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1974 Dodge Bighorn - Done!!!


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Opened up holes in the bumper and cleaned up the recesses for the fog lights.

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Made a driveshaft to fit.

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Then I realized that when I worked on the doghouse I had done so without the exhaust pipe in place. Back to the drawing board so to speak.

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Took the big plunge and cut off the hood.

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My headache rack was intended to sit on the frame but I found it didn't allow the exhaust pipes to clear the tanks. So I built a stand for it. Squared up and glues the rack.

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Added the quarter fenders

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Cut and fitted a windshield, er.. three windshields. A major battle.

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Filed off the cast nuts on either side of the grille bottom and replaced them with Meng nuts.

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We have primer.

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Now we are at the point where it gets painted, my weak point. I'll need advice from you guys. I want to do it in pearl gray with the bodyside molding in the same red as the frame, sorta the same scheme as the first two in the first post. Also, I want to Alclad the grille and surround. Here is the chicken and egg question: Do I do the body color first and the grille and molding after or vice versa? I think the Alclad is a forgone conclusion as the less it is handled the better it stays but the molding.....

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