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Old 12-13-2011, 06:50 AM
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Pic of the caps sitting in place. Awesome!!!
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that looks sick well done
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that looks sick well done
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looks slick bud
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Paint plan is the EQUIP bomber plane look. Distressed metal that looks like sheets with the airbrushed POP rivets, airbrushed exhaust pipes coming out of the fenders with airbrushed smoke coming from them and a pin up chick on it. Should be wicked. Example pic. Popcorn up. Hehe!
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Originally Posted by RichW
Paint plan is the EQUIP bomber plane look. Distressed metal that looks like sheets with the airbrushed POP rivets, airbrushed exhaust pipes coming out of the fenders with airbrushed smoke coming from them and a pin up chick on it. Should be wicked. Example pic. Popcorn up. Hehe!
Not EQUIP, WWII. Spell check got me on my phone.
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have you welded those caps on yet? your gonna cage it right?
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Originally Posted by RichW
Had to take a little break from the fab job after slicing my hand open cutting out the carpet. Yep stitches before getting back into it. LOL

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We have a wall of pain in my garage, we tape all the hospital bracelets
from various ER visits on the cabinet, 12 at last count (and 1 eye patch).
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We have a wall of pain in my garage, we tape all the hospital bracelets
from various ER visits on the cabinet, 12 at last count (and 1 eye patch).
LOL. That is so awesome!!!
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Originally Posted by builtnotbought89'
have you welded those caps on yet? your gonna cage it right?
It'll be exo caged.
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Originally Posted by Gionet
looks slick bud
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Capped off.
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Old school style making body panels. Cut it, Beat it, Weld it. Heck yeah.
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Owner of AC Arts (Carl, my Brother-N-Law) in action welding in the capped off panels. He's slick.
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I do the grunt work, cutting out the panels and trying not to end up in the ER for more stitches. LOL.
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