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09-28-2013, 07:54 PM
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#111
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: SOCAL build
Rack is coming along, bought the metal at IMS in San Diego and drop rack off with welder and showed him what I wanted. Here are a few teaser shots, he worked on Saturday!!!!
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09-28-2013, 07:57 PM
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#112
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 295
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Re: SOCAL build
Otay Mesa salvage yard score. Bought some misc screws, etc at one site and asked about new seats, guy sent me to a friends salvage yard, $300 out of a 2012, just need a little elbow grease and will be almost new. I was ready to pay $700 for these at Fam Van 
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09-28-2013, 08:07 PM
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#113
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 295
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Re: SOCAL build
Ordered swivel base for passenger seat from Discount Van today, that will fit nice on the new seat!
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09-28-2013, 08:11 PM
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#114
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: SOCAL build
Don't particularly care for chrome, never have. I bought this front bumper today for $40, will sand and rhino line black along with front grill. Cant afford Aluminess bumpers now, budget for this project is about blown...
Bumper looks bent up in pic but it is square and true.
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09-29-2013, 07:24 PM
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#115
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 295
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Re: SOCAL build
Out with the old, in with the new. A little elbow grease really makes you feel good sometimes. These seats really cleaned up nice, they where just sitting in storage so nothing major.
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09-29-2013, 07:26 PM
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#116
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 295
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Re: SOCAL build
I really like the new seats. Old ones where not to bad but these are spotless and have the high back with arm rest.
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09-29-2013, 07:30 PM
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#117
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: TN
Posts: 10,244
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Re: SOCAL build
Very nice, big improvement I'd say. I can't stand seats without an armrest.
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09-29-2013, 07:33 PM
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#118
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 295
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Re: SOCAL build
Since I had some time to kill I passed on the lesson of sanding. Start with 80, then 120, and wrap up with a wet sand of 220. Then we moved on to the lesson of how to spray paint, that might of been a bit to much for 12 but I think he got the basics.
With about 5 coats a wet sand tomorrow and a light coat, should be ready to go back on.
I primed first then painted, 3 prime, 2 light plastic dip.
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09-29-2013, 07:35 PM
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#119
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 295
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Re: SOCAL build
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Originally Posted by 86Scotty
Very nice, big improvement I'd say. I can't stand seats without an armrest.
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Thanks and me either.
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09-29-2013, 07:43 PM
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#120
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Site Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southern New Mexico
Posts: 10,179
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Re: SOCAL build
For my teardrop, I'm also going to cut out some of the crossbars on my roof rack to allow my Fantastic Fan lid to open. I'm not carrying very heavy items, so I'm not really worried about compromising the structure. If I ever get worried about it, I would probably add expanded metal to mine like you did.
Looks like your build is really coming along.
Herb
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