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HERE'S A PIC FROM WHEN I GOT IT
WELL IT THE PIC FROM THE CRAIGS LIST ADD I FOUND IT IN
CAR WAS FADED SILVER BUTT THIS PIC LOOKS WHITE NOT SURE IF ITS EVEN THE RIGHT CAR ...............................
did have the same caps though

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WHEN I GOT IT HAD A BAD TRANNY. BUT ONLY 81,000 MILES ON IT PAINT WAS FADED AND TOP WAS GOING TO SHIT . I GOT IT FOR ONLY 200.00 AND IT CAME WITH A PARTS CAR 79 COUPE . I PULLED THE TRANNY FROM THE 79 AND INSTALLED IT IN THE 78 . GOT IT RUNNING AGAIN THEN THE P/S PUMP WENT OUT . TOOK IT OFF THE PARTS CAR AND WAS BACK ON THE ROAD . NEXT GOT SOME 14X7 ALL CHROMES. TOOK IT TO MY HOMIE PETER AND HE BODY WORKED IT AND PAINTED IT AND DID THE TOP FOR ME . THIS PIC IS FROM TE STREET LOW GET-TO0GETHER AT LA RAZA PARK IN SAN JOSE

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IT WAS CLEAN ROLLED IT AROUND FOR 3-4 MONTH'S THEN THIS HAPPENED. SOME FUCK IN A RUSTY ASS PIECE OFF SHIT 1970 MALIBU WAGON WITH NO TAILIGHTS STOPPED RIGHT IN FRT OF ME AND I PLOWED HIM ................OUCH

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ANOTHER PIC OF IT WRECKED
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT I KNEW I COULD NOT JUST LET IT GO ESPECIALLY AFTER DOING ALL THE OTHER WORK.......................MY HOMIE JOHN OWED ME A FAVOR SOME ME AND HIM WENT DOWN TO THE LOCAL PICK-AND-PULL AND FOUND A FAIRLY CLEAN FRT END ( AFTER GOING TO 6 DIFFERENT JUNK YARDS FROM S.J. TO HAYWARD ) WE STARTED PULLING IT OF ONE DAY FINISHED THE NEXT . TOOK IT TO HIS SHOP AND GOT TO WORK

HERE'S THE PIC

HERE'S THE PIC

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IT TOOK 2.5 HRS TO PULL THE JUNK YARD FRT END ...........THEN 2 HRS TO PULL MY FRT END . AND ANOTHER 3 HR'S TO INSTALL THE NEW ONE .........THEN WE SPENT 5 HR'S JUST TRYING TO ALIGN THE FRT END GOT IT ALMOST RIGHT .WE FINALLY GAVE UP AND I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP DOWN THE STREET FROM MY WORK AND PAID 200.00 TO HAVE THEM ALIGN IT (CAME OUT 99.5 PERCENT PERFECT)
AND DO THE NESSESARY BODY WORK .
HERE'S THE PIC RIGHT AFTER THAT

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ANOTHER PIC
DAMM WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE SHIT BROWN

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FINALY AFTER 2 MORE MONTHS I FINALLY AHD THE MONEY TO GET THE FRT END PAINTED . I GO TO THE SHOP AND THE GUYS SAYS BECAUSE OF THE SILVER AND THE HEAVY FLAKE THE SAID THE PROBLY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MATCH IT SO HAD TO COME UP WITH MORE MONEY TO GET THE WHOLE THING PAINTED AGIAN I SAID LET ME WAIT 1 MORE MONTH . WHILE I WAS WAITING MY HOMIE JOHN SAID WHY DON'T WE TRY A HEADLIGHT CONVERSION .I SAID KOOL SO HIM AND I WENT TO PICK AND PULL IN HAYWARD CALI WE WHERE CRUZIN THE LOT AND I SAW A GOLD 79 COUPE DEVILLE . AS I GOT CLOSER I SAW IT HAD SOME MOLDING'S THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE .TURN'S OUT IT WAS A BROGHAM DE'ELEGANCE MODEL .SOME ONE TOLD ME THE ONLY MADE 500 COUPE'S AND 1200 SEDANS IN THIS MODEL (HAVE NOT CONFIRMED) THE CAR WAS FUCKED BUT THE TRIMS WERE AN EXCELLENT SHAPE . SO I SCORED THEM 65.00 BUCK FOR 38 FEET OF TRIM .ON THE WAY OUT WE SAW AN EX-POLICE 88 CAPRICE (MAYBE SECURITY CAR ).IT HAD THE 1 PIECE LIGHTS SO I SCORED THEM TO 35.00 BUCKS TOOK THE TO MY FRIENDS SHOP AN D GOT TO INSTALLIN THEM . SOON AS THAT WAS DONE I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE PAINT SHOP AND GOT IT PAINTED .HERE ARE THE PICS FROM WHEN IT GOT OUT

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ANOTHER PIC CLOSE UP OF LIGHT

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THEN CAME THE NEW SHOES 14X7 REV FRT ,14X6 REAR (HATED THE SHIT RUBBIN )BLACK SPOKES OG WIRE WHEEL 'S

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love the combo and how it looks as a finished product!

Rob

ANOTHER PIC (FINNALY WAS ABLE TO LET ALL THE AIR OUT THE AIR SHOCKS)
LOOKIN LOW AFTER A LITTLE TORCH WORK TO THE REAR SPRINGS.COULD NOT DRIVE STILL TIRES RUB WHEN IT'S THAT LOW HAD TO ROLL WITH ABOUT 30 LBS IN THE SHOCKS NOW . BUT DAMM IT LOOKED GOOD

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love the combo and how it looks as a finished product! 

Rob

WAIT A MINUTE THERS MORE I FINNALY GOT THE TRIM'S ALL BACK ON THE CAR
INCLUDING THE ONES I SCORED FROM THE JUNK-YARD

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ANOTHER PIC

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FINNALY THIS PAST WEEK END I GOT IT STRIPED

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MORE

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LOL...
I thought you were done a while back.... Looks even better all together and striped. Sweet lac man!


Rob

AND OFF COURSE THE NAME OF THE CAR (ONLY PEOLPE IN THE KNOW MAY KNOW THE REASON )

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