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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:31 am 
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Nice! That is really cool, what did the old one go to?

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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
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120 mph mean 70 mph.. nice work... :thumbs:

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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:38 am 
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Looks Good!

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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:14 am 
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kostya.lyt wrote:
Nice! That is really cool, what did the old one go to?


80 mph ;)

Thanks guys! Just a little detail to help set my car off a little. And let me know how fast I'm going when I'm really standing on it :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:30 am 
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should of went this way :wow:
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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
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Even if my car were capable of going 200 mph, I don't think I would want to try it :lol:

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your car's Mexican cousin?

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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
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That car is bad ass!

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rally car & ragtop = bad combination which means not FIA approved. Nevertheless nice car with nice touches overall.

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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
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I got some new Titanium retainers and keepers from Crane that will give me another 0.120" of installed height and let me run LS-1 springs. So now I have several high quality springs I can choose from that will give me about 170 pounds seat pressure and about 430 pounds open. I wont have enough tip length to run lash caps anymore, so I may need to have my valve tips hardened. Should be a bullet-proof setup when its done though.

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