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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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put hubs on and mocked rotor caliper..
radiator and fan mounted...28x19 aluminum rad w/ walker dual fan kit


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Is that a fancy swaybar in the radiator picture?
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Is that a fancy swaybar in the radiator picture?
yes it is
its solid w/ spline end 1 1/8 .it has aluminum arms and heim links that mount to the coilover mount bolt on the lower control arm.
i had to make sure i had clearance for lower hose to connect to the outlet .

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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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That is gonna be wicked! You got tp be close to the 3000 pound mark with that. Should surprise people for sure.

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Originally Posted by radrambler
yes it is
its solid w/ spline end 1 1/8 .it has aluminum arms and heim links that mount to the coilover mount bolt on the lower control arm.
i had to make sure i had clearance for lower hose to connect to the outlet .

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Where did you get it from. I thought that's what it might be. I might run one on my Impala, because I cant use a stock bar.
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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amc's were bad in the late 60's and early 70'S. i spent 12 years in milwaukee wis. as a kid and i saw many different true muscle cars. the amc's were no low leak. i saw a brand new scambler at a new car dealership with its red white and blue paint job. it was wild.
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Where did you get it from. I thought that's what it might be. I might run one on my Impala, because I cant use a stock bar.
its a circle track part ....the guy who built my front suspension raced and built asphalt circle track cars....im not sure what brand it is...sorry

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Originally Posted by radrambler
its a circle track part ....the guy who built my front suspension raced and built asphalt circle track cars....im not sure what brand it is...sorry

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That's cool. It's what I thought it was then. Thank you.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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i dropped the eng/trans in today to fab the a/c alt brackets and air intake system and a few other things ...ill post as things move forward

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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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VERY, VERY cool man. Post pictures of the accesories as you go. If they end up like the rest of the car, it should be stellar.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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heres the quick mock up of the air intake ,which will get air from the original wiper hole in the firewall....only had this tube handy but you get the idea

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That's a pretty cool idea.....I wanna see what you make to connect at the firewall....
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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vintage air gen2 system came in..
installed the control in the gauge cluster..refinshed it more black.
i wanted to look factory with the air control installed i had already modified it to fit the autometer phantoms.which pop now.
built brackets to mount the condenser and evap case .underdash bracket bolts in so its easy to remove for the final assembly .

here is the before and after on the cluster
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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You never cease to amaze me radrambler. 4 thumbs up!! HAHA
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your car is cool like fonzie
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glad you like it..stay tuned .im trying to get it done asap..

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Radrambler what motor mounts did you use? I'm putting a 5.3 into a matador.
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