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hey Marcino, I say you flip those hinges to the other side of the door. ;) ever seen hot rod guys suicide doors? They use our hinges sometimes ;) im sure you know this though.
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layedout72 wrote:hey Marcino, I say you flip those hinges to the other side of the door. ;) ever seen hot rod guys suicide doors? They use our hinges sometimes ;) im sure you know this though.
Now that would be sweet. :thup:
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Unbelievable, as always. You don't need me to tell you you have some increadable talent. :bow:
I am guessing your keeping the rear glass the same size? Or is that to make room for the '75 glass?
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layedout72 wrote:hey Marcino, I say you flip those hinges to the other side of the door. ;) ever seen hot rod guys suicide doors? They use our hinges sometimes ;) im sure you know this though.
I'll have to look into that...will this give me room inside for the one piece glass?
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71 LONG BED wrote:Unbelievable, as always. You don't need me to tell you you have some increadable talent. :bow:
I am guessing your keeping the rear glass the same size? Or is that to make room for the '75 glass?
The '75 glass is to big it's the same size as the opening you see now and the roof has not been chopped yet, I will have to stick with the stock one.
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Marz, If you don't knock it off, you're gonna make me buy a plane ticket and come out there and shake your hand. I love your truck more and more each day. Awesome, just awesome.


Btw, my wife is going to kill you when she finds out I'm now contemplating chopping mine. LOL
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Wow, when you get done I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot of magazines doing some coverage.
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marz68 wrote:
layedout72 wrote:hey Marcino, I say you flip those hinges to the other side of the door. ;) ever seen hot rod guys suicide doors? They use our hinges sometimes ;) im sure you know this though.
I'll have to look into that...will this give me room inside for the one piece glass?
I don't have a clue, but it would sure be sick! haha.
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marz68 wrote:
71 LONG BED wrote:Unbelievable, as always. You don't need me to tell you you have some increadable talent. :bow:
I am guessing your keeping the rear glass the same size? Or is that to make room for the '75 glass?
The '75 glass is to big it's the same size as the opening you see now and the roof has not been chopped yet, I will have to stick with the stock one.
So did you remove the whole frame, to reweld in after the top has been chopped, to retain the stock glass size?
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Looks like you have (or work at) a shop that could fix/shave my drip rails. You're in Northridge?

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SmokeyBear wrote:Marz, If you don't knock it off, you're gonna make me buy a plane ticket and come out there and shake your hand. I love your truck more and more each day. Awesome, just awesome.


Btw, my wife is going to kill you when she finds out I'm now contemplating chopping mine. LOL

That's funny but scarry. :lol: :eek:
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71 LONG BED wrote:
marz68 wrote:
71 LONG BED wrote:Unbelievable, as always. You don't need me to tell you you have some increadable talent. :bow:
I am guessing your keeping the rear glass the same size? Or is that to make room for the '75 glass?
The '75 glass is to big it's the same size as the opening you see now and the roof has not been chopped yet, I will have to stick with the stock one.
So did you remove the whole frame, to reweld in after the top has been chopped, to retain the stock glass size?
yeah the frame will be welded back in when it's all done but instead of the dent look it will all be smooth.
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Fake Name wrote:Looks like you have (or work at) a shop that could fix/shave my drip rails. You're in Northridge?

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The shop is in sylmar 1 block away from the UPS plant here is the web site
www.ifcustom.com check it out you can see all the work being done on all the customer rides. If you go down to the shop for an estimate you will see my truck there parked in front of the shop.
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and its probably one of, if not the, best shop in the west. they have done some SICK work. Fonzy's merc is just rediculous.
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layedout72 wrote:and its probably one of, if not the, best shop in the west. they have done some SICK work. Fonzy's merc is just rediculous.
his merc is just assume v8 twin turbo with twin turbo coupe intercoolers. :thup:
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