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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 03:24 AM
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Could be very interested in your exhaust depending on price. (I'm a poor school teacher. Have to find deals where I can.)

The Borla cat-back, I mean, and do you know which one it is? Not that beggars can be choosers, and I am not trying to do that!!

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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 03:47 AM
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By the way, wheels and tires would be interesting too, but I know I can't afford those.

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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by traksta15
Small update, buddy looked it over, saw several loose bolts around the oil pan so i'll be tackling that on my next day off, hopefully that fixes the issue.
Hey, Loose pan bolts is a lot cheaper fix then a crank seal
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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 03:25 PM
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Welcome to the club sir, look that you have a diamond in the rough !!! You won't be sorry, believe me...
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Old Aug 5, 2015 | 04:13 PM
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Finally got some time to work on her, here's some small updates:

Installed the oem hood:



I need to adjust the drivers side fender to fix the small gap, it's not too noticeable though.




Installed sound deadening (36 sq ft pack of stinger roadkill), followed the 30% rule but I still have some left over so i'll throw it in later.





I also deadened the doors, but it's hard to get a pic of them. My cd player, amp wiring kit and dash kit should be here later today. Black carpet should be here next week.

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Old Aug 6, 2015 | 01:38 AM
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New headunit:



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Old Aug 7, 2015 | 12:58 AM
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sueded the door panels:

Here's what we started with


finished product:



sitting on the door





still have to cut the holes for the reflector, I might even leave it as is though. I covered the orange sliding lock piece of plastic in my silverado for a cleaner look.
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Old Aug 7, 2015 | 11:53 PM
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got the passenger side done. Waiting on my speaker adapters to arrive so I can install the door panels



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I like the suede! Subscribed.
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by DSTURBD
Could be very interested in your exhaust depending on price. (I'm a poor school teacher. Have to find deals where I can.)

The Borla cat-back, I mean, and do you know which one it is? Not that beggars can be choosers, and I am not trying to do that!!

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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 06:08 PM
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is it just me, or does that hood have a 'bulge' to it?


as has been said above, nice choice of color
What's that ALIEN thing in the background ????
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Sinister-one
What's that ALIEN thing in the background ????
Looks like a Transformer beware of that car it's already changing
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 02:23 PM
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What's that ALIEN thing in the background ????
alligator made from scrap-metal
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 07:59 PM
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The suede on the door panels looks next level good. Very nice.
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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by myredhead1
The suede on the door panels looks next level good. Very nice.
Thanks! Each side took about 20 minutes and I didn't have to take the panels apart.
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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 12:23 PM
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you're doing a great job, wonderful pics. Very much enjoy watching your progress.

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Thanks! Each side took about 20 minutes and I didn't have to take the panels apart.
How did you do that?
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Old Aug 18, 2015 | 02:41 AM
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How did you do that?
cut each side roughly to shape and tucked the edges into the gap between the panels, then folded the bottom part around the door panel bottom and glued it down while making relief cuts as needed.

the grills are satin black spray paint from walmart
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Old Aug 27, 2015 | 12:45 AM
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started painting the calipers last night:

sorry the pic is rotated, but you get the idea.
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