My '72 Grabber build thread

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  1. John Holden

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    Yes Paul but it's not ordinary green, it's grabber green! Well I finally got the cowl bonded on today. This was a two man project that took a couple of hours.
     

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    Holy tool crib Batman!!!!
     
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    Seriously! That's a lot of clamps. :) Looks great, and excellent choice of color! :thumbs2:
     
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    Wow...did all your neighbors "chip in" on loaning you their clamps and vice grips? :D I even see a pair of red vice grips.
     
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  5. John Holden

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    Wow that's funny! I never expected everyone to be so fixated on the clamps :huh: :rofl2: Actually about a third of the clamps belong to me and I borrowed the rest from a friend.
     
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    42 clamps, I don't know but that may be a new record.
     
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    It's obvious you know what you're doing. It makes good sense to use panel bond to put the cowl back on...I haven't read about it being done before though. Friends with tools is good.:thumbs2:
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I wish I would have bonded mine back on...But I don't think there are that many clamps on my street!! (y) (Everyone loves the clamps)
     
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    Apparently clamps are one thing you cannot have too many of. And the exact count is 48.
     
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    I love the clamps, thats awesome. Great job on the project, love Grabber Green. Keep up the good work :tiphat:
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    Reminds me of the movie Edward Scissorhands :)
     
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    Thats awesome. I got a real kick out of the clamps. I make fun of our body man cause of all his clamps etc. Looks like you raided my buddy Tims tool box at work in our body shop. You may actually have him beat but its close. I have to show him that pic. tomorrow. Gotta love panel bond!!! Its saved our butts at work hundreds of times. I would say its right up there with duct tape for uses in my book.
     
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    hey john its mike with the flat black maverick that comes up to kmart every once and a while. i tried finding your number last week, is everyone still meeting up at wings & things on saturdays?
     
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    Hey buddy. We only went to wings & things that one night. I'll send you a pm with my number.
     
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    ah alright. i'll have to keep an eye out on the robbinsville hotrod site for the next meet. now that the cars running good i'm driving it every chance i get, **** it gets better gas mileage then my truck. haha. hows the maverick coming along?
     
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