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I just read it all from front to back. Real good work and a good mind How long did it take to get from A to here? Keep up the challenge, results are GREAT

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very unique! I dig it!

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as always thanks for the input.i will keep at it and keep the updates rollin as much as i can.

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yeah i was impressed by the finish.i polished alot of aluminum before which was way easier to get rid of flaws but the result if the stainless was worth the hours of sanding

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thanks for checking it out.i started about 3 years ago with a whole different plan.patch it up here and there spend about 1000.00 to get it road worthy and drive it.then i stopped for a while and then because of this place i saw the full potential of these trucks. i was hooked big time.to be honest i did most of my build in about a year and a half.some months busier then others.keep checking back.i will keep it interesting

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yeah man i lowered it as much as i could.im going to bring the back up a little to even it out a bit.im scraping the bed front and building one from scratch.should look good

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That scoop turned out nice, stainless is a nightmare to polish. I bet it got nice and hot while you were doing it too. It looks like it was well worth it though!!

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Joey, is this your first build that you have ever done?

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i should be deep into it next week.i have been busy the last few days.keep checkin

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hot enough to fry an egg on it haha.but then i would have to polish some more

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its the real first project i have gone this far with.growing up i helped my father with a few restorations .done some bolt on stuff to other cars but never anything this custom.

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scoop turned out GREAT a lot of work, but worth it.

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looking for more updates, keep up the gooooooooood work

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it was a little slow going this week but im back at it.i got sick of lifting the hood on and off so i made some hinges and installed them today.it took a lot of die grinding,slotting,and bending but i have it close to fitting.also bought a nice shiny battery.all kinds of kranking power
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so you made your hood hinges? interesting idea, im lookin for some since the stocks wont work on mine...

how did you go about making those, and do you have any close up pics?

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i dont have any close ups but they are kind of like the porter built ones in a way.they were a real pain in the a$$ to make.i recommend maybe buying them from porterbuilt.it will save alot of hassle.

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well we finally had a warm sunny weekend and i spent the whole time opening and closing a hood.some how after a had everything mocked up back when i welded my fenders and cut my hood something got way out of whack.the hood on the passenger side was far from lining up the cowl,big gap at the passenger side fender and was a 1/4 inch too high.so after slotting the fire wall for the hinge bolts,cutting the cowl and dropping it down a bit,cutting the flat bar i used for the inner fender edge then bringing it up to match the hood i think i finally have it in place.also got the hood pins in place.what a pain.but im glad its over with.
forgot to mention we just found out were having a boy.a new hot rodder in the making.i cant wait to make a hotrod baby carriage.
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Congratulations to you and the wife!! Gotta' get that toolbox started right away! lol:metal:

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Nice work
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I really like the way you did that hood. Should get less air under it when you're doing triple digits at the big end of the strip?

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Congrats on the little one to you both. Good to get the gaps and other items now, so no trouble later on....Jim

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Looks like you took a lot of time in building this. Good job
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thanks for the compliments and the congrats.needless to say we are very excited.i now have to get creative for where the child seat will mount.next winters project.as for todays project i started to lay out the front bed panel and compartment for mounting the goodies.i plan on bending up some aluminum to make a sealed box for a nice clean look inside then laying my wood and steel strips continued from the floor to up and over the box.also im going to build a hinged flip up top for battery/tool ect access.so far so good
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