installed longtubes this weekend

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05-04-2009, 12:41 AM

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hpwrestler220

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Thanks. Sounds a lot easier than my method haha. Are the jacks just for added support and peace of mind?? Do you have a visual on where to place the jack exactly (I'm retarded)

05-04-2009, 12:52 AM

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black35th

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Originally Posted by mvr

that thing is AMAZING keeps the motor supported by the strut tower while you drop your K. its great for K swaps or longtubes. unfutunately its not mine, but its basically some blocks of wood and some steel, probably was cunstructed for 20bucks or less from any hardware store.

Yea it looks like a great homemade idea, its just hard to tell how its made from the picture. Do you have any other pictures of it at all?

05-04-2009, 01:07 AM

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Thanks. Sounds a lot easier than my method haha. Are the jacks just for added support and peace of mind?? Do you have a visual on where to place the jack exactly (I'm retarded)

here are the jacking pionts for our cars. and you jack the car up with a jack, and then use jack stands to hold the car up at that height. you put the jack stands on the sub frames on the side of the car tward the front.

05-04-2009, 01:11 AM

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Yea it looks like a great homemade idea, its just hard to tell how its made from the picture. Do you have any other pictures of it at all?

im sorry, i dont have any pictures of it. my buddy had to borrow it from his friend to use it for my car.

05-04-2009, 07:05 AM

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steve0914

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looks like a fun project man congrats! can't wait for the video...

05-04-2009, 08:26 AM

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agarr19

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im doin mine probally 2morro how long did it take? :/

05-04-2009, 08:44 AM

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Congrats on the install, I love my pypes LT's. Didnt really notice that big of a power gain though, well at least not the one youre describing. Maybe I will after I finally do 4.10's and a tuner.

05-04-2009, 10:23 AM

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MAD SVT

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I keep saying i cant do it in my single car garage with jackstands.... til i saw this....

Damn, gotta start looking for new excuses.

05-04-2009, 10:39 AM

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mvr

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im doin mine probally 2morro how long did it take? :/

about 15hours over two days. we ran into alot of little problems like the stearing column not lining up and random bolts not lining up, stock K was tricky to get back up. if everything goes smoothly i could definately see it being done in 8-10hrs especially if you have or are swapping in a aftermarket K.