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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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soon to be 5.3 Turbo, update with some interior pics later,
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:58 AM
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Lets see it!! And congrats!
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Yeah,,... Bring it on !
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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pics???
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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I'm really just fixing some stuff on the interior right now, and gathering turbo parts, bought a intercooler whoo hoo, pic later,
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:26 AM
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here's how it sits in the yard,





The 468, .125 dome pistons, oval port heads, Performer Airgap, milled 850 Holly, Comp 599/600 245/255@50 solid cam Moroso 7 qt pan, windage tray


interior
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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cars a real SS with front disks,12 bolt 3:55 posi, with Cal-tracs

its got some rust, but I have all the new panels, trunk, trunk floor, tail pan, fenders, doors, full quarters, etc

bought the car with a build 327, Muncie M-21, after a Edelbrock cam swap, and aT400 with a converter, car ran right at 12.99 108, and got 16 MPG!! fun to drive,

the cars run 12.20@108 shifting around 5800, but it pulls to 6500 easily, havent really hit it with a full pass, this is with the BBC,

For drag wheels I have Weld Aluma Stars 2.0 and MT drag radials, but run the rallys every where else,
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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These are some parts going in:





and this sub


sub is from the camaro and has cut out for air, and DSE coil over conversion, and 12" Wilwoods for the front,
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I've got the same seats!
They are super comfy and look GREAT in the car.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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next week I'm thinking of taking the back to a friend and get the same design, I did upholstery work for years,

Yes, they are comfortable, cant wait to get them in!!!
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next week I'm thinking of taking the back to a friend and get the same design, I did upholstery work for years,

Yes, they are comfortable, cant wait to get them in!!!
What kind of seats are they? I am trying to figure out what would work well in my 70', those look like they would fit the bill.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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Scat Pro-car Rally 1000, Summitt sells them,
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 08:09 AM
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Picked up my POR 15 on Thurs. may get to weld some of the trans tunnel up later today,
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 05:38 PM
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Scat Pro-car Rally 1000, Summitt sells them,
Steve,

Those are the seats I'm looking at for my '68 'vert! I haven't been able to see a pic of them in a Camaro (unless someone has the link)... Are they as comfortable as everyone says??

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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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Yes they are, I bought the first one, wife asked why I bought it, then she sat in it, was like oh hell ya, there good for the money, I can let you sit in one,
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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Not much this week, had to work on a friends Nissan, and other stuff, And I have tech school all next week,
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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 10:16 AM
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Certification obtained!!! more this week!!

Welded up the floor yesterday, smoothed out the welds a little, now for POR15, and some Dynamat, the carpet, and seats......
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POR painted on front half of the floor,


Anybody know where to find a roller for squishing down the dynamat??? Eastwoods is a piece of junk,
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man, the 68 is my favorite nova. after a 71, of course. good luck and have fun with the build.

I heard the rallies sat too high, so I shied away from those when I sold my pro 90s. the 90s certainly did, even after fabbing up lower brackets for 'em. I'm a huge fan of my corbeaus now.
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I got a real deal on one seat brand new, and for the other and the mounts, Summitt had a promo code and a rebate, so for everything, I dont have a bunch of cash tied up into them, and I sold the seats that were in there,

I'm 5'9" so I think I'll be OK on the height, and I set everything on the lowest settings,

Funny thing is I didnt want a Nova, a engineer at work owned it and it was wrecked, told him I'd give him 2K for it if he fixed the suspension, he reciepts totalling $8500, that was long ago,
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