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meyeahh, gone. junk. They reproduce all that stuff. No matter how much work you put into recreating this things correctly... There will always be that guy that pulls up in plaid shorts, white knee socks, black shoes and a plymouth T-shirt with a pocket protector full of pens.... and he's gonna walk up and say "that's not correct you know.." So screw it, this aint no concours restoration. It's my driver, cruise in car, small shows etc. But Tom, if you want to come up with a heat gun I aint gonna stop ya! I could use the company, maybe pick up some beer on your way up? I buy u fly?
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Tom? Hello? Did I scare you off with my talk of putting you to work peeling stickers?
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Still amazed that you don't have to put anything on that bare asss metal to keep surface rust off. Down here, your can't walk away to take a piss without surface rust starting. You're doing a great job. I'll bring up our 77 Power Wagon. It needs a lot of the same work. Will you work for beer, food, peanuts? Clyde
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You're doing a great job. I'll bring up our 77 Power Wagon. It needs a lot of the same work. Will you work for beer, food, peanuts? Clyde You might be better off to just pay the $.
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Dammit, I ran out of shielding gas for my welder again, guess that means I've had a lot of trigger time on el polo loco. (the crazy chicken)
I finished welding the bottom side and wheel house of the LH quarter, I finished welding the trunk extension bottoms to the quarters...
Then threw on a spool of .023 wire and started stitching the long splice seams on the quarters, and ran out of gas.
oh well, I was ready for a break.
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Keep up the good work Dave. I love following your restorations, and seeing old classics restored correctly.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill
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I hate when that happens, Dave. Just as the new wire hits the gun, I run out of gas. Luckily my supply shop is close by. ( Very near the school where the "God Hates [bleep] " azz holes are planning to protest..
The door jamb looks like a Jeep Cherokee job I did for the wife's old boss. His wife's car, the strikers came loose and she just kept slamin' 'em shut until the door gave way.
I welded in new and just painted the jambs. Came out nice.
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30-06 till i die, the greatest round ever! I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy! CEO of a Turdlike People: Turds & Tats Division... (per Ingwe )
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What is it about Mopars and cheap-azz door jams? I had a '73 Duster, the danged thing was only three years old when I bought it, and I had to lift the door up to close the damned thing. Were they using recycled beer cans for sheetmetal in those days?
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only in the dusters and darts.... lol!! wooop! Now watch the mini mopar fans come rushing to the defense!!
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I dunno about mini-mopar, that sumbitch had a trunk big enough to haul four or five deer, if you wanted.
I did a run from St. Louis to Louisville one night, in 3.5 hours (250 miles, more or less). For a slant-six, it was a runnin' mo-fo. They'd have locked me up in those days, for that speed (55mph speed limit), if I'd got caught, but the grandmaflauge worked well.
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
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"grandmaflauge"
that's funny!
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yep but rusters make damn good race cars with the extra weight they have on the rear of the car.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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I think I burned myself no less than a hundred times tonight.
The damn trunk extensions from under the car rained molten metal on me.
my damn t-shirt looks like one of those mesh shirts we used to practice football in when i was a kid.
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I remember spring skiing in a mesh shirt, and the next day thinking I had some weird rash. Turns out just a sunburn in the mesh pattern.
Gravity can be a bitch when it comes to welding with a mig gun and you being the lz for the dingle berries.
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Having something really frickin' hot drop on you while under a car presents an interesting choice. You can either lay there smelling your flesh burn and take it like a man, or beat yourself senseless on a cross member.
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try welding a mount for a tail pipe while its raining and your wet. it was an electrifying experience.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Having something really frickin' hot drop on you while under a car presents an interesting choice. You can either lay there smelling your flesh burn and take it like a man, or beat yourself senseless on a cross member. Smelling your own flesh burning is the benchmark for which all "Serious" hot-rod builders are judged..!
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They'd have locked me up in those days, for that speed (55mph speed limit), if I'd got caught, but the grandmaflauge worked well. My new word!
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