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    customized 87 T for sale

    Posting this for a friend of mine. Car is an 87 T with 63k miles located in Port Saint Lucie Fl. The body is rust free with a custom paint job as you can see by the pics. The drivetrain is stock and unmolested with the exception of chrome dress up items. The interior is very clean with new seat...
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    pump sounds strange

    Going through my car after 6 years in storage and wanted to make sure the alky system is ok. It's Razors progressive kit. I removed the nozzle to get a visual on the spray pattern and hit the test button with the key on-engine off. I don't know if this is normal but the pump doesn't seem...
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    more pics from the pit area at Norwalk

    Took a bunch of pics in our pit this weekend, great times! Norwalk race pics | Facebook
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    short block assembly pics

    I had to replace a crankshaft in one of our short blocks this weekend and took pics as I went along. It's a 500CI billet aluminum Brad Anderson block that makes 8000 HP. Enjoy! short block assembly | Facebook
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    rusted out body bushings ughh....

    did some surgery today and found out why my rear end isn't centered. Here's the original thread http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/general-turbo-buick-tech/343550-rear-ends-not-centered.html The frame is rotted at all 3 body bushing locations behind the rear wheels. I opened up the sheet...
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    wheel offset?

    I've read and looked at diagrams describing wheel offset but I'm still confused about it. It seems to me that offset is a direct result of backspacing, if you change backspacing you change offset and vice versa. Is that true?
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    header burn

    Got my arm good this weekend working on the funny car. My job on the bottom end of the engine puts me within inches of the scalding hot exhaust headers when the car comes back from a run. Here's what happens when you brush up against one That's gonna leave a mark lol...
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    removing front wheel wells

    I'm going to remove mine, what have you guys done to remount the ps reservoir, washer bottle ect... post some pics :cool:
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    alternative to coolant tank?

    I'm going to be removing my front inner wheel wells so I need a new location for tank and pump. The plan is to mount them on the a/c delete plate on the firewall, any ideas on a different style alky storage tank?
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    alky left in system? help please Razor

    I've had Razors progressive system for several years and it works great but here's the problem. I made the mistake of storing the car with denatured alky inside the system. It has been sitting for years and now I'm working on getting the car back on the road. What steps do I need to take...
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    rubber seals around the lock cylinders

    Do I really need to reuse those crappy looking rubber gaskets when I reinstall my freshly painted lock cyls on my freshly painted doors? If I really do need them, does anyone sell new ones?
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    prepping trim for SEM paint?

    I'm going to refinish all my black trim with SEM trim black. Last night I prepped the outside door handles and locks by cleaning with acetone, sanding with 600 and then cleaned at least three more times with acetone before spraying. They turned out ok, but there are some areas on the...
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    before and after a nitro funny car run

    I posted this on another site and it got a good response so I'll share it here. These are some of the things that you might not normally see on tv. I thought I'd share a little insight on what goes on before and after a fuel car makes a pass, some of the things you normally don't see...
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    door harness routing?

    I need help figuring out the routing of the door harness :confused: I had a local shop hang new doors on my car and I'm putting it back together. It's not as easy as I thought, anyone have any pics I can look at?
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    rear ends not centered?

    I know this has been brought up before but I couldn't find any threads. Where do I need to look to fix this problem? I didn't measure but it looks like my rear end is about an inch off center to the body, one wheel sticks out of the well and the other one doesn't. Is this body...
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    fresh paint

    Got my T back today, rust free with fresh paint. It looks nothing short of amazing... Work was done at a local hot rod shop. Look at the reflection in the paint, its like a mirror pics don't do much justice but...wow one more I'll post more pics after putting it back...
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    had a scary moment racing

    We had John Force in the other lane on Saturdays qualifying session. Both cars make side by side 300mph passes and suddenly John makes a hard move into Bodes lane in the shutdown area. Thses pics tell the story of how close it was, look at the shadows on the track. My heart started racing...
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    some blizzard pics from Milwaukee

    Mother Nature unleashed her fury upon us last night. Spent nearly five hours digging out today, I'm whooped. Front of house back of house This is what I had to deal with over the top
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    quick frame notch question

    It seems the inner wheel well quickly becomes the next thing in the way of fitting bigger wheels and tires. How much clearance do you gain by doing the notch without installing minitubs? I'm asking because my car is at the shop now and we're going to notch it, but it hardly seems worth the...
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    rust repairs in progress

    Couldn't take looking at the rust anymore so I brought my car to the local hot rod shop to have it fixed. This is a midwest car that has seen winter driving, it used to be my daily driver back in the day. I've owned it for over 20 years now. The new metalwork is patched in, lower quarters...
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