Colorado Zack's build
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Chuckles89
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What's he getting done?
slacker
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so busy working on a few things for Zack ...
he asked me to install the hood skin I build .. and make it work .
some of you may know , we lost the underside of the actual mould in a fire about 12 years ago , and because of shipping costs .. (total cost delivered ~ $800.00 for the hood) I don't know to many people interested in an 800 dollar hood for there Toyota , so I never rebuilt the moulds .
anyway .. with the truck in my shop , I really wanted to satisfy his request .. I still don't know if it's going to work or not , but I'm gonna try
so started cutting the skin off
we'll see what happens .. as I told Zack , no promises on this part
Zack also wanted MAX protection , while we had it stripped , so floor completely scuffed , and ready for some POR 15 .
also , got the rears fit
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he asked me to install the hood skin I build .. and make it work .
some of you may know , we lost the underside of the actual mould in a fire about 12 years ago , and because of shipping costs .. (total cost delivered ~ $800.00 for the hood) I don't know to many people interested in an 800 dollar hood for there Toyota , so I never rebuilt the moulds .
anyway .. with the truck in my shop , I really wanted to satisfy his request .. I still don't know if it's going to work or not , but I'm gonna try
so started cutting the skin off
we'll see what happens .. as I told Zack , no promises on this part
Zack also wanted MAX protection , while we had it stripped , so floor completely scuffed , and ready for some POR 15 .
also , got the rears fit
.
mpleitez
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so busy working on a few things for Zack ...
he asked me to install the hood skin I build .. and make it work .
some of you may know , we lost the underside of the actual mould in a fire about 12 years ago , and because of shipping costs .. (total cost delivered ~ $800.00 for the hood) I don't know to many people interested in an 800 dollar hood for there Toyota , so I never rebuilt the moulds .
anyway .. with the truck in my shop , I really wanted to satisfy his request .. I still don't know if it's going to work or not , but I'm gonna try
so started cutting the skin off
we'll see what happens .. as I told Zack , no promises on this part
Zack also wanted MAX protection , while we had it stripped , so floor completely scuffed , and ready for some POR 15 .
also , got the rears fit
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Coming along great, cant wait for the finished product. Slacker, How long does one have to call to get an appointment? I was thinking about shipping my runner in for the fenders front and rear and a 3.4 swap. Your workmanship is detail oriented (perfect).!
slacker
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Thank you ...
we are very busy , right now , we're booking 1 year in advance , for the "resto's and the bigger orders .
email me @ [email protected] if you want to converse further
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KidVermicious
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I want Colorado Jack's checking account. Very jealous.
ralatkins
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strongest statement in a post of strong statements........ wow, what a build.
slacker
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so , just to let you know , the original hood needed to be replaced anyway . Zach wanted our FRP hood skin , so I said I would try . I knew there were a lot of variables to make it work , but I thought I would try .
It could still be done , but because time is money , and this is how I make my living , I had to "call it" ... this typically is how a production mould is made .. lots of trial and error , major amounts of time , until you get a perfect piece . I don't have the "billable" time on this , and I told Zack , if it didn't work I wouldn't charge the time ... anyway
new hood
also , doors cured , time to install and trim the gaps
also .. taking extra step and prepped the underside of the hood , and got it seam sealed
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It could still be done , but because time is money , and this is how I make my living , I had to "call it" ... this typically is how a production mould is made .. lots of trial and error , major amounts of time , until you get a perfect piece . I don't have the "billable" time on this , and I told Zack , if it didn't work I wouldn't charge the time ... anyway
new hood
also , doors cured , time to install and trim the gaps
also .. taking extra step and prepped the underside of the hood , and got it seam sealed
.
