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  • jp
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    January 5, 2019 at 12:50 am
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    #28764

    Happy New Year!  I’ve had it for a bit, but I don’t think I started a post on her.  Here she is!  Why am I posting today???  She’s a roller!!!  (Pics on wheels soon, promise!).

    Old pics;

    barny1barny2barny3

    curbo
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    January 5, 2019 at 3:26 am
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    #28766

    Awesome JP

    looking forward to seeing the photos

    Pat K
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    January 5, 2019 at 5:47 am
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    #28768

    Barndoor…..mmmmmmm

    Is that an Alberta mural?  Sweeet!!!!

    We will build it if it comes.

    jp
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    January 5, 2019 at 9:49 am
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    #28776

    Midland Auto Parts, the other side of the mural/logo is better and you can read the city names.  This side is more faded 🙂  It’s too bad they cut it up like that, but it’s kind of amazing the shape it is in.  This is basically how it was found, not cleaned or touched yet, but I will leave it mostly as is except for the obvious metal work.

    Does anyone have front glass (even if it’s beat up/scratched)?  There’s a guy Stacyz who will make new logo’d glass if I send him a template.

    Juan 59 DDWT
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    January 5, 2019 at 3:17 pm
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    #28777

    Amazing Gem JP, congratulations 👍🤤

    jp
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    January 17, 2019 at 12:03 am
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    #29237

    Pushed out the Porsche and she can roll on her own!  But this is just temporary, have to take it apart for final welding.

    15″ Bug wheels and no wheel arch make it look ODD!!  Anyways, anyone have BD Torsion bars or a front windshield/template?

    bd4

    Franz
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    January 17, 2019 at 10:08 am
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    #29266

    I can send you a window template…but they are pretty easy to make. 1/8″ smaller than the opening is all you need to do.

    If your’re going to keep it strait axle, I would recommend using cut-down 55+ bus torsion bars as they are smaller diameter/softer. Use a chop saw to cut 5/8″ off each end of the splines to make them short enough to fit correctly.

    jp
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    January 17, 2019 at 10:35 am
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    #29271

    I’ll try to make a template or I might take you up on it Franz!  And I totally forgot about cutting down later torsion bars, I know I read it from a post of yours but I went down the ‘bug/splined/Hiem joint’ road to no avail.  I think cutting up torsion bar is the way to go, thanks!

     

    Franz
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    January 17, 2019 at 10:39 am
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    #29272

    Rides is way better that way.

    BD torsion bars are huge to deal with the rotational force of the reduction box mounted at the axle.

    jp
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    January 17, 2019 at 1:26 pm
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    #29277

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    jp
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    January 18, 2019 at 12:16 am
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    #29296

    Too impatient, and too quick to prime it, but she’s much better looking with her skirt!

    bdthurs

    WAY2COOL
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    January 18, 2019 at 1:07 am
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    #29297

    Oh Yeah !!!

    KIM
    Test Pilot @ Submarine Airways

    Rustabus
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    January 18, 2019 at 6:52 am
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    #29304

    You Got This!!! Time to decide on rims!!!! 😉 😉 🙂

    jp
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    January 18, 2019 at 9:44 am
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    #29316

    Thanks!  This forum keeps me GOING!!  What do you think about Supersports?  I don’t see them on anything.  ss

    alykat
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    January 18, 2019 at 12:48 pm
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    #29321

    I think the ones with the darked out centers look pretty good.

     

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