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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 1/15/2007 9:56:00 PM

C3 Starship

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Thanks for the compliment, but.......
Don't let the pic fool ya, the paint is shot. It has the miniture heat shields I showed a pic of in another of my posts.

(in Off Topic, "Starship" heat shield tiles) The interior is in pretty sad shape too.
That blue front end fades back to some real funky flames that look like they were done by a rattle can. Oh ya, the front and rear bumpers are badly warped.
I'm doin' a ground up,.... suspension (it's done), drive train, it's done 'cept for puttin in the 454 and the 3sp w/OD.
Her next step, before I saved 'er from an abusive, mean, ol' man, was to a wrecking yard,

but Daddy's goin' to make 'er all better!

< Message edited by C3 Starship -- 1/16/2007 7:06:37 AM >

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Full adjust ride height and
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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 1/15/2007 10:24:15 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: C3 Starship
......Her next step, before I saved 'er from an abusive, mean, ol' man, was to a wrecking yard, but Daddy's goin' to make 'er all better!

Ought Oh....sounds like the first signs of obsessive behavior

......" Miss Rosa I am very sorry to have to tell you this,...But....."

I speak from familiarity of condition...hehehe

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 1/16/2007 7:04:07 AM

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Rosa is an "enabler", she hands me wrenches!

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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 - 1/16/2007 8:45:37 AM

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I guess I'm goin' to have to start my own gallery,

I can't get squat to load in "the" gallery. Here's one of my favorite pics!

(160X120)

I figured out how to resize, but can't get them to show up without photo bucket.

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 1/16/2007 8:58:25 PM

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Mine was stored at the mother inlaws in california for over a year.We live about 750 miles away and was unable to get down there to pick it up.When I got there it was in the bushes with garbage piled on it and the nieghbourhood cats were living inside it

.One day I will show you a picture of it.She was really beat when I got her so like you I'm doing everything.

The wife already knows I'm nuts so she just goes with the flow

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 1/16/2007 10:56:50 PM

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My hat's off to ya Bro,

not everybody can see the diamonds in the rough!!!

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 1/17/2007 11:19:52 PM

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THOSE DIRTY RATS!!! *shakes fist at thieves*

First, they steal the stuff!!! Then, they build it!!!!!!!

THEN!!... they retur.... uh.... wait a tic here, I think I just found a minor flaw in my angst.

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Hey Just for the record...I had visit with those rascals today. And they must have felt bad so for restitution, when they returned my '71 Big Bad Chevy 454+, they returned a '71 429/514 Cobra Jet Big Bad Ford too. Remorse...it's a wonderful thing. Big Bads are great ain't they?

chevy's on the right. Both in plastic bags

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 1/17/2007 11:28:28 PM

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JUMP BACK!!!........ NO!........... REALLY?....
Oh Schmidt Dude, you got some serious horses in your stable now!!!

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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 - 1/18/2007 12:18:31 AM

blueshark

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Cool, I'm stoked...Maybe I'll stuff that Cobra Jet into a little '89 LX rag top mustang I have and turn it into a Clydesdale.

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www.stantonscustomrods.net

"Welcome to Tennessee,
The patron state of shootin' stuff".......Shooter

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RE: 454 Transplant, edited by C3 Starship - 1/18/2007 1:08:22 PM

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Good Lord.... *faints*.... I just saw Nirvana. The Promised Land. HEAVEN!!!! WOOT, George, youse got yerself some serious stuff there, my friend.... you are gonna be havin' some fun with all that!!!

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