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Can't wait to see the finished product Drew. That car I's going to be bad ass =P~
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Got the shiny fish back home, wow I just stand there , I very impressed, I dont have words to explain how happy we are, this thing is so straight ,it looks like glass :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: STOKED :D
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Wow, stunning.
What a great read this thread is. That car is a credit to you. Well done.
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Great stuff Drew!!

You aiming for on the road in Spring?
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Dave81 wrote:Great stuff Drew!!

You aiming for on the road in Spring?
Yes spring is the goal :hello1:
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octanejunkie wrote:Wow, stunning.
What a great read this thread is. That car is a credit to you. Well done.
Thank you very much, yea it is kind of cool to look back on this thread and realize how far we have come with this car,it has been a very long road.
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drewcrane wrote:
Dave81 wrote:Great stuff Drew!!

You aiming for on the road in Spring?
Yes spring is the goal :hello1:
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May of asked this before.....You going Restomod/road course car like the Chally or keeping this one stock....ish?

Gotta love a Fish!!! 8-)
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Dave81 wrote:
drewcrane wrote:
Dave81 wrote:Great stuff Drew!!

You aiming for on the road in Spring?
Yes spring is the goal :hello1:
:thumbright:

May of asked this before.....You going Restomod/road course car like the Chally or keeping this one stock....ish?

Gotta love a Fish!!! 8-)
Yea as a matter of fact the wife loves the wheels on the chally so much I ordered another set, they should be here by January,17 x 8,s on all 4 ,and certain things will be painted /powdercoated and the suspension mods are already done,pretty much a his and hers look
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Superb job, Drew; you must be really pleased after such a long resto... 8-)
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It was more of a long wait to get the bloody thing started than a long resto. :lol:

Just speaking on behalf of Lisa. ;)
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Dave wrote:It was more of a long wait to get the bloody thing started than a long resto. :lol:

Just speaking on behalf of Lisa. ;)
Yea she had butterflies on her stomach she is very happy(even though we didn't paint it silver).

And yes it was one of those projects that was on and off again and again, now with the car painted I can get some precise robots to do the rest :thumbright:
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Post by Gas for GOSH »

Superb stuff Drew.....feel another Connected feature coming on?! :thumbright:
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Cracking thread and cracking car. Fair play mate
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Thanks guys, my problem now is finding all the proper parts, I have most of them labeled ,but some ended up somewhere :scratch:
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Yeah,then you got to get the parts on the car very carefully,so easy to bump & scratch new paint.
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