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Old 08-12-2011, 07:36 AM   #26
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Is that the steering wheel you are going to use, its pretty cool.
Yes I picked it up at Pomona Swap Meet there is one this sunday.
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Old 08-12-2011, 07:39 AM   #27
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Looking good.
The wheel is sweet.
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Thanks, even thou my truck is going to be a daily I want it to look like a resto-rod
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Old 08-12-2011, 12:59 PM   #28
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Hey Man,

I just checking in and seeing what you've been up to. BTW I like the steering wheel also.
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Old 08-12-2011, 01:06 PM   #29
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I just checking in and seeing what you've been up to. BTW I like the steering wheel also.
Just plugging away at it going to build the exhaust for the second time today I have to move it up and change headers. I want it even or above MK II crossmember
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Old 08-20-2011, 10:43 PM   #30
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Today cut out the inside fender wheels to clear MK II A Arms and took all that crappy tar stuff that the factory gets crazy with! All that is left is to weld up unessary holes and a little body work
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Old 08-22-2011, 01:15 AM   #31
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Looking good.
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Old 08-25-2011, 08:32 PM   #32
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Old 08-26-2011, 05:11 PM   #33
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Nice work, love the steering wheel too!
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Old 09-17-2011, 10:23 PM   #34
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Finished install sway bar, welded my home-made brackets
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Old 09-17-2011, 10:27 PM   #35
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Cleaned up all that tar crap factory sprays on inside floor and primed today
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Old 09-17-2011, 10:29 PM   #36
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Primed found a couple of Pin holes on toe boards easy fix
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Old 09-18-2011, 12:08 AM   #37
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The floor came out real nice.
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Old 09-18-2011, 10:38 AM   #38
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The floor came out real nice.
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Thanks I appreciate it seems as though it took forever
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Old 09-18-2011, 07:39 PM   #39
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Nice work! Are you going to put down some sound deadner?
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Old 09-18-2011, 07:59 PM   #40
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Nice work! Are you going to put down some sound deadner?
Yes,after I paint the floor boards and firewall with white rustoleum easy to see for us old farts when trying to do wiring job. I am going to roll the paint on only because who ever looks under the carpet and it will be a smoother surface for deadnor to stick. Oh by the way left the pmel world at Edwards now back on the Raptor.
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Old 09-23-2011, 09:50 PM   #41
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I decided to fab up a brake cable today with original cable and a sleeve that I had laying around from my Model A Ford that I sold. I also had to fab brakets to mount the 56 Chevy handle. I cut the handle down and welded back up because I did not like the lenght of original and the way it sticks down in the Cab. Here are some pics.
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Old 09-23-2011, 09:52 PM   #42
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This is what it looks like all bolted up.
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Old 09-23-2011, 10:29 PM   #43
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Must have started something my neighbor has a new project too.
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Old 09-23-2011, 10:30 PM   #44
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Very nice and I will now copy that cause I was trying to figure out what to do. Thank you very much!
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Old 09-23-2011, 10:39 PM   #45
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Very nice and I will now copy that cause I was trying to figure out what to do. Thank you very much!
No problemo that is why I try and post info so that we dont have shell out Mega Bucks for something that we can do ourselves!!
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Old 09-23-2011, 11:33 PM   #46
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Must have started something my neighbor has a new project too.
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Old 09-24-2011, 07:45 AM   #47
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Nice work Dude! That a great idea with the e-brake! I've got a couple of bud's at Edwards.
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Old 09-24-2011, 09:27 AM   #48
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Nice work Dude! That a great idea with the e-brake! I've got a couple of bud's at Edwards.
Thanks again Chuck, any of your friends fly the F22 if they do proably ran into them. If your still flying 16's thanks again for your service.
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Old 09-24-2011, 10:41 AM   #49
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Nice work. That steering wheel looks right at home in your truck. Wish I had the $$$ to buy one of those "shrunken" wheels for my truck but priorities are elsewhere for now.
I did something similar to your emergency brake setup using cables from Control Cables. I used part of the original rod and brought the cable up through the original hole. I made the cable holder out of a piece of pipe cut at an angle. It works good.
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Old 09-24-2011, 07:34 PM   #50
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For today Fab up some rear bumper brackets for a chrome stock rear bumper. Knothing fancy just use 3/8 Plate and a borrowed plasma cutter and press at the Base Auto Hobby Shop where I work (Edwards AFB). And no I don't own a shop and I wont make anymore to much work! Thank You
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