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Old 04-29-2024, 08:51 PM
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EvanHall19: You were right! I ordered a pair of TransAm Fog Light Housings. The lights fit my Formula brackets perfectly. I trashed the TransAm brackets.


TransAm Light Housings fit perfectly!
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Installed 12 bolt Strange rear end with 4.10 gears, UMI lower control arms, torque arm with driveshaft loop, panhard bar, subframe connectors and also Strange driveshaft. Then proceeded to order new Billet Specialties Turbo wheels 17x9.5 front and 17 x 11 rears with MT ET street SS 315/35/17 tires. Just waiting 2 more weeks for the wheels to be made, already been waiting 4 weeks.
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Old 05-24-2024, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by richjp
Installed 12 bolt Strange rear end with 4.10 gears,
I have had my Strange Dana S60 in for about 5 years now and it is quiet as a church mouse, and zero problems.
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Originally Posted by richjp
Installed 12 bolt Strange rear end with 4.10 gears, UMI lower control arms, torque arm with driveshaft loop, panhard bar, subframe connectors and also Strange driveshaft. Then proceeded to order new Billet Specialties Turbo wheels 17x9.5 front and 17 x 11 rears with MT ET street SS 315/35/17 tires. Just waiting 2 more weeks for the wheels to be made, already been waiting 4 weeks.
I installed a Strange 12 Bolt about 10 years ago and it's always been noisy. I've had several new gear sets installed by different shops and it still whines. I hope your's is better.
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Had entire AC system replaced.... OMG.... You can;t even tell is 100 in Texas in a Black car!! Limo tint... Ice cold AC... Men, it doesn't get much better than that!

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Old 06-25-2024, 04:02 PM
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Statements like that make.me.wish mine still had A/C
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Originally Posted by blackbyrd
Statements like that make.me.wish mine still had A/C
There was no way I was not keeping the working A/C after my engine swap. Not a roll down the windows and take the tops out type. It could be 73° out, and that AC is going on.
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Old 06-25-2024, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by lees02WS6
There was no way I was not keeping the working A/C after my engine swap. Not a roll down the windows and take the tops out type. It could be 73° out, and that AC is going on.
I'm exactly the same way. I replaced the entire A/C in my 2001 Camaro. Though I haven't charged it yet. I need to tackle the dead fuel pump among other things.
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@01Z0H6 What did you replace your AC with? I have been following some other forums where the discussion on replacement compressors and seemingly blah AC performance seems to be the norm. Hopefully it was a direct drop in replacement or did you need to make any changes to drive belt size or AC system line placements?

What tint did you use? I opted for ceramic as it seemed to be the best for heat/UV reduction and didn't mess with cell/gps/toll tags the way metallic does.
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damn this thread is still alive.

i tried to install a TSP catted y pipe onto my American racing headers and its a bitch.


hitting the cross member. UMI going on today


with it on the ground and not completely on

gave up for the day. ratchet strap method tomorrow.
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100% opposite everytime she goes out windows are down.amd tops are off haha
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I am the same way except for the super hot days.. But I will not get rid of my AC.
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I regret it, engine bay is much cleaner with the firewall delete, I still habe the fan and heat. But I think I'm gonna do a vintage air kit.
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Originally Posted by blackbyrd
100% opposite everytime she goes out windows are down.amd tops are off haha
Mine is a hard top... So there's that... lol
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Hey bud... So to clarify... I simply replaced compressor, Evap, all gaskets, seals, pulled steady vacum for 30 min... filled her up and she was @ 47 deg in 100 deg weather sitting in the sun.. Mine is NOT OEM... This is the one i got...
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@01Z0H6 What did you replace your AC with? I have been following some other forums where the discussion on replacement compressors and seemingly blah AC performance seems to be the norm. Hopefully it was a direct drop in replacement or did you need to make any changes to drive belt size or AC system line placements?

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I dont wanna start a thread for this. but does anyone have the parking brake actuators laying around? i cant find the right ones online anywhere. its the metal lever that the parking cable attaches to on the backing plate.
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Got my wheels and tires on, installed new O2 sensors.





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^^those your burnout marks?
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Originally Posted by bleepster
^^those your burnout marks?
Tires were still a little hot from pulling in off the road! lol
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beautiful ride bro


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