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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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Jay Leno cuts up 2 vettes for a build on a Toronado, for sema....it was on The learning channel....man i wish i had that cash...
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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yeah, the engine he put in that thing was f'n rediculous can't remember what it was, saw it along time ago.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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if i remember correctly, i think the vettes were headed to the junkyard anyway, so he kinda saved their souls a little bit.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 12:29 AM
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425 cubic inches
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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any links to this....i want to see
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 01:27 AM
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I thought he put the stock vette motor in the toronado? I missed the last half.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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he put the twin turbo in it, with 1000hp in it...sorry ill look for a link to it
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim_WS6
if i remember correctly, i think the vettes were headed to the junkyard anyway, so he kinda saved their souls a little bit.
close actually scrap yard. they were most likelly damaged in transit and could not be resold. so they either get scraped. bought with out the ability to be titled and only sellable as parts. or in this case given as a sponser for jay lenos bad *** toranado.

that thing was sweet.
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he put the twin turbo in it, with 1000hp in it...sorry ill look for a link to it
LOL, with the original bias-ply tires too!
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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biased ply tires are actually better in a straight line. they just never made them in as wide of tire as we have now.
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http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/tornado_jayleno.asp

here is some pics
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It was on the cover a magazine recently too. I think it was HOT ROD, but I already shipped it, so I can't verify that. It is a special LS7 built just for him by GM themselves.
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