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Sept 18, 2021 15:23:55 GMT
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Sept 18, 2021 15:29:24 GMT
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Here is a video showing ten months of work, in ten minutes.
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Nov 21, 2021 10:48:52 GMT
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Can I just say I find your threads to be fantastic, fascinating and very "educational",
The quality of your work is superb but, more than that, I find your "explanation" of the process involved to be really interesting,
There are, without doubt, some exceptional fabricators on here,
Looking forward to seeing future updates on this thread, (& also the future threads hinted at,)
Nigel
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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Nov 21, 2021 14:59:32 GMT
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Thanks! I have said from the beginning with this truck- If it was supposed to be totally perfect, it wouldn't be with me! Also- if I was trying to make it perfect we would have scrapped this one. It was absolute garbage when it arrived so I'm glad it's going to live again. True metal workers probably cringe when they see how some of this stuff is repaired! I'll take structurally sound and worry about the finish at the end. We have a saying that I like to use on occasion- "Beat it to fit and paint it to match". Then there's the other one that makes me laugh- "You can't see it from my house" lol This truck was never meant to be a restoration, they just wanted to keep it on the road.
I have one build that WAS done to near perfection- but I'm saving that thread for the cold winter ahead:
(you guys are gonna love this one)
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Last Edit: Nov 21, 2021 15:00:45 GMT by grenade
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Nov 23, 2021 14:32:13 GMT
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I haven't been active onhere in a while so I'm only catching up on your older threads Grenade, sorry to be pulling an old thread blinking into the light!
You mentioned that "It was time to set ride height and mock up that 1965 body on top of the newly rebuilt 1999-2004 F350 Super Duty Suspension. On a 1979 chassis. That now has a 2018 engine" How will it get taxed? Do ye go by the chassis number to determine the year. And do you have vintage tax bands like we have in Ireland?
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I haven't been active onhere in a while so I'm only catching up on your older threads Grenade, sorry to be pulling an old thread blinking into the light! You mentioned that "It was time to set ride height and mock up that 1965 body on top of the newly rebuilt 1999-2004 F350 Super Duty Suspension. On a 1979 chassis. That now has a 2018 engine" How will it get taxed? Do ye go by the chassis number to determine the year. And do you have vintage tax bands like we have in Ireland? On this one- it's plated and reg'd as the 1965 that it is. All of the other stuff are basically repairs done to keep it on the road. In the states, whatever the title says- as long as it matches the VIN number- it's what it is. It came plated as a 65 F250 and so it shall be a 1965 F250. It has had some upgrades, but the frame and chassis were done decades ago. The body carries the VIN and it is what it is. |
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Nov 24, 2021 10:13:45 GMT
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Wow. Just caught up with this one. I always enjoy following your builds.
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Nov 26, 2021 21:11:07 GMT
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On this one- it's plated and reg'd as the 1965 that it is. All of the other stuff are basically repairs done to keep it on the road. In the states, whatever the title says- as long as it matches the VIN number- it's what it is. It came plated as a 65 F250 and so it shall be a 1965 F250. It has had some upgrades, but the frame and chassis were done decades ago. The body carries the VIN and it is what it is. The same as Ireland then, there are a few 30+yr old land rover chassis rolling around with cabins from more modern land rovers on top. Our classic car tax starts at 30yrs |
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Mar 29, 2022 12:33:01 GMT
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Mar 29, 2022 20:52:12 GMT
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Not a fan of the color on this truck.
But thats of no relevance or consequence
Great to see an update Paul.
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glenanderson
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Mar 29, 2022 21:38:25 GMT
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I have to say that I love the colour.
It wouldn’t be what I picked, but I think it’s awesome.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Mar 29, 2022 21:53:08 GMT
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Love it. It looks great.
I never pick colors as I am a little color blind.
Bought once a big role of grey carpet on the cheap.
Put it down and just finished when my wife got home.
She looked a little shocked.....my grey carpet turned out to be pink...
Luckily it was only a temporarily thing
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Love the colour and the build…
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Mar 30, 2022 11:25:42 GMT
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I always enjoy yopur build threads. The just get it done attitude with a skillset that you are way too modest about.
Looking forward to more.
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Needs a bigger hammer mate.......
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Mar 30, 2022 11:40:08 GMT
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Thanks everybody! I appreciate it  As far as the paint color- Yep, I'm not a fan either but I didn't choose it. It was almost this exact color at the beginning and the truck was always known as Big Red. We talked about changing it to a silver or something more contemporary but I asked my buddy- "Well what are you going to call the truck if it's not red? Big Silver?" haha, he said yeah- it's big red. And that was it. The body guy had to repair a lot of the sheet metal that I welded in. He wanted it to be far better than I did. Not all of it, but wow it took him a lot of time to get this body into the booth. If it doesn't come in a rattle can- it's not for me. |
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Apr 20, 2022 13:11:28 GMT
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Last Edit: Apr 20, 2022 13:13:12 GMT by grenade
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Apr 20, 2022 19:53:33 GMT
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This thread has slipped through without me noticing till now, but I'm glad I finally spotted it. More great work Paul.
And I love the colour...
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brachunky
Scotland
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Club RR Member Number: 72
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All I can imagine is that you are going to be mega proud driving it around! Will be the dogs danglies are we say here  |
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Last Edit: Apr 21, 2022 7:20:14 GMT by brachunky
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