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Whew, Finally read through the whole thread. Thought I would share my explorer swap. 91 4 door Explorer 4x4, 47 ford cab and hood, 41 merc front...
Some sweet stuff this week. Heres a few things ive done not to long ago. havnt posted in a while so here goes nothin.
always exciting to see new paint. looks good
Ive heard its next to impossible to get a car from him unless he is in a very good mood. just keeps them around for future projects and something...
Sweet board, I broke my thumb on a hill on mine. put me out of pinstriping for a couple months. make him wear protection its worth it.
Nice project. I like the bag setup as well. keep us updated. PS next time would mind displaying the images verticle. just makes it easier for...
looks like a bunch of happy rednecks with a day off. Looks like fun.
I second it.
I like the looks of this with a mild chop. but agreed they can look pretty goofy if you go to far.
I do it once in a while just for a quick tack and still get a sunburn. But I always wear a helmet for more than just a tack.
Looks good. I dont have the confidence to stripe in front of a park full of people so good for you.
I like the look. If anything I would just paint it and enjoy.
have you Z'd the frame up front? you could do that to get it to lay out. I dont have any experience in that car specifically but in theory it...
Love the pinstriping on the saw. Very cool. nothing from me this week but the shows great as always.
Well i wasted the last 20 minutes reading every post on this but atleast it turned into a great laugh. I dont mind ol skool rods and this is too...
Awesome pics I keep sayin im gonna go but always end up at three hills instead. Im goin next year and this time I mean it. :)
Amazing show this week. Look forward to it every week. Heres my contributions. Just been playing around on my own stuff. [img] [img] [img]
Sorry if theres already a post about this but didnt see it. I think the diablos car club puts it on. Does anybody know if its just Saturday June 2...
Very cool. looks good.
Hey I went to wyotech as well and then looked for a job for a while. I wasnt extremly picky on pay rate b/c i knew i didnt have any experience...
Thanks for all the help guys. I have all four TIG MIG STICK and TORCH and the mig is a 220 and not a 110. Its good to hear everyones preferences...
Yeah Im definatly gonna get some help and instruction. Atleast then I wont have to worry If i did it right.
OK thanks I might try the TIG then and see how that goes. And yeah everything is lined up and fits great and notched.
Thanks for the comments and I do have a buddy thats been welding structeral for years so I can get him to give me a hand. The welders I have are a...
Im sure there is probably a post somewhere but I didnt find it searching. Anyway Ive got all my frame pieces cut for my notch in the rear and was...
we have a similar one at our shop which was home built...it works good but noisy as hell and shakes everything off the table its mounted on. Only...
i dont think i would want the bed any longer but cool truck.
Glad you had fun gettin your hands dirty...im not as lucky to play hooky and work on my project. but the boss is super nice and lets me keep it at...
from the pic looks like its got some good steel might just need some hammering around. hope it gets a good home.
Yeah the donor cab sounds like a good idea too bad its rusted. Hopefully it isnt too mangled that you can weld on another roof from the pillars....
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