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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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swap is almost finished here is a before of the engine bay



and here is what it looks like now






http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748167/7
you can see all the pics of the process and what it looked like here

all that is left is wiring the inside back up and she is ready to fire up for the most part
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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bet it will run alot better! looks good bro!
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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so fresh so clean...nice job...
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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Nice looks better and more power. Looks good.
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Digging the engine with those valve covers and throttle body. Could use a cover for the brake fluid reservoir...
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Very Nice!
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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dont worry specialized ive been thinking about that thanks for the kind words guys its been a long road for this today marks the yer mark acutally since i recieved the engine
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very nice. What did you use to cover the batt and fuse panel side? custom pieces?
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yeah its plexiglass that i cut out and its painted on the back side so i can clean it just like glass, but im probably gonna do something different once the car is running and i get all of the kinks out
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looks great gj
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nice motor!
what are the numbers??
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6 liter based 414 wiht l92 heads its a fres engine never been started so i have nothing yet but its estimeated to be 620 rwp or higher
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wow looks a lil different! lol
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i had a '00 V6 Camaro and HATED the extra space in the engine bay nice Mod~Cole~
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Looks really good.
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Looks sick! Should put down nice numbers too!
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In the words of Borat "Nice"
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daaaammn, looks really good and mean too. props
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Man I love the valve covers. Where did you get em?
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