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    Anyone going to Atco for the Buick vs Ford event

    Thanks again Jack for all the help.It was a crazy 3 days gettin her ready but she did great.I like atco better than etown, it feels like a street race an it is more laid back there. I just dont care for the endless waterbox or the track help rushin the burnouts. If felt good to spin out of the...
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    moly cage vs. mild steel weight??

    to give u an idea i just purchased a mild steel 1"5/8 x .134" 10pt from s&w race cars,the total shipping weight was 175lbs,they said the chromemoly was 25% lighter.That would still be 130lbs, it has to be tigged,and for almost double the price????
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    vaccume brake issue

    Well i rechecked vacuum to booster in gear with different vac gauge and i am only showing 12inchs of vacuum.I can't find any vacuum leaks even with smoke test,that would have to be a big vac leak.my cam is comp cams 212/212 110 roller with gn1's.Anyone have similar sig? What are u guys...
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    vaccume brake issue

    Well tried to get 24mm master today but the only one i could get was from a 80 regal with a NA 3.8l.5 different parts stores around here all say its a 24mm but they give me a 36mm.I installed 24mm,stopping power is better but pedal goes down 1 inch then gets hard(like i'm hitting brick wall)If i...
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    vaccume brake issue

    I have just converted to vacuum also after leaking PM and i am having the same problem hard pedal with poor braking performance,i can't even lock brakes up with all new rears,11" bear fronts,all new lines,brass meteing valve,master cylinder,two new different boosters with different check...
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    What the hell?

    When u don't win the race go to plan B. ram them or swerve real hard and scare the :eek: out of them.;)
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    Here's an odd Trans Am ....

    They also made small mercedes benz's out of lebarons,it made me scratch my head looking at the 315's out back with the stock rear trailing arm:confused: They still left the gay woodgrain interior and the k-car steering wheel.Man i'm going to sell both my gn's and buy one of those trojans,I'll...
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    Anyone ever own a 95+ Blazer/Jimmy/Bravada?

    Wow all u 4.3l vortec guys forgeting about the carbon chunks hanging up the egr.the linear egrs are very good for failing on there own,most cases u have to just clean the carbon hanging the valve up and install the gasket with the screen 'help line' makes it,u may have to clean the screen as u...
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    4 front gta wheels $500

    are they straight?i'm in jersey and could pic them up?i sent pm also.
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    Pics of Roll cages

    welding the lower boxes to the crossmember would make sense,it would take more stress off the frame rail and make it more radiculous:smile: i would love to see that thing launch:eek: i can't wait untill i need a chute!! it looks like you've cover all the bases reinforcing the notched rails,nice...
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    Pics of Roll cages

    thanks again for info guys,i can just see it now,i better buy 10 times the amount of pipe to leave room for screwups:eek: if u do this for a living and say it was fun i can only imagine what my newbie a$$ will do:D gnxtc that car looks sick! Is that a speed sensor in the rear?what is the brace...
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    Testing the waters-Weld draglites for sale

    any of the rims still available?
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    Ted's XFI Experience

    I saw this display in napa about 4 years ago about there napa(wix) filters.it has a wix and fram filter cut open so u can see the guts!Me being a fram lover I didn't believe what i saw so i went home and cut both brands that were sitting on my shelf.Anyone cut open a FRAM lately?the filter media...
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    k1 rods side clearance???

    when i checked my k1's to the stock crank i had the same problem,side clearance was all over the place,it was not the bearings just the side of the rod was too close to the fillet on crank,had to machine down side of rods to get them within spec.if i remember a couple of rods were different...
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    Pics of Roll cages

    thanks for the info,is the front a-pillar bar on the rosewood car a bounch of pieces tiged together or are those the marks from the pipe bender?if that was bent out of one piece damn!,that looks like fun:) do you brush paint your cages or are they sprayed?i know this is going to make the car...
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    Pics of Roll cages

    i was looking on a couple sites that have kits,all of them say chromemoly is lighter but not stronger,how much weight savings to u think there is on a 6pt cage?does anyone know if anyother kits besides,s&w,chasisengineering,or art morrison?it seems most people who installed them say they don't...
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    Pics of Roll cages

    sorry to drag up thread again but i have a couple ?'s 1.kyturbo's cage install pics,when u weld tubes to the frame through the floor,do u guys also weld the tube to the floor or do u leave room between the pipe and the floor.i would think u would want some space there so the body can still...
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    XFI install pics...

    oh yea as far as what to do with maf wiring,i just taped maf plug back in harness loom.u ditch maf and convert to speed density that uses a map and an the Intake air temp sensor as a speed denstiy sensor.put my iat right in the dog house instead of air box.
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    XFI install pics...

    installed xfi last month in my gn,caspers adapter has map plug come right out at adapter,i didn't have to run any wire to maf plug,u can either run vaccum hose to map sensor in car by ecm or get an adapter and put map in engine bay.its nice because u can ditch the small intake and maf sensor.it...
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    Replacement sheet metal... what works?

    i may be wrong but i thought 84-85 doors are different from 86-87.my 84 gn has a trim panel on top of door,my 87 the panel is built in to door,u may not care but i don't know to what extent your trying to restore.good luck finding parts (especially doors for any year)i'm still lookin for a set...
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