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jkettell
05-13-2012, 05:20 PM
WHOAAAAAAA!!!!!!
a couple random facts people need to know before reading
1. the valentines day heart is actually a women's butt when bending over.
2. the surface area of an average sized brick is 79cm sq
3. the average person falls asleep in 7 mins.
ok thats enough of that for now. lets get to the nidddy gridddy
we'll start off with the car
i picked it up off of a fella on here. its a red 1994 vert. it has 96,xxx miles on it currently i bought it with 94,xxx. brought it down to florida about a week after i bought it. no problems the car is really solid. had the car on a lift also there is no rust underneath it.
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Thats the beauty. has been a ton of fun, and i love it.
but its a bit of a dog so the only thing to do is make moreeeeee power.
not just any power good old fashion torquey american power:lol:
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this should take care of that :)
Motor- 2004 pontiac gto
56,xxx miles
my good friend sal popped the valve covers off and it looks ****ing wonderful underneath
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shout outs to my pops for taking me to go pick that bad boy up.
now we need to get that power from the motor to the diff.
BOOOOOM got it
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T-56 transmission out of one of those firebirds with the cool hoods.
I was told the trans was in the car for a month before the lady totaled the car
shout outs to Matty cakes lomazoff for taking me to pick this sexy thing up.
now to get to the fancy parts that are going to make this swapp work
but first some cute kittens
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here we go.
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BOXESSSSS
thank you sal for taking me down to maryland to get all these fancy boxes from JE Import Performance :: JE Import Performance (http://www.jeimportperformance.com/)
lets crack these nice boxes open.
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oh thats nice. now lets tell you whats in this picture.
all parts are from High Performance Auto Parts :: SIKKY Manufacturing (http://www.sikky.com/)
one piece driveshaft
front sway bay
engine mounts
trans mount
long tube headers 1 3/4in
oil filter relocation
oil pan
clutch master cylinder
power steering lines

GOT SOME MOOOORRRREEEE BOXES
Aluminum Radiator, Performance Radiator, Cooling Products - Mishimoto Automotive (http://www.mishimoto.com/)
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there is also a walbro 255lph fuel pump there too kind of a blurr
picked these up from Elite JDM (Elite Imports International) (http://elitejdm.com/)
my local mishimoto dealer
had my headers ceramic coated by
NEEDPOWDERCOATING.COM (http://needpowdercoating.wordpress.com/)
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BAM
rest of the exhuast
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3in flex pipes
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3 in V-band clamps
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3in in to 3in out magna flow y pipe
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brand new bosch o2 sensors
I am running the exhuast single out of the 3in apexi noir catback i currently have.
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corvette fuel filter with the necessary adapters to work.
has a built in regulator and a return line built in
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brand new delphi MAF
sent my engine harness out to jeff jordan at jordan innovations.
took some time but i can say i am EXTREMELY happy with the product i have gotten back
Welcome to Jordan Innovations - Mil-Spec Wiring/Electronics, Consulting, and Performance Parts Sales (http://www.jordaninnovations.com/)
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just a few more things
-ecu reflashing
-diff
-axles
i have those things lined up so were shooting for 2 weeks to start
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with these two wonderful people were hoping to have this swap done in a weekend "fingers crossed"
questions comments anything is welcome. talk to me i would love to hear what everyone has to say. thank you for taking the time to read this and enjoy
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VHS13
05-13-2012, 06:27 PM
Uh....... Yeah.

roboticnissan
05-13-2012, 06:44 PM
Not a bad way ti spend 10000$

Phlip
05-13-2012, 06:57 PM
Ooh look, a build thread in the wrong section.

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