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  1. Joe Dirt

    Joe Dirt BBF life

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    depends on how bad it is,how you decide to fix it etc
     
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    just was wondering how much of this work are you doing yourself ?
     
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    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    I like to do work or atleast give commands :D

    No but i have to do alot of the work and they do all the real hard work like pulling the motor but i will be cleaning up the engine bay myself.
     
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    being that you are a young man I hope you take the time to learn as much as you can
    from the old guys,, that is how I learned to restore cars
     
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    Yeah im also taking automotive class right now in school and plan to go into automotive as a career.


    On the project note: Got the V8 Frame Stands and Belly Bar off my parts car they are being powdercoated this week. I will post pictures once they are none but no progress yet.
     
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    just be aware that things grow when you powder coat ,but that is a very tough
    finish . i learned everything i know about mavericks from dismantling lots of them and
    Dave and Craig would probably say the same ..
     
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    yup, it's a great way to learn the in's and out's of our cars. doing and/or helping do the work yourself will yield you experience and knowledge of what you're doing and more knowledge of your car.


    but back on the cowl subject, it's gonna take a few days. to do it right, remove the top portion of the cowl and repair it that way. search the internet for mustang write-ups on cowl repair, it's the same basic procedure for our cars :yup:
     
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    We cut the cowl off with a grinder the top part and looked inside on my parts car and see where it leaks at it doesnt look like a very big deal.
     
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    Well the way we are fixing it will be just as good and will only take an hour or two :D The redneck way lol
     
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    oh :) are you gonna switch to dual quads :thumbs2:
     
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