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Vzike
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by Vzike » February 21st, 2017, 10:00 am
It may seem like I've been on vacation, but the fact is, I've been hard at getting this A2 finished up. Lots of small parts needed painting. The suspension had to be reworked. I finally got it off the rotisserie last night and will start putting the power pack in today...
The engine is ready to go. Just have to attach the tranny and test fire it.
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Fil Bonica
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by Fil Bonica » February 21st, 2017, 2:17 pm
Looking Good !
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Vzike
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by Vzike » March 9th, 2017, 9:12 am
I haven't posted much lately, but have been very busy. The truck is fully assembled and we are testing it now. All the lights and systems work well. It needs alignment bad! I'll get some pictures posted.
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by m3a1 » March 9th, 2017, 12:35 pm
TOTALLY happy for you! ...but it feels a bit like we're blind men and someone is trying to describe an elephant to us. Please try to find time to shoot at least one pic for everyone to enjoy!
Cheers,
TJ
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by Fil Bonica » March 9th, 2017, 4:05 pm
Saw it in person several times.from beginnig to end
Vin did make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Congrats Vin.
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by lpcoating » March 9th, 2017, 5:20 pm
Fil Bonica wrote:Saw it in person several times.from beginnig to end
Vin did make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Congrats Vin.
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by Fil Bonica » March 9th, 2017, 5:47 pm
Guy,
Remember I am old!!!!
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Vzike
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by Vzike » March 11th, 2017, 10:09 am
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by Surveyor » March 11th, 2017, 8:24 pm
Lookin good! Not digging that shade of green though. Ever thought of painting it tan?
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Vzike
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by Vzike » March 12th, 2017, 9:37 am
Surveyor wrote:Lookin good! Not digging that shade of green though. Ever thought of painting it tan?
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LOL..... The customer is always right. As it is, every scratch shows the tan beneath.
Drove it a bunch yesterday. Runs great. I have a small fuel leak on one of the connections on top of the tank. Brakes need a little adjustment. I'm brining it to an alignment shop on Tuesday morning. After that, we'll give it a touch up with the paint, and get it ready to bring it to the new owner.
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by Lindsay36551 » March 24th, 2017, 4:20 pm
As always , The Zike touch!
Great job Vin,
What color is that?
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Vzike
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by Vzike » March 25th, 2017, 11:52 am
Lindsay36551 wrote:As always , The Zike touch!
Great job Vin,
What color is that?
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It's the base green for the 383 cammo pattern. We had it painted tan, but the guy who is buying it first wanted to do it in cammo, but ended up green, so we are leaving it at that.
I have it all finished and fully tapped off to do a final coat of paint (tomorrow). Tuesday I hope to stencil and mark it. I should be able to deliver it by the end of the week. That will put the timeline for this resto at 4 months.
I'll post pictures shortly
Next, I'll start on the 1970 Ford A2 that I got from Jason.
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Vzike
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by Vzike » March 27th, 2017, 9:22 am
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by Vzike » March 28th, 2017, 12:45 pm
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by Vzike » March 31st, 2017, 5:19 pm