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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Well I have started the new fox ls1 build up and just hope i have half the fun wth this car asi did in the last one.


Here is a vid of the old car and a pic of the engine bay.
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...77fc940d71.htm
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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guess i could show some progress on the new car, all that is done so far is the rear end and a bunch of parts are here.
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nice john real nice. when can i come by and check it out?
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think i should put a motor plate in mine or should i just chain/strap it.
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What do those wagons weigh? Rear end set-up looks very nice, any more pics?
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What do those wagons weigh? Rear end set-up looks very nice, any more pics?
The old car weighed 3030 with me in it and a full bottle. The car had a stock ls1 with a cam and bottle I used a set of 1-3/4 mac long tudes for a fox mustang with a 351 windsor and cut the flanges off and welded the ls1 flanges I purchased from mac. The car ran a best of 6.26 1/8 @111.
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That is pretty sweet and a total sleeper.

My parent's owned a '78 Fairmont wagon (yellow) that had a 302 in it. At the time I thought it hauled *** (I was 10 years old). I never realized that they were so light!

Do you have any fiberglass parts on it or lexan?

111mph in the 1/8th is hauling ***!

What 60' times were you cutting (on the back tires?)
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That is pretty sweet and a total sleeper.

My parent's owned a '78 Fairmont wagon (yellow) that had a 302 in it. At the time I thought it hauled *** (I was 10 years old). I never realized that they were so light!

Do you have any fiberglass parts on it or lexan?

111mph in the 1/8th is hauling ***!
no fiber glass or lexan thats for race cars i drove that brown car every day to work and back i put the car on a serious diet and i had made new bumper brakets out of ulim
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Awesome sleeper. What did you use for k-member and motor mounts on the first one? Was it auto or stick?
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Awesome sleeper. What did you use for k-member and motor mounts on the first one? Was it auto or stick?
i used a upr 4.6 k-member and mad solid motor mounts very simple and easy to make. The car had a 4l60e with a yank converter , then i blew i up so i put a glide in it with a manuel valve body and a ptc converter for nitrous, and it was very driveable with the glide. The car always had 355 gears and 60ft was a 1.29 best.
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1.29 60'!!!!!!! Talk about hook n book!

That is an 8.8" rear end with 4 link and Wolf sway bar?
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1.29 60'!!!!!!! Talk about hook n book!

That is an 8.8" rear end with 4 link and Wolf sway bar?
the brown car had a stock 8.8 that i had smashed an extra clutch in the limited slip unit. the fairmonts use mustang control arms so i bought upr double adjustble uppers and single adjustable lower control arms with a stock spring and comp enginering shocks , and it was a josh lindsey sway bar that i got right befor they closed down.
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I bet I can push my wagon faster than you can push yours!
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I would post pics of my car.. but its a pile of parts right now.
And I would have to go into every room in my house to get a pic of all the parts...Dont make me sound like I live in a nice house.

New car looks good John..not cutting any corners this time.
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I bet I can push my wagon faster than you can push yours!

See you at drag week - next year.
Wagon looks good John...Lane sup man!!! what combo is going in the Novawagon...Oh and one more thing to bad I'm going to have to bust up the guy that build my car(Lane) & my mechanic(John) with the little LS1coupe...













j/k....can't wait to see both cars up and running. I just hope I can keep up..
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Wagon looks good John...Lane sup man!!! what combo is going in the Novawagon...Oh and one more thing to bad I'm going to have to bust up the guy that build my car(Lane) & my mechanic(John) with the little LS1coupe...













j/k....can't wait to see both cars up and running. I just hope I can keep up..

I WAS LIKE WHO IS THIS? TOMMY
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I WAS LIKE WHO IS THIS? TOMMY
Yea Bro..its me..you were about to go off on me wasn't you.
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Yea Bro..its me..you were about to go off on me wasn't you.
I can't wait to line up against the Crow!

THAT would be cool.
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I can't wait to line up against the Crow!

THAT would be cool.
I cant wait to drive the crow!
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