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Old Aug 10, 2019 | 07:48 PM
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well I got my borg s480 billet t6 turbo. also picked up a built 400 th with t-break and csi carbon fiber blanket. worked all my spare time this week doing a new steel roof on my house so now I can get to the car. i'll get some pics up soon.
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Old Aug 11, 2019 | 04:24 PM
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pics of the steel roof too plz
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Old Aug 11, 2019 | 04:50 PM
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ok here is an update. with pics. picked up a fresh 400 turbo with a cheetah t-break , tci converter and csi shield. bought a precision shifter to match it . reverse pattern. billet borg 80/96 t6 1.32. and after getting the steel roof on had time to assemble the front end of the nova.






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Old Aug 11, 2019 | 06:40 PM
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man that looks great! The quote I got to do mine *very similar size house i think* was 60k!!!


car is looking killer too. that 8 is coming home for sure!
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Old Aug 11, 2019 | 07:09 PM
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really! I had a quote of 6k for shingles. and they said double it for steel. I bought everything from mid Michigan metal sales and did the whole job myself in two weekends and after work during the week. I have $3630.00 into it complete. 21 square
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Old Aug 11, 2019 | 11:21 PM
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I hadn't even considered doing it myself. I will look into it.

are you keeping the front end on this nova steel?
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Old Aug 12, 2019 | 04:51 AM
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yes . the car has a wrap on it .im going to paint it at some time so if I get a glass hood it will be painted at some point.
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Old Aug 12, 2019 | 04:56 AM
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I hadn't even considered doing it myself. I will look into it.

are you keeping the front end on this nova steel?

my house is a hip roof so it was a pain and I had to cut most of the sheets. but your main steel panels will be precut. It took me about 50 work hours to do it myself. from shingles to final seam chalk. but it has shown me im not as young as I once was. lol.
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Old Aug 12, 2019 | 06:02 AM
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Nice job on the roof, did you skin it first, or lay the panels over the shingles. Was thinking of
doing mine in steel.
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Old Aug 12, 2019 | 07:26 AM
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just put down the vaper barrier and went right over the shingles. there recommendation.
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Old Aug 12, 2019 | 07:26 AM
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40 yr warranty on paint and lifetime on steel
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Old Aug 13, 2019 | 06:09 AM
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Are we building a house or a Nova? lol
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Old Aug 13, 2019 | 06:49 AM
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a nova. the house got in the way. lol
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Old Aug 13, 2019 | 10:44 AM
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You could always turbocharge the house.....
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Old Aug 13, 2019 | 11:55 AM
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yeah I gotta add an interchiller to my house if this global warming **** keeps up
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Old Aug 13, 2019 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by truckdoug
yeah I gotta add an interchiller to my house if this global warming **** keeps up
Fake news
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Old Aug 13, 2019 | 12:38 PM
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yes just wait a couple months and that global warming shows up here in Michigan.
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Old Aug 16, 2019 | 12:45 PM
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well intercooler, radiator, aem wideband ordered.

picked up a aem 400. and a set of bosch 210 injectors as well. . pick when they arrive.
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What intercooler did you go with? You ever seen anyone route over the rad with stock placement in one of the verticals?

https://www.treadstoneperformance.co...product_104564
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Originally Posted by 17outs
What intercooler did you go with? You ever seen anyone route over the rad with stock placement in one of the verticals?

https://www.treadstoneperformance.co...product_104564
Check it. He used one similar to what you’re taking about.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...bo-408-ls.html
I used a treadstone, but it’s a side inlet/outlet vertical flow.

Fits well.
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