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Offline Geoff

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« on: September 06, 2006, 11:00:42 AM »
Check out the fab skills this guy has......all with hand tools. Incredible :o

http://www.vwrides.com/viewtopic.php?t=43&...22dfc91fa1fe105
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Offline Mike Scott

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« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2006, 11:37:58 AM »
The whole thing is nuts, but that front floor piece is some crazy shit!!!!!
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Offline steveo_32

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« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2006, 12:11:00 PM »
That is fricken amazing!! Totally cool!!
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« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2006, 12:34:30 PM »
unreal.
pretty amazing stuff
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Offline BUSDADDY

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« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2006, 01:11:28 PM »
OMFG, that guy must work cheap, that DC would cost $100k here. Amazing work, even the rustiest can be saved with time and skill.
Wow.
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« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2006, 01:35:20 PM »
Hans, ya gotta check these guys out!!
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« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2006, 02:37:37 PM »
Pretty amazing how he did the floor panels.
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« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2006, 03:42:50 PM »
HOLY SHITBALLS !!!!!!!!!!  amazing  metal skills !
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« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2006, 05:18:18 PM »
That pretty freakin Cool!
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Offline Mowser

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« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2006, 07:21:12 PM »
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HOLY SHITBALLS !!!!!!!!!!
 
Yeah what he said

 
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Offline ScreamnStroker

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« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2006, 07:43:56 PM »
Amazing!!!! :o  
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« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2006, 04:18:54 PM »
I'm going to swing by his place in Bangkok to see this first hand.  (end of month)

-post in that thread-
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Offline Que

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« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2006, 04:32:58 PM »
in Bangkok?

The other guy in the pic who he says is the owner of the DC lives in Kent, WA.  Kit or Dave, one of the Thia brothers.  I see'm at lots of shows and even sold them a pair of polished Fuchs
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« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2006, 07:15:15 PM »
I thought the guys in Ireland were good at bringing a rust bucket back to life! That is some amazing work :rockon:  
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Offline dubprof

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« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2006, 02:43:06 PM »
wow.....i'd love to be able to do that.

that guy is like the picasso of metal.
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