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    Buinicorn

    It always looks so much easier when someone else is doing it. Thanks again for the inspiration!
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    Long Overdue Progress! Doors Finished 3/17/26

    That's a huge win!!!
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    Truck Trailer Mirrors

    I installed the OEM style towing mirrors on my F-150 back right before I bought our travel trailer and I have gotten spoiled with them. A lot better field of view and better blind spot awareness even when not extended and not towing. The Amazon versions were a fraction of the Ford price, but...
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    Bloverlanding in a Blazer

    Great to see it out wheeling!
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    GM TPI system

    It looks worth a shot, Jen. Maybe it's somewhat similar to the system Gene (Mr. Vette) has on his 72. The ability to run with a speed density style ECU from an earlier Vette or F-body could make it easy. It might even fit under the 1981 hood. :)
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    Intake manifold welding (on the car): Am I lazy doing it this way??

    Mike, If you have the ability to TIG weld in the divider, you could secure it with some small stitch welds and reduce the potential to get any mess into the engine. Make sure you ground as close as possible to your welds and maybe disconnect all the electrical around your distributor just in...
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    Vibration from 30-40mph - 1997 Tahoe 4wd

    Good catch. I was thinking U-joint, but it has been a long time since I've had one go bad on me. I don't turn wrenches for a living now either, so it has been quite a while. I hope you have it back at the house now to fight the snow banks!
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    1971 C3 Corvette for sale

    The NCRS could make judging manuals from Alan's car. Even for those of us that don't go the factory correct route, his photos and descriptions on the other forum are very helpful when you're trying to figure out how it was supposed to be before Bubba got ahold of it. Sometimes that Bubba was...
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    68-69 rear window storage tray

    I think it all depends on how wet. Fiberboard can be worked to an extent with steam and pressure, so maybe damp rather than dripping wet is the key. It's basically sawdust pressed together with resin and once it gets too wet and actually swells, it starts to look like oatmeal and has about the...
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    C4: "Ten Times The Torque....Take TWO!" AKA, "Hot '80's intakes Test"....

    This was a great series, thank you again for putting in the effort to make this happen. Your results further bolster why so many of the competitors in Car Craft Magazine's Real Street Eliminator used the Super Ram. I recall several Camaros and C4s that ran the intake. With that much mid range...
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    C4: "Ten Times The Torque....Take TWO!" AKA, "Hot '80's intakes Test"....

    I remember the Accel SuperRam being pretty popular back in the 90's until the LT1 took off. Looking forward to see what it actually does on a stock L98. Thank you for sharing this with us. :-)
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    Correct oil fill for BBC

    Good to know. That should help on both performance and longevity.
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    Correct oil fill for BBC

    Should be below the counterbalance, you don't want the counterweights frothing up the oil. Look at where a windage tray would sit below the crank, the oil will be below this level. Our resident big block racers should have a good handle on this with the cornering and braking loads sloshing the...
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    Transverse rear spring rate adjustment ponderings.

    No luck finding the old VB&P catalog on my end. I must have tossed it when we last moved since they were defunct by then anyway. Good to hear you've made some progress despite uncovering new issues. That's what good R&D is all about.
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    Transverse rear spring rate adjustment ponderings.

    Maybe something like the old VB&P dual mount spring kit they had for the C3? BBShark's description rung a bell in my head on what I remembered seeing in their catalogs. I remember a spring & mount kit for the C4 that had multiple positions to set pins to adjust the spring rate like the W2...
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