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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
Vacuumed the sand out of the van, and played with the Ford a bit, still can't figure out why it keeps stalling.
The problem is circled my friend

Started painting the sunfire, no pics till its done, sorry folks
Old Mar 22, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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i plastidipped my wood grain trim on my car. did the back window switches too but didnt wanna spam with pics.

i think it came out ok. sorry about the wonky pic, my camera only allows a 3 picture panoramic pic and its not designed to be used in close quarters lol.

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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 05:55 PM
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looks cool, got me thinkin i might want to do the chrome in my car.
Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by eltatertoto
i plastidipped my wood grain trim on my car. did the back window switches too but didnt wanna spam with pics.

i think it came out ok. sorry about the wonky pic, my camera only allows a 3 picture panoramic pic and its not designed to be used in close quarters lol.



That actually looks good. IMO
Old Mar 22, 2012 | 11:26 PM
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going to get plates for the 72 gmc and ins. friday morning and some fresh gas . hasnt been driven in 4 years but started and run 2 times a year . Its going to the lake Friday pulling the boat . She is a old diehard ( one of my babys)
Old Mar 23, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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thats my 78. starts every time. best truck ever.
Old Mar 23, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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got laurens car tinted today. both our cars are runnin 20% now. the ruined paint on the hood still makes the car look crappy though. might just be the circled H on the front too. lol.

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your dashboard is warped
Old Mar 27, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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I got most of my interior lighting back in order today to my satisfaction. I now have my under seat lights hooked so they only come on when the key is "on" or in "acc." I don't always remember to unplug them when I have them on, so this was somewhat needed, before I ran my battery down lol.

Here'* a short video of me cycling through the key positions:

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWlyDgYWIk[/YT]


I also took out my blue leds I had in my footwells as one died on me, and put in some led strips along the bottom of my dash. They're much brighter, and look much better than the bulbs. I'm really pleased with them.

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With flash:

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Without:

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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 11:02 PM
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Worked on the turbo today. Finished the engine and transmission. It'* read to drop in. Just got a few odds and ends to finish up on the car and it should drop in early next week.



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