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Where it all began
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1972 Press Release
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March of 1972
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Special Exhaust
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EPA's John Moran radios the tower
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Interior cockpit
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On board fire safety equipment
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EPA Inventory tag on dash
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Nichels-EPA Plate
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After EPA Purchase
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2nd owner resto
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N.C. Pick up
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Initial Inspection
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Airing her out
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Smells like old Mopar all right
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Ray Nichels Special
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Gathering of info
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Original Stickers
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In the air above, talk about a sign!
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Superbird Factoids
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Tons of documentation and a coyote to boot
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Lots of Mopar books too
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Vroom Vroom
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Loading Up
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Loaded for road trip
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Fresh from North Carolina
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After detail
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Cleaned up for Spike TV
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Ready to fly!
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The Bird has landed
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Ready for teardown
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What was here Ray?
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Rear wheel brake dust sampler port for EPA testing
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On board air shocks for adjustable ride height while in motion
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Fuel cell installed by Ray Nichels
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Fuel cell vent tube
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Only driven on Sundays by a little old lady
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One rust free bird!
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Fuel cell
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Extreme Photo Documentation
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Tear Down
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Factory Undercoating
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EPA spec for onboard air suspension system.
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Preserve the numbers.
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Roll bar remnants.
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Interior Removal
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EPA storage area rust.
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Heater Box.
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On board air compressor for inflating air suspension.
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Engine Tear Down
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Custom Crossmember
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Someone was aerosal happy.
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Engine Removal
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Nichels Internals.
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Was this supposed to read nichels?
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EPA Test Tubing
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Rotisserie Mount.
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Interior Gutted
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Banking it, just like Nascar.
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Wow this is going to make a mess!
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Organization is important.
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Scrape / Scrape / Scrape
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Everything Must Go!
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Custom Battery Trays.
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Special sandblaster instructions
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Ready for blaster
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Trip to the sandblaster
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At the blaster
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In house black phosphate plating.
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Back from the blaster.
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Within 24 hours - Epoxy Primer
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Looks like airplane parts.
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Hi-build for the pits.
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Sanded for flatness.
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Sure grip rear end.
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Parts Prep
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Blasted Body
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No more undercoat.
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Let the body work begin.
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No more rust.
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Look mom, no weld marks!
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Even Shrek is pleased with the refinished Brightwork.
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Bucket seat corners for pre-fit.
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Rear equipment shelf recreation
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Putting back battery box brackets
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What floor repair?
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Fitting battery boxes.
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Roll bar pvc mock up.
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Fuel cell removal.
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Trunk floor repair.
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Spot welding to scale.
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Trunk floor blue.
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Mysterious non-factory holes throughout car.
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Holes in tail panel to be determinded.
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Beginning body works to panels.
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Blocking for straightness.
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Final coat.
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Interior close to ready.
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Inside & out?
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Alpine white.
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Nichels mods duplicated.
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Prepping for black trim.
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Roll bar install.
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Black Glossy Black Interior Trim.
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Proper overspray on the gray.
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Fuel cell re-install.
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The "what goes where."
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Console not included.
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Applying sealer.
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Apline white.
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Needs new console chrome.
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2 K-member numbers.
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Engine parts prep.
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Front end refinish detail.
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Correct coloring.
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New hardware.
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More parts.
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Getting dialed in
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Balanced to perfection
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Checking crank clearance
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440 Magnum Assembly
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Piston Installation
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Engine Assy Complete
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Factory like undercoating
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Ready for assy.
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Fuel cell installation
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Dash prep
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Rallye gauge rebuild
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Firewall Assy.
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Heater box install
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K-member Assy.
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Engine paint prep
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Transmission install
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Ready for installation
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Attention to detail
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Rally wheel drums
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Nichels air ride suspension
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Used buckets fit the bill
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Thank God for ebay
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Prepping for powder coater
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Prepping for plater
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Zinc plating
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Gold cadnium plating
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Looking for replacement fire extinguisher
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Found! NOS Goldmine!
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Mopar NOS
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New Upholstery
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