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Oct 28, 2011 | 09:07 AM

Poison Oil Racing

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Freshly Painted

I have been working on some modifications to the truck these past few months and that included a fresh paint job. Still have a few electrical things to figure out, but here she is:

Oct 28, 2011 | 09:34 AM

i-w

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thats it just one teaser pic. how about the engine shot or pic from the side with a great
background view. im just kidding. Great looking truck.

Oct 28, 2011 | 09:59 AM

kwe45919

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Nice so far...but I agree, need more pics.

Oct 28, 2011 | 10:05 AM

Oldrusty77

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Nice btw is that bed off a bump or am i seeing things?

Oct 28, 2011 | 10:17 AM

HIO Silver

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Originally Posted by Oldrusty77

Nice btw is that bed off a bump or am i seeing things?

Look like the bed is from a bullnose F-Series (80-96).

Nice. I like the painted grill inserts... silver leading edges with dark returns. It's got pop.

Oct 28, 2011 | 10:21 AM

blackmonte

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Nice Rig!!

Oct 28, 2011 | 10:35 AM

Poison Oil Racing

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the bed is off a '58.

More pics to come but you can see some of my 'old' stuff here: The Street Slammer Project

It has engine pics and a mostly complete build documentation.

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Oct 28, 2011 | 11:42 AM

AK FORD GUY

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Looks good and that's a bed off of a "Fridge". I almost bought a '58 a few weeks ago. Keep us posted on the progress.

Oct 28, 2011 | 12:24 PM

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Looks good! Are you going to paint your bumpers body-color? I can't tell if they're primed or painted.

The bumper matches the stripe on the hood:

Oct 28, 2011 | 12:37 PM

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Interesting! I like the colors .... "Blue & Gray".

Oct 28, 2011 | 01:51 PM

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Nice work!

Oct 28, 2011 | 02:04 PM

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Poison Oil Racing

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Thanks. It is actually Purple but the garage lights turned it blue in the photo. The left side of the hood in the picture is a little closer to the color.