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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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man what a ******* steal. Son of a Gun!!!
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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Ok quick rundown of the work done today...



Removed wiring harness, turbo, manifolds, radiator, A/C lines, down pipe, boost controller, OMP, Cold start bottle, all the misc lines accross the firewall, oil injectors removed, Fan and shroud, charcoal canister, ECU, and gaskets.



Still a lot to go so stay tuned.
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 11:12 PM
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Damn thats a sweet RE manifold.IF thats a clone they did thier homework on replicating that badge.Nice.
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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Ok this morning, since I have presidents day off...





We started on the front end, making room for the intercooler, damn 432 bolts holding the bumper skin on...
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 02:07 PM
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Well we got the A/C lines and condensor finally removed, and the electric fan, next is the plastic underbody panel. weoght reduction at its finest :P
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 02:07 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 02:09 PM
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And why did we do all of this?



For the INTERCOOLER
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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What are those core dimensions? That looks about the biggest size you could resonably fit in the front of the car.
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Racer X' date='Feb 15 2004, 09:12 PM
Damn thats a sweet RE manifold.IF thats a clone they did thier homework on replicating that badge.Nice.
i think its a bae, there was on on ebay a couple weeks ago
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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You've gotta have some ***** to be driving this car on the street without the reinforcment bumper.



Intercooler is tittays, though.
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