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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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Thanks for the comments guys

I added four more pics to my first post btw...
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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looks very clean Bro. what mods are done if you dont mind me asking?
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 97REaper
looks very clean Bro. what mods are done if you dont mind me asking?
I dont mind, but what are you asking about? Mods to fit the wheels/suspension or mods to motor/driveline? Or mods in the engine bay perhaps?
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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Looks good. Should drop a bit on your ET, but MPH will likely drop too.
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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looks great bro. looks just like mine almost. i love the look , hate the grinding to get 15's to fit. but its worth it. great job.
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 12:49 AM
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i love it! i love that intake tubing setup also!
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by SS MPSTR
Looks good. Should drop a bit on your ET, but MPH will likely drop too.
Thanks, you may be right. I'm not so sure I agree with the mph dropping though. Reason I say that is because the drag radials I was running on previously were slightly taller than my ET Streets (before they grow that is) and also the amount of rotating weight that was lost switching from 17x9s with heavy radials on all corners to the draglites with bias-plys. Huge weight difference. I expect the mph to at least stay the same, if not pick up slightly. Only one way to find out though
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looks great bro. looks just like mine almost. i love the look , hate the grinding to get 15's to fit. but its worth it. great job.
Thanks, yeah the grinding kinda sucked. Especially since I had LS1 brakes on all corners. I ended up freshening-up my original LT1 brakes and swapping them on to the front to avoid tearing up my LS1 fronts. I did however have to grind the **** out of the rears

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i love it! i love that intake tubing setup also!
Thanks, my intake set-up seems to get alot of attention
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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New pics look killer!! What springs are you using out back? Also my MPH dropped just a tad about .25mph switching to QTPs but ET picked up .2 ! It also could be the heavy Street twin though.
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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LOoks good!
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by AChotrod
New pics look killer!! What springs are you using out back? Also my MPH dropped just a tad about .25mph switching to QTPs but ET picked up .2 ! It also could be the heavy Street twin though.
Still got eibachs out back with comp-eng 3-ways. Planning to swap to Wolfe adj-spring kit w/ Strange shocks out back if they don't work out though. Only way to find out is to take it to the track...

As far as your mph dropping...you went to a taller tire without affecting rotating weight very much, In my case I'm going to a much lighter set of wheel/tires while keeping the same overall height. So my gearing remains unaffected while I get a huge drop in rotating weight. Thats why I don't think that it'll lose any mph at all and possibly gain

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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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I went from prostars with MT DRs to the GWs and QTPs. They are much much much lighter, as a matter a fact the prostar/MT combo didnt feel much lighter than the stock 17s with 315 Nittos.
I did go to the 27" tire from a 26" so that may have caused it, along with the clutch.
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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AH THE OL SILVER CAR....it will be remembered...

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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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Yes indeed...that car is gorgeous

I think that a Sunoco hood may me next on my to-do list
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 01:01 PM
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http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...jpg?1228888448

sneek peak at my new project

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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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Wow looks pretty killer, I love early 2nd gens! So an LS6 w/ m6 for that car?
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Colin91Z
Wow looks pretty killer, I love early 2nd gens! So an LS6 w/ m6 for that car?
Yeah. Its been taken down to the frame and the body is off. I'm wanting to do a 4 link and some mini's so it can tuck a 12" under the back.
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DroppedM6Z
Yeah. Its been taken down to the frame and the body is off. I'm wanting to do a 4 link and some mini's so it can tuck a 12" under the back.
Cool, sounds like it outta be a killer ride when you're done. I look forward to seeing pics
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by DroppedM6Z
Yeah. Its been taken down to the frame and the body is off. I'm wanting to do a 4 link and some mini's so it can tuck a 12" under the back.

I'm guessing your going for a similar look with the rims like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uctc48MA0-8

Car looking good in drag OP.
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Car looks great! Good luck with the setup
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