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    want to run mid to low 11's

    nope just me being a tard :oops: :oops: :oops: and yet again me being a tard :oops: :oops:
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    want to run mid to low 11's

    Re: RE: Low to Mid 11 sec GBody man great info sorry so late to post but i havn't visited thi site for awile. I actually have been doing alot of "resto" type work lately I've dug into the suspension/brakes.... started sanding and painting frame it wasnt bad but could have got there quick...
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    What Got You Into G-Bodies?

    I actually started out an A-body(?) man my second running car was a 69chevelle that had taken out a few fence posts after a complete amature restore. with might i ad a baaaad 454 in it. I bought it from the guy for "chump change" you could say, by comparison what they are going for now. had a...
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    Kids these days!

    for some reason your picture didnt come up before i posted that and our first car looked almost identical to that only factory burgendy paint. I dont think ive seen a skylark like that before unless i have and thought it was a nova :? Joe
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    Kids these days!

    AMEN!! I dont understand it myself. The same thing with me and my sister i grad. in 99 and my sister in 03. my sister drove the same car that i did 74 nova not a show car but had nice paint,int.... that same car was respected in my highschool class but she also ended up getting a new one (satern...
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    The Most Manly-est.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-4x4-GMC-CHEVROLET-K-35-VANDURA-PATHFINDER_W0QQitemZ120199387875QQihZ002QQcategoryZ39411QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting only a guy could drive this. mullet is optional 8) Its just down the street from me. i tried talking him out of...
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    What Car Do You Love to Hate?

    ford, ford, ford at least after they stopped making the fe engines. I had a 390 a "couple days ago" and it was a solid good running pickup. 302,351,400,460 all junk in my opinion. this is a true story,awile back i worked for a lawn sprinkler company the owner bought a brand new 4dr dually...
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    What Car Do You Love to Hate?

    I would have to disagree, to a point and the only reason being if you pull alot of trailers. I dont know (neither care) about other makes but chevy is now offering 3/4ton shortbed wich is awsome for people like me who pull alot of trailers shorter wheel base on the truck is alot easier to back...
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    What would you buy as a pizza delivery car?

    were's the 22R ? I have seen many 80's celicas with well over 200,000 with nothing more than oil changes and tune up's. above 2700-3000rpm they actually have alot of torque for a 4cyl. mid 80's were rear wheel drive. they can be had for little to nothing and if you look around you can normaly...
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    Top 10 ways to tell it's out of control

    1. when my wife and i were dating she actually left me because I was spending to much time working on my '59 belaire 2dr. hence my login name and most of my freinds called me wolf "back in the day". she finally took the good with the bad 2. Well its my bedroom closet and its about 50/50 mix i...
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    more sbc questions

    there are other choices on the comp. ratio. flat tops arent all the same some have different compression hights. you can get a flat top with 10 to 1 if you want wich is more than enough for a street machine. I personaly prefer flat tops. In my opinion ridges in the cylinder can cause spark nock...
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    want to run mid to low 11's

    Is there any reasonable difference between the lakewood bars and the SSM bars? Joe
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    want to run mid to low 11's

    Ok I think I'm sold on the 8.5. I done some research and seems they hold up well if well built. I'm gonna keep an eye out for one at swaps and junk yards. are there any ways to identify a 8.5 over the 7.5 easily?
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    Hello from Iowa!!

    !!!!WERE'S THE PICTURES :P !!!! what size tires on the rear and backspacing on the rims. also did you narow the 8.5...? Oh on the same note do you hapen to know is the 8.5 the same width as the 7.5? I'm looking into rims and tires right now. my car may not run but I really cant stand the...
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    fuel leak down

    If theres no leaks and the fuel is bleading off that fast the first thing i would check is the fuel pump. mech. or not it still should hold "pressure"(for lack of beter word) while the car is sitting more than 2 days. simple gravety would drain the float bowls and lines. also I dont know much...

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