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08-30-11, 01:16 AM
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My build thread
Just bought a new 1990 gxl fc3s shell figured id start a thread for everyone to hate
old car i sold to fund the project
Bought this manly man daily for 700 bux (85 c10 with a 6.2 diesel) needs slammage and paint
picked up the car for 250 came with a turbo 2 diff and axles
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mounted my setrab oil cooler
cut out the front supports to make room for the v mount welded in a piece of square tubing for support
stripped the interior and sound deadening
oh and heres my motor street ported jdm turbo 2 being built by lowe performance of sarasota florida
old car i sold to fund the project
Bought this manly man daily for 700 bux (85 c10 with a 6.2 diesel) needs slammage and paint
picked up the car for 250 came with a turbo 2 diff and axles
and this
mounted my setrab oil cooler
cut out the front supports to make room for the v mount welded in a piece of square tubing for support
stripped the interior and sound deadening
oh and heres my motor street ported jdm turbo 2 being built by lowe performance of sarasota florida
Last edited by I fc3SLIDE; 08-30-11 at 01:19 AM.
engine looks awesome though
08-30-11, 12:07 PM
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looks sweet. cant wait to get down there and help you work on this.
you kno if you keep that same housing on the motor your going to have to run the same radiator i am.
but if your going v-mount i would change the housing for sure
you kno if you keep that same housing on the motor your going to have to run the same radiator i am.
but if your going v-mount i would change the housing for sure
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08-30-11, 09:15 PM
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finished the front half of the car removed sound deadening
may i please know why my title was changed was it inapproriate?!? if so im sorry in advance
may i please know why my title was changed was it inapproriate?!? if so im sorry in advance
08-31-11, 04:03 PM
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lmao yea man last car was a disaster(it still ran though) this car im taking my time with im gonna tuck as much of the wiring as i can and hopefully remove what i dont need
09-09-11, 01:37 AM
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well bought a complete blown turbo 2 with rearend and trans tonight for 250$ gonna use the parts to slap together the other motor and part the rest to see if i cant get a haltech here pretty soon to try and get this beast running if not its off to dcwfab for some fun
09-12-11, 07:52 PM
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well took a trip to sarasota to pick up my motor from jeremy lowe and lowes performance and some rad stuff from dan chilton over at DCWfab
also started to put the interior back in
also started to put the interior back in
09-13-11, 10:31 AM
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for real son just cause my **** aint rhino lined lol... im gonna buy a black dash eventually this one is bubbled on the top and isnt worth the time or money to paint
lol... im gonna buy a black dash eventually this one is bubbled on the top and isnt worth the time or money to paint
