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Old May 22, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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F1 makeover

Maybe we could make this into a reality TV show. F1 Makeovers! I picked my cab up yesterday. As it turns out, Ilya (aka 51 Panelman) set up a deal for me. A bodyshop owner in San Jose needed some F2 bed parts, so Ilya facilitated a trade of some body work in trade for the F2 parts that I had laying around. The trade was a repairable F2 bed (and other parts) for fixing the bullet holes and cleaning up the roof and hood of my truck. He took a little longer than planned, so he did a little extra....Ilya's friend does good work! Here's the before and after:

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and another "After":



I ever got it home in one piece:




Whoo hoo.....progress!!!
 
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Old May 22, 2011 | 03:00 PM
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That's nice - I need to get some friends like that!!!
What did you do with the cat?
That's a nice looking cab - you don't see that dark green color too often.


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Old May 22, 2011 | 03:09 PM
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Thanks!

That was Gomer the cat. He was the coolest cat ever, but he wandered off one day & didn't return. He was a little slow, so I'm betting that a coyote got him. He used to keep an eye on things from the back window of the truck.
 
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Old May 22, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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I'll take a deal like that any day! Looks fantastic!
 
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Old May 22, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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WOW HE IS SO GOOD HE PAINTED THE CAT WITH INVISIBLE PAINT!!!!!
WOW that was lame.
It looks really good I need some friends like that.
 
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Old May 22, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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So, now the cab looks better than the rest of the truck.

This reminds me that I need to stop by the body shop to see how the progress is on the F2 that the guy is restoring for a customer and also see if he needs any help with putting the truck back.

Dan, I'll call you in the next few days as well.
 
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Old May 22, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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Nice, nice, nice, and did i say nice?
 
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Old May 22, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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That is beautiful! Thanks for posting those pictures.
 
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I love that color, very good choice. It's very close to the original of my 49. Do you mind if I ask what color that is?

 
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Old May 22, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by old_dan
Maybe we could make this into a reality TV show. F1 Makeovers! I picked my cab up yesterday. As it turns out, Ilya (aka 51 Panelman) set up a deal for me. A bodyshop owner in San Jose needed some F2 bed parts, so Ilya facilitated a trade of some body work in trade for the F2 parts that I had laying around. The trade was a repairable F2 bed (and other parts) for fixing the bullet holes and cleaning up the roof and hood of my truck. He took a little longer than planned, so he did a little extra....Ilya's friend does good work! Here's the before and after:

Before:





After:



and another "After":



I ever got it home in one piece:




Whoo hoo.....progress!!!
"Beautilicious" ...looks awesome.
 
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Old May 23, 2011 | 12:02 AM
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I love that color, very good choice. It's very close to the original of my 49. Do you mind if I ask what color that is?

ditto on the color! i like it! nice before and after!
 
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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:13 AM
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Very Cool...
 
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Old May 23, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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The color is "Rock Moss Green".

It is a single stage acryllic urethane paint from tcp global on ebay.

Dan
 
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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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Impressive work, and an excellent color choice!
 
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Looks good Dan!
 
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