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Old 04-05-2007, 01:20 PM
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Re: Latest progress on my street car.

Well good and bad news. The motor mounts finally got here, thursday. They where supposed to be here with the turbo kit last week but they didnt ship them for some reason! Also I still have not recieved my silicone couplers and t-bolt clamps for the cold side plumbing! I also have to send the boost ref power valve in my carb back to CSU to change the seal. The manufacturer CSU had been buying pv's from changed material on them and they have been tearing under boost. This causes you to go lean, the power valve doesnt work when the seal is torn. Also I have to get an appointment to get the car aligned because I installed a new rack & pinion, tie rod ends, ball joints, k-member, control arms, coil-overs, and caster camber plates. So basically the front of the car is all out of whack right now.

I do have the motor set down in the car now, its a little after 2pm and the motor mounts got here just a few hours ago. Bad news here is I have to order an aftermarket tranny dipstick, the stock one wontn work because the downpipe has to go right where the dipstick is. So basically I wont get the car on the road this weekend like I had hoped! Damn if people would just ship what they are supposed to ship when they are supposed to ship it I might have been able to get the car going, take it easy on the power valve and get to the alignment shop this week, then overnight the powervalve and have it overnighted back. Then I could have made my deadline.

There is alwaysnext week I guess...
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