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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #467347 May 12th 2011 2:53 pm
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Alright!!!!! Its been a while. I need to upload pics of progress. I have made more progress and a LOT of dust. grin Almost done with the passenger side, going to finish welding up seams and holes on the front this weekend.

I really like the no bumper clean look in the front but couldn’t figure out what to do with the license plate. I had several ideas but none are really ideal. Then... what looking at Suicide door hinge kits I found this:



For get the car, but check out that license plate!! How cool is that?





I'll post pics of progress later.


Gotta skate on over to the Fire Extinguisher place before it closes today and pick up two 5# tanks so the local fire inspector can sign off on my garage. Yeah, the officials showed up the other day lol Low and behold the parcel that this garage is on zoned for commercial use so I have to deal with a bunch of anticipated bull shit. Not that a fire extinguisher is a bad idea, I have one… but apparently it’s too small. I’m going into pick up two 5# certified tanks and put one at each end of the garage, $64.74 a pop – Jeeeeeeze…. I guess I’ll put the small one I currently have in my van. After Clovers engine fire on the way down to VanJam I’m a believer. Thank god we put his out quickly, I’m taking no chances.


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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #467351 May 12th 2011 3:06 pm
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I've seen them plates, but never saw on in action. Would be cool if you could mount it where you don't see the edge like on that car.

Fire extinguishers are a good thing for sure.


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Rebel Vanners, N.J. "USA"
Toopa Sinner Tribe, N.C.

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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #467362 May 12th 2011 3:59 pm
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Ok, got the fire extinguishers. Good golly, $140 out the door.


Yeah I didn’t care for it being visible when “hidden”. Ahhhh - Details…..


So, back to the hiding the front door hinges. Kits sell for about $250-400. $400 Seems kinds steep for a some bent metal and a bushing. Doesn’t seem to be much too it, I make take a stab at fabricating my own like this cat did:

http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jou...&page=15&perpage=5&reverse=1
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jou...&page=13&perpage=5&reverse=1

Time is money and all that but it doesn’t seem to matter if I buy a kit or fab my own, it’s going to take some time to get it right.


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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #467491 May 13th 2011 9:00 am
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Ripper says the ones in the kits are junk. Looks easy enough to make. Go for it!


Ken Schwarz
Tricky Truckers, N.J.
Van Clan Plus One, Canada
Manse Vans, Finland
Rebel Vanners, N.J. "USA"
Toopa Sinner Tribe, N.C.

www.showvans.com

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/360991

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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
Superbeast #467499 May 13th 2011 9:35 am
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Hey HomeBrew!!

I'd just go for it!! Make'm up. Do few extra sets
if you have the material and, I'm sure there will be at least a few people wanting them.
Your doing a "F*@#ing SAWEEET" Job on that Early.
Can't wait to see it, again!!!

Later, Man!!! Kev-

"Action Vans"...of Michigan.

Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #468197 May 16th 2011 3:37 pm
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SOB, never fails... I ran out of welding gas on Sunday. lol I was just having a good'ol'time then all of a sudden, wtf, something not right here?!?! Gave up and went fishing - I caught nothing and got rained on.

I ran to the welding shop on my lunch break and I got another tank. Cant wait to go home and weld more holes up.

I removed the metal backing for the head lights. I'm glad I did, had lots of rust in there between the plates, especially around the lower half. The original reason was to get a better look at the front pillars. It gave me room to weld up those hard to reach spots around the bottom of the head lights and floor - front - grill spots. Looks like I poked it's eyes out.

I really hoped to be further along by mid may. Oh well... Might be Slow and Steady...Its sill progress. I'll have to harrass Clover about gettign me pics. He has been taking pics hotos for me after I destroid my phone.




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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #468379 May 17th 2011 9:57 am
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Don't you just hate that? It never fails. Look forward to your pics


Ken Schwarz
Tricky Truckers, N.J.
Van Clan Plus One, Canada
Manse Vans, Finland
Rebel Vanners, N.J. "USA"
Toopa Sinner Tribe, N.C.

www.showvans.com

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/360991

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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #468444 May 17th 2011 2:23 pm
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pics I know! I'll harass clover again tonight.


Wish I had a video of me doing the hot pants shuffle last night. I was sitting in a folding foot stool thing just welding away..... Some hot metal hit my upper thigh, burnt through my pants. Before I really noticed it rolled down the inside of my leg and to the middle of the back of my leg. At that point I stood up and it ran down my leg twards my foot as I did the hot pants shuffle across the garage. Gravity Still works!

It was pretty funny after the fact....not so much at the time.


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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #468446 May 17th 2011 2:44 pm
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BTDT! lol

Had sneakers on one time and a piece of slag burnt through the tongue. They were high tops, and couldn't get it off fast enough. Hurt like a mother!


Ken Schwarz
Tricky Truckers, N.J.
Van Clan Plus One, Canada
Manse Vans, Finland
Rebel Vanners, N.J. "USA"
Toopa Sinner Tribe, N.C.

www.showvans.com

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/360991

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"Coolness ALWAYS trumps comfort"
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