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Old May 11, 2012 | 01:40 PM
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Well I made it home. And received some pictures.






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Nice Re-Build!!!!!! Gonna be a beast! I cant wait to see her back on the road again!
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Old May 15, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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Thanks!

Some new pictures...









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Old May 17, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Got word via PowerFab engine and diff are in. Fuel system is being finished. Will go by tomorrow for more pic/info.
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Old May 18, 2012 | 06:19 PM
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Was told I should be picking it up sometime tomorrow afternoon for break-in driving.


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Old May 21, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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A lot of the wiring has been completed. Oil and water/coolant added. Exhaust mounted and tips fixed. HalTech is in. Left the shop with the battery charger on it and hopefully first start up tomorrow morning.
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i love that intake - do want -
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Old May 23, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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The car started. Having some issues with the Cosworth sealing and getting vacuum leaks. Ordered new gaskets and having them overnighted. Yeap... Overnighting gaskets. LOL!

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New plate on...


Compressed some. Still needs to come completely off the lift and new alignment.


CJM Fuel rails and painted valve covers.
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Are you still running the idler pulley? Have part # or sizes on belts? Thx
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Old May 23, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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Are you still running the idler pulley? Have part # or sizes on belts? Thx
Yes and don't have part/belt numbers.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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Going to be one awesome car!
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Old May 26, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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Change the location of the JWT intake filter. This will help the hood close properly. Also have the LightWerkz '06 headlight in.



Still needs an alignment but on the ground.


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Old May 27, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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Car is not completed but picked it up late Saturday night. Was able to drive it on a very conservative tune. Pulls pretty good and can't wait for final results. I'm dropping it back off to PowerFab tomorrow morning before depart back to Iraq. Hopefully I'll be home in Oct for the Texas Mile. Below are some pics...

My new '12 G37S w/ the Z...





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Old May 28, 2012 | 06:55 AM
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Still needs a lot of work; alignment, finishing the tuning, paint, etc... But here are some more pictures...










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So registration for the Texas Mile opens in August. Can't wait! Already have the rules, regulations and, safety info printed to get the Z ready.
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Thank you for not blacking out the taillights
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Kulwiec
Thank you for not blacking out the taillights
Not going to lie. I considered it. But than thought it would be too much. The red adds contrast.
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Old Jun 2, 2012 | 06:37 AM
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Robert, that shiet is syck...Good job Bro !

I too also do not care for the blacked out tails...since I have a '04.5 SB Z with mostly black and wanted to keep the red as an accent. Good choice.

I upgraded my tails to '06 also....they look sooo much better than the older ones.
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Old Jun 2, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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Thanks man! Can't wait to get home and run it at the Mile!
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