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I'm stoked! Updated!
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:22 am
by bruce
Cuz this came home on Friday. It's been a LONG time getting it to this point, apart for over 4 years, 3 moves and now my remarriage. Many thanks to John and Cisco at US Car Tool! It wouldn't have gotten done without their help!
No, it's not 100% correct and gnats-ass perfect, but that's okay cuz I plan to drive the snot out of it!
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:57 pm
by ajcpaperboy
I know you will enjoy the assembly. Have fun
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:01 pm
by bruce
It's like I told my wife, now it becomes FUN, seeing it come together and looking like a car again... and a the NICEST one I've ever had at that!
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:18 pm
by 71Runner
Nice!!! Now the real fun begins.
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:21 pm
by quapman
So much for trading a Challenger for it....LOL
Congrats, Bruce. Is your new garage as big or bigger than the old one?
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:18 am
by bruce
A Challenger? Whatcha got? Oh wait, that's sacrilege on a Road Runner site...
Garage is slightly smaller, but only because it doesn't have the attic over it. But this one is finished inside which has made it nice to hang my art, plaques and other assorted junk...
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:39 pm
by Hugh
Are those cop wheels? It looks like you are keeping them because they have been painted to match the car. What size tires are you going to use?
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:49 am
by Smellslike1974
i say keep the wheels,looks great!
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:38 am
by Hugh
Smellslike1974 wrote:i say keep the wheels,looks great!
Me Too!! Cop Wheels look great on all things MOPAR!! I just can't help myself with questions about wheel selection and tire size. My police wheels on my 78 Dodge pickup measure 7.5" wide with a set of calipers that came with a tire machine. The tire is still on the wheel, though. Everyone I've talked to has referred to police wheels as 7", so when I dismount/remount in the spring I will check without tires on the wheels for width"
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:35 am
by bruce
Yep, I've had those cop car wheels on the car for YEARS, but I'm going to switch over to these 17s...
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:36 pm
by Smellslike1974
Shiny..
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:07 pm
by steved
I'm feelin' ya. I just visited mine today...I'm glad I have the bbs mopar support groups, otherwise I'd probably just come home and cry, because it still looks like this:
sjd
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:14 am
by bruce
Steve, next time I move mine I plan to DRIVE it! Apart for over 4 years, yeah, it's been too long and it's too easy to forget how much FUN it was rather than how much WORK it is right now... Good luck on yours!
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:44 pm
by Eric
Bout time you got something done on that car Bruce!
I still haven't painted those 14x6 steelies if you change your mind on the 17s
Re: I'm stoked!
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:52 pm
by bruce
Bobbie bought those 17s for me, so there's no going back on that one! She snuck out and bought them at Carlisle last year after we had gone around looking at other cars and talking about what wheels I liked and which ones I didn't. I flat out told her I'd love some Torque Thrusts for my car but I couldn't afford them. Then she comes wheeling a wagon back with 2 17 x 8" and 2 17 x 7" TTs on it...
She told me, "these wheels come with ONE condition." and I thought, oh crap she's going to want some jewelry!
But then she said, "the condition is, we're going to bring the car here NEXT year." I about lost it and told her that grown men weren't SUPPOSED to cry at car shows!