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Old 11-22-2007, 11:31 AM
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Default Painted my 25.5 cage

Tyson at Performance Auto Fabrication did one helluva job. Only the bars above the floor are shown in this post:

Hope to get her certified in the next week or so (already talked to the NHRA inspector)...this is what it takes to go faster than 8.50 legally

Once I get my 7.50 sticker, I'll start refitting the interior panels











Also cleaned it up and got a nice picture of the back end
Old 11-22-2007, 11:56 AM
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Car looks great, what did you use for paint on the cage?
Old 11-22-2007, 11:59 AM
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VHT rollbar and chassis epoxy paint
Old 11-22-2007, 12:22 PM
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Cool so when do we see the 7.50 pass
Old 11-22-2007, 12:26 PM
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looks like it'd be a pain gettin the seats back in
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Nice jungle gym, car looks badass
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Originally Posted by dochall22
looks like it'd be a pain gettin the seats back in
Nah...the kirkeys slide right in
Old 11-22-2007, 01:32 PM
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Looks good!
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Lookin good Brian !
Old 11-22-2007, 05:06 PM
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Looks Awesome
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thats ****** badass!! All said and done, what kind of money is it to convert a car to a 25.5 car?
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looks great!
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That looks awesome!

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thats ****** badass!! All said and done, what kind of money is it to convert a car to a 25.5 car?
A metric **** ton.
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Nice! Makes me want to get my race car project done quicker....oh wait, I need money to do that
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That's nice work.
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Sweet.

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You running wolfe's bolt on parachute mount?
Old 11-23-2007, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by chrismorales75
You running wolfe's bolt on parachute mount?
sure am
Old 11-23-2007, 03:03 PM
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Cool, when you going to let me drive it
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Looks good,Im going to be doing the 25.5 over the winter,Any pics of the under side so i can get a idea of what bars will be nessary for the 25.5.BTW did you add any extra or only what is required.

Thanks,Mike


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