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Old 04-20-2017, 02:07 AM
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Here is a shot of it, in all it's glory, lol
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Old 04-21-2017, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbo D
I have a set of 10 year old 28x9 et drags that have a few hits left on them that I got for free, this is the time of year everyone puts on a fresh set around here so I'm hoping something comes up for extremely cheap. Worst case I've had people offer to lend me slicks but I'm trying to stay out of the freebies with this build to keep it more realistic.
you can go cheap on a lot of stuff but tires aren't one of them. i wouldn't trust 10 year old tires
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Old 04-22-2017, 09:42 AM
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nice build ! what hotside is that ?
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Old 04-23-2017, 06:32 PM
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Thank you for doing this build and sharing your knowledge. Also, your dollar may be 25% shitier but our junkyards are 70% more expensive.
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Old 04-27-2017, 10:48 PM
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$100 g-body 8.8 swap, episode 5
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Old 04-28-2017, 09:02 AM
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Looking good man. Thanks for the updates.
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Old 04-28-2017, 11:16 AM
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Old 04-28-2017, 05:27 PM
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that's great how you took the cut off portion of the intercooler back for a core credit.
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Old 05-30-2017, 11:49 AM
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How can anyone not love this car? More please!!!!
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AWESOME build. Amazing information. You got skills, sir!
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very nice, I've got 20 thousand into my car hopefully I'm as fast as yours at 2 thousand ha
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i am so proud lol
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I love this build....
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what is your address i'm gonna send you some super 77 to fix that headliner lol
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Thanks for posting it! been so busy lately I haven't got on her much.
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Old 06-03-2017, 10:21 PM
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what is your address i'm gonna send you some super 77 to fix that headliner lol
Got it handled with some thumb tacks. Also weighed the car since the video it's 3760lbs with me in it and i'm 300.
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Very cool build!
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*Slow clap*

Not bad for a guy working with a Canadian dollar.
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