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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by suicidal racing
you would be shocked at this industry if you new how alot of the stuff in it is made by 1 company and then gets a name of another slapped on it and marked up 200% because of the name..

I'll have to agree with you.. man that cheap a$$ elgin stuff you can go see at your local roundy round track running 7500-8000rpm all night long week in and week out is nuts..

cams and valvetrain components along with shocks are a racket i tell you..
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:32 PM
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**** the slide hammer. wet toilet paper with a socket, extension and hammer does the trick everytime
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Wicked94Z
**** the slide hammer. wet toilet paper with a socket, extension and hammer does the trick everytime
i tried the socked and extension with a hammer and grease and no budge????
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Big bird55
i am just going to have to wait 15 weeks till i get enough money to get the lifters springs retainers and reataner locks along with plug. plug wires, injectors, and a tune. so for the time being i will continue to have no car like i have bee doing for almost the last year
It will be worth the wait man, trust me
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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It will be worth the wait man, trust me
it better now i just have to fidn a way to get back and forth to school or find a way to find the origianl owner of my cutlass to get them to sign the title papers over. thing is i cannot find the owners. plus the dude that i bought it from wrote his name on the title and neer got it transfered any help there?? hell i am just gonna make a thread about it
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