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01-16-2011, 04:20 PM
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Stunning. Everything about it. The interior turned out sweet, too. Looks like you could spend all day in there! Good job!!
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01-16-2011, 04:38 PM
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Location: Morristown, Tn
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
One of the Sweetest Rides around ....you should be proud. you can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and....you better wear shades. love all the little details you added.....Nice work
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01-16-2011, 04:40 PM
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Man....you've just set the bar even higher, your truck's going to be hard to beat!
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01-16-2011, 05:45 PM
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
That's nice! It's hard to believe anything that nice came from Springfield(Joking the wife and I have a lot of family in that area).Hopefully I'll get to see it in person this summer at a car show in MO. I can only wish I ever have one this nice.
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01-16-2011, 07:03 PM
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Wow. Clean, stylish and beautiful all around. Great job!
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01-16-2011, 07:19 PM
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Wow that turned out great!
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01-17-2011, 12:17 AM
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Location: Springfield, MO
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Thank you all for your kind comments. I can't wait until spring!
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01-17-2011, 12:34 AM
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This is a beautiful truck!
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01-17-2011, 03:04 AM
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
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01-17-2011, 12:34 PM
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Location: Springfield, MO
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
We have salt, sand you name it to keep the ice and snow clear. My bigger problem is getting the truck across a very soft yard with it raining or snowing every few days. I don't have a paved driveway to my shop building. Guess I should have made it 4 wheel drive!
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01-17-2011, 01:18 PM
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Location: McDowell, Ky
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
awesome beautiful build...what is your wheel base dimensions from center of the back wheel to the center of the front wheel?
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01-17-2011, 01:22 PM
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Location: Springfield, MO
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
I would have to measure. Fairly close to stock. I did move the rear back about 1 1/2" the front may be forward just a hair from original. It has Mustang 2 IFS.
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01-17-2011, 01:30 PM
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01-17-2011, 07:07 PM
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Location: Ontario Canada
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Wow! It seems like just yesterday you started your build. What a nice job you did. The truck looks great!
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01-17-2011, 08:25 PM
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Location: Thomasville, NC
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
very NICE!!!! love the color,& u should enjoy driving it down the road, so keep on truckin''
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01-18-2011, 09:01 AM
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Location: st cloud, fl
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Very nice! Love the interior.......Don
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01-18-2011, 03:47 PM
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Location: surprise az
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Wow!
 That is awesome.... that color is sweet. Great job.
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01-18-2011, 03:49 PM
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Beautiful.
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01-18-2011, 04:01 PM
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Location: thousand oaks, California
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Love the truck i would be carefull of the splash guards near the running boards and lower cab corner. mine hit my paint on the cab after going over a bump. the cab moves a lot if you using the stock mounts. yours look much closer than mine.... awsome work by the way!
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01-18-2011, 11:33 PM
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Location: Twin Cities, Mn.
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Great looking truck! Did you cut out part of your firewall or cut out the ribs and weld all the wholes up? I hate the thought of welding all the wholes up on mine and then grinding.
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01-19-2011, 12:37 AM
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Location: Springfield, MO
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
I did both. Welding a lot of holes and made some patches. The previous owner had put the horizontal part of the firewall in with 1/8 steel plate. It is super flat, but hard to drill through. I like the way the firewall turned out.
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01-22-2011, 11:25 AM
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Location: Charleston Wv
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
nice truck and a great color choice. did you have somebody build a custom seat or did you use a donor seat with a custom cover?
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01-22-2011, 12:07 PM
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Location: Springfield, MO
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
That seat is out of about an 88 Chevy pickup. The upholstery shop made the cover and I did not like the base of the side of the seat, so he made a nice cover for it that I really like. I don't think you can see that in any of the pictures.
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01-23-2011, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Twin Cities, Mn.
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
Bldg55 Your firewall looks great, it turned out well. It has me rethinking about smoothing my firewall. Did you have to narrow your seat where it meets the doors? I hear that you hve to do that with these 88-98 Chev seats. Does it feel like the seat is to big, like putting you into the steering wheel? I love the way those seats feel. I've used them in others trucks because they are so comfortable to me.
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01-23-2011, 06:57 PM
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Location: Springfield, MO
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Re: 48 Build Pictures
The seat fit perfect without any modification other than not putting the headrests on. The back of the seat has about an 1" or so clearance away from the cab on each side. It feels really good to sit in and centers you in front of steering wheel really nice. The base of the seat makes the height just right. I looked at a couple of other seats and considered buckets, but I am really happy with the one I picked out. Basically, all i had to do on the seat was position it where I wanted and drill 4 holes to mount it. Good luck.
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