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Murlo26
07-06-2010, 12:16 PM
NEW SHORTBLOCK IS AT DB!!! Woo finally, now we can get this shit moving :)
mlomker
07-06-2010, 12:18 PM
Those pistons will look great in an end-table. :)
Murlo26
07-06-2010, 12:22 PM
You know it :)
they would probably make good ash trays, but I don't smoke and don't want people smoking at my house, lol.
I want to make them like a coaster or something, but we will see. Once they get the new shortblock assembled, i will probably pick up the old one and bring it home to degrease it and clean it and play with it.
scheides
07-06-2010, 01:09 PM
2nd question then:
i can just get the insert right? or is it really hard to press it in?
+1 on just the front motor mount. I just got the AMS insert, we didn't even need a press to get the old one out or put the new one in at mark's, just a sawzall. If you wanna order one up and bring it over, I have my stock motor mount still (officially it is lomker's, since he lent me his to do my car), we can get it in in about 15 mins pretty easily.
NEW SHORTBLOCK IS AT DB!!! Woo finally, now we can get this shit moving :)
Nice! Good luck man, progress is good. Get some pics!
Murlo26
07-06-2010, 01:23 PM
+1 on just the front motor mount. I just got the AMS insert, we didn't even need a press to get the old one out or put the new one in at mark's, just a sawzall. If you wanna order one up and bring it over, I have my stock motor mount still (officially it is lomker's, since he lent me his to do my car), we can get it in in about 15 mins pretty easily.
Nice! Good luck man, progress is good. Get some pics!
I'll try and get some pics, maybe Thursday or Friday this week if I have another excuse to go up there.
I'll let you know on the motor mount, maybe I can drop that bracket off that you said you needed (not sure if you still do) and we can do it quick then.
scheides
07-06-2010, 01:30 PM
I'll let you know on the motor mount, maybe I can drop that bracket off that you said you needed (not sure if you still do) and we can do it quick then.
Sounds like a plan!
Murlo26
07-08-2010, 12:40 PM
Just got this from Brian at Forced Performance, not the greatest of news :(
The two crucial pieces (covers and compressor wheels) I am waiting for are not here and I don't have a firm ETA. Robert was hoping for the end of this month, I think we are just hoping that happens.
So, July tuning is probably a no go...now I am starting to get scared for the Cookout...I wanted a month of driving at least but who knows if that will happen now.
turbotalon1g
07-08-2010, 12:42 PM
Lame.
Kracka
07-08-2010, 12:44 PM
Is the Red already sold and gone?
Murlo26
07-08-2010, 12:46 PM
Yep, big time. I was scared when I saw a post about a person who said the FP comp covers were on backorder for the X...so i asked FP and got this, doh!
So now I am guessing the car will be all back together just waiting the turbo hopefully in the next two weeks or so.
Maybe I will get lucky and FP will get the parts sooner, who knows.
Is the Red already sold and gone?
Yep, I was just thinking that like 10 minutes ago...maybe I should've just kept the red and maxed the shit out of it, lol.
I was just worried it was already maxed at 420whp on Shanes and I want more.
Edit:
Ps. I ordered the front AMS mount earlier this week, or maybe it was last friday. So I will probably run that up to DB when I get it and take some pics of the new shortblock minus a giant gaping hole. Thanks for the info on the motor mount too.
Good news is, another month to make money and pay off part of the build, so I won't have to borrow as much at the end. I already paid off part of the build and my new beater car and a lot of the extra parts I have been buying on the side. So its all gravy.
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