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02-18-2006, 10:24 AM
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eh, if you don't think it's funny, that's fine. I don't know how else to explain it, because most every other American car I've worked on has actually had plenty of room for my fat knuckles. Every asian car I've owned has been hell for hand clearance.
02-19-2006, 06:30 AM
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Went over last night and helped out a little with it. We worked on the car for a few hours and got a little work done, and lot of cursing and dropping tools. Hah. Hopefully the car will be up and running today. Unfortunately I have to work today. Good luck with it, Mike.
02-19-2006, 10:09 AM
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welp the exhaust piping is done, wg is done. gotta do the ic piping, vac lines, and oil sender, and reinstall the plenum and front end.
02-20-2006, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by chimmike
welp the exhaust piping is done, wg is done. gotta do the ic piping, vac lines, and oil sender, and reinstall the plenum and front end.
02-20-2006, 10:15 AM
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one last IC pipe to finish (the PITA one with the MAF bolted to it), fill with oil, run vac lines, and button up the front end. PRAYING I can start it tonight, maybe finish it tonight too, tomorrow at the latest.
02-20-2006, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by hndumafia
go get back to work and get her running and on the road tonight!
02-20-2006, 07:36 PM
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AND SHE RUNS!!! I had a coil plug swapped to the wrong cyl, so it sounded horrible. MLG caught it, guessed it, we swapped 'em, and it ran beautifully. VERY Solid 20 vac, no CEL. Tomorrow the bumper and splash guards go back on, and is the first drive 
02-21-2006, 06:28 PM
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drove it around a bit tonight. HOLY F**KING WOW! Incredible. 8psi=nuts. getting loose through 2nd....great response!
just as I was about to turn home, popped an exhaust leak and could only build 5psi. I'm thinkin it's near the WG where I couldn't get a gasket in.
just as I was about to turn home, popped an exhaust leak and could only build 5psi. I'm thinkin it's near the WG where I couldn't get a gasket in.
02-21-2006, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by chimmike
drove it around a bit tonight. HOLY F**KING WOW! Incredible. 8psi=nuts. getting loose through 2nd....great response!
just as I was about to turn home, popped an exhaust leak and could only build 5psi. I'm thinkin it's near the WG where I couldn't get a gasket in.
just as I was about to turn home, popped an exhaust leak and could only build 5psi. I'm thinkin it's near the WG where I couldn't get a gasket in.
02-21-2006, 07:36 PM
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congrats, get all the small kinks worked out (if you have them) and sit back and enjoy. going FI is a PITA at first with all the small things that need tweaking, but it's all worked out, you'll enjoy it even more 