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Old Apr 3, 2015 | 02:46 PM
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... and all I can say is WOW! Feels like a different car. Over the winter I swapped out the automatic for a manual (4 speed) and then upgraded the heads and cam. What a difference the car is now. It's faster and I can shift it!! What a feeling it was to set it down off of the jack stands where it has been on for the last four months, put the tires on and take it out on the road with the new modifications. I can't describe how proud I was that I did it and it worked. Much thanks to the forum here for all of the good advice. I had never done major things like this before (tranny and heads/cam) and I can't believe I actually did it and it came out great. A lot of research from the internet also helped. Seriously without the internet there would be no chance of learning all this. Anyways, I can't wait now for a nice day to take it out.
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MY LIVING AREA THE LAST FOUR MONTHS!





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Lots of this helped





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Old Apr 3, 2015 | 03:38 PM
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Vortecs and Sierra Nevada IPA, you have all the right parts.
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Good job on the upgrades.....We KNEW you could do it!

(and it's nice to know that I'm not the only member with tool A.D.D./leave 'em on the floor where they'll be easy to find tomorrow)
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Good job on the upgrades.....We KNEW you could do it!

(and it's nice to know that I'm not the only member with tool A.D.D./leave 'em on the floor where they'll be easy to find tomorrow)
Yeah, the place is a MESS. It's gonna take a week or so just to clean it up.
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Congratulations, let's hope for a carefree summer.
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