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Re: new start
« Reply #15 on: April 16, 2015 - 11:19:04 PM »

Bart

What can I say - nice setup!!! I wish I had a tool setup like yours but then I'd have to knock a wall out and take over my neighbors garage.. :bigsmile:

I see a Cuda in your near future.

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Re: new start
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2015 - 02:35:27 PM »
Love the addition of the louvers on that hood. Always thought about adding some to my challenger rt hood...
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Re: new start
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2015 - 04:04:57 PM »
thanks for the kind words all. Feels good to be back... even with no car  :bigsmile:
The hood in the pics came with the car, but it`s glass and the owner wants to have it Original. He bought a whole front but in bad shape, had it "restored" and now it`s a whole lot worse than it was before  :22yikes:  I used the glass hood to make the flexi patterns and contour gauges and go from there. I`m guessing I have to make repair panels for about 1/3 of the total surface, including both headlight sections and all wired edges ,mainly thanks to Hobby Bob...  ::)
Lots of requests for bike work, but I like working on car panels a whole lot better   :dunno:  I wish I had a bit more of these tools when I did the cuda. 

-Hammer fetish.... I guess so LOL.  Once I started digging in my stash of crate crap ,I found about 60-70  :biggrin:
-Nope.... you sure as he11 don`t want to be me.... I don`t even want to but looks like I`m stuck with that idiot  :roflsmiley:
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Re: new start
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2015 - 10:36:28 AM »
big a$$ chopper tank left the shop today....  all 43" of it....    :screwy:




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Re: new start
« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2015 - 11:25:46 AM »
beautiful, lots of hours there! :2thumbs:
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Re: new start
« Reply #20 on: June 01, 2015 - 11:35:34 AM »

Wow nice metal work, must have taken an age.
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Re: new start
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2015 - 11:42:26 AM »
Very cool, dude. And if you can't be working on a e-body, an e-type is the next best thing  :)


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Re: new start
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2015 - 11:48:31 AM »
Wow Bart!

Awesome fab shop!

I'd be interested in seeing the end result on the Jag hood.
nice tanks BTW- Those aren't easy.

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Re: new start
« Reply #23 on: June 01, 2015 - 12:48:41 PM »
thanks.  E-type metal work starts tomorrow... wish me luck....  :1zhelp:
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Re: new start
« Reply #24 on: June 01, 2015 - 05:04:47 PM »
           All I can say is   :wow:  that tank is awesome.  Good luck on the e-type.   :2thumbs:

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Re: new start
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2015 - 08:48:06 PM »
I somehow missed the fact that you're Cuda-less! What happened, did someone make you an offer you couldn't refuse?
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Re: new start
« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2015 - 11:51:04 PM »
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Re: new start
« Reply #27 on: June 02, 2015 - 12:38:18 AM »

You have some MAD SKILLS for sure.
There is a show on Discovery Channel called "Big Giant Swords" ( http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/big-giant-swords
You could do a show called "Big Giant Hammers" and I'm sure it would be a smash hit!  You never know.

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Re: new start
« Reply #28 on: June 02, 2015 - 07:50:34 AM »
GREAT looking shop!
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Re: new start
« Reply #29 on: June 02, 2015 - 03:07:41 PM »
Hey Bart,  :wave:

That is absolutely an awesome shop! Fantastic setup!  :drool:

Knowing what that tank looked like before you asked Karin and Len to fix all the irregularities and ripples, it came out perfect!!! Tell them great job!  :misbehaving:

If I didn't write that last part Bart, you wouldn't think I cared!  :smilielol:

I am really, REALLY, REALLY impressed!!!  :2thumbs:

Jim