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Ryoken's 89 Crew Cab Tubebed build... aka Mutt....

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biggest fear in the water around here are the eel's... :eek1:

well, them and angry swans..... :haha:




toys of joy....... :woot:




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yup... i know Issaam had done the wires too, but I hate the goofy 90/straight choice part of em... this way everything's done at the same time the way I like... that's Taylor's economy set, cut to fit...
 
Would it be possible for you to give us details on the cutting/crimping of them? Im interested in a cut to fit set myself.
 
sure.. my biggest issue is hunting down my crimpers.... but i'll try to document it to some extent.. gonna be a hectic day tho, hopefully I don't get dragged into the marina too...
 
I hate them fockers...... They like to live in the outdrives.....

I told you guys the story last yr about having to pull a prop off in the water and there was this big eel wrapped behind it that I grabbed... I still get squeemy thinking about it.... :doah:
 
That's Robert Shaw as Romer Treece in The Deep....capt. quint and a big green eel :eek1:
 
I'm VERY pleased with the tires....

it does kind of throw me for a loop with the suspension tho.. at this point I'm wondering how 4" up front will look....

eventually I'd add a 1"BL and zero rate to that and put the 37's in...
 
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ryoken said:
soooooo... I just stripped down the old K5 hood....





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one of the thing's I dug about the CC was that it had no hood ornament.... just like that clean look... the K5 has the Chevy one.....





I want soooooooooo bad..... it's just soooooo damn pricey and frivolous....



http://deathproofduck.com/black-powder-coated-death-proof-duck-hood-ornament.html
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I don't know, I would rather have a rubber duck myself.
I actually bought the movie Convoy on DVD now that they finally made it on DVD and watched it again after 32 years, it's still a great movie:thumb:
 
If it makes you feel better it says they are back ordered. Its funny because personally, i love the chevy hood ornament! So how long would it say it took you to strip that hood? How did/will you prep the underside?
 
I'm a nut for all things Deathproof.... freakin love that movie... not sure if I ever saw Convoy...
 
y5mgisi said:
If it makes you feel better it says they are back ordered. Its funny because personally, i love the chevy hood ornament! So how long would it say it took you to strip that hood? How did/will you prep the underside?
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I'd do the flat black too... i just picked the powder coat cuz i figured it'd be more durable... didn't see they where backordered... I think it would be badarse on the Mutt.... the rig already get's TON's of attention as is.. :haha:


it only had factory paint... aircraft stripper both sides... maybe 1/2 hr, 45 minutes for that.... DA with 80 on the top, maybe 10 minutes... DA'd what I could on the back, another 10 minutes.... than I'll blast the nooks and crannies, maybe a 1/2 hr, 45 minutes for that when i get to it...
 
the flat black is available...

anything under a c-note, I'd pull the trigger... it's just $175 is a bit extravagant for a hood ornament... :haha:
 
ryoken said:
the flat black is available...

anything under a c-note, I'd pull the trigger... it's just $175 is a bit extravagant for a hood ornament... :haha:
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But its a sick hood ornament! Try finding one on amazon, possibly less expensive. I have found a ton of stuff on there I never thought they'd have!
 
I am trying to remember which member here has one as his avatar, and I belive has it on his truck?
And Paul, if you haven't seen convoy, I will have to make you a copy.:waytogo:
 
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