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Old 01-05-2011, 01:47 AM
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looks like a lot of work . Awesome build man
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Old 01-05-2011, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by MrElectric03
Do you have a link to dhms website where you got the column? Ive searched and googled but the only place I can come up with is the DMH that makes cutouts, im pretty interested in buying one for my build. Id appreciate it, thanks!
http://www.dmhfabrication.com/

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Old 02-03-2011, 02:47 PM
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Subscribing. This is going to be an awesome build. Nice work. Keep us updated!
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Look what I got for Valentine's Day
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what time you want me to show up saturday.
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Sweet looking build Keep it up!
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Originally Posted by jcoosi
Look what I got for Valentine's Day
Damn that'd be the best Valentine's gift I've ever gotten...well except maybe certain gifts only the only sex can "give" to me.
Good luck with gettin it all together.
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Old 02-16-2011, 08:29 PM
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Looking good!
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Little update turbo came in yesterday.Also ordered burkhart chassis manual brake master cylinder kit with flex brace,front and rear ss flex hose,and trz rear sway/pan bar combo.Fixing to get the car back to the shop and get started back assembling it.
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Good to hear you'll be back at it, Justin! It's been a long and nasty winter, let's heat up this thread with some progress! You got my number, if you need anything. I'm just up the road...
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Old 04-10-2011, 10:47 PM
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So decided to get back on the project.Got the car towed back up to my shop.


After a few hours front suspension is under it



TRZ rear sway/panhard combo installed


Front seat installed


And once again its a roller
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Other than you've got a good engine, heads, quality parts, looks alot like mine Keep at it!!! Not sure where you're at, but guessing somewhere around Memphis???
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Right outside of memphis between it and jackson
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great build!
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Hood came in looks good waiting on dzus rails and hardware from racecraft
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where is the latest weight reduction pics?
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whats the status man? inquiring minds want to know!
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Anything?
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We made progress this weekend. minor weight reduction and worked on making it stop. Not to be a spoiler. Jcoosi might post some pics or give some more details. There is plenty to do before it is track bound.
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We got the brakes lines installed and got a pedal now.Took a wire wheel and removed all the seam sealer inside the car.Cut the inner fenders out.Removed some more misc. interior
brackets.Welded the firewall up where the wiper cowl was cut out just need to clean the welds up on it now.Finished cutting the dashboard up.Need to get wheels ordered and new
rear calipers where the others were grounded down from previous owner.Waiting on chassis
shop to call and get it there for roll cage install.
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