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Old 03-01-2007, 10:50 AM
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Your project is coming along very nicely!

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Old 03-01-2007, 04:27 PM
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Thanks. Well the Slave got here today, they tried to deliver the Fadanza alum flywheel but they did not leave it. The headers will be in tomrrow and I got all the ARP bolts so I plan on putting the motor in this weekend.
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Old 03-01-2007, 05:25 PM
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Nice work man. You went crazy with that bead blaster!
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any updates! i love the ls1 FD's
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Got some parts here this week, so I will see what I can get done but I dont think I will get much done here this weekend I got so many other things going on.



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Old 03-03-2007, 12:32 PM
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Looking good!
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Old 03-03-2007, 01:37 PM
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Old 03-03-2007, 09:37 PM
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Thanks ok here is what a did today.

Pilot bearings on LS1's are a bitch. Here is what is left of the one I took out lol.
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Got the Spec 3 clutch on with the new flywheel, just cant get the motor and trans to bolt up by myself.
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ok guys this ends my work for the weekend. So I took today and cleaned the garage I was tired of all this **** my dad keeps for no reason.

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Great looking project so far, can't wait to see it finished. Good luck on the rest.
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looking good. i want to do a FD LS1 so bad
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:32 PM
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looks awesome huge thumbs up for all the attention to detail, cant wait to see this thing done!!!
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Old 03-24-2007, 03:04 PM
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Any updates?
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The day has come guys. We busted *** today. Got the tabs ground off the frame rail, prep and paint. Then WE PUT THE MOTOR IN!!!!


ok so I'm taking my list of **** to do to get this thing running. Now I'm going to have a beer and watch Grandma's Boy.

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Well it might fire up this weekend, I'm going there to wire it and put fuel to it so we will see.
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Old 04-05-2007, 10:33 PM
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Still working on it I'm days away going to do more pain in the *** work this weekend it is killing me lol.
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Old 04-19-2007, 08:39 PM
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Excellent workmanship! Thats going to be a blast to drive. You ordered Your headers? From where if You don't mind Me asking?
I have been building My LS engine with plans to put it in My 03 S10 (3840 lbs. with Me in it) but You have Me jones'n now, lol. I bet that will weigh around 3000 lbs or less? hmmmm...
Keep up the great work! Carl.
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