total darkside '55 in progress (still)
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From: Yountville Ca
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Hey 6'4"
Really like that dash treatment with the hand formed "visor" so
to speak piece. I like that kinda treatment. Things look clean
and simply and well designed.
I like your frame. Did you make that? Maybe you said somewhere,
and I missed it.
Its looking good.
Tomget
Really like that dash treatment with the hand formed "visor" so
to speak piece. I like that kinda treatment. Things look clean
and simply and well designed.
I like your frame. Did you make that? Maybe you said somewhere,
and I missed it.
Its looking good.
Tomget
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From: Kent, WA
Tomget-
I boxed and rebuilt the original frame... it was easy - it only took 4 1/2 years
Funny how other projects get in the way...
Keith56-
I'm painting the truck with House of Kolor Tangelo Pearl... since it's a candy flames painted underneath will show through, so i'm experimenting with base colors for an interesting ghost flame.
I boxed and rebuilt the original frame... it was easy - it only took 4 1/2 years
Funny how other projects get in the way...Keith56-
I'm painting the truck with House of Kolor Tangelo Pearl... since it's a candy flames painted underneath will show through, so i'm experimenting with base colors for an interesting ghost flame.
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From: Yountville Ca
4.5ys to build frame
hey Jon
I'm right there with ya--I bought my latest(58F100 Prostreet) creation in 1996 and got it on the road a couple weeks back.!!
There would be months when I either "hated" it, because it was taking forever or I just had too many other responsibilities.
But eventually i did get it running. And I'm glad I stuck with it.
Tomget
I'm right there with ya--I bought my latest(58F100 Prostreet) creation in 1996 and got it on the road a couple weeks back.!!
There would be months when I either "hated" it, because it was taking forever or I just had too many other responsibilities.
But eventually i did get it running. And I'm glad I stuck with it.
Tomget
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Tomget-
I considered getting rid of mine a time or two... takes forever and I get frustrated with the one-car garage! I spent most of last Sunday pulling the cab back off of the frame to finish up the firewall and floor. Not easy when there is no room to maneuver. Took some bottlejack and jackstand hijinks
Now that I feel there is good progress, and that I have several boxes of parts waiting to go into it, I wouldn't even think about selling
I considered getting rid of mine a time or two... takes forever and I get frustrated with the one-car garage! I spent most of last Sunday pulling the cab back off of the frame to finish up the firewall and floor. Not easy when there is no room to maneuver. Took some bottlejack and jackstand hijinks
Now that I feel there is good progress, and that I have several boxes of parts waiting to go into it, I wouldn't even think about selling
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From: Rancho Cucamonga ca.
"I'm painting the truck with House of Kolor Tangelo Pearl... "
ok so i'm thinkin what color is that? I google it and get this....
sweet... very sweet
I hope you dont mind but I like it so much I might use it too.
ok so i'm thinkin what color is that? I google it and get this....
sweet... very sweet
I hope you dont mind but I like it so much I might use it too.
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From: AZ
It is also the same color of his engine/Tranny...
I keep your blog as one of my favorite places jon, just to keep up with the build. http://jon6foot4.spaces.live.com/default.aspx
Looking good
I keep your blog as one of my favorite places jon, just to keep up with the build. http://jon6foot4.spaces.live.com/default.aspx
Looking good
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From: Pflugerville, tx
back to the drawing board.. gotta find another unique color for the next truck..
Sam
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From: Brentwood, TN
My truck will be painted HOK Sunset Pearl (PBC-31) which is one shade lighter than Tangelo (PBC-32). This seems to be the year for orange! Engine and tranny is black though...don't want to have too much of a good thing.
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sdetweil-
your truck almost persuaded me to go green...
gorgeous, and i haven't seen another one that color.
Tomorrow i get to sit and fill in 38 holes in the firewall and start removing the old paint from the underside of the cab... someone thought it was a good idea to paint over dirt... like chunks of dirt, like they drove it through a mud puddle...
your truck almost persuaded me to go green...
gorgeous, and i haven't seen another one that color.
Tomorrow i get to sit and fill in 38 holes in the firewall and start removing the old paint from the underside of the cab... someone thought it was a good idea to paint over dirt... like chunks of dirt, like they drove it through a mud puddle...