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79 SUNBIRD

Postby clintjohns » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:06 pm

MORE INFO AND PICS SOON
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby clintjohns » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:18 pm

NEW WHEELS AND TIRES ARE ON THE CAR.

UP FRONT 205 35 16 WITH THE 2" DROP SPINDLES - NO RUBBING COULD GO A LITTLER BIGGER ON TIRE

BACK HAS 245 50 16 W/ 1/4 INCH SPACER ON THE DRIVER SIDE
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby v8astregt » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:30 pm

Wow, it looked clean before with the Drag lites, but the IROC wheels REALLY set that car off!!! Very nice!!!!
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby clintjohns » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:07 pm

Shaker hood coming soon
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby sportster96blk » Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:33 pm

good color
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby clintjohns » Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:48 pm

Shaker Update -

Got my top base and aftermarket lower base in.
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Going to have notch the the back of the breather base to miss the distributer. It is at a local fab shop as we speak.

Relocating the air filter to the top of the scoop for better air flow. Saw this idea a couple of spot on the web.

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will post pics when i get the breather base back from the fab shop
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby clintjohns » Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:59 pm

GOT THE BREATHER BASE NOTCHED TO MISS THE DISTRIBUTOR TODAY. NEED A SPACER TO MOVE THE SHAKER TO THE RIGHT HEIGHT AND ITS TIME TO START CUTTING.Image

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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby chevy art » Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:56 am

clint cant figure out hos this setup is going to look, as i dont understand how this setup works. cant wait to see the finished product(and hear how the forced air helps performance) good luck art
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby DrCAS » Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:06 pm

Clint, those wheels look awesome. Very nice improvement!

Can hardly wait to see the scoop on the car!
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby clintjohns » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:34 pm

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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby jb77n » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:10 am

that is very cool, can't wait to see more pictures :th:
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby BadBowtie » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:27 am

Looking good, must have been pretty freaky cutting into your hood! :mrgreen:
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby clintjohns » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:07 am

It was all I could do to drill the first hole in the hood. But I knew I had a spare that if it got real messy, I could always put the other one on and paint it.
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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby clintjohns » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:11 pm

PAINTED THE SCOOP WHITE UNTIL I CAN GET IT SPRAYED LATER. FIGURED WHITE WOULD BE EASIER TO PAINT OVER THAN BLACK WOULD. ALL THAT IS LEFT IT TO FINISH THE AIR FILTER LOCATION CHANGE, SEAL UP THE MODIFIED BREATHER BASE, AND TRIM THE HOLE IN THE HOOD.

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Re: 79 SUNBIRD

Postby meangreen73vega » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:25 pm

Looks great!! :th:
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