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Old 02-12-2009 | 02:33 AM
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Then i guess its a good thing the pink aint in your name because its getting a big fat Mr Gasket scoop and a hole in the hood to match anyways!!!

Thanks wildman. Video just doesnt do the car justice. I need to find a camera with good audio cuz my point and shoot digi cam just doesnt cut it. The car is so damn loud it distorts any audio. Sounds funky. Im going to take a wav recording this afternoon just for the hell of it. Should be very high quality and give ya an idea of the way she sounds.
No problem man. Seeing all these muscle cars. And hearing about them. Is changing my mind on my Firebird. I think I am going to sell off my toys. So I don't have to sell my muscle car. So I am going to look around. And see what different stuff is going for. And go from there.

Anyway keep up the good work. Looking forward to more updates. And scoops rock!!
Old 02-12-2009 | 04:41 PM
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New rubber anyone? All 4 tires and 2 wheels came today. Of course the rears are on back order until march!!! What the hell?!



Just a little wider than the originals. . .nobody will be able to tell the difference

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Old 02-12-2009 | 06:00 PM
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Any pics of the rims that came?
Old 02-13-2009 | 11:00 AM
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meh, they dont seem THAT wide.
Old 02-13-2009 | 04:09 PM
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I'll be heading out later this afternoon to mount the 2 front tires and wheels. Mocked up the tires earlier and it just makes me even more frustrated that i wont have all 4 wheels here till march. The car is just begging to light'm up. . . .

Old 02-13-2009 | 08:02 PM
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i cant believe that fat *** sat on those skinny *** tires before....
Old 02-19-2009 | 11:56 PM
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still not a fan of the scoop.... its just a little TO MUCH. should leave it as stock as possible looking its worth more that way. plus you gotta cut a hole in the hood. yuck!
Yeah, I wouldn't go cutting and putting the butterfly scoop on it, unless you have a blower on it or something. I love old Mopars, though. I'm definitely a fan.
Old 02-20-2009 | 02:10 PM
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440 source parts came today. Just a few simple things. Belts, magnetic drain plug, alternator bracket kit and a new billet dipstick. Nothing too exciting. The box i look forward to seeing is the one with the stroker kit in it. That should be fun.

Old 02-20-2009 | 02:19 PM
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OMG STICKERS!!! lol

this is the first time i have read this and dam if your not doing o good job

btw, you should have saved the 440 for a ratsun lol
Old 02-20-2009 | 03:11 PM
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Forgot about the fuel cell. Good times.
Old 02-20-2009 | 07:26 PM
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is the fuel cell really necessary? its a carb'd classic yeesh.
Old 02-21-2009 | 08:46 PM
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Mounted the front tires on the 2 wheels i have. Shes looking good. Gotta get rid of the pin stripes though.


Old 02-21-2009 | 09:12 PM
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I agree, she's lookin good!
Old 02-22-2009 | 07:35 PM
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all that money. and your cheap azz can't paint the hubs? pffft Great job on the car. i can't wait to start my other project.
Old 02-22-2009 | 09:38 PM
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Dude... All that on the top and no blower!?!?
Old 02-24-2009 | 08:31 AM
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Dude... All that on the top and no blower!?!?
You must have mizzzed diZ pic.

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Old 02-24-2009 | 09:54 AM
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there's still no blower, so i dont think he missed a thing
Old 02-25-2009 | 05:07 PM
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THE REAR WHEELS CAME FINALLY!!! I'll have to roll the rear fenders a little but no biggie






Nothing like a little lip to make you smile. . .


If you look very closely you can notice the small differences in the rear wheel/tire combo compared to stock . . . . like the white lettering. . .






Old 02-26-2009 | 05:10 PM
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nice work apollo, you just need to get a nascar style exhaust tip to make it right. flat and long. could always make some. is it getting a coat of paint to match the new shoes?
Old 02-27-2009 | 01:12 AM
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Wow man....I haven't been on here in a few days. And you have done more shizz to your Charger. Props again man..looking sick bro'. And keep it up....it is nice to see a classic musclecar be well taken care of. And slowly and greatly restored.
Old 02-27-2009 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
there's still no blower, so i dont think he missed a thing
Umm..dude..do you know what a blower is? lol That thing on the engine in the pic is a blower with butterfly valves. A scoop is just a fiberglass piece that goes through the hood in the middle. I have a scoop on my Firebird. It is called a "shaker scoop"
Old 02-27-2009 | 09:54 AM
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Did your 4 inch drop blocks arrive yet?

slam it!

oh, and +1 on this being a scoop and not a blower. I don't see the belt drive anywhere... it even says "Scoop Away" on the box right behind it!


This just in, the scoop on this carb... not a blower.

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Old 02-27-2009 | 10:23 AM
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i know exactly what im talking about, blower is the name given to a roots type supercharger back in the day because instead of compressing the air then sending it through the system like a compressor wheel in a turbo does it just blows the air through like an air tight fan causing a pressure rise in the manifold.
Old 02-27-2009 | 01:15 PM
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Relax fellas. No need to make snw upset and cry more than he already has this week.
There is no blower on this car. Just a Mr. Gasket Butterfly scoop. N/A engine all the way. With an estimated 400hp 450tq this motor should be more than enough fun for now. Although once those ponies become old and boring the next in line for it is the 500ci stroker kit and stealth heads


Old 03-05-2009 | 04:33 AM
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aww your not gonna hack up a nice origonal straight hood for that mr gasket are you?



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