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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,15,58,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> 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.<br /><br /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1556_zps92980e7d.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1555_zps08902279.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1554_zps16e007a0.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1553_zpsf1d5cace.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1552_zps977f2cb3.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1551_zpsbb728440.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1550_zps0eff9211.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1549_zps80004dd0.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1546_zps1fcaec9c.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1537_zps795db6d2.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/1snakebit95/IMAG1536_zps5f9d3466.jpg" alt=" - " /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>NEIGHT</b> <br /><small>Member # 8741</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,7,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Good shit! Now don't let your dad touch your cars again. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>ISP89LX</b> <br /><small>Member # 8949</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,9,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Nice to see that beautiful notch back on the road bro! Good job <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> . <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,21,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by NEIGHT:<br /><strong> Good shit! Now don't let your dad touch your cars again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,22,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by ISP89LX:<br /><strong> Nice to see that beautiful notch back on the road bro! Good job <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> . </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Thanks!! <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> not having a toy to jump in was killing me. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>NEIGHT</b> <br /><small>Member # 8741</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,24,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SnakeBit:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by NEIGHT:<br /><strong> Good shit! Now don't let your dad touch your cars again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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 <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>FiveOhChuck</b> <br /><small>Member # 12588</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,26,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Cleanest coupe out it's good to hear that you got it running again <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,35,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by NEIGHT:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SnakeBit:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by NEIGHT:<br /><strong> Good shit! Now don't let your dad touch your cars again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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 </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Black 02 SS</b> <br /><small>Member # 5939</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,47,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> 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.<br /><br />Hope to catch you around T-Hill or Sonoma - Laguna! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SIC9250</b> <br /><small>Member # 8216</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,16,50,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Any thoughts of an lx front bumper? Cars lookin healthy either way... Keep it up <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,17,5,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Black 02 SS:<br /><strong> 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.<br /><br />Hope to catch you around T-Hill or Sonoma - Laguna! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yup Hoosier slicks mounted on real Cobra R's. Really light set up. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,17,7,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SIC9250:<br /><strong> Any thoughts of an lx front bumper? Cars lookin healthy either way... Keep it up <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">It has a GT bumper for the fog light holes. Running a Agent 47 brake duct kit to keep the Brembo's cool <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SLOWSN95</b> <br /><small>Member # 8269</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,19,22,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> 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! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,19,42,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SLOWSN95:<br /><strong> 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! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>93 5.0</b> <br /><small>Member # 12418</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,19,47,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Beautiful car man good job 👍👍 <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,20,2,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 93 5.0:<br /><strong> Beautiful car man good job 👍👍 </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Thanks, I will say that it looks better in pics than in person. Plenty of flaws inside & out. But this is no show car <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SydeWaySix</b> <br /><small>Member # 3596</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,20,13,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> 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. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SnakeBit</b> <br /><small>Member # 8871</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,20,33,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SydeWaySix:<br /><strong> 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. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SLOWSN95</b> <br /><small>Member # 8269</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,20,37,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Cast cam with steel gear? Or vise versa.. who knows.. just a thought. Either way I'm glad its back on the road. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SydeWaySix</b> <br /><small>Member # 3596</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,20,54,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SnakeBit:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SydeWaySix:<br /><strong> 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. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">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... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Stang66</b> <br /><small>Member # 10504</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,9,22,6,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Bad ass car! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>i</b> <br /><small>Member # 12534</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,11,10,22,34,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Love it <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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