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Old 06-24-2010, 07:02 AM
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Default Custom Built trophy for a local car show!! Using old engine parts
This weekend is the first CRuizing the Capitiol CAr show in Tallahassee, FL. I was contacted a couple of weeks ago and asked to bring out Shop beater and Freedombird. They also asked Jerry, Josh and myself to be in charge of picking "best of show". I told them I would do it and supply the trophy. SO I got to looking around the shop and realized I had a tone of take off engine parts and misc crap. So I let me creative juices flow and came up with what you see below. Should be a great thing for someone to get, you sure not gonna get another one at a car show!! I'll be adding some graphics and decals today

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(2) 400 pontiac pistons and rods
(2) used Champion plugs
(2) pawn shop wrenches
Pontiac 400 Timing gears and chain
48 dodge brake drum

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Old 06-24-2010, 07:18 AM
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That was a pretty cool idea Chad
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:42 AM
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thats a cool trophy ,good job .
here is one a friend made me after my accident .
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how much did that weigh?
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Chad, is there going to be a plaque stating 1st place or Best of Show on it? I would think it would be nice if it said what they won it for.
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It weighs about 40 pounds!


I added a six inch steel circle on top of the flame piece. It has best of show painted on it. We also painted the name of show and date on the drum. Came out nice I think. Should be well received let's just hope there something there worthy of receiving it
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Cool! Got a pic of it all painted up? Should be a fun show!!
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It weighed a bout 40 lbs easy. I never got another pic of it completed. Jerry and me got to select best of show, we chose a very nice 57 Chevy that was very detailed and very very nice. Not really my cup of tea but nothing else that came close.

Found some pics online from a buddy, I forgot my camera
Best of show car!!


Best of show winner with trophy


My car
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My car

My new wall paper at work!! Congrats on the People's Choice Award my friend!
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My new wall paper at work!! Congrats on the People's Choice Award my friend!
Further proof Camaros are cooler than birds!!! Beings the bird came home empty handed, lol
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