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Old Mar 1, 2017 | 05:57 PM
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these are both cars I have done to two door conversion
That Corvair is sick. Always wanted to build a 2 door Spyder wagon. By wanted I mean pipe dreams. Getting older you realize you don't have time to do everything you want. Your cars are super clean. I'm just hoping by the time I can drive the regal it'll be mostly one color lol
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Originally Posted by rt338b
these are both cars I have done to two door conversion
Dood! Now I wanna make my 4dr a 2dr again. but...
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That Corvair is sick. Always wanted to build a 2 door Spyder wagon. By wanted I mean pipe dreams. Getting older you realize you don't have time to do everything you want. Your cars are super clean. I'm just hoping by the time I can drive the regal it'll be mostly one color lol
Yeah, me, too. I don't have the room or ambition to take on a 4dr/2dr conversion at this point in my life. I gotta be ok outrunning people in an old rust-bucket that runs like crazy. hahaha I'm afraid the paint is what's holding my old chevy together.
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 07:20 AM
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Never to old to do it I was 61 when I started on Buick wagon now I am 63 and doing a 85 Cutlass turbo car for Dragweek
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by rt338b
Never to old to do it I was 61 when I started on Buick wagon now I am 63 and doing a 85 Cutlass turbo car for Dragweek
I'm only 26 but have way to many projects as it is. Really trying to get the regal running this year. If that happens I'm really wanting to do drag week or drag weekend or power tour or something of that sort the following year
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by rt338b
Never to old to do it I was 61 when I started on Buick wagon now I am 63 and doing a 85 Cutlass turbo car for Dragweek
Very inspiring! Ok...I'll look into options when I get the motor ready. I'm also quite poor by many standards. (rich by others) lol
The conversion I'd looked at was a convertible kit.
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Old Mar 5, 2017 | 08:13 AM
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Nasty rocker before soak



The sauce



New Powell cam's trunion kit

Got stuff apart and soaking will be installing trunion upgrade after parts soak.
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Old Mar 5, 2017 | 07:23 PM
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The sauce worked if you all were wondering
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Old Mar 7, 2017 | 10:06 PM
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What is "the sauce" made out of?
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Originally Posted by ringgold
What is "the sauce" made out of?
^^^ What he said...
It's not often I ask another man about his sauce, but that crap seems to be borderline awesomesauce.
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What is "the sauce" made out of?
Purple power
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Old Mar 10, 2017 | 08:17 PM
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Finally got a welder for the house. Jewed the guy from 6 to 400 welded with it but he's got a spool of .024 in it that just didn't want to feed. Welded fine when it was feeding. I'll get some .030 or .035 some new tips and a tank and be good to go
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First time I've seen a two door Regal/Wagon......I like. Definitely different in a good way.
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Originally Posted by Monte4ever
First time I've seen a two door Regal/Wagon......I like. Definitely different in a good way.
thanks man there's definitely a few tweaks that need to be made from the photo chop. The C pillar will be slanted forward more and probably will be a bit wider then it looks In the photo edit. I tried to offer the advice to the person I paid to do the render but apparently it's hard to find artist that will cooperate lol
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Old Mar 19, 2017 | 08:34 PM
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Ok guys finally making noticeable progress. I still have a long way to go but the prices are atleast in the same building


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Lots of trimming to do
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Old Mar 19, 2017 | 09:03 PM
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Cool build! I'm in tc 1.5 hours north of you.
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Originally Posted by onebadbowtie86
Cool build! I'm in tc 1.5 hours north of you.
Sweet I don't get up that way much but if I get this turd done I'd be down for a cruise
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Sounds good to me! Do you ever go to kaleva?
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Originally Posted by onebadbowtie86
Sounds good to me! Do you ever go to kaleva?

Is that the drag strip up north? This is my first delve into anything that's worth taking to the track. I have not been up there but some of my friends race there
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Yes, I think its mostly west from you, maybe a little north too? Love to check the car out when its done.
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Originally Posted by Dirtfloorfab
Purple power
Alumi Brite
Water 50%
Diesel fuel
Umm... are you sure those chemicals are compatible? Looks like a HAZMAT disaster waiting to happen. Others watching at home might want to consult the MSDS data before trying it - because have fun explaining that cocktail to the ER or poison control when **** goes sideways at you need treatment.
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