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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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Car is looking sick! I've been following this thread for a while now. Your body style is exactly like mine (except front bumper). What size offset are the wheels? Did they fit with no modifications needed?

And nice kill btw, show Ford who's boss lol
they are 7.5 with a 44mm offset. they have a 5/8 spacer on them. and i have 1/2 inch longer wheel studs so that helps.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:29 AM
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Your car is looking great! I love those wheels with your color combo and the stance is perfect.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 1nasty86
i just bought the jegs swap frame mounts and the spohn trans crossmember and welded the frame mounts to the kmember. but i plan on ordering a tubular kmember in the next few days
PM sent with some questions.
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Replied to your pm sir
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 06:39 AM
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Should have numbers and a graph/video to post up thursday
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welp started the t56 swap today. took the 4l60e out and will wait till it sells to buy the t56 i have my eye on. rossler stage 3 4l60e and circle d 4k converter are in the classifieds section!
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why the swap? you done with racing?
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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why the swap? you done with racing?
Dig racing anyway. Roll racing + better mpg= t56
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sweet build
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 12:10 PM
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sweet build
thank you.... so far i only have my pedals mounted.. waiting on the trans, clutch, etc.
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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tell john to hurry up and take the trans out lol. so you can take me for a ride with the t56 in it
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love the car bro i just bought an 89 im going to be doing an lsx with
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should be picking up all my transmission stuff tomorrow or sunday.. im excited!
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Old May 9, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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viper output shaft t56, mcleod twin disk clutch, dennys nitrous driveshaft, quicktime bellhousing and tick master cyl. Hoping the swap goes smooth.
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sexy cant wait to see this thing finished!
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im sure the swap will go fine bro
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Can I ask how much you paid for everything?
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Old May 10, 2011 | 01:39 PM
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Can I ask how much you paid for everything?
3800 for it all. Which isnt bad.
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Not a bad deal at all! Good luck!
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Transmission, clutch, pedals and master cylinder are installed. Just waiting on a flange on my rearend and ill be driving it.
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