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Old 06-10-2013 | 09:48 PM
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Easy way to change the plugs from the passenger seat lol..

Old 06-10-2013 | 09:50 PM
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Made a lightweight panel out of aluminum.

Old 06-10-2013 | 09:55 PM
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Lots more space under the hood. Getting easier to work on.


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Getting these mounted on my RaceStars tomorrow.

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Nice looking shop. I envy you guys with lifts.

The car has come a long way. Glad to see you putting her on a diet. In for updates.
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Nice build, I love those Kirkey's. Debating if I want to take my street car this far. I want to walk the fine line of all out strip and street as I still want to street drive it. Do you street drive this at all? What will you do if the window fogs up? I like how Chris1313 did his heater.
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Originally Posted by White.Lightning
Nice looking shop. I envy you guys with lifts.

The car has come a long way. Glad to see you putting her on a diet. In for updates.
The shop is at New Era Performance. I'm lucky enough to be very good
Friends with one of the best LS tuners in the world ( mike@newera) and
One of the best LS Mechanics (Ryan@newera).

Originally Posted by Kingc8r
Nice build, I love those Kirkey's. Debating if I want to take my street car this far. I want to walk the fine line of all out strip and street as I still want to street drive it. Do you street drive this at all? What will you do if the window fogs up? I like how Chris1313 did his heater.
The Kirkeys are wayyyy more comfortable than the stock seats!
He'll yea I street drive the car! Drives like a caddy on the street lol.
If the windows fog up? Not too worried. Crack the window a bit?
I don't think it will be a problem.
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car looks good, wish i had time to stop up and help. some people have have jobs. you remove the dash pad, you have to cut it out arounf the pedals and brake booster.
and cut the middle out of the dash bar, just use the end "L"s on the studs like povis car.

will be fine with no heater, I drove the car for 4 year now with no AC and a light heater because I was worried about the fog thing. I only used the heater to anti fog the windsheild 2-3 times ever. And that was in the drive way when I pull the car out of the garage and its really cold or warmer outside then inside. One time driving when a huge down pour front came in. Had to pull over anyway at a gas station and wait, then the fogged up after a mins 2 people sitting the in the car with it running and water pouring down the windows with them up.
Old 06-13-2013 | 07:49 AM
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If the windshield fogs up I can always hit it with my purge lol...
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Originally Posted by 2 Stroke Racer
Worked on getting weight out of the dash today.
Got about 55# out total.
55# from in the dash? What is there? I already have the pass airbag out. I'll pull the dash again for another 50#... let me know! Is that just the heater core, hvac, radio and stuff?

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55# from in the dash? What is there? I already have the pass airbag out. I'll pull the dash again for another 50#... let me know! Is that just the heater core, hvac, radio and stuff?

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The passenger side airbag alone was 14#. The big hvac whatever you wanna call it was 27#. All the other stuff is a pound or two here and there.
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Gah removing that stuff makes these cars so much easier to work on.
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dump that firewall pad
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Originally Posted by studderin
dump that firewall pad
Dat **** is been gone son!!
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whens dis **** gona on dyno
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Ordered this today...

http://bmrsuspension.com/?page=products&productid=299

BMR Extreme Anti-Roll Bar.
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New tires mounted..

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Radio delete panel.



Aluminum with carbon fiber wrap,with a Cutout for my aero-force gauge.
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Here's what it looks like under the hood now.

Oakley Sunglasses


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Originally Posted by Michael643
Here's what it looks like under the hood now.

Oakley Sunglasses


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