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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 09:52 AM
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A friend and I put on some Pacesetters, poly motor and trany mounts, MSD plug wires and NGK TR55 plugs this past weekend.

I would like to give a big **** you very much to Prothane for their upside down diagram and vagueness of how the motor mount should be installed. :thumpdown:

The total install would have taken about 6 hours to do but the motor mounts kicked out *** for another 3 trying to figure out why the main bolt holes wouldn't line up. We took the motor mounts off, popped the rivets and put the prothane mounts in exactly how they came out of the car. Well unannounced to us we had to flip flop sides and flip the prothane mount in the bracket to get them to work.

I will probably create a write up on how to install the mounts when i get some time.

Here is my compilation.



We are still working on getting his shop finished up, so excuse the mess.
Wanted to get the headers on before the snow flies.

Used my canon 800is to take the video, it didn't like the exhaust being so loud.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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I'd sell a non essential body part for a shop like that to work in.

And I don't know what your talking about, my motor mount install took me like 30 minutes with breaks
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 12:21 PM
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I'd sell a non essential body part for a shop like that to work in.
DITTO.. holy **** man... that is awesome! and yea... they were a bi**h. Try doing them with the car only 15" off the ground... hope your not claustrophobic... worst 6 hours of my camaro life.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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I love how the SES light came on in the middle of the run
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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The shop is awesome!

40x80 with 3 big bay doors on one end with the lift in the middle. Paint booth and body shop on the far end. We have to put up a wall to separate the areas and then finish the tin.

Another one of it on the lift. This was one of the first pictures taken.

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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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That shop is sick...i want one...
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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I love that shop!!!!

I'm jealous.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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im gonna ask santa for one of those
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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I had my wife and brother in law come out to the garage after I installed my pacesetters. they thought the car was loud with the GMMG so I had them stand in the garage next to the car when I fired it up. they both about took off running. was too damn funny. first words from the wife were "thats sooo dumb" haha I loved it
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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I drove 4 blocks open hearders to the exhaust shop to put my duals on and it was loud as hell
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 01:12 PM
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I drove 10 miles... I don't think my car will ever be the same after that.
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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I drove for a few months open headers before and after the MS3 install. I eventually put the exhaust system back on just to see what it would sound like. After a month or 2 of that i cut the mufflers off and had it run with straight pipes. I love how loud my car was and miss it. I eventually had to put the mufflers back on after a highway patrol gave me a ticket for "making alot of noise as a i passed by him".
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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I just took the car out of the garage today with open headers, sounds awesome Kick *** garage setup ya got there, were putting together something similar right now. Lovin that green color too, looks great.
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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gotta love some of the install instructions from these red neck aftermarket parts suppliers.
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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By the way, i wish i had a garage like that to work on my car, im so ******* jealous.
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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Yeah open headers are always fun, and awesome garage.
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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I drove 45 minutes over to Hutto's to weld up my cat's and Y and loved every moment of it. I threw revs at just about everyone I saw. Made me feel 16 all over again
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 95 Z28
I just took the car out of the garage today with open headers, sounds awesome Kick *** garage setup ya got there, were putting together something similar right now. Lovin that green color too, looks great.

Thanks! I might take it out and cruise around town a bit when i get back.
Going to have to stuff rags in the exhaust to keep rodents out when i finally park it for the winter.
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