Build The Oddball 80 - Middle East GX Renovation

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Just read the entire build thread. Great work, was cool to watch the transformation.
 
Just read the entire build thread. Great work, was cool to watch the transformation.
Ha!!! Thank you. I recently reread it as well. I almost forgot all of the pain it put me though.

It's about to head to @Ozark cruiser to fix my **** up and add some new jewelry
 
Ha!!! Thank you. I recently reread it as well. I almost forgot all of the pain it put me though.

It's about to head to @Ozark cruiser to fix my **** up and add some new jewelry
It was great watching you go from the initial pains, to claiming at one point it was your favorite truck. Haha!
 
My poor crashed truck is up in Missouri getting un-****ed by my boy @REKCUT

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Oh. What happened???
 
Oh. What happened???

3 years ago I made the grave mistake of going out into the park at Hor Springs. I trashed both sides on the corner and the driver rear door.

I've been ignoring it until I smashed the entire front end last month on a trail making it have to get paint and body work.
 
You need to get it back ASAP so you stop trying to drown your 100...
 
Your threads never cease to entertain me.
Just read the entire thread, don't tell my boss.
Very cool build. Most people do not have the dedication to dive headfirst into a project like this.
I hope to meet you and the Oddball one day!
 
Your threads never cease to entertain me.
Just read the entire thread, don't tell my boss.
Very cool build. Most people do not have the dedication to dive headfirst into a project like this.
I hope to meet you and the Oddball one day!

That's a big read! I reread it not long ago and I can't believe I made it through those early days!
 
Wow you were really had on the old girl 😲
Sadly these are the two easiest fixes. He's really pissed at me that I used the football trick on the other side
 
Sadly these are the two easiest fixes. He's really pissed at me that I used the football trick on the other side
I had to search the thread to see the football trick. Very interesting...

I think I would cry a lot of tears if our Holy Truck (Middle East 80) got serious dents like you are dealing with.

I've often thought that the 80 series seems to have thicker body panels than the 100. Google Gemini says that the 80 series uses mild steel body panels while the 105/100 uses early high tensile steel body panels, which you can flex with a finger press.

Here's what the AI thinks:

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Looks like your guy really knows what he's doing!
 
Looks like he's a master at it 😁
 
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