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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Awesome car! I'm curious if you've chosen a paint scheme yet?
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Thought I'd bring this one back to the top.
















Some of the cool ideas are the lil things that go unnoticed till they are noticed. The parking brake will still use the stock brake light. Made a cool led tag light. Very hard to explain all the details, if some thing catches your eye just ask.











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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 10:46 PM
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Awesome car! I'm curious if you've chosen a paint scheme yet?

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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Nice...Thanks for sharing! Charley
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 03:50 AM
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Love those kidney bean wheels.............can I ask.............who from and how much?
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 07:05 AM
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Looks like a fun project!
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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Love those kidney bean wheels.............can I ask.............who from and how much?
Do you mean the wheels or the whole car?
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I like it !!
Is it / was it a real 54? if so what number?
I like the frame !
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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Keep the updates coming!!! This is amazing build!
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 01:11 PM
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I like it !!
Is it / was it a real 54? if so what number?
I like the frame !


It is/was a real car. The body was to far gone to even think about fixing from a cost stand point and the frame just didn't cut it for a driver.
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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I like the whole car but I specifically meant the wheels/rims...........who from and how much? I've seen a few differnet versions of the kelsey hayes knock offs!!
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Incredible job!

Keep the info and pictures coming.
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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very nice work. jim
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Very Cool.
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I like the whole car but I specifically meant the wheels/rims...........who from and how much? I've seen a few differnet versions of the kelsey hayes knock offs!!

Got your pm.
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