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Old 05-15-2008, 10:03 PM
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Looks nice

whats going on engine wise?

stock rebuild, and bolt ons? I cant remember, and too lazy to find it hah...


but it looks sweet, people are gonna be jealous of you once its finished, especially those who think it to just be a pile
I wanted to get some gt40 heads but i decided that after I had already got the engine to the guy and he'd already done the heads. It's just going to have BBK longtubes and an O/R mid.
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Old 05-16-2008, 08:36 PM
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Looks like it coming along...
Keep up the good work!
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Old 05-19-2008, 07:56 AM
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What paint did you paint the engine bay with???

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Old 05-19-2008, 11:18 PM
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What paint did you paint the engine bay with???

Some rustoleum rattlecans. The guy painting my car, who has been in the painting industry for over 17yrs suggested to use it. (He quit a body shop because they didn't want him to do stuff the right way). But anyways, he said it would adhere better and also I think be easier to do.
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Old 07-31-2008, 02:36 PM
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I've been workin a lot this summer and haven't had time to update.

I have almost everything done in the engine bay and hooked up finnaly. All I have left is stabbing the distributer and fillling up all the fluids. Already primmed the oil pump. I also have all the air conditioner stuff out at the moment but it's going to be working its way back in.

Only problem I'm having is figguring out all the small vaccumes for the a/c. My neighbor down the road has a 5.0 lx. He said I can stop by and look under the hood any time he's home so ya.
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Old 07-31-2008, 07:11 PM
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sounds good,

you keeping the interior red?

wheels? what is on it now, those look like some old school centerlines?
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Old 08-01-2008, 01:24 PM
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sounds good,

you keeping the interior red?

wheels? what is on it now, those look like some old school centerlines?
For now the interior is staying red untill I get the money to change it to black.

For wheels, after I sell my truck I'm going to buy something different. I'm thinkin some 5 spokes with black spokes and a polished lip.
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I finnaly bolted up my off road h-pipe. I had to chop off the hangers on it though. They were in the way. I also had to bend it some to get it to fit right but it's all bolted up. While I was down there, I noticed there was a hole and crack in one of my mufflers, so those are going to be replaced.

Any suggestions on what muffler won't be to loud, but a nice low and deep rumble?
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Old 08-10-2008, 05:48 PM
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Mac catbacks are pretty quiet when at idle, but when you stomp on it, people will know your coming...

mine had a drone around cruising speed for a few hundred miles, but it went away.... and it sounds killer with an offroad pipe, especially at high rpm...
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FINALLY IT RUNS!!!!!! KINDA.... I finally got to start it tonight. I only ran it for a few seconds because I don't have a timing light to time it yet. My uncle is bringing his over soon and then I'll get it timed. But WOOOO!!! I can't wait to get this thing on the road! after my body work... But I can still drive it a little

Short and ****ty vid of first start up after rebuild.

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