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Old 10-12-2015, 05:38 AM
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show us a pic of the SS braids

mine was up on the hoist all weekend. used Marine Clean to clean underside, then metal prep, then applied POR-15 (Gray) to the underside. Very impressed with the results. now i can see how long it will last. This will be the last thing I do to the car until spring. First thing in the spring will be new differential cover, fluid, and posi additive.

Word of advise - WEAR GLOVES - POR-15 is a PITA to get off skin
Old 10-13-2015, 11:26 AM
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Walked by it on my way to get in my truck and go to work as its *** end sat on jack stands. Need this build to be done so I can drive it again. Missing out on some nice weather.
Old 10-20-2015, 03:24 PM
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Put fuel treatment in it. Increased the tire pressure. And loaded it with Bounce dryer sheets in the interior and moth ***** on the exterior. Spring cannot come soon enough!
Old 10-20-2015, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by EXTINCT95
Put fuel treatment in it. Increased the tire pressure. And loaded it with Bounce dryer sheets in the interior and moth ***** on the exterior. Spring cannot come soon enough!
Pshhh, I still am riding on 2 wheels.

I'm in nw wi
Old 10-21-2015, 06:33 AM
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^^ not on two wheels, but here in mid-Michigan, we still have some nice weekends in the lower to upper 50's. the car stays out until snow flies. i still avoid rain tho.
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Added footwell lighting!


I used 74 LEDs (Red), one bulb on each side. I think I should add 2 more, so I'll have 2 bulbs per side.
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stared the 98 to 99+ harness pinout and decided i wasnt ready.....
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making some progress. now to figure out how to get the 95mm to volant piped
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swapped out the stock LS1 intake and maf for a LS6 piece and 85mm Z06 maf.
Old 11-02-2015, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Nate_C
Replaced the bird on the rear filler panel. It's red again!
How'd you do this? Mine is starting to fade.
Old 11-02-2015, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Coppertone
How'd you do this? Mine is starting to fade.
Remove the old panel:
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Wet sand, buff, and polish it:
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Apply new decals and enjoy!
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Old 11-02-2015, 08:43 PM
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Nice! Where'd you get the decals?
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Coppertone - you can get them anywhere - I got all of my decals off eBay - no problems at all with them.
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Johnny joint camber rods installed







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Minor tuning to get rid of some idle transition issues after installing new fuel injectors earlier this year.

Temp was in the 70s in central Iowa so took advantage and did my (at least) monthly drive with the t-tops off. I've done it since it was new and there are times when I'm searching for a decent day in Iowa in January or February but can usually find dry roads and 30 degree temps.
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hmmmmm - no ones done nothing in 10+ days to their birds??

Anyway - I filled her up with premium added Sta-Bil
wife and I went for a 30 minute cruise .
parked her in the garage and put her in her blanky for the winter.
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Ive been so busy remodeling a bathroom I havnt had the time I just stare at it between tool runs haha. I hate stairs right night now as everything is in the basement and the remodel is on the 2nd floor.....

once this is done my honey dues will be over for a while so, I would like to get the 99 ecm I have installed and work through my tuning issues to see if the ecm was the cause of my bank 2 o2 sensor issues.
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I dropped off my battery to have it charged since i haven't turned on the car in a few weeks and it drained the battery
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finally got the volant setup to my 95mm throttle body with no maf





still got a lil ways to go before it's running but it's getting closer and it's gonna be a long winter
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Washed, clay barred and waxed the bird.
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