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Old 11-25-2015, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Apache
Wow the T-tops make for much easier welding access. Great progress!
That they sure do!
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Got the shifter on.

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So what headers are you using? Did you fab them yourself?
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So what headers are you using? Did you fab them yourself?
They are the $170 ebay ones. I bought them and we were going to use them as a template because they fit so good but the welds seemed well done. So were using them and bracing the ends of the heads.
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GTFOH! Seriously wondering about the AFR heads I bought for mine. I was long term looking at 555 TH400 combo, then do twin TC78 or the 88/83mm knockoffs down the road.
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Little c3 humor, how many bolts broke upon disassembly and engine removal? Lol. Anyway, cool build keep those pics coming.
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GTFOH! Seriously wondering about the AFR heads I bought for mine. I was long term looking at 555 TH400 combo, then do twin TC78 or the 88/83mm knockoffs down the road.
I was blown away by the quality, when my friends saw them, they all bought the manifolds as well for their cars. Crazy how much $170 can get you. When they crack I will have them duplicated by my chassis guy.
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Little c3 humor, how many bolts broke upon disassembly and engine removal? Lol. Anyway, cool build keep those pics coming.
0 PB Blaster was my best friend lol
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Looks great! Have a link to the gt45 67mm turbos? Didn't think gt45s came in a 67mm.
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Love it, but MAN you picked the HEAVIEST smallish China turbo to hang off those China headers. On3 67,70,72's would have made as much power and saved you 10 lbs a side.


Great work on the overall build though!!
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Love it, but MAN you picked the HEAVIEST smallish China turbo to hang off those China headers. On3 67,70,72's would have made as much power and saved you 10 lbs a side.


Great work on the overall build though!!
What's funny is we have given these manifolds 0 breaks on abuse. We actually moved the car around by pushing on the turbos and obviously have hung everything off of them. As soon as the manifolds crack or a turbo lets go its all getting replaced with replicated manifolds and twin s300's
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Went and picked up the car today. This cage is awesome and the work is top notch. Fits me perfect and everything is exactly where I wanted it. There timeline of only 16 days from nothing to finish was insane also. Enjoy the pics!







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16 days is awesome. So glad it didn't turn in to "body shop" prison for you. The work looks top notch too.
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Started mocking up the hood. Its a glasstek 5" sunoco pin on hood.



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16 days is awesome. So glad it didn't turn in to "body shop" prison for you. The work looks top notch too.
A ton of people I know have had nightmare with shops sitting on their projects. I couldn't be more pleased with them.
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It's typically in this order (from worst to best): body shop, engine shop, chassis shop, transmission shop
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That's quick work my car has been stuck in chassis land for months and months but i keep adding more work so not entirely their fault .

Btw interested to see more pics of your steering column support as i have mine just about done but not sure how many point or how much support it really needs....maybe i should stop being lazy and update my build thread lol

Diggin the shifter pedestal i may have them do something like that off the front d/s loop
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Originally Posted by TRIXLSXSUPRA
That's quick work my car has been stuck in chassis land for months and months but i keep adding more work so not entirely their fault .

Btw interested to see more pics of your steering column support as i have mine just about done but not sure how many point or how much support it really needs....maybe i should stop being lazy and update my build thread lol

Diggin the shifter pedestal i may have them do something like that off the front d/s loop
Yea these guys are insane. They asked when I wanted it back and I said March. Two weeks later it was done.

I'll get some pics tonight of that specifically for ya.

I didn't even ask for that pedestal, I gave them the standard brackets and expected it to just be bolts down. They went above and beyond on everything. There price is ridiculous too, if I said what I paid everyone of you would have your car in line there lol
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Thanks man appreciate it and just be happy you're not out here in CA we get raped for EVERYTHING out here!
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You couldn't pay me to live in CA. I like freedom ha.


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