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Build Photo's
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 Test fitting our wood wheels (24's). |
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 The rear axle came back from Advanced Driveline (Orlando, Fl) 4-1/2" narrower. Thanks for the speedy work and clean job guys! |
 On August 13, 2004, we got hit by Hurricane Charley, this pic was snapped on the way out of the shop a few hours before it hit, luckily we all made it through without much damage. |
 Back to work after Hurricane Charley, even though we were without power for a week, we made things happen. |
 Your probably shaking your head about this photo. |
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 Yes, there is a point to all of this work! |
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 We can't give away all the secrets, so lets just say all the work was so we could make a mold of the roof. What its for? - well your just gonna have to wait and see. |
 Drivers door blocked and new handle ready for installation. |
 Drivers side, doors mounted, rear suicide hinges installed. |
 Starting the suicide doors |
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 Passenger hinges installed |
 Drivers side rear hinges |
(August 22, 2004 - 9 weeks and counting until we have to get Insomnia on the road to SEMA), the pace is picking up, the days are getting longer as we work late into the night. |
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 Mold release being applied to the painted/buffed smooth roof. |
 Tooling gel being applied |
 Ready for glassing |
 A lot of resin and cloth being applied |
 Almost finished |
 Applying braces |
 Suicide door - factory latch installed |
 The latch for the suicide doors is installed (removed during photo for final grinding) and the jamb is reshaped and ready for bodywork. |
 That looks better |
 Ahh, perfect! Now they're opening the right direction. |
September 3, 2004
 You know, living in Florida has its perks, but these hurricanes are putting a SERIOUS slow-down on our project. Shortly after this photo it was time to pack it in and go home to ride out the storm. |
 With 2 hurricanes now behind us, it has set us back at least 12-14 days. This really has been frustrating and we've lost valuable build-up time. So we decided to vent a bit of our frustrations, this truck has some serious power!!!!!! |
 It was time to cut the roof to the opening needed. |
 Test part made and trimmed to opening. |
 The mold was marked, cut, crated and delivered, now we wait........ |
 Meanwhile, things are getting ready for paint, suicide latch primed, ready for more blocking. |
The strikers for the doors are both on the center pillar now and it has been reshaped, primed, and ready for final blocking prior to paint. |
 Hmmm |
 Quite a few parts removed, some will go back on, some are now scrap. |
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 Mach-up wheels with the proper spacing - right on target. |
 Bed floor cut out. |
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 Tailights, gas door and custom rollpan coming together. |
 Endcaps are made for the rollpan - with the body line intact. |
 The unique tailgate is taking shape! |
 Front fenderwells removed. |
 The complete dash, A/C, fuse boxes, etc are now all removed. |
 The days get longer, but progress is moving along and the SEMA show will be here soon. Time to get back to work! |
 Time for a new custom frame. |
 Firewall cut out for motor clearance (due to lowering the body). |
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 The cab is slid back for better access to the front frame section. |
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 Rear section of the custom frame. |
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 New rear frame section installed. Suspension arms are fabricated (not shown in photo). |
 The first look at it off the stands. |
 Just had to do it. |
 Custom upper A-arm with DJM dropped lower control arm in place. Thanks to King Jabo & Mexiguyver! |
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 Once everything is adjusted, the firewall is reinstalled with a few changes. |
 The hand fabricated rollpan is welded on and shaped a bit more. |
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 The Phipps custom bucket seats are right at home in the Supercrew. |
 September 26th - once again, another Hurricane!! Jeanne moved in on us and kept us from moving forward for another 2 days. We're now up to a total of 14-16 days of down time due to Hurricanes. |
As long as their are no more Hurricane's, things shouldn't be too bad! |
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 HydraTech's brake booster installed. |
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 Saves space and provides more braking power! |
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 Tailgate fully opened |
 Partially retracted |
 Fully retracted |
 Putco bed caps welded in place |
 Bed being sandblasted |
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 Sealed the bottom of the bed |
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 Bodyman Mike is on the job. |
 Firewall roughed out |
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 Primed - ready for final prep-to-paint |
 Underside of cab sealed |
 Cab floor is sealed and dash partially reinstalled. |
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 24" Boyd Coddington Osiris (3-piece) with 305-35-24 GoodYear tires |
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Well,
Project Insomnia left for Las Vegas at 2:00 A.M. this morning (10/27/04).
Exotic Car Transport picked it up from R.A.W. a day early, so we have
a few things left to wrap up prior to the show. THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE that came from out of town, orlando guys, Acro guys, we
couldn't have done it without you!
Thanks to the crew at Musso Motorsports in Las Vegas, NV for allowing us to have full use of there excellent shop to make all of our final adjustments prior to the SEMA show. |
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 Here are some shots of Insomnia on display at the '04 SEMA show in Las Vegas. It is in the main lobby on display. |
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 Tailgate shown retracted. |
