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Old 08-23-2010, 12:47 PM
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Wheels are on, but...

Last week, my friend Laura and I finally got the clutch problem fixed, and put on the new 17" SLP Firehawk wheels and tires on and I was super happy...until I started it. The exhaust manifolds were leaking like hell and it was super loud! We thought it wasn't firing on all 8 cylinders, so we replaced the distributor cap/rotor. Good thing we did, cuz there were chunks of plastic from the rotor grinding the inside of the cap! So we started it back up, and it was doing it again, but was running better. So we were like "yeah, it's an exhaust leak", so this past Friday, we took out the stock manifolds, Y-pipe and cat, and I took out all of the smog crap except for the A.I.R. pump, which will be coming out this week (hopefully). Then I can install my Hedman headers, Hedman y-pipe and Magnaflow spun cat! So yeah, here's a few pics of the progress...

Car on jackstands


After wheels adapters/wheels/tires installed and on the ground



After realizing it was the exhaust, we put the front end back up on jackstands



Engine bay before we started (yes, I know...triangle of death = bad)

Old 08-23-2010, 12:48 PM
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Re: Wheels are on, but...

Smog junk and headers/y-pipe/cat are out!





Now I just gotta get some Accel header plugs, plug wires with 90deg. boots, and fab up a heat shield for the starter. Oh yeah, and weld on an o2 bung on the driver's side header.
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Re: Wheels are on, but...

wheels/car looks amazing...

your engine, needs to be put to use as a boat anchor though...my god haha
Old 08-23-2010, 02:22 PM
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Re: Wheels are on, but...

Originally Posted by 89fbirdformula
wheels/car looks amazing...

your engine, needs to be put to use as a boat anchor though...my god haha
LoL ya think? That turd gets decent mileage, but sucks for power.
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Re: Wheels are on, but...

Wheels look great!
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Re: Wheels are on, but...

Originally Posted by Daytona_83

oh, that brings back repressed memories
Old 08-23-2010, 10:34 PM
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Re: Wheels are on, but...

The white wheels really go well with the Two-Tone paint job there. Very nice.

Now, use your mad skill's and paint that engine bay along with cleaning up the engine.
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Re: Wheels are on, but...

Originally Posted by 89fbirdformula
wheels/car looks amazing...

your engine, needs to be put to use as a boat anchor though...my god haha
x2!!!
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Re: Wheels are on, but...

Wheels look awesome!
That car needs a LTx/LSx
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