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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 01:24 PM
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Thanks everyone,

I'm lucky they live less than ten minutes drive from home so we will see a lot of each other, at least twice a week.

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Originally Posted by nwav8tor
Congrats on the GD. Get as much done on the vette as you can ASAP. Once she starts walking and hopefully visiting you more, you'll be spending more time caring for and spoiling her rather than working on the car.

Ask me how I know....

ACTUALLY.........(this isn't "staged").......I asked her to bolt the headers on for me----she said "SURE!".........................




annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd.......................




Buy that grandbaby a pink toolbox!
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ACTUALLY.........(this isn't "staged").......I asked her to bolt the headers on for me----she said "SURE!".........................




annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd.......................




Buy that grandbaby a pink toolbox!
Now that is special.

I hope Sophie grows up just like her Grandma. (Daddies little human vise)(just wrap you legs around it and hold on real tight)

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Now that is special.

I hope Sophie grows up just like her Grandma. (Daddies little human vise)(just wrap you legs around it and hold on real tight)

O.K.........now we're getting all mushy.....snap out of it....LOL!
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O.K.........now we're getting all mushy.....snap out of it....LOL!
This will be my first experience with a girl ~ I heard they were different than boys.

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This will be my first experience with a girl ~ I heard they were different than boys.

Jack
"Ya had em a wrench and they're all the same!"

(Other than that.....there are days that you can't look at them "cross-eyed" without getting them upset.....and the upkeep is about the same as a Corvette.....LOL)
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Annnnnnnnd another thing.......

she's already thread-jacked your project!

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she's already thread-jacked your project!

Yes she has, and I can hardly wait to hold her again.
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The mounts look pretty good the drivers front is slightly pitted but you can hardly feel it mostly just surface rust the rear looks better but I can see water got under one corner and pushed the metal out slightly.
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The right side mounts look a lot better than the left.
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Old Dec 28, 2014 | 03:01 PM
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The right side and across the top is loose the left side is loose at the door but the strip by the heater is on there pretty good and I need to remove a couple of things on that side so I can get to the bonding strip.
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 01:29 PM
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Nose is off, next stop for the car is a guy north of me he is going to repair the birdcage put the new nose on and start prepping for paint. Just depends on how far the money goes.
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 05:45 PM
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Default New front clip

Brought home the new front clip, it was in storage for 15 years or more. Also got a hood I will be selling.
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Originally Posted by Jack605
Brought home the new front clip, it was in storage for 15 years or more. Also got a hood I will be selling.
Hey Jack605 the clip looks real good. everything I see in your pictures looks real familiar. I am starting to see doubles of it all.
Also noticed that there were no block out cowl pieces for the #4 louver. Maybe just the picture.
Good Luck with your project!
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Hey Jack605 the clip looks real good. everything I see in your pictures looks real familiar. I am starting to see doubles of it all.
Also noticed that there were no block out cowl pieces for the #4 louver. Maybe just the picture.
Good Luck with your project!
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LOL! I thought I went to rvzio's thread by mistake!
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Originally Posted by rvzio
Hey Jack605 the clip looks real good. everything I see in your pictures looks real familiar. I am starting to see doubles of it all.
Also noticed that there were no block out cowl pieces for the #4 louver. Maybe just the picture.
Good Luck with your project!
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I am going to buy new interior fiberglass pieces and keep the old front clip in one piece.

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LOL! I thought I went to rvzio's thread by mistake!
Hey Doorgunner ever get up to Chicago?
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Hey Doorgunner ever get up to Chicago?
They won't let me within the city limits! My nephew was there most of last week at a seminar.
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Default She is off to get worked on

Sent off my Vette to get the bird cage worked on the front clip re-installed and if my money holds out a new coat of paint. It happened so fast I was not even able to get a picture. Back to work with me have to save some money for the new paint job.

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Sent off my Vette to get the bird cage worked on the front clip re-installed and if my money holds out a new coat of paint. It happened so fast I was not even able to get a picture. Back to work with me have to save some money for the new paint job.

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Go Jack Go!! At least someone is getting something done.
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