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Day we brought it home from Edmond, Ok.
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Looks like a good project on 7/14/07
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Don and brother Ben out for breakfast
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New bed cover installed 10/13/07
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Now the Ranchero is at Roger's Rod & Custom shop in Jonesboro, Arkansas
May 7th, 2008
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Roger and Don after the first week at Roger's Rod and Custom
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Roger looking at the floor plans
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Both sides have been stripped
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Front end is dismantled
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Less rust than we expected
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interior stripped out
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Bodyman, Roger and Don
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Don and Roger
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Exchanging Ideals
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Tailgate and lights removed
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May 27th, 2008
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Fenders primered
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Top smoothed and primered
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sides ready for new quarter panels
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June 5, 2008
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new floor pans
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ready to replace quarter panels
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Don and bodyman
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June 30th, 2008
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front of quarter location
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gas cap moved to inside the bed
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area of new metal added
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Some more metal added
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Quarter panel removed from drivers side
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new direction of fuel filler
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Front view of quarter panel tacking
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Quarter panel in place
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tacking new quarter panel
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July 10, 2008
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welded in left panel
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welded in right panel
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July 21, 2008
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New Frontend Parts
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Making Ready for new parts
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Shock tower removed left side
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Shock Tower removed right
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August 8th, 2008
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Left side welded in
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Rigth side welded in
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Spindle installed
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Coil over shocks very COOL
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Tubular A-arms
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August 14th, 2008
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Fender panels and hubs are on
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Disk brakes ready to go
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4.6L Engine looking good
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August 29th, 2008
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Cool with the engine in truck
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new spindles
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Roger telling me what to get next
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New spindles hung
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Engine location setting
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