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Post by Filthy McNasty on Aug 12, 2012 21:00:07 GMT -5
Gonna pull the 283 and powerglide tomorrow, then start setting mySBC 383 in it. Attachments:
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Post by Black333 on Aug 13, 2012 12:46:32 GMT -5
Buddy of mine just bought 2 1976 checkers. anyone know of a body thats half ass close to the width and wheelbase of these checker frames
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Post by Filthy McNasty on Sept 20, 2012 19:50:01 GMT -5
Its getting close.. Had a heart attack three weeks ago so had to slow down. I will post some pics this weekend. Attachments:
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Post by Dan-Ervine-383 on Sept 22, 2012 5:07:45 GMT -5
Where you running it at? I gotta see it run. A friend of my Dad's bought two of them back in the early 90's. He ran one and restored the other. Car held up great for him. He made the feature but got the front end wiped out by an Imperial. This was without any welding or bumper swaps though...
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Post by derbynews583 on Sept 22, 2012 7:34:23 GMT -5
There were some guys here in Ohio in the late 90's running these cars at Jeff Brown Outlaw shows where you can weld all body seams and they were nasty! I would definitely run one if I could do a little body seam welding and weld the decklid shut! Looks like the blue one is just begging to be creased.
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Post by radcab71 on Oct 2, 2012 21:19:25 GMT -5
hey folks i not sure if you guys are interested in selling your checker parts. i have 2 checkers that are in very good shape the parts are getting hard to come by these days id like to put some away in my garage for the somedays when i would need them.. so when you strip them out send me an email im in Nashville Tennessee and I will travel i go to buffalo NY 3 times a year . So if your in alabama tennessee kentucky or Ohio Pennsylvania give me a shout Im currently looking for door glass that has solid channel on the bottom and window regulators mine are weak and i dont think they will last another 10 years without falling apart.. i also could use some door window frames Thanks Adam radcab78@yahoo.com
If your out west somewhere the stuff would need to be shipped
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Post by derby111 on Oct 3, 2012 8:26:10 GMT -5
Its getting close.. Had a heart attack three weeks ago so had to slow down. I will post some pics this weekend. update?
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Post by Filthy McNasty on Oct 9, 2012 19:29:55 GMT -5
Where you running it at? I gotta see it run. A friend of my Dad's bought two of them back in the early 90's. He ran one and restored the other. Car held up great for him. He made the feature but got the front end wiped out by an Imperial. This was without any welding or bumper swaps though... Should be at Columbus Indiana October 27th Attachments:
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Post by Filthy McNasty on Oct 9, 2012 19:42:59 GMT -5
When you take the trim off the tops of the quarters they fall off. Had to weld them back on.. Attachments:
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Post by Filthy McNasty on Oct 9, 2012 19:44:30 GMT -5
Setting the engine this weekend. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2012 20:12:00 GMT -5
When you take the trim off the tops of the quarters they fall off. Had to weld them back on.. Lmao,fell off?lol...hope if u crease it,the car don't fall off,lol..I'm likin the looks of this beast tho! 121
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Post by Filthy McNasty on Oct 10, 2012 12:36:46 GMT -5
Not so much falls off but it seperates the back quarters at the top Attachments:
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Post by improse on Nov 15, 2012 20:36:34 GMT -5
Filthy McNasty
Any up dates on the run ??
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Post by Dan-Ervine-383 on Nov 16, 2012 7:11:20 GMT -5
He sold it ;D ;D . Heard it will be ran at my hometown show next August.
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Post by improse on Nov 17, 2012 14:32:26 GMT -5
Sucks he sold it.Must of got tired building the cab.They are a big pain to build for sure.I'm shooting for August to run my checker also.Everytime we take 1 step forward seems like we take 5 steps back(lol).
Only thing that REALLY scares me is the frame.It's goes right under the driver seat.
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