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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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Boy you sure are making that job really hard. You just need to take the whole body off, drop the frame, and get a fiberglass shell (like a funny car) to cover it all up. Inside you'll have easy access to work on the engine and/or transmission, all the while enjoying the wonderful music of the PSD while cruising down the road.

Definitely looking forward to seeing the finished product!
 
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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I see the fan is still on Jim...lol
The tool I borrowed didn't fit
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 04:33 AM
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Holy smokes man making some progress i see Jim.... Ah i got to try asnd make it up there on weekend after thanksgiving and when i get back from vacation. Nice work man!!
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 06:27 AM
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I'm pulling an all nighter tonight so expect big things
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by rat49f6
I'm pulling an all nighter tonight so expect big things

running on coffee or something stronger....beware of the crash
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 09:50 AM
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He's built up a resistance to "Do the Dew"!
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 09:59 AM
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Shawn i plow snow so all nighters are no big deal to me. As long as im moving I'm awake but if I stop im done.

But dew will be involved as its all i drink
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 09:59 AM
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Shawn i plow snow so all nighters are no big deal to me. As long as im moving I'm awake but if I stop im done.

But dew will be involved as its all i drink
 
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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I've been awake since friday @ 7am so ill keep it short
24 straight hours of metal work got the trans where it needa to be on a temporary mount
spent most of that time working on motor mt revisions that were a epic fail.
tomorrow I try again but with a lil a sleep and the lessons of the failed attempt behind me.
I forgot we took 3 hrs off and tour the best junkyard ever. Acres of woods full of cars and trucks from the 60's and 70's. I will be going back to get 2 1970's. International Loadstar dashboards to make one wide enough to fit my truck
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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I forgot we took 3 hrs off and tour the best junkyard ever. Acres of woods full of cars and trucks from the 60's and 70's. I will be going back to get 2 1970's. International Loadstar dashboards to make one wide enough to fit my truck
Where is this magical place? Or is it a secret?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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... But dew will be involved as its all i drink
Maybe some liquor in it would help.

An all nighter sounds rough for wrenching. I wrenched from noon to midnight yesterday and this morning I feel like someone kicked my ***.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Maybe some liquor in it would help.

An all nighter sounds rough for wrenching. I wrenched from noon to midnight yesterday and this morning I feel like someone kicked my ***.
The Jersey Lemonade recipe is in the bottom of my signature!

and it helps being in your twenties to do all nighters!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Where is this magical place? Or is it a secret?
Kucharski S Salvage - Google Maps


just done tell everyone
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Coming along good man keep it up.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 06:23 AM
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thanks adam more pics of the motor mounts tonight
 
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