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Old 02-04-13, 05:08 PM
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And the story continues. Complete HVAC system removed along with all the ducting and vents. Taking steps into prepping the car for a cage, and a new setup on the interior.

excuse the mess, and my sons feet:



Once the hvac unit was out:




Lost light as I was about to take pictures of all the wire tucked up on the support bar, but lots more room. Going to fab up a passenger foot plate, ditch the touch screen double din and stick a single din where the center air vents used to be. Also working on replacing the stock cluster again with something more fitting for where Im taking the build, along with the steering wheel.

Next step as soon as time and a source permits, is to get the car weighed just to see where it sits as of now.
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you are prolly around the 3200 mark give or take 100lbs +/-
Old 02-04-13, 08:13 PM
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Thats around what I was thinking. Guess its time to grab some dry ice, and a scraper.
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And a quick driving vid from today. Should be ordering the cage soon. So more pics of build progress to come, removing the all the factory sound deadening material, dash removal and custom dash/gauges installation.



Also looking at the addition of an LQ block and a v2 supercharger by the end of the year, a diff change, and a complete Battle Version suspension setup. Build is still making progress, just slow as usual.
Old 02-27-13, 02:58 PM
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sounds beautiful.. i enjoy that 8cyl sound big time..
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Originally Posted by Luv2xl
sounds beautiful.. i enjoy that 8cyl sound big time..
Thank you. It will be a bit louder soon with some go-fast parts, and a new exhaust setup that will announce the 8cyl sound just a bit more
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Sounds good. the whole time i was thinking....hope no one runs over the camera.
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Originally Posted by AMSMIKE
Sounds good. the whole time i was thinking....hope no one runs over the camera.
Thanks Mike. I actually went to a dead end road for the pics and video for that exact reason

Oh and I have sent about 4 people your way for the mounts, hopefully have some orders soon.
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
Thanks Mike. I actually went to a dead end road for the pics and video for that exact reason

Oh and I have sent about 4 people your way for the mounts, hopefully have some orders soon.
smart thinking!

appreciate the referrals
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Originally Posted by AMSMIKE
smart thinking!

appreciate the referrals
Not a problem. Actually looking into a set of the chromoly mounts myself soon
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
Not a problem. Actually looking into a set of the chromoly mounts myself soon
when you are ready, let me know!
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Originally Posted by AMSMIKE
when you are ready, let me know!

For sure, and it will be a must. Although it will be a little while, currently working on a slight increase of displacement and air flow
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
For sure, and it will be a must. Although it will be a little while, currently working on a slight increase of displacement and air flow
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Thanks for documenting all this! Vid is sick, love the V8 exhaust notes. Bet your neighbors love it too. heh heh
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Order new exhaust setup in preparation for new plans. True dual 3'' exhaust with x-pipe, and 3'' "mufflers" that will only cut sound by 9db, and exhaust will be dumped before the rear diff. Cage is on hold for something much lighter to compensate for the extra weight that will be added under the hood soon (and will allow me to live-up to my screen name), but will allow me to keep the dual exhaust. More pics and vids sometime this next week.


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