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Jan 5, 2007 | 02:37 PM

Grease Monkey

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Almost Done!!!

i have been working on my car for a year an a half without driving it...

it will be back on the road in 2 weeks

i cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!11
im so excited about it, i will be getting it painted tues. and back on fri.

Jan 5, 2007 | 03:42 PM

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WOW, a year and a half is a long time. I bet it will be hard to say out of it.

Jan 5, 2007 | 05:27 PM

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WOW, a year and a half is a long time. I bet it will be hard to say out of it.

only took so long because i had other things going on too... but yea, it'll be my DD again probally

Jan 5, 2007 | 06:07 PM

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Congrats, now be sure to post some pictures when it is all done up and ready to go again.

Jan 5, 2007 | 08:14 PM

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Congrats, now be sure to post some pictures when it is all done up and ready to go again.

i got start, during, and after pic's

Jan 5, 2007 | 08:21 PM

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I didn't know you had not been driving it. Congrats on getting your ride going again. Two weeks is going to be a killer wait.

Jan 5, 2007 | 11:00 PM

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i got start, during, and after pic's

i'll be waiting for the pics

Jan 6, 2007 | 01:41 AM

Grease Monkey

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I didn't know you had not been driving it. Congrats on getting your ride going again. Two weeks is going to be a killer wait.

tell me about it

, i took it around the block a few times between work i was doing... but that was mabey 5 miles total.

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Jan 6, 2007 | 01:41 AM

Grease Monkey

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i'll be waiting for the pics

i'll have a whole thread of them

Jan 6, 2007 | 12:13 PM

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so are you gonna to be going to have it painted blue? I thought I remember reading a few months ago that you wanted it to be blue.

Jan 6, 2007 | 01:00 PM

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Spent the last year just doing the frame and suspension on my '88.EVRYTHING re-done.
Havent drove the car in 3 years (due to building a garage for it) ....Talk about being "antsy'!!!!!!
I wanted my friend to drag me around in it just so i can feel the suspension!!!! lol

Jan 6, 2007 | 09:37 PM

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so are you gonna to be going to have it painted blue? I thought I remember reading a few months ago that you wanted it to be blue.

i was debating on the color... i picked admiral blue and decided to paint it my self...

i primered it and gave up, now a friend is painting it cheap. he is the owner of a local paint shop.