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Old May 3, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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Heading to the alignment shop this morining and Sunday making the first shakedown runs.











The pics dont do it justice. Paco has polished, chromed, powdercoated and painted every piece on the car.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 08:49 AM
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DAMN !!

That thing looks sick.

Details on the engine & drivetrain......
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698 Fulton BBC with 3 stages of NOS. Madman 25.2 chassis and Madman Stock style suspension. 29.5x10.5S tire. 3000lbs with no weight bars.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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698 Fulton BBC with 3 stages of NOS. Madman 25.2 chassis and Madman Stock style suspension. 29.5x10.5S tire. 3000lbs with no weight bars.

3000lbs with a bbc??? Damn man what do you think my cars gunna weigh with a lsx block in it??

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Bryan the block is aluminum. Your car should be down around 2950.
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Are you coming back to H-Town for this weekend Brian?

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I will be there friday to test the Mustang Drag Radial car at HRP. Then I am heading back over here to test Pacos and Bradys.
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Paco and Brady's car both on Sunday Can't wait
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Looks nice...cant wait to see some times. Keep up the good work.
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Awesome looking car! I bet it will fly. One question, why did you plexiglass scoop instead of using a real one? So you can see through it instead of looking around it to see the tree?
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We will be out @ HRP w/ Calhoun's car. I'll call your cell tomorrow afternoon.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 10:25 AM
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Old May 3, 2007 | 10:25 AM
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Looks amazing!

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Old May 3, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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Very nicely done.
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A normal scoop Paco couldnt see around. We did this one clear which is the rage right now.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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Cars looking bad a$$ Brian, keep us posted with results !
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nice work, cant wait to see the results
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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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Now thats sick wid it! Car looks BADASS!
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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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Very cool... not really a fan of the scoop, but function over form in a race car
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