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PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:03 am
I'm not doing anything exciting :rolleyes: My son gave me his car hauler so we got that all set up and I hauled the TR3 up to the other place so that's one down :goodjob: Other than that it's drywall/paint and hedge trimming at this place and staining/putting up T&G pine soffits at the other. Getting tired of this, hope to be ready to sell in a few weeks.

Not surprised you didn't do much when you finally got some time off Dennis, need some down time with some cold ones :goodjob:
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 5:05 pm
Dennis, glad you finally got some time off. did the place close when you were not there? hope you start getting time off on a regular basis.

Rob, I think you are ready to move, is the house up for sale yet?

here is a brief catch up on the 38.
found a crack in the factory roof seam. decided to refine and correct all the hood gaps so more body work and blocking after it comes apart for the "last" time :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: anyway hope so.

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of course the bumper brackets needed to be modified and after several hours of cutting and fitting we found out spring steel cant be welded. we tried tig mig and brazing :flatten: :flatten: :flatten: :flatten: had to get some peace water jetted. :splat: then we bent them to match :knockout: :knockout:

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Duct tape on bumper :wink:

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it needs to be lowered with big and littles. .

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:55 am
Looks great Doug! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

When do you think you'll be splashing paint? I guess the color is top secret eh :wink:
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 2:18 pm
Wow! Really coming together nicely Doug! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I had same problem with the 41s Bumper except I could get new ones easily
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:09 pm
finally got the bumpers worked out, finally :knockout: :knockout: anyway took everything back apart and am now installing Vintage Air. expecting challenges yet un realized :flatten: :flatten: :flatten: :flatten: :flatten: :flatten: :flatten: but I will meet those and conquer! :rotfl: :rotfl:

The color is the same as I have had in mind for years, a sage-olive green, hard to describe. of course I have changed that at least twenty times before returning :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: but paint is ordered :shocked: :rockon:
it needs to be lowered with big and littles. .



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 11:26 am
Paint is ordered?

WOW making Progress wont be long now

You guys are gonna be done with both of yours before I get the Plymouth or that Bird done.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 12:01 pm
Doright wrote:Paint is ordered?

WOW making Progress wont be long now

You guys are gonna be done with both of yours before I get the Plymouth or that Bird done.


I can only hope :flatten: :flatten: I don't think 38 Chevrolets with LS motors were made to have air conditioning :realmad: it is fighting me all the way :splat:
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 11:11 am
Not much room under that dash is there?
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Doright wrote:Not much room under that dash is there?


or HERE :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :splat:

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:03 pm
What do you mean theirs Lots a room in there lmfao :rotfl: at least your doing all electric that's a big plus r u gonna do a pusher fan behind the grill too? I think I would at least as big as I could get on bottom side of front couldn't hurt having one pushing and another pulling cant have enough cooling on those Hot summer Days.

I got a three day weekend off and Im done catching up on some much needed sleep so Im headed to my shop and what will I be doing ? drum roll......... Building a engine for Calvins Girl friends Mustang. Seams Calvin is really good at tearing stuff apart and leaving my tools every where and making a big mess of my shop and is UNABLE to reassemble an over head cam Dual timing chain engine. its been sitting there now for months poor girl needs her car. and I want my shop back.

24 years old and Im still cleaning up his messes when does this crap end? :realmad:
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