And it begins....

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Powdercoated spring brackets and shackels with the new ss leaf springs
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Freshly powdercoated trans crossmember
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rear end mockup
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finally got a 4-speed OD
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Done with rear suspension setup...for now
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Getting front end ready for donor car disc brakes
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the rear end setup is not how its going to stay....right now is just to make it a roller. I will dissasemble the rear end and put different gears in it and paint the housing. I will replace the shocks with KYB's too, but I wont get that done untill performance.
 
nice build man. ar eyou at wyo tech in laramie? never been there but it sounds really cool. we are at lccc in cheyenne so kinda rivals to u all lol but its cool still
 
Great work. And hopefully that engine bay will have some color, too, not just "black-out".
 
clifftt said:
Great work. And hopefully that engine bay will have some color, too, not just "black-out".
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yea yea, i know....lol it looks pretty bad right now. I just did that as a temporary solution in high school...I will be doing the car the right way now. The whole car, including the engine bay, will be citron yella.
 
thanson_mopar said:
nope no longer at wyotech, I was there for 9 months until I found this school, hot rod institute.
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ok sweet lol. do u like it more? i think im gonna check it out. that is more of the field i wanna get into instead of fixing mini vans and soccer cars lol
 
tyler_s18 said:
ok sweet lol. do u like it more? i think im gonna check it out. that is more of the field i wanna get into instead of fixing mini vans and soccer cars lol
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Yea, I honestly love it and think it was a great choice to come here rather than stay at wyotech. check out the link http://www.hotrodinstitute.com/

If your really interested in getting into the custom car industry you seriously need to look at this school.
 
Awesome ride. I wish my car was coming along like that. Congrats on the young guns thing too.
 
C_stripes said:
Awesome ride. I wish my car was coming along like that. Congrats on the young guns thing too.
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Thanks man, pretty excited, should have some new update pictures in a week or two of the sheet metal work I am starting on. going to make lower quarters, replace a floor pan ect....


its going all the down to the bare metal
 
what a cool school! maybe next year when im done with my current school, my old lady will let me go there.
 
yea, cant complain about working on hot rods/muscle cars all day.


started working on my car again today, started taking paint off the rear quarters to see how bad they are.....so far just looks like poor previous body work.....updated pics are going to be up soon
 
first project was to make a motorcycle gas tank. Got familiar with hammer and dolleys and the english wheel. Also got me familiar with welding sheet metal correctly and metal finishing.
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Started working on the rear quarters...took the paint off just to see how bad it was going to be.... found problems....looks like its going to get at least lower quarters.
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New front wheels finally came in!
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Great build!
I wish I had someone to help me with my car like this!

Alas, car work is just a hobby for me, not a career choice. I only have time to work on my cars in my spare time, teaching myself, which is one of the reasons why the Dart hasn't changed too much from when I bought it.
 
Here im not completely done with the radiator support yet but you should of seen it before...somebody tried to tow this car with a chain or towstrap around the radiator support......idiots. It tore the support in two places that I had to fix and folded this part in half. You can see one of the tears in this picture.
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Sorry this picture is terrible quality...didn't turn out at all. The is behind the lip...in the front of the wheel well...it was rusted out so I made this patch for it and welded it up. finished it and coated it to prevent further rust.
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Here I cut out the old gas cap opening out to weld in a smooth piece.
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Other part of the radiator support that was damaged, welded up the crack and finished it
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Here is the repair I made on the Rad support where that bad crack was...not yet finished in this pic. Welded in a new piece and formed the support back into place.
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alleyoopmgv said:
Motorcycle tank looks good! Nice wheels. Keep up the good work!
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Thanks man, I have about two weeks worth of work into that tank....it was alot of work but I learned alot from it.

BigStrok3 said:
Nice build.
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thanks
sublime green said:
Looking great. Cant wait to see more.
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haha, me neither, hopefully it comes out like I envision
sneke_eyez said:
Great build!
I wish I had someone to help me with my car like this!

Alas, car work is just a hobby for me, not a career choice. I only have time to work on my cars in my spare time, teaching myself, which is one of the reasons why the Dart hasn't changed too much from when I bought it.
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yea I understand, I had to make car work a career for myself....cant see myself doing anything else in life...it is my calling8)
 
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