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  1. #1
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    Body is on!

    I finaly sat the body back on about 1 am this morning. Everything went smooth and nothing got cracked, scratched, bent or broke, which I have to say I'm proud of,as I removed and replaced the body by myself.
    Brent, thank you again for your offer of being part of the body lowering party, but I doubt your wife would have appreciated my calling your home in the wee hours of the morning Actually it wasn't bad at all, leaving me with only a button to push once i had everything padded up and tied down. I will have to say it was a great feeling to see the body back on again.
    Thanks,
    Eddie
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    Eddie, nice..what's next?

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    WOW! You have more kahonies than me!!! That is quite a one man feat. The car looks great. Now it will start to real come together
    Phil

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    Thanks guys.....I'm not sure if it was the size of the kahonies, being a bit too brave or the challange of successfully doing one of those things "your just not supposed to do in life" I do admit I felt a great deal of relief when the body came to rest on the chassis and the tension was gone from the straps! I guess the next step connecting brake lines, engine wiring and figuring out a way to move the seat back another 6 inches [I wish].
    I am very pleased with the way the chrome / aluminum and paint color complement each other.
    Eddie

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    Eddie,

    When you figure out how to gain an additional 6" of leg room, let me know
    Phil

    427 Roadster, #4279436
    FE Specialties FE
    3:31 and Toploader (wide ratio)

    Roseville (N.Cal)

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    Thumbs up

    Very nice Eddie looks great! You have more discipline than I to stop and take pictures in the middle of the process of lowering the body on to the chassis.

    Ralph

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    body on

    Everything looks awesome, other than one thing.

    You can't open the cooler while your working. That is totally unacceptable.
    Brent
    "Build em' light and wind em' tight!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent View Post
    Everything looks awesome, other than one thing.

    You can't open the cooler while your working. That is totally unacceptable.
    Your exactly right, but i thought ahead and pourd the beer in the cooler before hand...........I ran some plastic tubing to the cooler drain plug.
    I was multi-tasking my tools, I was using my cooler as a keg and a jack stand! And you thought I never listened to your advice

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    Quote Originally Posted by pgermond View Post
    WOW! That is quite a one man feat.

    I agree!!! Nice job!
    Paul

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    Thumbs up

    Quote Originally Posted by pgermond View Post
    Eddie,

    When you figure out how to gain an additional 6" of leg room, let me know

    Not 6 inches Phil, but I saw that they are making the foot box molds bigger, so it will be about 1.5 inches longer and wider... which should help!
    Paul

    289 USRRC
    1964 289 5-bolt block
    Toploader and 3.31 rear

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    Good looking color. Show us pictures outside in sunlight.

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    Thank you for the compliment. to be honest, i'd like to see it in the sunlight myself. it has rained everyday since the body has been on. i promise to post a picture the first time the sun shines!
    thanks again,
    Eddie

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