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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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Finally got some pictures under the hood
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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nite n day Ray nice work in there buddy looks like new!
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Much better....

Did you do all of that with the motor in?
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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you cleaned that up nice! Hopefully one day I can put mine on here, but right now its gonna stay in the closet....

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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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My hands woulda been happier if I pulled it but ya, did it with the motor in
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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My hands woulda been happier if I pulled it but ya, did it with the motor in
I know the feeling. I spent about six months doing mine with the motor in. Plus I was stupid enough to do my firewall....



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Huge difference. It looks great!
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sevnt6. I saw yours awhile back. SWEET. Id like to do the firewall also. I know its a pain but youve shown how much better it would look
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Thanks man..... Pain is the key word here. I filled all of the gaps with bondo & did ALOT of sanding. It would have been so much easier with the motor yanked. But in the end it was worth all of the cussing...
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Sweet. How did you degrease it before painting?
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Very nice work.
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Nice job!
I'm doing mine now with engine out.
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Very Nice. I'm sure that was a lot of work. I'm sure your hands are happy it's done.
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Sweet. How did you degrease it before painting?
Lots of simple green and a pressure car wash to start. Hardest part was dropping the manifolds to paint.
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LOOKS FANTASTIC, RAY... LOTS OF HARD WORK AND TIME WELL SPENT....
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