Dan's '78 Fury (Dukes) Hazzard County Sheriff patrol car...

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It will be great to see this , keep up the good work Dan 8-)
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Great progress Danny...that paint looks really nice. Lovely clear,
detailed pics for us as well. Really coming together and all that hard work youve done on the interior parts etc will pay off soon....cant wait to see it progressing....great thread!!! Thanks for the update

Cheers Steve :thumbright:
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TW71 wrote:It will be great to see this , keep up the good work Dan 8-)
Thanks mate!! :thumbright:
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Steve wrote:Great progress Danny...that paint looks really nice. Lovely clear,
detailed pics for us as well. Really coming together and all that hard work youve done on the interior parts etc will pay off soon....cant wait to see it progressing....great thread!!! Thanks for the update

Cheers Steve :thumbright:
Thanks mate for the kind words...the paint is 'Ford Fleet White' which is the exact colour used on the cars on the tv show.
Now for all the fun stuff putting it all back together!! :thumbright: :D
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Bolted the rear bumper back on today but still need to sort out the reverse lense section that is missing...not been able find a replacement lense so may have to modify and make my own piece. (10/06/2015)
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Have you tried http://www.taillightking.com/ He's worth a try although he doesn't seem to have any right now.
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Amazing the difference bolting a bit of chrome on makes :thumbright:
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Coming together nicely mate :thumbright: looking forward to seeing it finished.
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Getting there and she is looking good :thumbright:
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latil wrote:Have you tried http://www.taillightking.com/ He's worth a try although he doesn't seem to have any right now.
No i have not,so thanks for that link...like you say he does'nt seem to have any at the mo,but will keep checking regularly!! :thumbright:
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BJ Mac wrote:Amazing the difference bolting a bit of chrome on makes :thumbright:
It sure is...new paint and polished chrome changes the car completely!! 8-)
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ScottyDave wrote:Coming together nicely mate :thumbright: looking forward to seeing it finished.
Thanks mate!! :thumbright:
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cadboy wrote:Getting there and she is looking good :thumbright:
Thanks mate!! :thumbright:
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Wiring for the rear lights has seen better days...looking very untidy. (11/06/2015)
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Removing the old insulation tape revealed this... :shock: :roll:
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Wow looks great

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