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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 10:12 PM
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Great looking "grape ape"
Nice mods, you have the mod-bug
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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 11:39 PM
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Yes, yes I do. And it's NEVER ending.......
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 05:43 AM
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Sweet!
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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Very tasteful mods you've done to the car.
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Old Dec 15, 2013 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 1BADAZ50TH
Your car looks great! Hope to see you cruising around in my neck of the woods.
I'm going to try and make it today. If I leave the house around 1230 I should be there about 1. Hope to see you around and Rollie too.
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Old Dec 15, 2013 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mstromquist
I'm going to try and make it today. If I leave the house around 1230 I should be there about 1. Hope to see you around and Rollie too.
Ah - - cool . . just sent you a PM before reading this - - I'll plan to be there about 12:30p with the blue `02 - -

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Old Dec 15, 2013 | 12:42 PM
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Very nice. Great job!
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Old Dec 15, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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Looks fantastic!

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Old Dec 15, 2013 | 04:08 PM
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Thanks Pat. As for the skirts, give me a pm and your best price possible. Painted or unpainted if you do painting. Question for ya, can you get the RK Sport skirts? They seem to be more in my price range. I know the ACI are fiberglass and the RK's are polyurethane. Is that the difference in the price? Do you prefer one over the other?
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Old Dec 15, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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Thanks Pat. I will be in touch soon and let you know.


Made it to Fountain Hills for the cruiz in this afternoon. Good seeing you Rollie and got to meet Steve and his son Brandon. Get that kid a Vette soon. He has the bug for sure. Hope to make it there next week too. See how things go.




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Mark-
great to see you over at the Sunday show at Phil's . . .your car is incredible ! Fun to meet Steve and his son - -his Anniversary sounds mean, man !

And thanks for the beauty shot on 'the blue deuce' . . .suitable for framing !

thanks again-

ROLLIE
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Old Dec 16, 2013 | 08:13 PM
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Thanks Pat. I will be in touch soon and let you know.


Made it to Fountain Hills for the cruiz in this afternoon. Good seeing you Rollie and got to meet Steve and his son Brandon. Get that kid a Vette soon. He has the bug for sure. Hope to make it there next week too. See how things go.



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Old Dec 16, 2013 | 08:25 PM
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Wow! Nice car.
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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 11:13 AM
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Thank you.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Headed up to the Hills again tomorrow morning if anyone else is going. I know there's a few of us ACE peeps going. Should be there around 11 in the am then into Phil's for a bite to eat.
This will be the last time for the year I can make it.....wait, this will be the last time til next fall I will be able to make it. Last time I am bumping this thread too.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 03:32 PM
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I "may" get a chance to see the Grape Ape in person later this year...
Working with an old manager of mine in Chandler that wants to being me out your way ...

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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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Be cool to meet ya Toque. I don't live to far from Chandler. I don't have weekends off but I do have Friday nights off. Let me know if and when you make into town.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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Super clean ride, she looks great,
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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 02:31 PM
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I think you have a very nice car and I like the color, I think your comment on people not liking it is absurd how could you not like it!!
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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 06:03 PM
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I was actually referring to the vertical doors when I said that on the one picture. That kind of "mod" is a love hate thing. Either you like them or you don't and from a lot of posts here in other threads, there is a lot of people that don't like them. They do attract attention at shows and that's what they're for. The color is one that I get tons of comments on. They can't believe it was a factory color because most people have never seen one in person. Thank you for the .
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