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God damn man! You like to drive on bald tires lol

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Yea the bald tires thing is not going well for me probably shouldnt do it anymore ha

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Got the block painted and then the other picture of my poor car sitting in the garage hasnt seen sun in forever

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Update on the tower here is were it stands right now i think maybe a little more bondo to fill in some pinholes and then its ready for paint.

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feather out that bondo :P glad to hear your okay. that's a crazy looking wreck. where did that happen at?

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Nice progress man, glad to see youre alright too that was a nasty looking accident.

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I am trying to get that bondo as smooth and even as possible for sure. And thanks guys also the accident was on 7 in anoka april 23 it was on the news even but im doing way better now i feel good and the pain is mostly gone doctor said i could maybe be walking in the next couple weeks if my xrays look good and the bone is healed

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Got something done tonight cleaned up the tranny and got it painted turned out decent i guess atleast looks way better than before thats for sure.

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Looks good! What type of paint did you use?

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Thanks i used por 15 some resturation stuff

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I'm glad your alive! That picture said more that a 1000 words, wow.

The car looks good, nice work! Fresh paint under the hood will transform the whole thing!

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Ahh looks good. I've always been a fan of Alumiblast. I'm sure it'll stand up quite well too.

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Thanks mark its put me and my family through alot but its getting better each day. And yes hopefully it holds up which im sure it will.

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Got a bunch of stuff powdercoated from my neighbor and it turned out so sweet. Also got my timing belt and pulleys and all that crap today to start assembling my motor again.

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Looking great. Good progress, keep up the good work

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Thanks man i just gotta keep on keepin on and get crap done.
Also will be getting 1650 injectors instead of running my 1250 so hopefully it will help a little with us running out of fuel on the dyno.

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Did u get an easy tune box or just hoping they will work without?

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Mostly hoping without at first but when i get it all together i will go and put a new tune on it with speed density and 2 step

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Got my motor basically together tonight just trying to find the right time to paint the bay now.

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Motor is ready to drop in just trying to figure out how im going to paint the engine bay now hopefully paint by the end of the week

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You can rattle can it and it will turn out good if you do it well

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I already have paint made up and a gun i just need my new big compressor were getting

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Lucky duck
i want a new compresso, welder, and more room to work on things.

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post pics of process

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Got the bay primered and ready for paint should be painted this weekend

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Picked up a compressor and a couple guns going to tackle the paint job tomorrow cant wait till I can drive this thing again

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It is finally painted starting assembly tomarrow !! Not the best paint job ive done but sure looks a hell of alot better than before.

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Looks good, makes me want a red bay.

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It looks great in the picture. Basically all the blemishes in my paint job disappeared once the engine bay was full again. No one will probably ever notice unless you point them out

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Thanks guys i will not point out a single thing lol let them find whats wrong. Im sure it will look much better with the motor in.

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Looks great sir! Good job. I know how tedious engine bay painting can be. Just make sure to keep it clean. Use some wax in there to. Get a nice coat to make cleaning easier!

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will do and thank you !!
any one have any tricks to get the steering rack connected to the subframe I can get it on like three fourths of the way and it wont go on any further its frustrating me a ton ahha. like the splines wont line up or something

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Try spreading the area where the pinch bolt squeezes, and lube it up, then it should slide on easy.
That's what your talking about right...? Where the column attaches to the rack won't slide on completely?

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I will try that tomorrow I gave up tonight already ha

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Awesome man you should feel good about fixing the issues and making it look great.

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Thanks man i do feel good about not having to worry about strut rust any more for sure and nothing is better than fresh paint under the hood !

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got everything on and ready to go tomorrow to drop the motor in.

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Got work done today !! Everything is wired up and all bolts tight and torqued. Just have to put manifold and turbo and stuff on and fill fluids then it will run finally. Looks really clean also i love how it turbed out !!

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Looks great man! Bet you're excited to take her for a spin!

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Thanks man !! And you have no clue how excited i am to start it up !!!!