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Old 01-17-2014, 10:12 AM   #1
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Been workin on the heater and speedo cluster for my F-1. Very happy with the results.Been off of work for almost 3 months with ankle surgery.
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Old 01-17-2014, 10:14 AM   #2
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Ken.....Very nice work!
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Old 01-17-2014, 11:12 AM   #3
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I have a workbench in my kitchen just like that. Good job.
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Old 01-17-2014, 12:17 PM   #4
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Beautiful work!
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Are you wearing those "comfort shoes" while your working on your parts?
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Man thats a good job. The hammered paint looks good.

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Old 01-17-2014, 01:26 PM   #7
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Great looking work and attention to detail!
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Old 01-17-2014, 01:43 PM   #8
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Can I send my gauges to you?
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Old 01-17-2014, 02:35 PM   #9
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Very nicely done.
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Ken, lookin good, I used the same paint on the heater for my 47. It really is a nice feeling when you accomplish your vision.
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Old 01-17-2014, 04:09 PM   #11
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Thanks Fellas, It feels good moving forward on the project..
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Old 01-17-2014, 08:30 PM   #12
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Very nice, that gauge cluster is a work of art.
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Old 01-17-2014, 10:55 PM   #13
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Nice job!I will look even better when it's in that shinny new dash.
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Old 01-28-2014, 01:42 PM   #14
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Im working on insulating as you seen in my other thread. Been working on this project for a while. I took the original hump part of firewall cover and cut to fit a firm piece of fiber board. Then i fiberglassed each side. The green is where i filled a couple of bubbles.Skim coat now and i need to find some kind of textured flat or semi gloss black.
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Old 01-28-2014, 09:55 PM   #15
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Lookin good Ken, past few days have been only good for staying in side lol..
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Nice work for sure.
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