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the taihitian, 62 suburban!
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TIKIWAGON
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09/07/2006
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JenTiki
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09/07/2006
Now that is a SWEET RIDE!! |
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dogbytes
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09/08/2006
SHOTGUN |
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Polynesiac
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09/08/2006
now that's one beautiful ride! What fun that would be to drive a few tikis around town or hang some longboards out the back to go catch some waves....Your wagon made my day. Thanks! |
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Aloha John
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09/08/2006
Very cool. I dig it. I'd like to know about the seat upholstery... |
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tiki5-0
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09/08/2006
awesome looking suburban!! i love the matting in the interior....it looks great! the pin stiping looks cool, too! |
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Rev. Griz
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09/08/2006
That might be the coolest thing ever! I'm bringing you my jeep. Oh wait, you're in England... |
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Coco Loco
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09/08/2006
Awesome ride. *Definitely gets me in the mood for the Grass Valley Roamin Angels Classic Car show this weekend! * Me loves your Suburban! |
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VonTiki
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09/12/2006
Sweeeet!! |
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Tiki Diablo
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09/12/2006
Sweet Sue and Dave! When y'all coming again? |
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Kava King
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09/12/2006
What, no WET BAR!?! |
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TIKIWAGON
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09/12/2006
Thanks for all of the great comments, it has a new crate motor 350 under the hood which is also painted gold flake! |
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blacksandz
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09/13/2006
Boss ride! Looks like a gas! :tiki: |
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IsleConch
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09/13/2006
Sweet,Sweet ride...enjoy |
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Tiki Rodder
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09/20/2006
Your car looks great, I also love your other car, i saw a pic off it on the HAMB. good luck and hope to see you next year at the Nats |
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TIKIWAGON
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09/27/2006
Thanks tiki rodder for your comments, come up and say HI to us next time you see us, we really appreciate these kind words. |
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Tiki Rodder
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10/04/2006
I will do that, if everything goo's well i will be at the Hotrod nats 2007 with my Ford. |
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jpmartdog
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10/04/2006
WOW - really really coool - love the blowfish dome light - If you could, explain the roof detail/floral pattern. How is it applied? what is it? Original paint, decal, fabric or what - it looks perfect. Did you work on the engine? Show us if you did! |
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Tiki Rodder
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10/04/2006
U can do that by using a lace, put it on the roof and spray paint over it than remove it. or something like that |
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Gigantalope
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10/05/2006
That's fantastic! Great job. The Pin Stripes, Lettering, and all the nice effects really work well together, without ruining the vehicles actual feel. Very tastefully done. Makes me want gussie up my Travelall! |
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Tom Slick
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10/05/2006
This is one of the best tiki themed cars/trucks I've seen thus far! Great job! The roof job is a late 60's to early 70's styled lace job. It is right when the Bellflower/Downey hotrod crusing scene was fading and Hollywood and Montebello were the newer hotspots. Its technically out of the earliest of lowriding roots that was influenced by the Full Kustom Hotrods of that era.Similarly influenced by Larry Watson & Gene Winfield, but with a twist. This is a tedious job. First you start with maybe a basecoat of a metallic base(silver or gold).Spray it on to get ample coverage. Then you mix metalflake with the clearcoat and spray the combo to where you feel you have enough flake on the surface(usually determined in percentages) like my roof is 90% covered in metalflake. Then after your flashcoats(time between spraying layers of another coat of paint or clear) you then seal the metalflake/clear combo with straight clearcoat(no flake) (usually 3-5 coats of clear)to seal in the flake to protect it during the wetsanding process. It is nesseccary to wetsand to remove "boogers"(debris), fisheyes and orange peel. Then you use thinline tape with masking paper to mask areas that you want only the flake to show like the silver lined border you see dividing the lace job. then you grab grandmas lace curtains and secure it to the roof using paint tape leaving the areas underneath your lace, metalflake exposed. then you spray your favorite colored candy paint(a transparent tinted paint)and cover the lace. |
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