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Old 07-06-2013, 10:53 PM
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I guess it's time to get a build thread started. The car was my wife's very first car. We've had it ever since. I'm going to build a nice little SRT hunter out of it! Here's what I've done so far...
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I got some stock wheels off of a Mustang (for free!) and ditched the stock 14" Volvo wheels. The picture of the Suburban is my project that I am just finishing up.
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Sweet 'burban Build thread?
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Sweet car, I think I've settled on a 240 as my next DD. Those Mustang wheels look great
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A guy where I live has an early 90s Volvo with an lt1/6 speed and he really fools some people that's for sure!
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Thanks. I'll put it up when I get home.
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Here's the Burb build
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454019
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Test fit of the motor. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to put the turbo up front or somewhere underneath. Opinions???
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Modified the crossmember to let the motor sit lower. Next will be welding the motor mounts.
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Welded in my motor mounts yesterday. Next I'll build a transmission crossmember and figure out steering.
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Haven't posted on here in a little bit. Too many projects going on at once. I recently go ahold of a LS7 intake manifold and got a fuel cell, new B&M shifter, and a battery relocation kit. It should start coming along a little quicker now that I've knocked out a few of my other projects.
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