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Old Jan 24, 2024 | 01:49 PM
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You could change the colour of the wiring conduit to help hide the wires..
https://www.cabletiesandmore.ca/colo...yABEgLK7PD_BwE



 
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Old Jan 24, 2024 | 04:04 PM
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haha...yes thats a cool idea also.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2024 | 08:10 AM
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As two headlightdoor / headlightbezel retainer clips were missing from my radiator grille and I might have had to weld them on, I simply went and bent the tabs downwards, made an extension and riveted them on.








 
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Old Feb 4, 2024 | 06:45 PM
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Finally installed the Hood Hinge Springs.
I have to admit that I was a little worried beforehand that I might have a few teeth less afterwards due to the preload of the spring.
But it worked all fine.




 
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Old Feb 4, 2024 | 06:54 PM
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That scared me....I was worried that you were going to scratch your paint !
 
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Old Feb 5, 2024 | 08:51 AM
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That scared me....I was worried that you were going to scratch your paint !
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Haha... yes i was close to scratch the paint. But no worry it´s an old paintjob, nothing fancy.

 
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Old Feb 13, 2024 | 02:58 AM
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I fabricated the rest of the PVC Panels for the corners, upper and lower...




and then i covered the corner panels with carpet.







 
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 05:44 PM
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Hello,
Today I finished covering the rear interior panels with carpet and fitted them. Then I fitted the seat belts, for which I made bushes on the lathe.
Then, before I put in the new LMC Tepich, I laid fleece on the floor. Does anyone know whether the LMC carpet is cut to fit? or whether it sticks up almost 8 inches on the rear wall of the Cab on purpose?




 
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 06:05 PM
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You have a 55 Chevy in your garage?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2024 | 02:57 AM
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You have a 55 Chevy in your garage?
Yes, you can buy it if you want ;-)
 
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Old Feb 21, 2024 | 01:06 AM
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As I had to repair some rust damage to the lower front Cabcorners some time ago, a little paint work was also necessary here. Old Bondo had to be removed when preparing the paint job.
Unfortunately, this revealed some old damage, the A-pillar had a long kink / dent in the lower area.
As we wanted to apply as little Bondo as possible, I used a dent puller to try and reduce the crease as much as possible.






 
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Old Feb 22, 2024 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ingo
As I had to repair some rust damage to the lower front Cabcorners some time ago, a little paint work was also necessary here. Old Bondo had to be removed when preparing the paint job.
Unfortunately, this revealed some old damage, the A-pillar had a long kink / dent in the lower area.
As we wanted to apply as little Bondo as possible, I used a dent puller to try and reduce the crease as much as possible.



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not a woodpecker but a steelpecker 😎
 
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Old Feb 22, 2024 | 04:51 PM
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Looks like you got a pretty substantial paint primer ml build . lol
 
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Old Feb 24, 2024 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by rico56
not a woodpecker but a steelpecker 😎

almost sounds like this
 
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Old Feb 24, 2024 | 09:28 AM
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Looks like you got a pretty substantial paint primer ml build . lol
i counted 'just' 9 layers
 
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