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Old 09-16-2018, 11:43 AM   #501
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The marker lights on the flatbed are a great touch. I would peel them off on the first rock I encounter haha hopefully you are a better driver than me!

Thanks for the inspiration, need to get cranking on mine!
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Old 09-16-2018, 03:25 PM   #502
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Bronco is getting a driver

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Old 09-17-2018, 05:56 PM   #503
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Driver ready

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Old 09-17-2018, 08:38 PM   #504
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Got the other side started. Paint tomorrow.

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Old 09-18-2018, 07:28 PM   #505
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Well the end is near. I am already checking out what my next project will be.

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Old 09-18-2018, 08:23 PM   #506
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Should be a shoe in for Ugly Truck at your next GCM tinytruck event gallery.
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Old 09-19-2018, 05:36 AM   #507
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Should be a shoe in for Ugly Truck at your next GCM tinytruck event gallery.
Now if there was actually events around here lol. I have to go to Minnesota to compete. Wisconsin has very few events. And the ones around are usually not advertised so you don't find out until after the fact.

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Old 09-19-2018, 09:54 AM   #508
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i know what you mean. ironic, being in socal and saying that. closest thing i know of for me is proline by the fire, and that's a 3 hour drive.
i would LOVE to go to a GCM event. someplace that understands tiny tires. proline it seemed everyone was running 2.2's on wraiths... they hardly noticed any obstacles. well, aside from us cool cat ascender shirt wearing guys... ;)
that said, you should try making it to proline with us eventually and i will try to make it out east someday...

and the truck looks AMAZING. cant wait to see what you do next!
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Old 09-19-2018, 10:43 AM   #509
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i know what you mean. ironic, being in socal and saying that. closest thing i know of for me is proline by the fire, and that's a 3 hour drive.
i would LOVE to go to a GCM event. someplace that understands tiny tires. proline it seemed everyone was running 2.2's on wraiths... they hardly noticed any obstacles. well, aside from us cool cat ascender shirt wearing guys... ;)
that said, you should try making it to proline with us eventually and i will try to make it out east someday...

and the truck looks AMAZING. cant wait to see what you do next!
Thanks!

Next year I am planning on going to Proline By the Fire. I was sick so I burnt up all my vacation days. I'm flying though I think. It's quite a drive from here lol.

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Old 09-19-2018, 10:45 AM   #510
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Now if there was actually events around here lol. I have to go to Minnesota to compete. Wisconsin has very few events. And the ones around are usually not advertised so you don't find out until after the fact.

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i know what you mean. ironic, being in socal and saying that. closest thing i know of for me is proline by the fire, and that's a 3 hour drive.
i would LOVE to go to a GCM event. someplace that understands tiny tires. proline it seemed everyone was running 2.2's on wraiths... they hardly noticed any obstacles. well, aside from us cool cat ascender shirt wearing guys... ;)
that said, you should try making it to proline with us eventually and i will try to make it out east someday...
We're lucky that GCM comes down here twice a year...pretty sure that's thanks to Bowhouse. They understand tinytires all right, and Chris and Dana are both actually pretty cool.
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Old 09-19-2018, 10:47 AM   #511
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Can always go to Canada, eh?



We're lucky that GCM comes down here twice a year...pretty sure that's thanks to Bowhouse. They understand tinytires all right, and Chris and Dana are both actually pretty cool.
Well people always ask me if I'm Canadian when they call me at work so I guess I can speak Canadian so I'll have to think about that!

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Old 09-19-2018, 07:38 PM   #512
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Started printing a few test samples for dual wheels. I hope I can make them work.

Then I realized I'm going to have to move some weight forward or pull off the brass on the rear axle. I think it will throw off my 60/40 I had set pretty good..... I'll figure something out.

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Old 09-20-2018, 10:40 AM   #513
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One wheel done. 5hrs of print time. Now 5hrs of sanding and painting and they should look good.

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Old 09-20-2018, 11:14 AM   #514
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That's commitment right thar
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Old 09-20-2018, 11:21 AM   #515
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That's commitment right thar
Or addiction..... but I guess committed sounds better?

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Old 09-20-2018, 06:22 PM   #516
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Testing out the wheels. Rear offset is pretty close. And front works good too and narrows it up a little bit.

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Or addiction.....
Addiction is across the street from obsession, and one block south of insanity.

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Old 09-21-2018, 05:30 AM   #518
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Well due to the fact that I'm going Dually I ordered a new set of tires. I was going to go with just 2 more of what I have, but I came across a perfect set of vintage looking bias ply tires. I haven't seen them before so I don't know if they are new or I just bypassed them? Anyway I think they will look perfect.

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Old 09-21-2018, 08:29 AM   #519
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Man, that's some skinny little meats! Should be just right.
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Old 09-21-2018, 09:02 AM   #520
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Man, that's some skinny little meats! Should be just right.
I'm worried she's going to plow a little bit with such narrow tires but I'm overdriven in the front so it should be OK.

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