Build thread ... 83 Coupe Deville

Only 55 days left until April 15th, this better be done by then so we can go cruisin :slight_smile: Moar progress pics too!

Started on my bridge today…

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Ugggggh making this fit is such a pain in the dick.

I wish I had 1/10th of the skill to do something like this. Keep up the good work wayne

so do I. LOL

Finally some real progress. God damn snow.

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My lil cheerleader come out to show support.http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7gP8To3oCCU/S4x6HLJzcnI/AAAAAAAACGo/LRoDTLnkSs4/s800/DSC02302.JPG

Me puttin in work
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Some fresh beads
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oh haiiiii
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Still lots of work to do but I’m sure you see where I’m going with this.

:thumbup :thumbup

Hell yes man! Looking good!!!

oh shit, motherfuckin bridge is in!!!

Sooooooo yea, Tracey went to bed early at 10:30 so I got bored :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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Since the bridge is all done I decided to make myself a plasma table LOL Not quite a CNC, but it’s always at the right height!! :slight_smile:

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Finished welding it all up too:

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Even got some templates cut:

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SNOW BREAK!!!

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Fillers, I’ll final fit and grind these tomorrow:

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Wow man awesome progress!!! What do you have today off from work? WTF?

nah man I’m at work… sucked getting up this morning too :slight_smile:

Nice freaking progress :thumbup It’s going to be awesome when it’s finally done!!!

looks great wayne!

these are old pictures. wayne finished this a while ago.

finished shots with his cousin Dwayne

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LOL nice color!!! If i can’t 3 wheel higher than that ima get pissed and sell it!!!

the guy is from Angola, NY.

srsly wayne awesome work…

I’ma have to come buy and hover over you one of these days n learn a thing or twoo :thumbup

I love it when people visit me while I’m out in the shop. The outside lights are always on when I’m in there just for that reason :thumbup :thumbup

no shit, well one of these days if I can get free man ill deff swing by and bs with ya, give ya a hand with anything if I can as well…

Ill bring beer n pizza

when im free is few and far between with my and the womans fucked up schedules and our daughter

i’m out there just about every night from 5 till 8 usually.

Good man, yeaaaa, I should be out in mine around that time as well doing what I need to get done…

but so much BS work, my old man lent my heater to a freind… and i have hardly any room with all these parts n shit I have laying around that I never threw out…

Soon as its a good consistant ~40 for awhile… ill be out bustin my ass makin sure everythings done cleannn this time…

gotta get my rear end straightened out n a few other things, get it towed over to inline and have dave work on a couple goodies for me…

FML i still gotta yank the heads off too… FUUUUUUU