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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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got outa work last nite and figured i just try and get the floorsupports and main hoop done but i ended up doin the whole cage just gotta finish up a few welds on the rear bars and rear floor plates and box in the rest of the plates for the main hoop,im doin a certified 10 point when the car comes back apart again for the turbo build up over the summer/fall ,ill proly have the guy that did brads car do the new cage i just want the car back on the street and get sum seat time at the track this spring and summer so its goin back together right now,jus gotta order up a driveshaft,rear sway,and kmember still,heres sum pics and a few of the welds...i def had good penetration cuz i put the door bar in the wrong spot by accident and had to remove it that sucked haha i thought since it was just kinda tacked i could bend it and break the weld uh uh lol...
its not as rusty as it looks in the pics its just minor surface rust from sittin...






the new welder...the lil lincoln i had sucked this hobart 140 is the **** :worship2:
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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o ya now i can finish up the fun part of the chassis wiring,the car is using a 12circuit painless harness,i made the engine harness a stand alone from the chassis,and coil packs are under the dash...its why the car is so gutted,no heat,ac,wipers non of that junk tryin to make it as clean and light as possible i hate cluttered engine bays lol
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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looking good man!

we are almost tied for progress. lol
is your motor done?
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 02:15 AM
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looking good man!

we are almost tied for progress. lol
is your motor done?
haha thanx...i gotta still send the heads out and get the springs done,also ive got those billit valve covers that i bought from eastside i was wondering do u know where to get the bolts for them i never got any with them and the stockers bolts dont work
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:47 AM
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see Tim, have him take one from me, bring it to work, and match it up.]
im sure he has them.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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see Tim, have him take one from me, bring it to work, and match it up.]
im sure he has them.
cool cool thanx man ya i got sum more work done on it lastnite to,finishin up the wiring layout,then takin the wiring out and paintin it then it should be goin back together my girl leaves in a week for school so ill have plenty o time to work on it gotta get it together haha
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sledding is almost over, so i will start working on mine to. lol
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