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Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave the Jeep looks real fun . I like the pics of it articulated on the hill .

I had more fun in that Jeep....could have an absolute blast.....going 10 MPH.

I did a spring over with buggy spring attatchment on front and rear.....made everyone real nervous that rode with me when going around curves ....felt real floppy... Had lots of trouble with driveshafts though....too much torque with the 35's and the small block Chevrolet conversion.

Dave G

Now that the outside of the box on the '71 is looking good, thought I should do something about the inside. I made a template with some posterboard and copied it onto some .090" aluminum.... Gives the inside of the box a finished look... Still have to do some sanding on the panels, then decide if it's polish or paint for the aluminum... Next thing for the box will be some nice wood and divider strips for the floor....

looking good Dave. Better watch it, you may end up keeping her after all this work!

Sheesh Dave, it's almost ready to hit the road! Nice work!

I like the aluminum touch Dave, nice. Thats going to be a really clean look, anywhere else getting the aluminum sheeting?
How is the red race car coming along? I still want to see a pic of it whens it's done

A man with a plan . Nice touch in the bed closing off the sides like that and with aluminum . But i think polished would be sharpest but it is alot of work .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

A man with a plan . Nice touch in the bed closing off the sides like that and with aluminum . But i think polished would be sharpest but it is alot of work .

Well, it is aluminum.....and the dash is polished aluminum..... Have to see what kind of mood I'm in tomorrow.....

Originally Posted by brickman

I like the aluminum touch Dave, nice. Thats going to be a really clean look, anywhere else getting the aluminum sheeting?
How is the red race car coming along? I still want to see a pic of it whens it's done

I have the body done, last I heard from Lyle and Ronnie they were still waiting for the last of the parts to show up and a bit of delay on the shop that's building the 'glide (yup, a supermod with a glide in the 70's) to get it done.... Anxious to see it all together myself!!!!!!

Drive yourself even nuttier than you already are.........................engine turn 'em!

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Drive yourself even nuttier than you already are.........................engine turn 'em!

That was a thought, too......but I have other things to get done this month, too!!!!!!

This looks great, Dave! Drive it around town for a few weeks and let it get some public exposure before you sell; you should have no trouble. Very unique build! Right now I'm finishing a few things on my 95 Aspire, and I bought a 94 Sundance for my oldest daughter because her car got flattened in her driveway when a storm blew a tree over. I got this cheap but it needs some odds and ends before it's road ready. Then I STILL have to get to my son's 94 Firebird (anyone ever changed a heater core in one of these? The Haynes manual doesn't cover it.) Then MAYBE, POSSIBLY, I can work on my Plymouth again. It never fails; when you have time to work on them you dont have money. Then you get a little cash to put towards it and all your free time evaporates. Frustrating..........

I know exactly what you mean, Falcon!!! Keep trying to work on my own stuff, and I never really seem to find enough time to get things finished up....

My brake fittings for the front lines came in yesterday, switched from the nasty rubber ones to some braides stainless -4 lines... Need to pick up a master cylinder, couple fittings for the intake manifold and go for a drive around town then get it sold and on to other projects.... Like to also get the 'maro done and sold and get Tom's coupe put together before the bad weather gets here.... Then just a few other things to do before it gets cold like finish painting the house and garage, change out a couple more windows, and the usual fall work... Oh yeah, gonna be gone a couple weeks for my nephews wedding and a bit of snooping around in the Austin, Tx. area.... Other then that, not much going on here!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, breaks over, everybody back to work!!!!! We're wastin' daylight!!!!!!

Whaddaya mean? The sun ain't even up yet here in Vegas..........

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Whaddaya mean? The sun ain't even up yet here in Vegas..........

Ok, but then you have a couple hours of work left now, the rest of us can quit.... Now I suppose you're gonna say you gotta quit early to make up for getting started so late!!!!!!!!!