Couple pics of my new beauty items...
03-21-2012, 04:43 PM
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Couple pics of my new beauty items... I installed a few working gauges into the T/A vents, all Autometer I am really liking the fact that unlike the factory gauges these work. My A/F ratio is rich when the car is running inside the garage.
My wife got me some valve covers for my birthday and since my MSD wires were going to be a little short, I purchased some Taylor 409s. Holy crap I didnt really think 10.4mm was going to be so big for a plug wire. I also made a plate for the stock battery mount.
My wife got me some valve covers for my birthday and since my MSD wires were going to be a little short, I purchased some Taylor 409s. Holy crap I didnt really think 10.4mm was going to be so big for a plug wire. I also made a plate for the stock battery mount.
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03-21-2012, 10:02 PM
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Nice lookin valve covers.
What coils are those? I thought MSD, but they look a little different.
03-22-2012, 05:20 AM
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Looks great, just a hint look into the momo gotham wheel,and im with you on the air bag,sometimes I just look at it when im stopped at a light just thinking its going to go off, with all the hard launches ect I just don't like that damn thing in there
03-22-2012, 05:56 AM
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That's a 2nd gen Firebird steering wheel, IIRC.
Seatbelts do most of the work keeping you safe in a crash. They don't call airbags a "supplemental restraint system" for nothing. I swapped to an aftermarket steering wheel, but left the passenger side airbag intact and operational. If I get into a crash by myself, that's my problem. If I have a passenger in the car though, I want them to be as safe as possible.
Seatbelts do most of the work keeping you safe in a crash. They don't call airbags a "supplemental restraint system" for nothing. I swapped to an aftermarket steering wheel, but left the passenger side airbag intact and operational. If I get into a crash by myself, that's my problem. If I have a passenger in the car though, I want them to be as safe as possible.
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Holy Crap, The steering wheel is dirrectly out of a 1976 S/E Trans Am. I hated the stock steering wheel, big heavy, and ugly to look at. As for the airbag, not that big of a deal to me personally. If my car is in an accident I better end up dead, if not Im going to destroy the dumbass' soul that caused the accident.
To be honest that steering wheel is so nice to drive with, I wouldnt change it out for anything.
The catch can is a modified ebay unit, I added some down tubes inside the can and a filter that goes about halfway down inside the can. It works quite well and only cost $10 shipped.
The coils are painted truck coils, but they didnt want to fit with my STB so I think the paint might be getting stripped. I had to do some cutting/grinding on the brackets.
To be honest that steering wheel is so nice to drive with, I wouldnt change it out for anything.
The catch can is a modified ebay unit, I added some down tubes inside the can and a filter that goes about halfway down inside the can. It works quite well and only cost $10 shipped.
The coils are painted truck coils, but they didnt want to fit with my STB so I think the paint might be getting stripped. I had to do some cutting/grinding on the brackets.
03-22-2012, 04:15 PM
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