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06-18-2013, 07:24 PM
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That's why you rig up a pulley system in a tree or garage. Back under it. Move the top back far enough, hook it up and out of the way it goes.
06-19-2013, 06:54 AM
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Gotcha. Great build so far by the way...have you decided on a paint color?
07-13-2013, 05:17 PM
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She is BIG !
Got the undercarriage cleaned up and coated then set the tub on the chassis.
Right now it is 7'3" tall on the rollers, too tall to fit out the garage as it is. I will be curious to see if the suspension settles any.
07-14-2013, 02:17 AM
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It's looking pretty good so far
Nice work!
08-03-2013, 06:54 PM
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After finding the new Bronco had a 400 I decided to reroute and use that engine. It is a pretty fresh engine, no leak down and compression tests between 150-160#.
So I had some parts powder coated to make pretty, I have always liked the look of powder coat chrome, actually like it better than actual chrome.
Really happy with the results, they took a while to get the job done, but they did give me a discounted rate.
08-03-2013, 09:02 PM
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Looks good man. Personally I still like my off green intake but thats just me
. It does look good though.
08-11-2013, 03:23 PM
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Got the motor buttoned up, looks pretty damn nice!
08-11-2013, 03:31 PM
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Hey that's a pretty motor. The "colors" complement each other very well. Is it all chrome plated or just a nickle plating? It almost looks like both.
08-11-2013, 03:39 PM
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thats gotta be powedercoat!
08-11-2013, 04:28 PM
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thats gotta be powedercoat!
Correct, chrome powder coat, I will be doing the bumpers and grill shell with the same color.
08-11-2013, 04:31 PM
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Chrome powdercoat? I didn't know that was possible.
08-11-2013, 05:32 PM
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08-11-2013, 05:52 PM
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Yeah that's pretty cool. But I would think it was really expensive to get a chrome powder right?
08-11-2013, 06:40 PM
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Not too bad, $328 for everything to blasted and coated.
08-11-2013, 06:51 PM
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Are the black sections powder coated too? That's pretty expensive. I want to paint my valve covers black to contrast the green intake I have but I have a terrible procrastination disease. It's almost fatal even