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Randzz66
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6ftdwn57
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Awesome! cant wait to see more..keep up the work!
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Randzz66
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got these u joints from a guy at work, they came off the front hatch of the U.S.S. Nautalis when it was decommissioned. Although they looked bada$$, there was too much slop, so i had to go with some flaming river joints

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painted up the cluster after installing some new gauges, installed a black piece of plexiglass with a tach behind it that is visible when lit up

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first incarnation of the interior

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filled the radio panel with the air ride paddle valves and guages

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started forming the metal to make up the floor shift cover

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got the rear bags installed and making some space for the rear shocks

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rolled her out and took this pic sitting next to my dads 64 c10 longbed stepside that i inherited from him

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he sold a 63 big window unibody to buy that c10......I told him he was crazy, he should have kept the uni!
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had a tore up drivers rear tailight section, had a doner 65 that i grabbed the instrument cluster, grill and rear tailight section from. Plans are to shave all the body seams in the bed and cab, along with the hood and side emblems and handles

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little photoshop fun

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started filling the bed with goodies, air tank out of my worktruck, 2 viair compressors, battery and fuses and fuel cell

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my oldest boy was playing with the air ride and i didn't think he could do any damage, boy was i wrong. Who knew slam bags could air up enough to do this to shock absorbers

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dont mind the booger welds, i was still learning how to weld, not pretty but does the job
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very first drive

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Wow, that's a lot of good work. Should hold the ground during any tornado or hurricane.
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went with a little different look in the engine bay

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started the frame for my metal tonneau cover

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