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It's LQQKin' good Dave.

She's is really looking good Dave, I must say that is a pretty Ford if I have ever seen on. I like the wheels, they look cool. Got an interior shot, there was a console if I remember right? Very nice work Dave, I remember what it looked like befor you started.

Dave the truck is sharp and it's not going to take long to exchange it to the green . Then the Ranchrostang will begin right . Watching that and the Chebby ?? will clear the garage for a couple more projects .

Dave,
The truck is looking pretty nice. I'm planning on stopping on my way out to Sturgis sometime during the first week of August.

Dave the truck looks great. It reminds me of some of the friday night racers we had around town when I was a kid! I like the red painted rails on the bed. It gives it that hot rod touch, and the tail light relocation came out well!

Looks great, Dave! Love the tail lights. How bout some interior pics?

Originally Posted by falconvan

Looks great, Dave! Love the tail lights. How bout some interior pics?

Seats and headliner aren't done yet.... My pal Jim just started on them about 6 years ago...don't want to pressure him and get him thinking I put some kind of bums' rush on him!!!! Hopefully next week.

Shooting some paint and clear on the vintage race car body and hood today. No rush though, they won't be ready for them til Wednesday....

(oops, that's tomorrow)

Dave is 6 years along time in this hobby LOL nnaaaa.

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave is 6 years along time in this hobby LOL nnaaaa.

Well, I told him there was no big hurry................

OK, this isn't really a build but I believe it's worthy of car guy talk. I went looking for a cheap ultra compact I can drive to work to save on gas. I found this on Craigslist for $500, has a bad clutch and needs tires but ran great and the A/C blows cold. The guy that had this kept track of all his maintenance and oil changes but I guess never heard of soap. This had the filthiesy, nastiest interior I ever saw. The smell about killed me getting it home. I had to take out all the seats to get to all the soda and candy goo, thank God he wasn't a smoker. Definately needs carpet. But for five bills and a few hundred in repairs, I can live with an extensive cleanup. These little Fords get about 45mpg.

You may have to change the carpet to get the smell out . Might have been better if he smoked that will clean up .

Definately. I'm going to check the local late model boneyard. Surely there's an Aspire with a better interior than this. I need to there to look for a spare wheel, anyway.

good deal for 500! Nice milage! Better than some of the newer hybrids! And a lot cheaper!

I really makes me laugh - some of the mfr's are touting 30mpg as so great. My wife's last car, a Ford ZX2 with the Zetec engine was open road 35-37mpg and around town 28mpg. Not sure if that was an exceptional one, but it was a nice car. Even my '97 T-Bird V8 ran 27-28 mpg open road/19-20 town. Now, I have the real 'economy' vehicle as my DD - a V10, 415 ci, 7400# F350

Originally Posted by IC2

I really makes me laugh - some of the mfr's are touting 30mpg as so great. My wife's last car, a Ford ZX2 with the Zetec engine was open road 35-37mpg and around town 28mpg. Not sure if that was an exceptional one, but it was a nice car. Even my '97 T-Bird V8 ran 27-28 mpg open road/19-20 town. Now, I have the real 'economy' vehicle as my DD - a V10, 415 ci, 7400# F350

I don't get it either, IC2. The reason I looked at this was I had a Festiva several years ago with the exact same drivetrain (1.3 liter, 5-speed) that regularly got 40+ on the highway. That thing was indestructable, sold it still running good with over 300,000 miles. How can the automakers charge $8K extra for a hybrid that barely gets as good a mileage as these or the old Geo Metros? Granted these are REALLY small but for a cheap, reliable commuter that's easy to work on, you can't beat 'em. Leaves more money for the fun cars.