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Offline rooman

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Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« on: August 18, 2014, 04:32:04 PM »
This is the letest car to leave my shop and end up on the track. Bob wanted a really vintage looking car and did a great job of making my stuff look good with lots of polishing, powder coating and chrome as well as a gorgeous candy red paint job with gold leaf lettering. The first photo is from a car show just over a week ago and the others are from last Saturday night at Route 66.









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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2014, 04:37:13 PM »
Holy smokes Roo, that's a beauty! Love every inch of it!
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2014, 05:42:10 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2014, 06:56:34 PM »
very nice car !!! glad to see he got it done .  i had a very small part in that .. i bent the zoomie pipes for him ...
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2014, 08:58:59 PM »
Beautiful!

Roo Man you need to hold a Roo Man Dragster Gathering.

Is Bob a member here?
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2014, 04:44:13 AM »
Quote from: 225digger on August 18, 2014, 06:56:34 PM
very nice car !!! glad to see he got it done .  i had a very small part in that .. i bent the zoomie pipes for him ...

Bob polished the flanges, pipes and tie straps before welding them up and chroming them so they are probably the nicest set of hemi headers that I have ever seen.

Roo
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2014, 10:01:22 AM »
Beautiful car! Looks like a lot of thought was given to every aspect. I especially like the cockpit simplicity. Is that a 7.0  Pro deal?
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2014, 11:37:51 AM »
Great looking car I like the gold leaf lettering and the paint !
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2014, 12:46:58 PM »
WOW just WOW!!!!!
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2014, 04:28:11 PM »
gorgous car.Even love the color and normally if not blue Im ok but not crazy about it.If going any color other than blue that would be it.

 Fabrication looks pretty decent too Rooman.Heck few more and you be getting good at this stuff. Just BS'ing you man awsome work.Looks like it popped out of 1966,hey wait so did I,must have been heck of year.LMAO
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2014, 04:58:54 AM »
Quote from: wideopen231 on August 19, 2014, 04:28:11 PM
gorgous car.Even love the color and normally if not blue Im ok but not crazy about it.If going any color other than blue that would be it.

 Fabrication looks pretty decent too Rooman.Heck few more and you be getting good at this stuff. Just BS'ing you man awsome work.Looks like it popped out of 1966,hey wait so did I,must have been heck of year.LMAO

Thanks mate, but you are making me feel old as I first raced in 1966.

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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2014, 11:16:58 AM »
I started racing in 66 also ! But were still having fun !!!!
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2014, 04:08:18 PM »
Yea but you OLD guys are inspirational to us younger guys. We know we have a chance of still doing this for years and years to come.  LMAO
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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2014, 08:06:05 AM »
Looks like a winner just sitting there.

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Re: Bob Buckley's Coating Specialties dragster
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2014, 07:59:58 PM »
Looks great! Takes me back in time.
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