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Old May 23, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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Christ it is close - need this baby fired up.
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Looks great, one question.... Whats with the Catch can lookin thing between your top rad hose?

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That thing looks
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NICE!! What trans and what kind of weight are you looking for?? Should be a fun ride!
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very nice. I'd lie to have one in the States
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I need those radiator hoses! Where can you get them?
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Originally Posted by ls1_chevelle
Looks great, one question.... Whats with the Catch can lookin thing between your top rad hose?

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It is an expansion tank for the water system - part of the original TVR setup.
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NICE!! What trans and what kind of weight are you looking for?? Should be a fun ride!
It is a chipped LS6 with custom headers and full system (only two v.small pre cats) only weigh about 2450lb! with at a guess 420+bhp!!

It is a TKO600 with T56 bellhousing and hydrualic clucth release - Sweet...
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I need those radiator hoses! Where can you get them?
Hose from a UK supplier - but they are Mocal - do a Googel on them. Cheers
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Hose from a UK supplier - but they are Mocal - do a Googel on them. Cheers
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We are there - MENTAL - running in but SO FAST. NOT much in UK will get near this. Chevy Muscle in small UK sports cars ROCK.
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That looks like it is going to be a fun ride.
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