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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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Great setup Colonel,she looks as mean as hell. I cant wait for track numbers



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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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hey, he still has the radio in it. whats up with that, doesnt it weight something and need to be removed. oh let me guess, it is gutted to right. just the face and ***** are left. hehe
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 02:33 AM
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Nope, the whole radio is in there. It's a STREET CAR man! LOL! Nah, I put it back in trying to make a weight class (I had to add about a ton of lead to the back too. Toted the tires on the burnout!)
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 06:50 AM
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Looks familiar.Except I have a TNT kit plumbed into the intake.Will the car be making any passes in the near future?Nice ride.
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 10:12 AM
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That looks awesome, I can't wait to see the track times.
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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very nice
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 10:59 AM
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Colonel - What kind of front end set-up do you run for the drag strip? Drag shocks on the front, etc.?
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 12:49 PM
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Up front we have...

Afco shocks (two way adjustable, very sweet)
PA chromoly K-member
PA chromoly A-arms
Hal drag springs

I'll be getting it to the track ASAP.
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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what type of heads, block,CI? Stroke and bore?
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 01:01 PM
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C5R heads and block
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4" stroke
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Are your frt. shocks good for street and strip? If so we may need to look at that for our track runs. Which C5R heads?
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 01:17 PM
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No doubt about it. These shocks are GREAT for the street. I used to run Hals and they weren't so great for the street, IMO. I mean, they were *ok* but they were a bit "jouncy" when you dialed 'em stiff or they were waaaaaay too floaty when loose. The Afcos can be adjusted to be nicer than stock. I highly recommend them. Call Jay Billingsley Racing. They're a sponsor here --->

The finished version C5Rs. They were ported by Robert at MTI.
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 02:00 PM
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its great to finally see the Unicorn..........
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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That is a sick setup! Should go 9's easy 8's on the juice do you think?
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 03:37 PM
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8's on motor
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 03:41 PM
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Colonel - are those the .090 castings? (heads)
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 03:46 PM
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Just looked at the shocks. Those do look nice!
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