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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 07:03 PM
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Great build so far!! Seriously making me want to work on mine build. What seats are those? How well do they fit?
the seats are replicas of Acura type R seats and they are a little wide for my liking but they were free from my buddy I'm looking to get a fixed back seat soon and thanks!
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Old Mar 27, 2014 | 12:53 PM
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Flywheel in brake lines upgraded just waiting on a few more parts to get this thing on the road
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Old Mar 27, 2014 | 07:54 PM
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Nice build, I like the chevorlet emblem on the front!
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Old Mar 28, 2014 | 11:41 AM
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Thank you I've put a lot of time in this thing
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Just a few spare tires
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Old Apr 4, 2014 | 11:17 PM
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I hope it's not a 4.3...
Who said 4.3s had to be lame? Check out what the roadkill guys did.
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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New core support welded in and radiator mount also got tranny and driveline in
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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Who said 4.3s had to be lame? Check out what the roadkill guys did. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjC00J8FaM
I like the 4.3s they have good power and the weight of it keeps the car closer to 50/50
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She's all done and running good!
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 05:48 PM
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And now I broke the driveline
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 04:41 PM
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Hahahaha it couldnt handle the chevy powa!! Seriously though, hows it handle? What transmission are you using?
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Old Apr 30, 2014 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by David Rodak
Hahahaha it couldnt handle the chevy powa!! Seriously though, hows it handle? What transmission are you using?
It's handles great it liked getting sideways in the rain (need the diff welded) and the tranny is a borgwarner t5 out of a 81-83 Iroc z
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Old May 28, 2014 | 12:36 PM
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 11:46 PM
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Stock ujoint couldn't handle the v6 so I made a diff adapter to put a bigger one on shouldn't have a power delivery problem no more!
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What did you do with all the stock interior parts you took out? Want to sell them? PM me if so.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 11:41 AM
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What did you do with all the stock interior parts you took out? Want to sell them? PM me if so.
there was a water leak in the car and the interior was crap so I burned it all and roasted marsh mellows sorry
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 01:03 AM
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Pics of the car outside
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Stock X wheels? What kinda tires are you using?
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 12:31 PM
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Stock X wheels? What kinda tires are you using?
there Bridgestone potenzas can't think of the size off the top of my head though
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Originally Posted by Codysv6rx7
there Bridgestone potenzas can't think of the size off the top of my head though
How do they grip? The tires on my stock wheels are pretty bad.
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How do they grip? The tires on my stock wheels are pretty bad.
Dry rot and old as hell = bad.

Bridgestone hasn't made those tires in a long time.
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Originally Posted by Qingdao
Dry rot and old as hell = bad.

Bridgestone hasn't made those tires in a long time.
Sorry I don't pay attention to tire brands LOL. There's no need for the condescending attitude...
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Old Jun 22, 2014 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Qingdao
Dry rot and old as hell = bad. Bridgestone hasn't made those tires in a long time.
there actually taken care of no dry rot and there still GOOD
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Old Jul 1, 2014 | 01:23 AM
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Had to make a hood cowl out of a honda hood "they are good for something after all"
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Low on funds so just had some fun with plasti dip
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