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Old 05-27-2009, 07:39 AM
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how much are yall planning to boost? i always was under the impression that the alum blocks start to flex at bigger boost levels?
whatever it take to run 9.50 and the aluminum blocks arent the problem as much as lifting heads. heres some more progress





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Old 05-27-2009, 11:36 AM
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man that paint job is wild, i'm loving it.

i'm glad you told me about the block thing. some AFR heads would help with that lifting problem then. good to know
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ooh can you get a pic of the DP coming out the fender?
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ooh can you get a pic of the DP coming out the fender?
Its actually a vinyl wrap! and as soon as I finish the DP we'll post up the pics lol right now its dead ending behind the fender in front of the wheel. ill be bringing it up and over the wheel/suspension and having it exit behind the front tire.
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cant wait! i remember seeing how that vinyl wrap was layed on the HorsepowerTV show on powerblock. i think the shop doing the prints was in dallas? cant wait to see the final product
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anything new?
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Were just sourcing the the rest of the parts right now. We have also had to shift our focus back to the 1956 Belair LSx swap. That will be the second car we bring to the shootout it'll be in the car sho tho lol. We should have some updates in another 2 weeks or so...
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wow im jealous that engine bay looks sick!
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damn well good to go, cant wait for the final numbers and stuff
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You brought it to a car show while still under construction. That's pretty funny. Looks fantastic. Love the sticker in the back glass.
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yeeeeeeah buddy time for some updates right??
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Props for an awsome build!
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Cage teaser
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Cage? Do you intend on rolling it or something?

Looks good.
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Cage? Do you intend on rolling it or something?

Looks good.
Needed something for the trunk monkey to play on
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wooo wooo! update pix

so did you ever disect the front bumper for the DP?
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wooo wooo! update pix

so did you ever disect the front bumper for the DP?
After some more research we figured it could possibly get us kicked out of some classes at some of the larger tracks so we decided to go right behind the pass front tire. Cutting that hole is next on the list
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eeer, lol i cant wait for this, wanna see how yall go about routing this
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Nice! who did the ic?
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Nice! who did the ic?
Thanks Man!


You talking about the charge piping? If so, we fabbed it up on our own.
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