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Old 04-30-2021, 11:06 AM
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I originally went to Moose Mountain Hot Rods to have the exhaust redone and change the remote oil and transmission line replaced. The hoses were the braided rubber line, they were from 2001/2002. I found pin hole leak in the supply braided rubber fuel hose a few years ago when I was changing the lifters to bushed type. Changed the complete fuel system Supply & return to PTFE Braided Smooth Bore Hoses. In the back of my mind, I felt that the remote oil coolers hoses should be changed for my safety. If hot pressured oil comes into contact with hot exhaust. Not something that i want to experience. I had Mark changed them.

He routed them way better that I did!! He is a professional. I Had put bigger and wider tires on front and rear. The rear tires stuck out too much for the look I wanted. There wasn't any fender flare kit that came close to the measurements for the rear. So Mark made them from old C4 Corvette hood. During the fender flare build and mock up another problem, the stock rear body is some type of molded plastic, the fender flares were fiberglass. Fiberglas will not adhere to plastic, so I ordered a new fiberglass rear. Since I was changing some body parts, why not change it to the look I want.

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Rear Fender Flares Mock up with new wheels
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[QUOTE=yedister;1603383296]I originally went to Moose Mountain Hot Rods to have the exhaust redone and change the remote oil and transmission line replaced. The hoses were the braided rubber line, they were from 2001/2002. I found pin hole leak in the supply braided rubber fuel hose a few years ago when I was changing the lifters to bushed type. Changed the complete fuel system Supply & return to PTFE Braided Smooth Bore Hoses. In the back of my mind, I felt that the remote oil coolers hoses should be changed for my safety. If hot pressured oil comes into contact with hot exhaust. Not something that i want to experience. I had Mark changed them.

He routed them way better that I did!! He is a professional. I Had put bigger and wider tires on front and rear. The rear tires stuck out too much for the look I wanted. There wasn't any fender flare kit that came close to the measurements for the rear. So Mark made them from old C4 Corvette hood. During the fender flare build and mock up another problem, the stock rear body is some type of molded plastic, the fender flares were fiberglass. Fiberglas will not adhere to plastic, so I ordered a new fiberglass rear. Since I was changing some body parts, why not change it to the look I want.

What with the duel fans, what is there purpose for, and use?
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I originally went to Moose Mountain Hot Rods to have the exhaust redone and change the remote oil and transmission line replaced. The hoses were the braided rubber line, they were from 2001/2002. I found pin hole leak in the supply braided rubber fuel hose a few years ago when I was changing the lifters to bushed type. Changed the complete fuel system Supply & return to PTFE Braided Smooth Bore Hoses. In the back of my mind, I felt that the remote oil coolers hoses should be changed for my safety. If hot pressured oil comes into contact with hot exhaust. Not something that i want to experience. I had Mark changed them.

He routed them way better that I did!! He is a professional. I Had put bigger and wider tires on front and rear. The rear tires stuck out too much for the look I wanted. There wasn't any fender flare kit that came close to the measurements for the rear. So Mark made them from old C4 Corvette hood. During the fender flare build and mock up another problem, the stock rear body is some type of molded plastic, the fender flares were fiberglass. Fiberglas will not adhere to plastic, so I ordered a new fiberglass rear. Since I was changing some body parts, why not change it to the look I want.

What with the duel fans, what is there purpose for, and use?
I see guys putting transmission oil coolers here. Im curious to know too.
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One is for oil, the other is transmission. The air is cooler back there.

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C4 Green Wood Mock up

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This is where it's at as of 2 weeks ago






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What's the color, and what kind of engine, and HP?
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What's the color, and what kind of engine, and HP?
Color will be Bronze, it has a 15 degree head 700 HP SBC 434 in it. will be building a 13.5 degree 468 SBC for it.

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