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Offline y88rick

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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #225 on: March 10, 2010, 06:59:09 PM »
fred will be doing my 455 soon enough. im thinking fred will have to book me more into the fall though.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #226 on: March 17, 2010, 12:44:45 AM »
Short block is in.  :) Center link doesnt hit, ;D Every thing is cool now. 8)....WHERES MY HEADS! >:(



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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #227 on: March 17, 2010, 07:30:27 AM »
Just watching the progress.................................




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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #228 on: March 17, 2010, 07:38:59 AM »
looking good!
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #229 on: March 17, 2010, 10:06:45 PM »
Looks fantastic. I love reading this thread.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #230 on: March 18, 2010, 06:48:54 AM »
lookin' good my friend? did you figure out what the HP output will be based on your mods?
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #231 on: March 18, 2010, 08:46:15 AM »
Approx 375 with manifolds, 421 with headers according to the Comp Cams CamQuest program. Not sure how accurate that is but close enough for me.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #232 on: March 21, 2010, 02:05:58 PM »
fred before you get much farther and put that front clip back on, i suggest you jumb on the band wagon with us and detail that ac box you can do it right on the car if you choose to. trust me you will be happy you did it will help compliment that nice engine work your doing.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #233 on: March 21, 2010, 02:11:29 PM »
wow that looks great. nice work.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #234 on: March 21, 2010, 02:30:17 PM »
fred before you get much farther and put that front clip back on, i suggest you jumb on the band wagon with us and detail that ac box you can do it right on the car if you choose to. trust me you will be happy you did it will help compliment that nice engine work your doing.

Funny you say that cus I was just staring at that and thought the same thing.

wow that looks great. nice work.

Thanks Kyle. Its getting there. Slow but sure.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #235 on: March 21, 2010, 03:58:51 PM »
pics of it done by this evening? ;)
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #236 on: March 24, 2010, 06:41:31 AM »
Looks great:)
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #237 on: March 24, 2010, 06:49:27 AM »
fred before you get much farther and put that front clip back on, i suggest you jumb on the band wagon with us and detail that ac box you can do it right on the car if you choose to. trust me you will be happy you did it will help compliment that nice engine work your doing.
agreed! i wasn't gonna do mine, but it turned out great and made the engine bay look that much better!
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #238 on: March 24, 2010, 07:54:08 AM »
Looks good Fred.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #239 on: March 24, 2010, 05:00:58 PM »
Hopefully some pics by the weekend.

I wasnt going to but RICK......talked(pushed) Me into it

Thanks Conrad.
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