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    Sticky: If you are going electric, brushless motors and...

    If you are going electric, brushless motors and lipo batteries are the only way to go. I don't even know if you can buy a actual race orientated brushed motor anymore, I think the RTR closed endbell...
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    Venoms are a very good battery for the price. I...

    Venoms are a very good battery for the price. I have 2 of the 3200 lipos and 2 of the 5000 lipos and they have never let me down.

    As far as the cold temps and lipos, I actually won a larger...
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    Sticky: Very cool pics guys...really nice stuff. I don't...

    Very cool pics guys...really nice stuff. I don't have any pics right now, but here's a list of my current stuff-

    HPI Blitz
    Associated B4
    Associated B4.1
    Traxxas Slash (x2)
    Tamiya Hot Shot...
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    My dd is a '94 extended cab 2wd. It came from the...

    My dd is a '94 extended cab 2wd. It came from the factory with a 3.73 limited slip rear, and the previous owner did the bolt ons. It has a JET chip, shorty headers, cat back 3" system (no cat),...
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    I plan on finally retiring my $70 Summit...

    I plan on finally retiring my $70 Summit camshaft, I'm switching to a .590 ish solid roller. It's taken a couple years to gather the funds for the swap, but it should really wake the car up. I'm also...
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    In the mid '80s my uncle bought a very stout 289...

    In the mid '80s my uncle bought a very stout 289 hipo with a Ford Toploader 4 speed out of a primered Fairlane. I've been in the Mustang he put it in have have seen it turn 9000+ rpm with my own...
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    Yea, I saw you down there but I never got over to...

    Yea, I saw you down there but I never got over to say hi. The car looked very nice, couldn't even tell what happened. Hell of a good job. I've got the tan Malibu with dog dishes and parked by you at...
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    Wow. Electrical fires are terrible, glad to hear...

    Wow. Electrical fires are terrible, glad to hear you got it out before it spread ot the rest of the car. I had a '80 T/A a few years back that shorted out the main positive wire that ran from the...
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    Tell me about it. My Dad was still running...

    Tell me about it. My Dad was still running factory front drums and 1955-1963 Chevy rear drums on his '41 Ford P/U and my Moms '40 Ford sedan. The pickup at the time was running 12.50's and the sedan...
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    My Malibu left the factory with manual steering....

    My Malibu left the factory with manual steering. Navigating parking lots and driveways isn't really that bad. It does get a little interesting when you hit 2nd or 3rd gear and she starts going...
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    I've had/worked on several of both brands and I'd...

    I've had/worked on several of both brands and I'd have to say that dollar for dollar, the Demon is the better carb. They both have pro's and cons.....but if you're on a budget, I'd give the Demon the...
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    Here's a couple pics of my '79 Malibu from the...

    Here's a couple pics of my '79 Malibu from the 'Grove last summer. Actually, I was parked next to Yellow Wagons Biscayne at McDonalds awhile back and it's because of that car it's still tan. Someday...
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    I had a '79 Cutlass with a factory 305 Chevy and...

    I had a '79 Cutlass with a factory 305 Chevy and a 4 Speed for many years. Bone stock, the only spring it had in the clutch linkage went from the clutch fork to the bottom end of the cross bar. It...
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    Thanks shooo buddy, but the Mullet warning has...

    Thanks shooo buddy, but the Mullet warning has expired.:rolf
    I picked up a clean '91 Z28 305 TPI/ 5-Speed hard top for less than what the guy wanted for the '86 Iroc. :headbang
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    3rd Gen Camaro?

    Okay-I'm looking at an '86 Iroc Z28 T-Tops with factory non-a/c, manual windows, manual locks, 3.42 open rear, and a 5-Speed with the 4 bbl LG4 305. It has new paint, (hasn't been wet sanded-kinda...
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    You want the pushrod all the way down, not all...

    You want the pushrod all the way down, not all the way up. Up=Valve open, Down=Valve closed, all the rockers must be adjusted with the valve closed. As Prince said, the easiest way is to chase the...
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    Good luck with the build, nice to hear about a...

    Good luck with the build, nice to hear about a third gen. After having trouble on the first fire up with the flat tappet cam, be sure to run a high zinc content oil(shell rotella t-diesel oil for...
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