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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Dropped by and looked at my car.Had it done locally at DMC which does all our race cars. Work was top notch and very detailed.Should pic it up in a week or 2 and start some work on it.The car has 4500miles on the body
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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nice looks good
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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nice work! looks great man
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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nice job! What is the plans since I see the extra driver's bars?
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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My main plan is to get it running by spring. So far I'm leaning towards a 454ci LSX with a 100+mm turbo. Figured I could torque it down the track to a low 8 run and still street drive it.
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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that thing is SWEET!!!
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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Could keep a Gorilla caged up in that............
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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Looks nice, I like the tin work, was wondering why a panhard rod on top vs. a wishbone?

That's a good idea about the motor, that is how I want to build my turbo motor, good size motor, big turbo and low rpm, 6-6500 max rpm.
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Update,waiting for the hood to come in then I'll take it home.Took some more pics.
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thats damn good right there. i would love to build a car like that. of course with an unlimited budget
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Very nice!!
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Looks great...

how you planning to do your dash with the door x-bars so high?

We put mine right below the dash.

Did you get it cert'ed? I know it was recommended to not reinstall interior until after you get your sticker
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Originally Posted by SSilverSSurfer
thats damn good right there. i would love to build a car like that. of course with an unlimited budget
Your telling me It's going to be a long project.Since I started I've added 2 kids to my family.Doubt it will get done this year due to work and $$ but for sure it will be ready next season.
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So u did keep a tq arm car...
I would run a 440LSX and 2 turbo's.....
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Looks great Don!
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Looks awesome man!
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Your telling me It's going to be a long project.Since I started I've added 2 kids to my family.Doubt it will get done this year due to work and $$ but for sure it will be ready next season.
no crap. its good to do everything right the first though, especially with a build like yours. when it dets done im sure itll be a beast. good luck bro
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Can I ask how much they charged to do this work ?
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Can I ask how much they charged to do this work ?
Isn't cheap from anyone. 25.5 with added bars,subframes,wheel tubs,front bars,cut windshield area,custom hatch divider that took them 6-8hr's to do,custom fuel cell they made,wheelie bars,suspension,new tunnel ect. Let's just say labor and parts cost as much as one of these cars cost in 2000.
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Originally Posted by Slowhawk
Isn't cheap from anyone. 25.5 with added bars,subframes,wheel tubs,front bars,cut windshield area,custom hatch divider that took them 6-8hr's to do,custom fuel cell they made,wheelie bars,suspension,new tunnel ect. Let's just say labor and parts cost as much as one of these cars cost in 2000.
Using my 2000 'bird as an example, that would be $28,500
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