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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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So decided to upgrade since the car has been sitting for awhile in the yard. A guy i know did it to his car so i decided to go for it and do it. seemed EZ at first but i was wrong. trying to do this swap without cutting anything. But i dont think its gonna go my way.
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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It can be done without cutting. Ask me how I know lol.
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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Good need some info. as of right now i had to use half inch spacers to have it from touching the frame cause of the oil pan and the tranny dont line up with the stock cross member what can i do to get this to work?
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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Looks good!
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 03:04 PM
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Thanks! still got alot of work to do. was looking round for mounts,headers,ect. but BRP want alot of $ for their stuff. im on a budget rite now. so ima see what i can come up with. ill add more pic's later today.
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 02:47 PM
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here go's some more pics. didnt know what to do about the cross member so i made one. painted the whole engine bay.
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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here are some more.
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I take it the trans crossmember is a solidbar? I won't be surprised if people suggest going to a bigger diameter CM.
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