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    So Nick do you have a photo of the 68 Camaro tubs and were you satisfied with the job? If not, how many more till you got it right?

    Chevynut asked a direct question to me, I answered it. I figured if I put hours in it you or he would have argued with me. You made a BS comment without me posting any hours. WTF? Toxic reply that you accuse me of? Not the Christian thing to do.

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    I don't think Nick meant anything by what he said.....he just said the time could vary a lot. I didn't see anything "toxic" in it. I can see how this would vary a lot with experience, quality of the job, whether ground smooth or not, and a lot of other things.
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    Nick meant it as a jab. I jabbed back.

    But your right, that stuff varies, and that was my original point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick_L View Post
    Nick meant it as a jab. I jabbed back.

    But your right, that stuff varies, and that was my original point.
    Rick, you have a Blessed 2017. I pray that what ever but is under you saddle goes away at the stroke of midnight. I meant nothing by my reply but for what ever reason, you continue to find some excuse to jab away. You, are a little man and I pray you will grow up some day. I'm done with this site. Happy New Year - signing off for good.

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    Nick you are the burr under my saddle.

    Even chevynut has been civil lately.

    I am just trying to contribute and be honest about it, and you make it hard.

    Done with this site? Again? Till next year maybe. That's only a couple of hours.

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    Nick leaving for Greener Grass

    Quote Originally Posted by NickP View Post
    Rick, you have a Blessed 2017. I pray that what ever but is under you saddle goes away at the stroke of midnight. I meant nothing by my reply but for what ever reason, you continue to find some excuse to jab away. You, are a little man and I pray you will grow up some day. I'm done with this site. Happy New Year - signing off for good.

    Really Sad to see Nick Leave the site ,

    I do not want to stir stuff up but this is my happy New year PM From Nick

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    I personally didn't see anything at all in Nick's post that should have pissed anyone off.

    How could anyone see this as some sort of slam?

    "There in, lies the issue with anyone's numbers. Effort to Complete is proportional to the need for completion. Doing it as a DIY to gain personal satisfaction versus paying to have it done and completing it to another's satisfaction can be a wide channel in the river and varies by how much it just rained.

    My first tub job was in 1975 on my 1968 Camaro (cut and paste for 12" tires) - the number of completions since then and today, I have no idea."
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    I just installed the Real Deal Steel tubs on mine. I only did one side at a time, not sure if that mattered, but that is the way I did it. I have between 35 to 40 hours in it. Since this was my first time in doing it...I did take extra time. I will say one of the biggest time savers if I had to do it again would be using a fast sand body filler instead of the regular. Evercoat makes both. A lot of time sanding using the regular.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JT56 View Post
    I just installed the Real Deal Steel tubs on mine. I only did one side at a time, not sure if that mattered, but that is the way I did it. I have between 35 to 40 hours in it. Since this was my first time in doing it...I did take extra time. I will say one of the biggest time savers if I had to do it again would be using a fast sand body filler instead of the regular. Evercoat makes both. A lot of time sanding using the regular.
    Good morning all, is this 35 to 40 hours close for a wagon. Any pictures of a wagon?

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    Just thinking out loud, but like JT56 stated finishing the tubs was time consuming are wagon tubs more accessible then sedan or HT.

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