Monday 6:00AM -6:00PM blocking, sanding, repeat over and over

Tuesday 6:00AM- 6:00PM blocking sanding, repeat some more

Wednesday 6:00-5:30PM Paint hood and trunk, Wet sand whole car, wash car inside and out, Pressure wash car. Set out to dry.

Thursday 50th Birthday !! Taping and painting the rest of the car! What's the chances of owning a car for 35 years, working on it for 2 1/2 years and having it painted on your 50th birthday! Pretty cool. Might show you some pictures tomorrow!! [/b]

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2 Mopars come with Spark plug tubes. One is a world class, racing machine. The other is a 426 CI. boat anchor!

12.70 @ 104.6

Finally Rick Gets a Birthday present he really wants!!!


Hopefully For 51st B day he gets some more race wins in the Shiny Valiant!


Greg

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http://www.youtube.com/hyperpack

Man, really inspring stuff here! Sounds like a wonderful 50th Bday present - Happy Birthday!

Lou

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Home of Slant6-powered fun machines since 1988

All painted and looking great. Still needs to be wet sanded and buffed. Should be done tomorrow. I'll get a picture of it outside in the sun. Indoor light just isn't the same.

Rick

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2 Mopars come with Spark plug tubes. One is a world class, racing machine. The other is a 426 CI. boat anchor!

12.70 @ 104.6

Happy birthday!

You know, as late as the early part of last century, they actually used to call us middle-aged!

We had restrictions on purchase of cars in Norway after WW2, to avoid currency going out of the country during the hard times of rebuilding, and it went on right up to the end of the fifties. One memory from childhood, is of all the daddys coming home from work. Tired old men, walking heavily down the street where we lived, wearing a hat was a necessity at the time, heavy overcoat, and some kind of a flat leather bag popular at that time, no matter how kind of work you had. At the time, my old dad must have been, oh, I guess, hmmm, almost 33...

Olaf.

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Aspenized

Well, It finally has paint. I am about dead tired from all that blocking and sanding and washing and cleaning ..etc. But I am extremely pleased with the results. Special thanks to my friend, Rob Daywalt (A true craftsman) who painted the car and helped me decide to go ahead and do it right. I'm glad I did.

Rick

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2 Mopars come with Spark plug tubes. One is a world class, racing machine. The other is a 426 CI. boat anchor!

12.70 @ 104.6

Mega WOW. Congrats again!

Lou

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Home of Slant6-powered fun machines since 1988

Cool.


Looks Better Than Ruster


Congrats!


Greg

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Now that is nice!!!!!!!

Yes I am pleased. As a matter of fact I think I may just go to the garage and set in my lawn chair and just look at it for a bit.

Rick

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2 Mopars come with Spark plug tubes. One is a world class, racing machine. The other is a 426 CI. boat anchor!

12.70 @ 104.6

I have a chair and some beer, wish I was closer.

Rick great looking car!
Ron

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62 Val, 66 Dart, 16 Ram 2500 Mega

Very nice Rick!

Belated happy birthday too.

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Official Cookie and Mater Tormentor.

I got to see the car in person last night at Dads 50th birthday party. I can guarantee you it looks great in person too! Definitely the best paint job any car in our family has ever had! It will look even better going down the track. Hopefully he'll be racing it soon!!!!

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Ryan Covalt
62 Plymouth Valiant Race Car 2170# 11.008 @ 117.65 MPH 1/4 Mile Best
72' Dart Swinger Street Car, 4 spd, 3330# 14.061 @96.58 1/4 mile Best

Holy smokes that body looks straight, awesome happy belated birthday Rick.

Kev

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