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Old May 11, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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well here is a UPDATE. well you know how i had my carb problem well its fixed. it cant run on its own. so we needed to turn the car around to finish the front and right side. but we still need to put the hand brake on. so we put it on the ground and well drove it out side. my dad drove it because i dont know how to drive stick yet. well when we was moving it in the drive way we blown another brake line. we had the car out side for a good 3 hours. when people drove by all the cars slowed down when they passed my car so well here is the video of my car driving out of the Garage and being drove back in.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=r_aSFSL1uNE

here is a muffler video with no muffler.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=a_YiBPQ8hGg

here are some pics of it.



http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2d1lhlk&s=3
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=3590ba8&s=3
some burnout marks
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1zwyjco&s=3
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=fxb7r4&s=3
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Old May 11, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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CONGRATS MAN!

you are far more ahead than me.

Im still a long way from a running 7
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Old May 11, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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Lotta work youve done to it. Not my style but I can appreciate the effort. Good luck.
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Old May 11, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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thanks. right now i started up for my friend. my idle sucks it missfires on idle under 1000rpm reved it up miss firering bad. turned it off. tryed to turn it back on will not start. going to try and fix it tomarrow. then we have to jack her up put her back on jack stands.
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Old May 11, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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Starting it up, shutting it off, starting it up... That's how you foul up the spark plugs. excess fuel builds up on them preventing spark and flooding the engine.

Personally I still don't like the body kit. But I want to see this thing painted, it will look much better paint can really make or break a car.

Also I still don't like the idea of no front bumper. Your car is really going to be screwed if you hit anything.
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Old May 11, 2008 | 11:55 PM
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maybe my spark plugs are foul up. i was told i should get new spark plugs. the reason i turned off the car because maybe that would fix the miss fireing because of my idle. on my reving video at 1:08 there is alittle idle part. and plz dont start with the front bumper thing i know its very strong.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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Looking good.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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If you don't mind me asking, what kind of muffler are you running? Sounds nice.

i have no muffler on lol. i thrown on a transport truck muffler tip my dad found at his old work. so the gas and smoke would not go all over the inside of my bodykit.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 12:11 AM
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Nie job on the work, but as many people, I'm not a fan of the style. Its not very original (for this car it is, but the styles been over killed since before the FNF days), but I am excited to see the end result.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 12:14 AM
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what are the FNF days?
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Old May 12, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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what are the FNF days?

The Fast and the Furious
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Old May 12, 2008 | 12:29 AM
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how heavy is the bumper? is it all bondo
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Old May 12, 2008 | 05:08 AM
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I think the bumper is all bondo. I do recall he used small round pipe to "make it strong". Lets just hope you dont hit a cat or anything.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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we used a 1.5 inch pipe. there is fiber glass under the bondo.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Openshot, the car is a thing of beauty and the videos are works of art. You are making a one of a kind 7 that is just going to get better and better.

Home made bumpers that actually look good:





And your first burnouts duly recorded:



Priceless.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 10:32 PM
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wow..... and it doesnt have a bumper. one day someone is going to back into that thing in a parking lot and itll be destroied....some day
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Old May 12, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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well ray if you see in the video at 2:45 when its being put back in you can see how much room there is from hiting the ground lol 2 inch left if i lower the car i may never get it back in lol.
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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well i am not making a new thread so i am just going to update this here is a new video of me starting it up and showing one of the newest mods. its like a small taser.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=V-2Al0I2Sv0

Last edited by openshot; Jun 11, 2008 at 06:20 PM. Reason: for got to add video
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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It just keeps getting better Damien, that thing is going to be great. Love the video.

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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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Burn out pics...ahh gezzz.


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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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that thing still sounds like it only runs on 1 rotor!
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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well well here is the newest update the car is out side now because we have to puch my friends camaro in the middle to weld up the floors then that thing will be out side and mine can go back in.

well we took it down the street and back. my dad was driving because i dont know stick still. but my dad let off the cluch slow under 3000rpm all you feel is the back tires spining and we took off. we get to 6000rpm then shift into 2nd. the wheels started to spin once more for about 5 or 6 feet. damn its fast.

well here is a video of it being driven down the street and turned around. my dad would of done a donut but the hood is not bolted on.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3jbx0wipZ5k

there are pics of the car in the video.
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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You guys have done a ton of work and that's a very original body kit, is it totally fabricated by you and your Dad?

I don't know much about body kits but I've never seen anything like that one. And unlike most of the others yours actually adds something to the car, looks good.

Nice work Damien! (and your Dad, it looks like he's chipped in a bit too).

Ray
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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thanks ray. my dad did alot more because he knows how to make stuff like that and he wanted me to get the rust fixed as well i helped alot on it as well. its omost road worthy i know that. and like i said earlyer its one fast little car.
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