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Skittles, the GT14

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PeacemakerJack

Those sure look nice Richie!  Can’t wait to see ‘em with the red hub and some chrome lugs...:happy-bouncymulticolor:

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Aldon

Digging the grey wheel paint and tire combo

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elcamino/wheelhorse

I had an assistant like that , her favorites were tape measures and screw drivers. Nothing better picking up a screw driver covered in dog drool.

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WHX??

RED hoses just like the factory!

 

Fetch me that nice Milwaukee bit set up here girl but make sure you find the missing bits! He'll never know they're gone and don't know how to use them anyway! :ychain:

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19richie66
14 minutes ago, WHX16 said:

RED hoses just like the factory!

 

Believe me, those hoses aren’t staying. Right now they are just keeping the dirt & paint out. Just got a wonderful package of Lowell’s magic in the mailbox.  :handgestures-thumbup:

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19richie66

Converted to lug studs. Still have to get new chrome lug nuts for front and rear. Rear shoes back on. Needs a bath.

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19richie66

Ok so I got rid of the air cleaner wing nut and replaced it with a quick latch mini-25 push button latch. Also got out and did a little surgery on the belt guard. Someone did some hideous “repair “ on it. I also welded up the motion lever. Decided to stay stock looking on that. A Little bit every day. 👍

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Joshn569

That push button latch is cool! 👍

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JPWH

Looks good.:handgestures-thumbupright:

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PeacemakerJack

Thing of beauty Richie!  I can almost hear the “thump-thump-thump” of that new heart all the way up in Cheddar country.:icecream:

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Aldon

Love the muffler

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19richie66

Hoping it sounds good. Still kinda untested:shifty:

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19richie66

Bake at 90* for 3 days :shifty: 

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fast88pu
11 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

Bake at 90* for 3 days :shifty: 

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I'd hate to see that booths gas bill lol

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Aldon

Nice Ritchie! Love the much heavier duty front piece on frame that would hold front attach-a-matic bracket should you decide to work that puppy.

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JPWH

Looks good Richie. I agree with Aldon on the plate. Heavy enough for anything you want to attach to it.

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ebinmaine
55 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

Bake at 90* for 3 days

Oh for the love of tractors that's just disgusting. I'm glad it's you not me.

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If I was going to pull that off this time of year this far north I'd have to go find a great big giant oven.

 

That thing is looking a little bit less Skittle ish everyday.

 

The :wh:... formerly known as Skittles...

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19richie66

The plate was already on the front it’s just that they played hop scotch with the welding rod. I ground down all the popcorn and cut grooves between the plate and frame. Welded it back solid and cleaned it up. I have a tach a matic for the front but I may just put a license plate on it.

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19richie66
1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

Oh for the love of tractors that's just disgusting. I'm glad it's you not me.

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If I was going to pull that off this time of year this far north I'd have to go find a great big giant oven.

 

That thing is looking a little bit less Skittle ish everyday.

 

The :wh:... formerly known as Skittles...

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Skittles license plate:laughing-rolling:

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PeacemakerJack

If you keep calling that thing Skittles—which you should—it will be classic how many times you will have to explain the name.  Better to just keep a couple of “before” pics handy.  Show them the pic-nuff said!:D

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19richie66

plenty of pics of the before. Hurts to look at. But the more I look at her old pictures, I don’t think she was Skittles at all. She’s Rasta :laughing-rolling:

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bmsgaffer
2 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

The plate was already on the front it’s just that they played hop scotch with the welding rod. I ground down all the popcorn and cut grooves between the plate and frame. Welded it back solid and cleaned it up. I have a tach a matic for the front but I may just put a license plate on it.

 

Get an old tach-a-matic mule drive and put a licence plate holder on it, then you will have the worlds heaviest license plate holder... AND front tach a matic...

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