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Offline Serious

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« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2008 2:06 pm »
sorry, but the billet wheels and lakes pipes just dont go together...

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« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2008 2:20 pm »
I agree............ 86 the pipes. :)
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« Reply #17 on: March 25, 2008 2:58 pm »
Third vote for losing the pipes.  Wheels and pipes just dont fit together

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« Reply #18 on: March 25, 2008 3:48 pm »
Ditto
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« Reply #19 on: March 25, 2008 3:54 pm »
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Here are some pics with the lake pipes sitting in place and one pic without the pipes.  Im still on the fence with them.  Sometimes I think they look alright but sometimes it just looks like extra crap since it already has shiny rocker panel moldings.

Any thoughts?

Looks like you answered it yourself.  with the nice shiny rocker panels, it does look like the pipes are an add on "extra crap"

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« Reply #20 on: March 25, 2008 5:28 pm »
It's a beautiful car, I wouldn't busy it up too much with pipes. Sometimes less is more.
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« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2008 1:01 am »
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are you going to have it in any shows this spring (if that ever gets here)?


Im hoping to have it in prime steel, I just sent in my application today, hope it isnt too late.

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« Reply #22 on: March 26, 2008 2:28 am »
You'll get in. I bet you might be able to get into Toppers still or at least be on the call list for cars that don't show up.
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« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2008 1:01 pm »
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I bet you might be able to get into Toppers still


They aren't full??
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« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2008 2:09 pm »
I don't know for sure just based on past experience. There are ALWAYS cars that do not show and we always tried to have a few on reserve to fill the spots.
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« Reply #25 on: March 26, 2008 3:20 pm »
Last count from Dad was like 136 cars entered.....
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« Reply #26 on: March 26, 2008 4:05 pm »
I'll agree with no lakes.  You might clean up that area under the rocker moulding by scuffing with scuff pad and spray bombing with satin black.  I do that to most cars (even new) to make that pinch weld under the rocker "disappear".
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