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In for inspection
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First Impressions can be deceiving
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Smells like something died in here
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One seriously tired 402
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Wear holes in the frame
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Old undercarriage
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Safety inspection reveals serious frame corrosion
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Previous unsafe repairs
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Don't try this at home
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Repl Trunk pan not attached
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WOW!-Nuff said!
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No problem getting to this frame mount
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A dash in need of some cash
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Improperly SSpaced
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This bumper must have been bumped
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Bondo mismatch
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Looks like the trunk took a dunk
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Firewall air conditioning
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Nothing left to tap
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Engine has seen better days
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Engine tear down
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Console carpentry
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Body coming off frame
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Lift off!
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1st look at the damage
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Accident waiting to happen
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Firewall decay
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Bracing for complete floor removal
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Not much left
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Begin to cut away the rust
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Floor removal
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Front to rear floor replacement
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Preperation of floor for installation
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Ready to install floor section
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Clamping and welding of replacement floor
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Fitting of replacement wheel wells
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Salvaging portions of firewall kick panel
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Firewall reconstruction
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Reworked firewall to floor mount
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Ordering of replacement parts
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Lots of Edelbrock Aluminum on this 454!
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Engine refinish
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Enter the Tremec 5 Speed transmission
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Pre-fit of engine
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Roller Rockers help to make the 500+ horsepower
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Beauty in the beast
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Engine dressings
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Begin floor transmission tunnel cut out
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Initial cuts
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Fit and welding of shifter hump
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With replacement frame in its place, its time for body work
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Rear qtr panel bondow runs deep
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Fully stripping of all the old paint
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New Quarters needed
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Qtr panel removal
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Replacement qtr panel installation
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Etch priming hood
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Laser straight body lines
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Making sure the body lines match
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What it takes to make aftermarket panels fit
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Seam sealer applied
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Floor pan installation complete
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Sprayable sound deadener
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Ready for trunk splatter
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Custom frame awaits
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Mounting body to custom chassis
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Contact!!!!
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Getting proper backspacing for rims
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Loose body parts prep
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Ready for block sanding
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Final wet sanding
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Correct factory satin black
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Mirror wells
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Lots of masking to protect finished work
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Hi Gloss pre-spray
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Ready for final assembly
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End to end coverage
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Fathom Blue basecoat
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Masking for SS stripes
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White stripes basecoat application
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Ready for clearcoat
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Laying down several coats Dupont Chroma Premier Clear
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Smooth finish
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Best part of the day
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There's nothing like fresh clear coat
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Wet sanded to perfection
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Ready for buffing
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Extreme buffing throughout
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Finished product
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Speechless
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Can you say straight stripes 3 times fast?
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Fit and finish
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Trunk Splatter application
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Ready for the car shows.
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Trunk details
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Clean edge stripes
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Proper plating of parts
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Underhood details
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Interior parts refinishing
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Convertible top prep
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Stainless before
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Stainless after
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Rear bumper assy
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Precision dash instrumentation
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Beginning Interior assembly
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Bucket disassembly
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Rear convertible arm rests need some help
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Upholstery refinish
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Power window upgrade
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Think I need bigger seats guys!
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Heater box assembly
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Heater box installation
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Gutting the stock radio
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Placing LED oil pressure gauge behind radio face
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Hidden oil pressure gauge complete
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Electronically equipped!
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Hidden-remote audio
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Ready for speed
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Hidden Laser detection
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Here come the Boyyd's -18's & 20's
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Coming together
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Prefit conv top
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Serpentine belt system
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Custom fit Kool Flex hoses
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Mocking up custom steering column shaft
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Custom fab Z-bar bracket
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Custom hand bent brake lines
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Stainless overflow
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Dual electric fans
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Optima battery- or is it?
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DEMON 750 Carb!
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Hiding every wire
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Finished wiper motor cover in place
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One glossy wiper motor cover
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Test fit wiper motor cover
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Finish sanding
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Sculpting
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Beginning of custom wiper motor cover
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Custom bent lines
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Crisp floors
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Boxed & tubed chassis
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OUCH!
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Not to be used for a skid plate!
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Wilwood rear disc brake stopping power
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Coil over suspension
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Too much to list
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Amazing Grace
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Plating of every kind
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Technical Incredible
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4 Link set up
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Big Meats
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Flowmasters with H pipe
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Two and a half inch custom bent exhaust
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Fill frequently
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Nice rear end
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Blue accents
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Type A Instrumentation
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Technically advanced front end
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Undercarriage shots
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Winters rear end assy
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Undercarriage shots
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Stainless Custom Built fuel tank
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Boyyd Wheels
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Custom stainless gas tank
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Tremec 5 speed from Keisler
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Winters Rear 3:73 gears
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Rack & Pinion steering
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Cornering shouldn't be a problem
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Through the frame exhaust
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1st time in the sun
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Ready for shop test drive
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Perfect stance
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Cowl in action
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Local law enforcement critiques my first road test
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Ready for client test drive
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Happy with initial inspection
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Bucket beauties
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Passenger view
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Deluxe seat belts
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Muscle Cockpit
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Cowl Induction Hood
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Its all about the details
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Lake view
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Stunning!
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Out to the beach
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The ultimate sleeper
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One could stare for hours
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Saphirre
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Tech talk
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Happy Day
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Options include........
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Complete with customer dedication plaque
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Team Muscle delivers the goods!
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And now for the moment we have all been waiting for.....
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Escorting her home
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