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November 23, 2011, 07:30:11 PM

Offline vintagevolks55

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here are afew pics of my progress just got new brakes put on all around and and just mounted my front tires and waiting on my beam and extended spring plates to get done hopefully will have it running this weekend










 

November 23, 2011, 08:51:38 PM
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Offline Kev

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Those wheels are totally Bin....
Who knew that a cheap little car designed for the masses at the whim of an evil dictator could be so very cool more than 6 decades later?

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November 23, 2011, 09:25:39 PM
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Very nice ride.  Love the look mang..  :2up:
 

November 23, 2011, 09:30:39 PM
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thanks guys, just need to pick up my beam and slap it in, trying to get the windshield in but the chrome is kickin my butt
 

November 23, 2011, 09:32:07 PM
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Did you happen to order a beam yet or have one in mind? One of the forum crawlers here custom makes them  :2up:
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November 23, 2011, 10:00:08 PM
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thanks guys, just need to pick up my beam and slap it in, trying to get the windshield in but the chrome is kickin my butt


The chrome has to go one with dish soap before you install the glass into the car. Just incase you didn't know.  But it is a beeotch to do. 

Thanks for the beam plug JB. :2up:
 

November 24, 2011, 06:07:26 AM
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thanks but i got  a 4 inch comin in from a buddy that builds them complete for 200 not to bad
 

November 24, 2011, 09:12:01 AM
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Cool.

I like the steering wheel thats in it.

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The worst performance mod is whatever you're limited to because you convinced yourself (or others) that anything bigger or faster was too extreme for a street car.

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November 24, 2011, 09:20:27 AM
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Cool.

I like the steering wheel thats in it.

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empi carriage wheel found it at a swap meet in yakima
 

December 07, 2011, 09:08:32 PM
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just got her running, slapping the 4 inch narrowed in it, will have pics this weekend of it but heres a few for now

 

December 08, 2011, 10:03:07 AM
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It looks like a good cadidate for some serious scrubbin' when it is running....
The worst performance mod is whatever you're limited to because you convinced yourself (or others) that anything bigger or faster was too extreme for a street car.

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December 08, 2011, 11:25:07 AM
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yeah a lil dirrty haha hopefully will have a pic of it on the ground today for ya guys
 

December 08, 2011, 01:22:31 PM
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I don't think "serious scrubbing" and "Patina" go well together. Maybe a good sponge bath to keep it looking nice and finely aged rather then rushed  :2up:
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December 08, 2011, 03:28:33 PM
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OHHHHHhhhh the scrubbing will not remove but the "natural" patina.

The rest of it will simply be highlighted by the newly shiny paint that comes to the surface.

Even my car will shine well when I cared to wax it.  Heck Markie didn't even know it was all metalflaked until he saw it at the spring fling we had those years ago.

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December 09, 2011, 04:46:05 PM
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got the front end altogether now to do the rear, some new pics


 

 


 
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