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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 02:16 PM
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new Dakota digital gauge wiring controler great product with lots of options.


I hate working under the dash!



decided as long as we are going to be tortured we might as well work on the vintage air and heat box as well.



adding some insulation to the floor. been driving the car for years with bare steel floor this should help!

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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 09:40 AM
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more upgrades included some Viking performance shocks dual adjustable alum. body and rebuildable! awesome quality!




other additions are added sport mirrors and roof rack.

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Old Oct 6, 2013 | 03:06 PM
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Here is a little video that we made form the power cruise at Brainerd international speedway it went Awesome! drove up puling the camper with 2 of my nephews and my son and towing the camper we got 15mpg. then some Road racing,drag racing and a little drifting it went awesome the car was running great and even got to pull the camper home this time! please check it out and let me know what you think!

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The video is not working?
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 09:15 PM
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The video is not working?
I think that worked. thanks for letting me know. please let me know what you think.
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holy crap i wasnt expecting this much awesome from this thread when I first clicked on it... sheesh, attention to detail, and skill level are crazy! good job!
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the vid was an enjoyable watch too!
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 02:25 PM
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holy crap i wasnt expecting this much awesome from this thread when I first clicked on it... sheesh, attention to detail, and skill level are crazy! good job!
LOL. Thanks for the compliment my goal in life is to learn something everyday and I am not afraid to fail stay tuned there is lots more coming up.
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wow were does time go another season coming close to an end. Racked up almost 3,000 miles since all the upgrades in june pulled the camper with it and the family 4 times the summer and it gets 15mpg pulling the camper and talk about effortless pulling! I really feel sorry for the guy in the newer mustang that wanted to race when we had the camper on the back and lost! LOL. the look on that guys face was priceless.!!!!! gotta dig up some more picts.


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You have some real skills Eric, excellent car.
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Old Nov 8, 2013 | 10:37 PM
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You have some real skills Eric, excellent car.
Thanks for the Interest, have a ton of more stuff coming up so stay tuned in.
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sweet build!
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 08:07 PM
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sweet build!
Thanks for the interest in our off the wall build there is lots more to come so stay tuned in for more turbo testing.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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ended up picking up a sweet deal on some tsw rims that I just could not pass up so I will be using these on the belair next season looking for some different tire sizes to use to get some more grip for next season.


This is what they look like on the chevelle rear with a 14" rotor I love this look
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Old Nov 25, 2013 | 07:32 PM
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Well looks like another season of awesomeness comes to a end. going to put the Belair away for the winter because if it is in my line of sight I will be forming every detail in my head and I would like to focus on the Chevelle this winter so if luck will be on our side I will throw the go pros on the car for a couple of street pulls before it goes to the deep freeze for winter.should have some video in about a week so stay tuned.
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Well this was a really fun year we put over 3,000 miles on the belair and thanks to Ron francis wire works for making such a great wiring harness and also the Viking shocks made a world of difference in the way the car handled! Whats next well nothing for this winter because we are going ***** out on the Chevelle but come spring there will be some big changes coming! here is a little video we made of this summers antics please check it out and subscribe to our channel.and stay tuned in for big changes to come!

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ended up getting the car out of storage early to display the car for MSRA. at the MPLS. auto show. it will be on display there till next sun.if you have spring fever and need to get out of the house as bad as I do go check out some new and old cars there. It was a bit dicey driving the car there with freezing rain and drizzle no heater,no wipers,no defrost and bald tires but we made it and it is there now. can't wait to do some major changes to the car coming up soon. so stay tuned for that.
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Old Jul 1, 2014 | 09:42 PM
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oh boy it has been a while since the last update and there has been some big changes that have taking place! um well and have been removed already! yea things don't always work out for the best!
reworking the used curb rashed wheels was first on the list.




Next lets make a huge change and lay down some plasti dip for a temp color change and give this a stealth look for awhile!
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Old Jul 1, 2014 | 10:03 PM
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Always love seeing the updates. Such an awesome car/journey
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Old Nov 25, 2014 | 11:25 PM
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Sorry for the lack of updates,! It has been super insane busy with full time job,and tons of other problems all summer,and attempting learning Cad. As well as getting some belair time racked up. I have tons of stuff to share!
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