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I'm surprised it's only one knee, cuz you must be on knees to your wife 24/7--just kidding---hope you heal fast---well maybe slow that way you can work on the truck--he,he----chris
 
Tom now that's funny---sorry Scott but you set yourself up---well I probably didn't help it any-----chris
 
BigBadDodge said:
I have not tried the chrome finish powder coating. The only thing I am having chromed is the valve covers and I am not sure if powder coating would handle the heat, besides I already sent them out with a 4 to 6 week lead time they should be back soon. I am having them done at a place over stocton that Boyd Coddington used regularly one of the best places for chrome plating.

I hope you have a speedy recovery, I had my left shoulder done last winter and my right knee done last wednesday, when I get the right shoulder done next summer I will be close to bionic :)

BBD
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I was told the chrome finnish will take 450degrees that is what it takes to put it on we had it on a big block chevy intake on a mini rod it didn't change collors I do all my own alum,polishing I usetto to it on the sid for extra coins now it is only for freind and myself.
I need my left knee done also I going to wait till I can't stand the pain anylonger it grind reloud when I go up stairs my wife wont walk behind the gring she says almost makes her sick.

Dale
 
I finished painting the lower frame this past weekend, picked up the chromed valve covers and powder coating this morning and started assembly of some stuff on the lower portion of the truck.

I had both drivelines balanced, new universal joints, U-Bolts, and straps. I painted them this past wekend as well and started to assemble them this evening the rear driveline is complete but I for got to put the keeper webbing on, will get it tomarow night.

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We moved the saftey light and pull cable off the tailgate and I got them in as well.

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BBD
 
BigBadDodge said:
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Yea I used that 1x1 tubing for my u-joint shields too...and when my shaft broke saturday night it bent that 1x1 upward like a twig. still contained the shaft luckily but i was surprised at how far it bent it upward.

when I re-do the shields for the 1 piece DS ill be adding some extra pieces to it to make it stronger so it doesnt bend again and have to be rebuilt.
 
That is excatly why I want to get the straps back on. Post some pics when you get her done please.

BBD
 
Man she shur is looking GOOD .What size ram are you useing to raise the body A freind of mine is going to get one off of a car hauler the long skinny one made out of alum,Some day I,ll see it in person.


Dale
 
Well the sheilds worked the driveshaft didn,t come out and get anyone.That means you did a good job in building them.

Dale
 
Front is done and the straps are on. I guess it's just another layer of protection, I agree it will it probably tear stuff up pretty good if I loose a driveline. Being in the military I have a pretty good preventative maintenance program for the truck hence the balancing, new universals, u-bolts and straps :)

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BBD
 
Some of the Bling I picked up Tuesday :)

Had the valve covers and bolts chromed plated at a place called Sherms in Sacramento, they used to do all of Boyd Coddingtons stuff, they look awesome and hopefully won't bubble up like the Cummins ones on the original BBD did.

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Powder coated canopy and door panels, dash, stack, and the box has other small stuff.
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Shur looks perdy I like the red most of my stuf is polished

That ram sounds like the one I was talking about I looked for my hydro-pump today can't find it I had 2 I geuse I better look harder.I wish We were as far as you are tomeny prodjects going.Can,t do a lot with one wing Theripy going good.

Dale
 
A lot of the stuff I had anodized was polished but I got tired or didn't have the time to polish it, same with my wife and son :) so opted this and will see how it handles the abuse.

You will get there, but getting the shoulder back in shape is higher priorty, we are actuly three months behind my original schedule :(

BBD
 
3 Mounths isn,y that bad I,m alot ferther behind than that.I had a couple of part in my living room too the wife told me get them out are she will take care them needless to say the went to the garage.My problem is when make the parts and put them together for finnal fit I don,t want to take it all a part to paint that is my soninlaw job is the paint.Now he want to make the hood a cowl type scope I told him do what ever you want as long as it looks good .he wants to paint the body black cherry with some kind of graffics.He work at a big boat shop that does nothing but paint jobs and graffics.

Dale
 
BBD, if you don't mind me asking, what did it cost to have the valve covers chromed? You can PM me if you don't want to post it-Nicholas
 
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