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**jaransonT3** · September 29th, 2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HeidelbergJohn4.0

I don't know how the hell you drink that much Dew.

Well...I start when I get up around 7am and drink it until I go to bed between midnight and 1am most nights. That works out to less than 8 oz an hour....and lots of trips to the bathroom.

**carcentric** · September 29th, 2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jaransonT3

That roofline sure reminds me of the '56 Ford Victoria I owned in high school . . . .

Not mine, but pretty close to the colors (pale green and inverness green):

**jaransonT3** · September 29th, 2011, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by carcentric

That roofline sure reminds me of the '56 Ford Victoria I owned in high school . . . .

Close. The actual inspiration for the roof line came from my good buddy Al's '60 Starliner.

**carcentric** · September 29th, 2011, 05:13 PM

The rear quarter panels on the '56 hardtops were notorious for fatigue cracking right under where the roof joins them - do you expect any of that from flexing when the doors are slammed? You have much shorter/lighter doors than the Ford did . . . .

1slo3 · September 29th, 2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jaransonT3

Well...I start when I get up around 7am and drink it until I go to bed between midnight and 1am most nights. That works out to less than 8 oz an hour....and lots of trips to the bathroom.

I know how he does it! Only mine's Diet Coke. If John and I ride together we need a squareback and a trailer!

RichG · September 30th, 2011, 09:37 AM

I can't wait to see this car finished... such a cool ride. Great work!

Al Low Ha · September 30th, 2011, 10:00 AM

You guys be careful swilling all that soda! I use to drink alot of coke....till I got my 1st kidney stone!!! My Aunt had a lot of her stomach lining ruined...lots of surgery due to drinking too much soda.

John....that 3 is turning out SOOOO cool!

Aloha

shok · September 30th, 2011, 03:32 PM

I used to drink pepsi constantly until the heartburn issues started, so then I moved to diet coke :D

**Unkl Ian** · September 30th, 2011, 04:38 PM

I don't know how anyone can drink diet anything.

Even the regular stuff tastes like shit, since they quit using real sugar.

HeidelbergJohn4.0 · September 30th, 2011, 05:18 PM

I usually hate all diet sodas but I found that I actually prefer Diet Sundrop to regular and I can drink it and not really taste that it is diet. After my kidney stone...I really try to avoid sodas at all, but it's hard sometimes.

OH yeah, They are still selling Throwback Mt Dew... made with real sugar. Don't know if it's actually cane sugar or beet sugar, but it's way better than regular Dew IMHO!

And I STILL don't know how the hell John drinks all that Dew!! :)

shok · October 1st, 2011, 09:54 AM

Yeh diet coke at first made me go BLECH!! but I got used to it and like it now. I guess it's an aquired taste

**purplemyth** · October 1st, 2011, 11:36 AM

Just so you guys know, DIET doesn't always mean it's better for you! It can actually cause headaches and make you GAIN weight~ research it~

Hey John,

Is it done yet?

shok · October 1st, 2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by purplemyth

Just so you guys know, DIET doesn't always mean it's better for you! It can actually cause headaches and make you GAIN weight~ research it~

Oh yeah I know, I just realized sugary items were giving me a specific problem, overall in the case of soda I think diet is even worse for your health than the reg variety.

**purplemyth** · October 1st, 2011, 03:56 PM

It's the aspartame that causes problems.

Back to this Sled~ c'mon John, is it done yet?

**Unkl Ian** · October 1st, 2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by purplemyth

It's the aspartame that causes problems.

plus Mannitol, Sortitol, Xylitol, and a bunch of other crap
that doesn't actually need to be used, like High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Corn Syrup does not taste the same as Sugar.

**V8Transporter** · October 1st, 2011, 04:43 PM

Might I suggest 'Beer,' the refreshing alternative. Though mostly I drink iced tea and good old H2O.

shok · October 1st, 2011, 05:25 PM

What's H2O?

**Unkl Ian** · October 1st, 2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by shok

What's H2O?

Some complex chemical composition.

shok · October 1st, 2011, 06:03 PM

That can't be healthy to drink!

**jaransonT3** · October 1st, 2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by purplemyth

Back to this Sled~ c'mon John, is it done yet?

Nope. Not done yet.

Might have taken a slight step backwards today. After getting a tab welded onto the upper front corner of the RH rear fender so I could bolt that corner in place while fitting the rest of the fender, I spent several hours beating, cutting, welding, stretching and shrinking the same RH rear fender trying to get the wheel well to sit properly.

Finally gave up with very little progress made. Thinking about cutting a significant piece out of that fender and replacing it with new sheet metal since it has been so tortured. Will see how it looks tomorrow...

Sorry no pictures.

Oh I also spent about an hour stripping the last of the rattle can black paint that Brian Fye and I sprayed on there for the Sled's ride out to the 2008 Invasion. Good riddance!

MatteBlack · October 1st, 2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jaransonT3

Nope. Not done yet.

Might have taken a slight step backwards today. After getting a tab welded onto the upper front corner of the RH rear fender so I could bolt that corner in place while fitting the rest of the fender, I spent several hours beating, cutting, welding, stretching and shrinking the same RH rear fender trying to get the wheel well to sit properly.

Finally gave up with very little progress made. Thinking about cutting a significant piece out of that fender and replacing it with new sheet metal since it has been so tortured. Will see how it looks tomorrow...

Sorry no pictures.

Oh I also spent about an hour stripping the last of the rattle can black paint that Brian Fye and I sprayed on there for the Sled's ride out to the 2008 Invasion. Good riddance!

It's the right choice. With all the great work you have done, it's no time to start skipping needed steps. Too many impressionable volksrodders are watching your example.

1slo3 · October 2nd, 2011, 05:08 PM

Good riddance to the rattle can paint, or to my sorry help? Either is probably correct! Is the issue on the fender with the original skin or with the filler metal?

**jaransonT3** · October 3rd, 2011, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1slo3

Is the issue on the fender with the original skin or with the filler metal?

Yes! It is the combination of the two and all the beating and heating I have done on it trying to get things to move around.

No work on Sunday on the Sled...but I did get the rest of my garage insulated and most of the drywall up. Should be nice and toasty in there this winter so I can keep working on the Sled!

**OB'S Customs** · October 3rd, 2011, 10:54 AM

Jason for whats it worth I love your Project and enjoy your up dates.
Spencer
aka OB

**jaransonT3** · October 3rd, 2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by OB'S Customs

Jason for whats it worth I love your Project and enjoy your up dates.
Spencer
aka OB

Thanks Scott. I am really liking what you are doing with your Square. I would love to see some overall pics of your Square without all the camera effects.