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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #564585 May 24th 2012 3:45 pm
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plasma cutters are pretty nice.
I learned how to use an oxy acetylene torch very well.
If i was doing aluminum and stainless work like I used to do.
There would be one in my shop.

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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #564591 May 24th 2012 4:08 pm
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That is true, with the proper tools its easy to get carried away with the mods.


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #566497 June 04th 2012 9:40 am
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Ok it is now June.
Time to throw down and get serious working on the "Beast", to get ready for the road trip to the Nationals.
Broke my welder in Wednesday.I hope to get that back by the end of the week.
I have plenty of other projects to keep me busy.

Painted the underside of my dog house lid with Dupli Color Truck Bed Coating.

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While I am at it I will also use the same stuff on the cab floor of the "Beast"

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The late model snack tray will be recycled to fit the front of the dog house.

I have two seasons of road crud and over spray to clean out of the engine compartment.

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Along with this stuff I also have a graduation party in Pa to make along with a local birthday party of a good friend the following weekend.....

Let the games begin.........LOL


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #566543 June 04th 2012 2:41 pm
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Love that truck bed liner Wookee, should do a good job of quieting down the road noise. You planning on carpet for the cab? I hate when my welder breaks! If i had one to break....


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
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Yes I will be installing carpet.
Not too sure if it will be done by the Nationals though.

a local street rod shop used spray on bed liner on the floors inside of the doors and on the underside of there customers cars .It made a huge difference sound wise.

I got to see some cars with age on them and the stuff hold up great over time.

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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #567274 June 07th 2012 8:23 pm
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Bedliner will seal the steel so that nothing will reach the surface underneath.

I plan to do this with my early as well, but no carpet up front.


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #570202 June 22nd 2012 12:41 am
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got some more metal work done on the scoop.

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........Wookee


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
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cool. What is your reason for building this? Was the van getting hot?


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
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Just a little hotter than I feel comfortable running this engine during 90 to 100 degree days at 65 to 80 MPH......

Other Rarly owners claim a temp drop of better than ten degrees.After an installation of a scoop.

I have been driving the "Beast", belly pan less for the last couple of weeks.I have seen no real difference in the temps.
This tells me the factory design was not working.

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