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Old 11-16-2007, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by topdownTA
I love your car!!! Congrats on getting it running. Any seat time yet?
not yet, still needs an exhaust, driveshaft, and throttle cable to make it "driveable". i also have to send the PCM back to PCMforless because they forgot to delete all the EVAP stuff. im hoping ill possibly be driving it in december a little bit but unfortunately the track will be closed
Old 11-16-2007, 07:53 AM
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what size belt are you running?? Hows is that working out for you
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Sounds good bud ! I have the same EVAP issue. I guess it's my fault though...lol I forgot to mention it was not going back into a Camaro. Oh well, I 'll live with it until I get a dyno tune. One thing I did get to do was drive mine a couple miles yesterday.
I hope to get the front clip primed and trimmed out this weekend so I can stick it back on during Turkey day weekend .
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Oh, btw.... lol
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LT4Malibu, this is looking bad-***. Congrats on the results, they look great!
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SWEEEEET, SWEET SWEET SWEET.

Great job!

Old 11-24-2007, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 842ta
what size belt are you running?? Hows is that working out for you
its a DAYCO polycog #5060340 so far no troubles

and for anyone doing this swap, the f-body throttle cable fits(its a little long) you just need to make the hole in the firewall for the stock cable a little larger and shorten the actual cable @ the gas pedal.

ill have some pics later on...
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I used a stock 4 cylinder cable for a stang it clipped onto the cruise control stud just nice and works great giving a perfect 99.x% tps reading
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i would have used that, but the one for my car was all messed up so i tossed it, plus i like the factory appearance(if an ls1 in a foxbody could look "factory" i gues...)
Old 11-24-2007, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by lt4malibu
i would have used that, but the one for my car was all messed up so i tossed it, plus i like the factory appearance(if an ls1 in a foxbody could look "factory" i gues...)
I think you pretty much nailed it
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Originally Posted by lt4malibu
i would have used that, but the one for my car was all messed up so i tossed it, plus i like the factory appearance(if an ls1 in a foxbody could look "factory" i gues...)
thats funny. i used all factory 'pinch hose clamps', stock aod shifter, stock gauges, 10 holes, stock everything i could to keep the STOCK look
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Originally Posted by nuckifuts
thats funny. i used all factory 'pinch hose clamps', stock aod shifter, stock gauges, 10 holes, stock everything i could to keep the STOCK look
any pics of your car??? id like to see
Old 11-25-2007, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by lt4malibu
any pics of your car??? id like to see

here is a few. i did break down and put my speedlines on after three years. i just could not justify spending $300 on DRs again for the ten holes. i wish in a way i would have kept my chrome ponies and left it four lug. oh well.
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Nice ride nuck!

The throttle cable on my 92 4 banger was to short. I grabbed a cable off of a 5.0 and it works great.
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more stuff done:

8.8 and rear suspension in, throttle cable, driveshaft, shifter cable, interior totally complete. it should hopefully move under its own power onto the trailer so i can take it to get the exhaust system fabbed up tomorrow morning - hopefully get it back the same day... pictures to come...
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Right on congrats man keep us posted
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just got back from the exhaust shop... they did a super job and basically worked on it all day so i could take the car home. here's some pics:







2.5inch x-pipe, Dynomax ultraflo's and stainless flowmaster tailpipes, it looks good, sounds killer, i just need to re-route my fuel lines/'vette regulator because oit was right next to the muffler...

and if anyone in north jersey needs a good place to do an exhaust, i highly reccomend Livingston autoboy's CUSTOM MUFFLER CENTER...
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Looks good. After driving mine around for a few days I have decided that I am going to put the tailpipes on it. It's just to damn loud.
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Originally Posted by djquik88
I have decided that I am going to put the tailpipes on it. It's just to damn loud.


i drove mine 15 feet, thats about it the ramps also kicked out on the trailer when i was loading it back up, luckily it landed on the end of the subframe connectors otherwise it woulda really fucked my day up


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