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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 03:24 AM
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A couple friends of mine took my car for a spin yesterday. Here is the result:

(Wiggins Racing didnt build my car) Motor built by Chis Frank at RayMac Racing Engines, tuned by RPM, I did the rest of the work. Chris's new company: www.frankensteinracingheads.com
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Just pulling out of the garage

vs Evo

vs 69 Firebird

and a couple pics he took:









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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 03:32 AM
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heres a dirty motor pic:

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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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Wow very nice. Loved the commentary on the race vids lmao. You yanked that evo.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 01:03 AM
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thanks. Wish I could take credit. My friends took my car out...lol. Im out of the country..
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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What are friends for? Car sounds bad ***.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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thank you.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 04:26 PM
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Car sounds great. Nice videos too.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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Holy Crap! Makes mine sound like a go cart! Nice Job!

Oh and my wife now hates you! I just broke her the bad news that I'm buying and LS car and making it like yours! Your an inspiration!
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hahaha, tell your wife mine is on board with my car. She even helps from time to time. Its taken years to get my car the way it is now. And a lot of $. But thanks to some friends and a general knowledge of cars I was able to get it to where it is now.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 02:38 AM
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Haha Sick car man! looks a lot like mine, sides yours is a tad farther along!
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 03:47 AM
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Thank you, I appreciate it. Your right, they do look alike. lol
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Car sounds great. Nice videos too.
Thank you, I appreciate it
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Daaamn!!!!......... Very nice!!! LOL!!!........Makes me wanna drive mine!!!
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 11:00 PM
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Sounds and looks fantastic! Oh, and that's a '68 Firebird in the 3rd video.
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 04:40 AM
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thank you, I appreciate it. I am not sure if its a 68 or 69, my friend was driving my car and another filming it. From what my buddy who was driving told me, the guy in the firebird was revving at him the whole way up that road
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