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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:18 AM
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I have a ton of updates and the car is about to get fired up. I'll post up everything soon.






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Seat belt brackets to weld in floor


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Can we get some better pics of how the downpipe is routed? Looks sick so far!
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my god this is beautiful. . . exactly what i want to do to my car but in an E36 BMW chassis. amazing build and get us some more pics up as well. also can you pm me the detail of where you got the stainless mandrel bent primary pieces from? i have been trying to find some 1.5" SS stuff but cant find anything less than 2"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OJ4Bi4JVKk

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Those headers are amazing man. I hope to one day be able to fab up my own turbo system. PROPS.

lets see this beast move!
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time to update the sig eh?
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Ooooo la la! I likey. Can you provide a few pics how the downpipe is routed? Is it 4" the whole way to the back?

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Awsome car man! Love the build!
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I didn't read the whole thread, but in my opinion getting rid of the absolutely world class FD3 independent rear in favor of a solid axle verges on criminal.
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Originally Posted by The Dark Side of Wil
I didn't read the whole thread, but in my opinion getting rid of the absolutely world class FD3 independent rear in favor of a solid axle verges on criminal.
Its going to be basically a drag car from what I gathered, not a huge deal IMO.
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Originally Posted by The Dark Side of Wil
I didn't read the whole thread, but in my opinion getting rid of the absolutely world class FD3 independent rear in favor of a solid axle verges on criminal.
World class on who's standard. Anything that grenades itself is far from world class. Its not a drag only car. I am building to just have fun and learn things along the way. Using it to test out some ideas I had.
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sick car... seriously
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Very nice man, everything looks great. Rx-7's are my favorite swap and this one is bad!
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how wide are those rx7 steering racks from pivots?
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Most recent shot of the motor. Just swapped out wastegates to the turbonetics newgen wastgate which features a large inconel swing valve style internal valve instead of your typical tial style. Capable of controling over 1000hp.

Swapped rear axle for a cobra irs
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