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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 12:40 AM
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Made some more progress on the car the last couple of days.



Got the upper and lower torque box reinforcements put in as well as the anti rollbar.

Wiring is still not 100% complete. Long story short I paid a buddy to wire everything front to back, almost 5 months later its still not done so I brought the car home and will try and tackle it my self.

5 Lug swap/brakes are done, just need to bleed them.

Ordered a 2.5bar map sensor, should be enough for now. Trans cooler is suppose to be showing up tomorrow so Ill figure out where Im gunna mount it and run the lines.

Also waiting for my bump steer kit to come in, once thats here Ill get it aligned then hopefully get this thing on the road.
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Old Sep 29, 2012 | 11:54 PM
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Got the car back today, Long story short the guy that wired it up the first time did a hack job. Nothing worked correctly and a bunch of stuff wasnt finished but now all my wiring issues are fixed and everything works the way it should.

I ordered all the fittings Im gunna need for -3AN line on my brakes so all I have to do is measure lengths of line im gunna need and get those made.

Got the tranny cooler mounted and lines made, just need to drop the pan and get the temp sensor bung welded in.

I think Im starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 03:26 AM
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you saw matts and my brake lines right?


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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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Nope.

The rear brakes are already setup, I kept having issues with the double flares ******* up on me so Im just switching what I need to up front to AN.

Is that -3 hose, if so where did u get it?
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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Yes ....... call me at Texas Perf tomorrow I work there
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No ****!

Ill give ya call tomorrow.
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Finished putting all the interior back in tonight.


Waiting on some brake fittings that should be here monday then Im hoping to putt around the neighborhood before I leave for the rig again.
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Can you post up some more engine bay shots? Great build so far. I'm excited to see the results.
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Can you post up some more engine bay shots? Great build so far. I'm excited to see the results.
Anything specific?
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Anything specific?
I went back and found a few on page 3. They didn't load on my phone (AT&T FTL).

Can you tell me a little more about the gauge cluster setup? Is that the factory plastic cut to fit or an aftermarket piece?
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It's a Florida 5.0 cluster, Autometer Sportcomp ll's.

If u Google Florida 5.0 ull find them.
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Beautiful job so far man ! I am currently working on a 91 with an all motor setup. Was the sheetmetal in the hatch area pre made or did you fab it all yourself ?

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Beautiful job so far man ! I am currently working on a 91 with an all motor setup. Was the sheetmetal in the hatch area pre made or did you fab it all yourself ?

Brandon
Premade, ScottRod Fab is who I got them from.

I would post a link but since he's a non sponsor I dont want to be taken out back and shot.
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scottrod fab is the ****

I met them at the Team Z open house last year. nice people.
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scottrod fab is the ****

I met them at the Team Z open house last year. nice people.
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No need for links, google will do. Thanks for the info and as said before, good looking setup thus far.

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Thanx alot man.
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Well I finally got to drive the car tonight.

It needs a tune BAD, smokes like a diesel under normal load and breaks up alot.

Fuel Pressure is at 24lbs and it idles at 10.X. Still got some things to take care of before I can get it tuned but Im glad I finally got to drive this damn thing. A year and half is long enough.
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Originally Posted by LS1PUNK
Well I finally got to drive the car tonight.

It needs a tune BAD, smokes like a diesel under normal load and breaks up alot.

Fuel Pressure is at 24lbs and it idles at 10.X. Still got some things to take care of before I can get it tuned but Im glad I finally got to drive this damn thing. A year and half is long enough.
Finally!!!! Are you going to have time to get it tuned before going back to work? LMK when and where your taking it and I'll swing by if I can get off work. I got new CC plates ordered and put the green car back on the ground. I might finish swapping the rears tonight if I get home before dark.
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