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« Reply #90 on: December 19, 2009 10:24 pm »
Hard top it.
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« Reply #91 on: December 19, 2009 10:46 pm »
Well OK then.  Hardtop it is. (fo' sho')
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« Reply #92 on: December 20, 2009 4:58 am »
Shoebox Fords were meant to have forward slanting B pillars.....just my personal preference.   :)
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« Reply #93 on: December 20, 2009 11:17 am »
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« Reply #94 on: December 20, 2009 11:04 pm »
In My opinion, hardtopping it is not worth all the inherant issues., Body Rigidity, Door Strength, and then trying to get it all to seal with custom made stuff.

Im with Jake, Slant the posts, and be done with it.  it looks better in my opinion anyways.

The only Hardtopped one i have ever really like is that Purple one that had the buick GS Roof Grafted onto it that was in rod and custom awhile back.
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« Reply #95 on: December 21, 2009 1:23 am »
I know where theres a '51 vicky hardtop roof sitting in fargo, don't know who owns it or if its for sale, but its been sitting for a long long time. Hmmmmmm.....
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« Reply #96 on: December 21, 2009 4:08 am »
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I know where theres a '51 vicky hardtop roof sitting in fargo, don't know who owns it or if its for sale, but its been sitting for a long long time. Hmmmmmm.....


Go on..........
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« Reply #97 on: January 09, 2010 4:37 pm »
I welded up the two-piece rockers supplied by skoford and they went in pretty well with a little modification.  I ended up just cutting off the small tab on the bottom side and not bending it over again... I'll explain later.  

They went together nicely and now they're in!
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« Reply #98 on: January 09, 2010 5:25 pm »
Glad it worked out.
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« Reply #99 on: January 09, 2010 7:55 pm »
Looks good from here Joel!
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« Reply #100 on: January 09, 2010 8:35 pm »
Last night Brian introduced me to my new girlfriend Beverly. She's throatless, but still gets the job done.  I love her!

On a side note, she made me my front fender patch panels and I got the driver's side rocker out- everything will be going in tomorrow.
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« Reply #101 on: January 10, 2010 7:11 am »
I got the HF version for Xmas and it really does kick ass! Great tool.
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« Reply #102 on: January 11, 2010 1:51 pm »
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I got the HF version for Xmas and it really does kick ass! Great tool.


I have been lookin' at that one too. They say it doss up to 16 ga. Have you used it on 16 yet??
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« Reply #103 on: January 11, 2010 2:41 pm »
I will have to see if it was 16 or 18. It also cust paper very nice. :)
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« Reply #104 on: January 11, 2010 3:43 pm »
We'd like a Beverly at school also.  Might have to settle for a HF for now.  Winfield even suggested a HF as working pretty well.
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