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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 10/6/2006 11:38:55 PM

hedhntr61

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don't forget to adjust that monster for the elevation change !!and ya your right about the weather up that way...nice area too!! just remember, fiberglass and deer don't mix!..........chrome or black sidepipes? i like the looks of the black w/o the covers.....

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 10/7/2006 1:06:14 AM

C3 Starship

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quote:

ORIGINAL: hedhntr61

don't forget to adjust that monster for the elevation change !!and ya your right about the weather up that way...nice area too!! just remember, fiberglass and deer don't mix!..........chrome or black sidepipes? i like the looks of the black w/o the covers.....

You must have read about my RR in True Stories of........

How about GOLD pipes? All my chrome is going to GOLD!!!

(I love Black and Gold)

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Full adjust ride height and
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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 10/7/2006 1:57:54 AM

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Black and Gold??? hey are you my long lost twin brother. best combo on the planet.

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 10/8/2006 2:06:32 AM

hedhntr61

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black on black......oh my god..................almost disappears from sight but not sound............

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 11/1/2006 11:49:45 PM

C3 Starship

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It's getin' closer guys! the 350 is comin' out this next week!

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1980 L-82 Fastback (forward too)
Mono composite front and rear.
Full adjust ride height and
response.
400+ hp, 454, M-22, 3.07

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o225/C3Starship/Patch.jpg

2007 H. D. Sportster, XL 883 EFI

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 11/2/2006 1:24:38 PM

TopSpeed

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It's getin' closer guys! the 350 is comin' out this next week!

DUDE!!!!!!

Wicked news.

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 11/3/2006 9:42:20 AM

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The Damn weather is messin' with me. Gonna put up a tarp garage with a 3/4" plywood floor this weekend. I've already built up a dirt pad to stave off water puddles. Have a torpedo heater to ward off the cold. I'll disconnect everthing while it's in the "garage", pull the "Starship" out long enough to pull the 350, then shove 'er back in to do the clean up of the engine compartment. The 350 will go into the storage container and set next to the 454. This is going to be a true "Labor Of Love". I normally wouldn't do this during the winter months, (not having a real garage), but I want to be ready for a "Mission" in the "Starship" next spring.
On a scale of 1 to 10, for excitement level, I'm at about a 15!!!

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 11/3/2006 9:29:17 PM

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I'll loan you one of my (count them) eight garage slots in the new house. :) I found a house that my wife loves, with a 3-bay double deep, and a 2-bay single-deep garage (both attached, one heated). God I love this woman!

Hmmm... room for eight cars in the garages, and I just installed the Hot Rod Air conversion in the middle of the driveway. Maybe I'm not as smart as I thought I was.

bill.

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 11/4/2006 7:42:52 AM

C3 Starship

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Thanks for the offer Bill. West (by God) Viginia is just a little too far from Nevada to travel every day. My wife is from there, and I'd love to take back to see her old home, Harrisville and Cairo.

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1980 L-82 Fastback (forward too)
Mono composite front and rear.
Full adjust ride height and
response.
400+ hp, 454, M-22, 3.07

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o225/C3Starship/Patch.jpg

2007 H. D. Sportster, XL 883 EFI

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 11/7/2006 9:54:24 PM

skeeter103

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ive done the same thing you r fixing to do with 454(502cid).the only thing i run in to on the headers(i have long hooker headers),i had to bend the headers in 4 places(very tight),on the coolant of the 454 im running a standard 4 flue rad.,160 therm.,dual flexalite 12 in. pullers and my runs 195-200 on the highway and a little warmer in town.JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP.

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