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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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it is now a rolling chassis. here are some updated pictures of progress.
the frame looks so good I almost hate to cover it up with the body. next is the motor and tranny. I have to repaint the motor it is metallic blue right now, going back orange. the trans is overhauled and I also installed a shift kit (level 3) and it is waiting to go back in.


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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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Lookin' good.
Nice job.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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Looks great, keep the pictures coming!!!!!!!!
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:14 AM
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looks great, what paint did you use on the frame that amount of gloss is just right
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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I want to do mine soooo bad. Nice progress!
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Looking good!!

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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 06:13 AM
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Looks great, keep the pictures coming!!!!!!!!
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 06:47 AM
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looks great, what paint did you use on the frame that amount of gloss is just right
its high tech stuff. rustoleum semi gloss
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Keep the pics a coming; looks great!!!!!!!
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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I don't want to do mine but it has to be done after sitting in 30" of water during Hurricane Katrina. First I need to do the house it had 8' of water.

I have started sparying the bolts with PB blaster to help. The # 4 mounts are going to be a pain in the azz.

You frame looks great.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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Nice work
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"the frame looks so good I almost hate to cover it up with the body"

You are going to look kinda funny if you don't cover it with the body. Besides where would you sit. All joking aside, it looks great!
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Looks great. I love when you get to that point when you have a shiny rolling chassis. I hope I can find a spare frame somewhere and I will buil me a rolling chassis I can just look at
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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Lookin' good ... and it's nice once you can roll it around.
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Looks great! Keep the photos coming!
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Looks great! Keep the photos coming!
thanks for the reply's.
Maine Vette, I think we are about at the same spot in our projects
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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Mark, Nice work. The moderators should create a separate forum for those of you doing these off body projects. Would love to have an easy way to just track a project from beginning to end.
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Looks awesome. Sometime I wish I would have went the same route.
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