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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by sseidriver97
Got a 70 elcamino in yesterday.396 bored to a 402.It came in for new alum heads intake cam lifters rockers pushrods.basically the whole top end.Also needs floor pans and the whole front susp rebuilt yehhaww.Hes looking at like 3200 in parts and pretty close in labor.Nice car tho.pics later
wow. my dad sold his in 09 and it had the same engine setup lol. the previous owner used it as a drag car. bed was fiberglassed up from where they had a tank for a wet spray system and the rear end had really short gears. thing hauled but screamed at high speeds.
Old Jan 9, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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Not sure what is wrong now.

I thought I had a left pull from the bad strut bearings. But I did replaced those and the problem went away for a while.

Today I made a left turn and the car pulled left hard. I swapped the two front tires and it still pulls hard left. It also seems like my steering wheel is cocked a bit to the right.

Not sure what it'* going to take to fix it this time.

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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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Not sure how I miss posted the video link. Anyways. Here it is.

Old Jan 9, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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Yesterday, I put a timing tab on my truck. Welded in a brace on the middle of the radiator support in it too. I also put high temp clear coat on my Stealth Ram. I put 5 decals on the truck too, I think it gain me 20 hp.
Old Jan 10, 2012 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 94 olds vert
Not sure what is wrong now.

I thought I had a left pull from the bad strut bearings. But I did replaced those and the problem went away for a while.

Today I made a left turn and the car pulled left hard. I swapped the two front tires and it still pulls hard left. It also seems like my steering wheel is cocked a bit to the right.

Not sure what it'* going to take to fix it this time.
seems like it needs tie rod ends, probably ball joints and an alignment.

if you can see the tie rod ends through the wheels have someone rock the wheel and look for play, ball joints arent that easy you have to jack up the car and use a bar
Old Jan 10, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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laurens civic is on its way to b-ham on the back of a really nice trailer. they use it for their 57 chevy lol.
Old Jan 10, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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Heading to the garage, last time I opened the garage door was in August. Forgot to set mouse traps, hope no mouse nests in any of the vehicles.

The beloved Bonny started up this morning, she had been sitting outside since August. What a great car. Thought it might need a jump, but only turned over a bit slow.
Old Jan 10, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Eltatertoto: do you have a relay harness for your HIDs? I used to pick up a lot of interference on the am radio until I got a harness.
Old Jan 11, 2012 | 01:10 AM
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I have had this car a week now and each day it seems to amaze me. Today I picked up my nephew from school and on the way home I hit the cruise control and the silly thing worked!!!

Until I hit a pretty good bump lol
Old Jan 11, 2012 | 02:15 AM
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Picked up parts to change LIM gasket Pulled OX sensor will still hot, drained coolant shoveled 4 " of snow more comin. Work on it in the morning to much snow to go anywhere let it warm up in the garage over nite.



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