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Old 09-12-2012, 07:51 PM   #41
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Great choice...gotta' love that Robot Chicken!

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Old 08-10-2014, 04:00 PM   #42
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Back from the dead, A friend and I ground off ~330 rivets yesterday in preparation for skinning the sides:




Surprisingly, it only took about 3 hours with LOTS of beer breaks in between.
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Old 08-17-2014, 01:00 PM   #43
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All the rivets are gone on the one side of the inside of the bus now:





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that is lots of work
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