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  1. mean78malibu

    12 Bolt, 9", or S60

    They all cost about the same in the end, but what should I go with? I know the 12 bolt takes less power, and a 9" could mess up the geometry. Do any of the 9" options not mess up the upper control arm angle? Whatever I go with, I'm just going to get it complete from Mark Williams through S&W...
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    S10 Brake Upgrade - Documented

    As promised, I documented swapping my 79+ belltech drop spindles to the S10 Blazer dual piston setup. Don't forget, you will need to align your car after doing this (mine was toed in .5" on both sides afterwards) The first step was to compress the spring with a floor jack and remove the old...
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    New Fiberglass Front Bumpers Being Made - What do you think?

    I'm thinking about ordering one of these up but need some of your opinions to justify the expense. Is of any benefit other than aesthetics? I currently run the standard tucked fiberglass front bumper with no air dam because of my Iceman radiator support...
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    Got some CF vinly and cleaned up the interior...pics inside

    I've had aluminum door panels in for awhile now since my factory door panels hit the cage after we installed it ](*,) After 2 years, the fingerprints and scratches made the panels look rough, so we decided to cover it with Carbon Fiber vinyl. I'll be doing the new dash panel I posted in...
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    MSD Dig 7 Installed!

    Decided to mount it on the inside of the glove box and it fits like a glove :lol: I also made a new electronics panel with the starter solenoid and circuit breaker mounted to it. The circuit 200A breaker is on the bottom side where it can be accessed easily from the interior but is still...
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    S&W Cage Install - Pics Added

    I've seen a few topics requesting pictures of S&W cages in the G-Body so I thought I'd make a post in the interior section to summarize my setup. Note 1: I probably could have placed the main loop further forward and trimmed the front down bars at the top along with the diagonal door bars. If...
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    New Dakota Digital Dash I just got

    This is going in after the last race in November when I have some time....I picked it up for ~$100 on Ebay (brand new, but older model). Hopefully I can get the kick panels in and re-do a ton of wiring at the same time. Weighs next to nothing, and is 1" thick. Simply cut a rectangle hole and...
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    Wiring 2 gauges to 1 sender

    Might sound odd to some, but I have a dilemma. Question is, can I connect two electronic gauges to one sending unit. Specifically oil pressure, water temp, and tach signal from MSD 6AL. I am pretty sure the tach one will work since it is just a sin wave signal...correct? As for the water...
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    Front coil springs vs Front Coil overs

    I just picked up a set of QA1 pro coil overs for the front of my car because the price was right from a good guy. However, i've been researching now and i'm seeing that this may not be a step in the right direction right now. For those that have done it, is the weight savings and adjustability...
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    I plotted my rear suspension, now what...

    I took some time to measure out as much as I could and came up with the following. Looks to me like the upper arms are angled down too far. I want to get better 60' times, and I'm hoping this is where it is being lost. 108" is the wheelbase and 22" is the CG (center of the cam from the...
  11. mean78malibu

    TH350 Strong Enough?

    I got screwed on a used ATI Turbo 350 and i'm trying to decide whether or not to have it rebuilt or if I should go to a TH400. It is an ATI box with 5, 4, an 3 clutchpacks; heavy duty sprag; and kevlar band. Full manual forward valve body. All the clutch packs and the pump are shot, needs new...
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    Proper settings for aligning a drag car gbody.

    I am also very interested in this information. Baselinesupsensions only has info on the rear supspension setup.
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    Welding bungs in intake for fogger nozzles

    Hello everyone. I have a dilemma and was hoping someone has run into this before. I picked up a Dart SBC intake cheap because I wanted to switch to a 4500 style carb. Problem is, I want to plumb my pro race fogger nozzles into it, but it already has fuel injector bungs welded into it. Should...
  14. mean78malibu

    Spohn Front A-Arms....bumpstops?

    I just posted this question within another topic and figured I would put it out here also. Has anyone else actually run the Spohn front arms on the track. I have 2" drop spindles and I'm worried about what will happen if the front comes down hard. There are no bump stop provisions and I don't...
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    Manual Brake conversion Complete!

    I finished up my manual brake conversion today with the TRZ adapter and strange master cylinder. I went to discs on the rear, installed a disc/disc combination valve and ran all new steel lines with steel braided flex lines. For the pedal, i took it out, mocked the whole setup together, and...
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    NOS Launcher progressive controller. Any input on this?

    I just got a pro fogger and was looking at the N.O.S. Launcher progressive controller so it doesnt kick in so hard. Has anybody used this? It seems to be the right price without the plug-in screen, just use a laptop to setup. And how bad do progressive controllers beat up the solenoids...