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Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

After stepping away from the car thing for a few months, I just finished up dropping in the fresh 331 back into the coupe. I had to completely rebuild it. But now its back on the road & better than before. Just got back from a 2 hour long maiden voyage. I couldn't stop smiling the whole time. Looking forward to getting this thing back on the track. Just gave her a bath so tme for some pic whoring.

Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :

Good shit! Now don't let your dad touch your cars again.

Posted by ISP89LX (Member # 8949) on :

Nice to see that beautiful notch back on the road bro! Good job [patriot]

Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

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Originally posted by NEIGHT:
Good shit! Now don't let your dad touch your cars again.

lol wish I could but its our father/son project. I should get multiple tunes so I can take out like 100hp when he drives lol. Its all good its just a car, it can be replaced. But hopefully this one will last for a few years.

Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

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Originally posted by ISP89LX:
Nice to see that beautiful notch back on the road bro! Good job .

Thanks!!

not having a toy to jump in was killing me.

Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :

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Originally posted by SnakeBit:

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Originally posted by NEIGHT:
Good shit! Now don't let your dad touch your cars again.
lol wish I could but its our father/son project. I should get multiple tunes so I can take out like 100hp when he drives lol. Its all good its just a car, it can be replaced. But hopefully this one will last for a few years.

That's kool. I'll never have something like that with my dad he hates Fords N well I rather not have anything to do with corvettes. That tunes does sound like a good idea tho. lol

Posted by FiveOhChuck (Member # 12588) on :

Cleanest coupe out it's good to hear that you got it running again

Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

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Originally posted by NEIGHT:

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Originally posted by SnakeBit:

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Originally posted by NEIGHT:
Good shit! Now don't let your dad touch your cars again.
lol wish I could but its our father/son project. I should get multiple tunes so I can take out like 100hp when he drives lol. Its all good its just a car, it can be replaced. But hopefully this one will last for a few years.
That's kool. I'll never have something like that with my dad he hates Fords N well I rather not have anything to do with corvettes. That tunes does sound like a good idea tho. lol

Haha that's hella funny my Dad drives a Vette. Seems like he is having a rough time driving a real car lol. Cant lie tho, I love driving that Vette.

Posted by Black 02 SS (Member # 5939) on :

Nice! I love seeing other folks take it to the track for some action. A lot more play time than getting 4-5 10-14 sec runs at the strip, LOL. Hope you're using other tires on the track instead of those KDW's though haha. I just picked up a C5Z again which I'll be prepping for track use, I think I'll be going with R888's or RS-3's the first time around.

Hope to catch you around T-Hill or Sonoma - Laguna!

Posted by SIC9250 (Member # 8216) on :

Any thoughts of an lx front bumper? Cars lookin healthy either way... Keep it up [patriot]

Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

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Originally posted by Black 02 SS:
Nice! I love seeing other folks take it to the track for some action. A lot more play time than getting 4-5 10-14 sec runs at the strip, LOL. Hope you're using other tires on the track instead of those KDW's though haha. I just picked up a C5Z again which I'll be prepping for track use, I think I'll be going with R888's or RS-3's the first time around.

Hope to catch you around T-Hill or Sonoma - Laguna!

Yup Hoosier slicks mounted on real Cobra R's. Really light set up.

Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

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Originally posted by SIC9250:
Any thoughts of an lx front bumper? Cars lookin healthy either way... Keep it up

It has a GT bumper for the fog light holes. Running a Agent 47 brake duct kit to keep the Brembo's cool

Posted by SLOWSN95 (Member # 8269) on :

Car's lookin great like always Jay. But what failed that made you need a whole new rebuild? You probably had less than 1k miles on that thing!

Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

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Originally posted by SLOWSN95:
Car's lookin great like always Jay. But what failed that made you need a whole new rebuild? You probably had less than 1k miles on that thing!

Cam gear & dizzy gear got mangled. Not sure why, it might have been due to the oil pump being set on the high setting. I didn't even know it was adjustable. Oh well live & learn. Had the crank polished due to a few small nicks & replaced all the bearings. Now running bronze gear with different oil with zinc. I'm gonna get it dynoed again because it seems faster than it was. 1st gear is worthless lol, 2nd & 3rd gear are pretty nasty.

Posted by 93 5.0 (Member # 12418) on :

Beautiful car man good job 👍👍

Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

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Originally posted by 93 5.0:
Beautiful car man good job 👍👍

Thanks, I will say that it looks better in pics than in person. Plenty of flaws inside & out. But this is no show car

Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :

Take it to the track! You'll probably want to "learn" that car and all that power on street tires before trying to push it/yourself on slicks. [Wink]

Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :

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Originally posted by SydeWaySix:
Take it to the track! You'll probably want to "learn" that car and all that power on street tires before trying to push it/yourself on slicks.

Yeah, the only thing is you really have no traction with the street tires. Hard to accelerate without spinning them. Feels like driving on ice till in 4th gear.

Posted by SLOWSN95 (Member # 8269) on :

Cast cam with steel gear? Or vise versa.. who knows.. just a thought. Either way I'm glad its back on the road.

Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :

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Originally posted by SnakeBit:

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Originally posted by SydeWaySix:
Take it to the track! You'll probably want to "learn" that car and all that power on street tires before trying to push it/yourself on slicks.
Yeah, the only thing is you really have no traction with the street tires. Hard to accelerate without spinning them. Feels like driving on ice till in 4th gear.

I know what you're saying, but that's what I feel you should/must learn: How much throttle to apply WITHOUT sliding everywhere. Just my two cents though... [Wink]

Posted by Stang66 (Member # 10504) on :

Bad ass car!

Posted by i (Member # 12534) on :

Love it

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