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Thought I'd show you some pics, what do you think?

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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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Thought I'd show you some pics, what do you think?

I got around to taking a few pics, lemme know what you all think.






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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 04:45 PM
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Woops, this was meant for the appearance forum...
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 08:14 PM
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wow excellent body and paint . and the interior and engine bay are excellent looking also.
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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Ahem..... C4 rearend?
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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No...not C4 rear end. It's a ladder bar setup, Ford 9", detroit locker, 3.90.
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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Looks real good, but get rid of the corvette covers. How do you like those nittos?
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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Originally posted by Markolc
No...not C4 rear end. It's a ladder bar setup, Ford 9", detroit locker, 3.90.
Damn, still sweet though. Got any pics from underneath the car?? Sounds interesting.

I assume you got rid of the torque arm alltogether?
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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That's the best pic I have of the rear. You are right there is no torque arm.

I won't get rid of the fuel rail covers cuz there's too much hideous wiring that would be exposed.

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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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Car: 1966 impala , 1998 sebring vert,1978 buick regal turbo, 1991 chevy silverado 3/4ton 4x4 lifted
Engine: 283, 2.5,3.8 turbo 350
Transmission: powerglide,auto overdrive, th350,4L80
what kind of shifter is that your running there i like that alot
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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Hurst Dual Gate 2 shifter.
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 11:01 PM
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Where did you get that shifter, and how much? There doesnt seem to be a whole lot of made to fit shifters for our cars. Seems like everyone has the Megashifter.
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 11:04 PM
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I got it from Jegs or Summit about 3 years ago. Was around $250???but I don't really remember.

It's a pure aesthetic mod, I think the stock shifter works better in a racing application, and the Megashifter works much much better than the stock shifter of course. So I wouldn't recommend it other than an appearance mod.
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 11:06 PM
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Engine: 283, 2.5,3.8 turbo 350
Transmission: powerglide,auto overdrive, th350,4L80
is it hard to shift or something or just not a good shifter in general ??
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 11:18 PM
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Horrible build quality, many installation issues, no safety lockout (well it's there but I can easily force over it). It's basically like having the stock shifter with no button to press to shift, but it takes a slight bit more effort so overshift is common unless you have the right touch.

Looks badass though.
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 12:04 AM
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VERY nice job
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 12:10 AM
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Car: 86 "Ram Air" IROC
Engine: 305 5.Slow
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Only thing i dont like is the exhuast, other than that i love it. those iroc rims look unbelievable...are they new? and how do u keep brake dust off the front ones? mine get so horribly dirty...
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 10:37 AM
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The car is kept like new. The wheels are original, and the front tires are oringinal tires as well . I just use zaino, and wipe them down after every drive (it's not a daily commuter).

Regarding the exhaust, with the ladder bars being set up the way it is, it is impossible for a production catback or any modified production cat-back to fit under the car. The muffler location would have to be changed, and the pipe running under the car would be interfearing with the subframe and frame for the ladder bars. The exhaust consists of Hooker Long Tube headers, custom Y pipe, custom interchangeable cat/test pite, custom Y pipe, 2 Borla C4 mufflers.

Personally, I like the look of the exhaust, it's certainly different appearing when seen in person than the pictures do it justice, and it's also pretty much the only way it can be ran.
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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Just out of curiosity, why no IAT? Also, how 'bout some more pics of the engine?
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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Nice looking car. Props for the over clean stock look and clean conversion.
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 12:29 PM
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Car: 1987 Camaro SC, 1999 Z28
Engine: GMPP 350HO, LS1
Transmission: Built 700r4/EDGE 3200, T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Eaton 7.625, 3.42 Zexel Torsen
thats one sharp iroc.

I may have overlooked it, but what does it run in the 1/4?
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 12:59 PM
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The IAT is on the airbox, I chose not to use the one on the rubber boot.
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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Very nice ride!! Good job on the engine swap looks good!!
Is the roll bar custom or a kit? If a kit who makes it?
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 02:40 PM
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Custom roll bar. A place in deer park long island did it for me some many years ago.
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 03:38 PM
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so, what's it run? with all that cage, i would guess low 10's, or is it more of an autox deal?
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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It's best time was 9.47 on the previous motor. Since then it's been toned down a lot to make it streetable, but I have not yet ran it. High 11s is my best guess, at least that's what the G-tech said one night.
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