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Old Feb 18, 2020 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Dazaa Rafae Aman
Looks amazing. On the flares did you glass them in then use filler to smooth the surface?
Yes I used 3m panel bond to mount the flares then I used fiberglass resin and mat then some tiger hair witch is basically fiberglass filler and now I am using body filler to smooth out the glass then I will start priming with polyester primer and blocking with 180 then a final prime with 2k primer and block with 320 and t go over it all with a DA and a foam pad with 600
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Looks great! I just noticed you’re using a C3 diff still... does DSE supply the new CV stub axles? Are they still c-clipped in? Or floating?
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Old Feb 21, 2020 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by vette427-sbc
Looks great! I just noticed you’re using a C3 diff still... does DSE supply the new CV stub axles? Are they still c-clipped in? Or floating?
I believe they have c clips I had gear fx rebuild the rear and change to 370 gears.
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Wow! Body work looking excellent!!
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Looks great in primer, nice progress.
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Very nice
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The body lines and modifications look very good and subtle. Not a crazy over custom that I’ve seen. Great work!
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Great work. Thanks for sharing. Did that stock power steering pulley work. I had to go to a much smaller Dingo. Since you have power steering, you might consider Hydroboost for brake assistance, one of my top ten mods. Will this be a driver, or racer, or show car?

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Great work. Thanks for sharing. Did that stock power steering pulley work. I had to go to a much smaller Dingo. Since you have power steering, you might consider Hydroboost for brake assistance, one of my top ten mods. Will this be a driver, or racer, or show car?

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had to go with a turn one pulley that was a bit smaller and seems to clear everything fine and I plan on doing autocross and a little road racing with the car
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Love this project! You are doing it exactly the way I’d like to build one!
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Wow, looks great.
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Looking great for sure .

I know your feeling great now , that's a huge milestone in a build , especially with so much body work .

orange will look great on those big flares when you get some wheels under it
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Beautiful color.
Who makes it and do you have the code?
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Beautiful color.
Who makes it and do you have the code?
the color is 418c it’s a factory GM color called Sebring orange but it is a tri coat I used Axalta(formally Dupont) paint that is what I use at my business and is hard to beat the quality
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Looking great, love the wide fenders
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Does the orange have metallic in it? I’m lookin at it on an iPhone.
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