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April 25th, 2011, 06:02 AM

#81

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Originally Posted by 67 Cutlass Freak

I live in Salem, WI. Right on the WI/ IL boarder. Let me know when your coming, I'll stock the fridge.

my brother lives half way to you, so its not that bad a drive!
can you PM me a list of parts ?

July 25th, 2011, 01:28 PM

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photo updates!
finally got paint thrown down... its actually still wet

better images tomorrow..
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July 25th, 2011, 01:32 PM

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RAMBOW

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Nice!

Hows the other one doing? (it was you that bought a blue 67 442 from an auction right? or was that someone else?)

July 25th, 2011, 03:02 PM

#84

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Looking real good man!

I've been away from here for a while (life's twists & turns), you've made some great progress!

July 25th, 2011, 03:05 PM

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looks great

July 26th, 2011, 06:48 AM

#86

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RAMBOW

Nice!

Hows the other one doing? (it was you that bought a blue 67 442 from an auction right? or was that someone else?)

yup that was me!
i'm driving the blue 442 around while the red one gets painted lol

i've done a few local shows and have been cruising around, i love it!

July 26th, 2011, 03:06 PM

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Big thumbs up!!!!

August 11th, 2011, 05:31 AM

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Awesome build and you've given me some great ideas for the 66 I just bought thanks. Keep the post coming!

September 2nd, 2011, 07:51 AM

#89

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thanks for the support!

here's another few photo updates as i get into final assembly

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September 2nd, 2011, 08:05 AM

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I have the VFN 4" cowl hood on my '67. Not a perfect fit even with sanding/adjusting, but the finish and quality were very good for an aftermarket glass piece. Notice I even got it to accept the front chrome, again with some working of the edge. I love the factory louvered hood, but need the clearance for the Victor intake.

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September 3rd, 2011, 06:34 AM

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looks great! great color scheme too! yeah its not the best fitting hood out of the box, but decent.

i need to work the hinge mounts a bit, the hood is higher than the fenders, midway between hinges and bumper.

i will be drilling the front lip to accept the front chrome lip as well, once i get a decent chrome piece to mount on..

September 3rd, 2011, 07:00 AM

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You ever gonna get this thing finished so I can see it at a cruise or something??? Im dieing here!!

September 3rd, 2011, 09:11 AM

#93

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You ever gonna get this thing finished so I can see it at a cruise or something??? Im dieing here!!

http://www.wavsource.com/snds_2011-0...unning_out.wav

September 3rd, 2011, 09:13 AM

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Your link takes me to amazon.com!!!

September 3rd, 2011, 09:24 AM

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Your link takes me to amazon.com!!!

star trek fail.

it was a wav file of James Doohan saying "im working as fast as i can, Captain!"

March 30th, 2012, 05:57 AM

#96

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project moved into a new facility...1500sqft, with a brand new lift coming next week! woo!

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October 17th, 2015, 11:11 AM

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whoooops - totally forgot to update this thread lol

here is the almost finished product. with only interior bits & pieces left.

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October 17th, 2015, 04:42 PM

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Came out great!

October 18th, 2015, 09:51 AM

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very nice

October 20th, 2015, 03:15 PM

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That looks really good. Congrats!!!!!

October 22nd, 2015, 08:38 PM

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thanks but im reaching a pointnow where i dont want the project to be finished :|

October 23rd, 2015, 01:21 PM

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Quote:

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thanks but im reaching a pointnow where i dont want the project to be finished :|

Yeah because that means you either have to start another one or you don't have anything to spend your time with. Once you get this far in a project, its the passion of putting it together and watching it transform that excites you. When that's over you get to enjoy it but that excitement of doing it goes away somehow.
I completely understand. I personally like taking them apart to bare metal and fixing the bad places and forming them back to new, but when it comes to putting them back together and getting ready to run I get somewhat depressed. I like doing the work that no one really sees or understands.

Awesome project though. I like it.