM   #1831
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we have to do this because not running a front license plate in the state of California may cause cancer
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Old 05-17-2021, 10:32 PM   #1832
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just mocking it up tonight
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Old 05-18-2021, 08:10 AM   #1833
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the split bumper came out awesome!

sux about the front plate ... but nice solution.
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Old 05-18-2021, 08:52 AM   #1834
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Nice design. Will it still cause cancer if you pull it back under any?

Cool retro mirror!
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Old 05-18-2021, 09:40 AM   #1835
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Nice design. Will it still cause cancer if you pull it back under any?

Cool retro mirror!
I think it is worth the risk.
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Old 05-18-2021, 09:45 AM   #1836
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Nice design. Will it still cause cancer if you pull it back under any?

Cool retro mirror!
LoL, I concur and will try and do just that, just slightly back to where the cops can't read it, wink wink
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Old 05-18-2021, 09:48 AM   #1837
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You're a bad man! But I say go for it.
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Old 05-18-2021, 10:55 AM   #1838
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Re: A '54 named Busty

Just tel the police the truck didn’t come with a front plate in the 50s. Worked for me before.
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Old 05-18-2021, 11:11 AM   #1839
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Just tel the police the truck didn’t come with a front plate in the 50s. Worked for me before.
I can see her going, but it came with an LS V8?... step out of the car sir! Are you resisting...
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Old 05-18-2021, 11:52 AM   #1840
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we have to do this because not running a front license plate in the state of California may cause cancer
I feel your pain. When I bought my BMW back in 2004 I decided I couldn't stand to put holes in the bumper so I went rogue. Interesting enough, I never got pulled over and my son drives it today without issue. However, when I took it into the Republic of Boulder, the meter maids would write tickets for no front license plate. After 3 tickets, I decided to not take it into Boulder
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Old 05-18-2021, 11:59 AM   #1841
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I feel your pain. When I bought my BMW back in 2004 I decided I couldn't stand to put holes in the bumper so I went rogue. Interesting enough, I never got pulled over and my son drives it today without issue. However, when I took it into the Republic of Boulder, the meter maids would write tickets for no front license plate. After 3 tickets, I decided to not take it into Boulder
Oh man, I hear that, and don't get me started on Cop stories, I have the worst of luck and everyone I know tells me how cool cops are, my brother and I once got pulled over for doing 90 MPH over the San Francisco Bay Bridge after a 49ers game I think heading home, cop chased us for like 3 miles then pulls us over, and I am thinking we are dead, we are dead meat, turns out he went to High School with my brother and they played basketball on the same team, can you friggen believe that, he did not say a thing about how fast we were going or for us to slow down, they chatted for like 15 minutes and he said I gotta go, later !
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Old 05-19-2021, 07:51 PM   #1842
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so dropped off the seats at the upholsterer finally today, he said couple weeks
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Old 05-19-2021, 07:53 PM   #1843
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more serious work today
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Old 05-20-2021, 08:51 PM   #1844
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Nice design. Will it still cause cancer if you pull it back under any?

Cool retro mirror!
Took your advice and pulled it back under some, and so far one day cancer free and counting
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Old 05-21-2021, 08:38 AM   #1845
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Cool! The truck looks great.
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Old 05-21-2021, 09:35 AM   #1846
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good looking front end. Nice work
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Old 05-21-2021, 10:13 AM   #1847
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Took your advice and pulled it back under some, and so far one day cancer free and counting
that turned out awesome! has me now seriously thinking about what i could do different with mine.
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Old 05-21-2021, 10:46 AM   #1848
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that turned out awesome! has me now seriously thinking about what i could do different with mine.
How about a visor?
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Old 05-21-2021, 10:54 AM   #1849
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Took your advice and pulled it back under some, and so far one day cancer free and counting
I like it and may steel some of this look.
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Old 05-21-2021, 11:35 AM   #1850
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I like it and may steel some of this look.
the one thing I would recommend is not going black grille cause there is no contrast against the black radiator or core support, the murdered out look only goes so much and it sounds cool, black on black, but it just doesn't look good

I have a chrome OEM grille that is in pretty OK(ish) shape I may try on here and go with black bumperettes (sometime in the far distant future, ha ha) but for now I am just going to drive the squeaks out of it
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