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An Exotic Adventure,..the Rebirth of Choptop #4 ! by exoticse
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Still waiting on parts to arrive.



X2
one last part holding up the whole thing, gotta love that.
I want to drive it.
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Dean will be bringing my car to the show, so i will be getting to see it for the first time since the swap, right along with everyone else.

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That'll be cool. Have you made an "executive decision" regarding the hood vent?
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That'll be cool. Have you made an "executive decision" regarding the hood vent?


No i haven't. I am going to have Dean bring it to the show so i can eyeball it firsthand to get a better perspective.

I have never seen the two together in person.
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Both Dean and i are getting very frustrated.

Tuesday is the deadline before i make other moves.

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Both Dean and i are getting very frustrated.

Tuesday is the deadline before i make other moves.





I'm getting frustrated from reading (your) frustrations. If the part is ready to ship and you've already paid-what's the hold-up? Last I saw the postman is still running.
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Tomorrow's comming no matter what, don't stress it. You're going to have a great car soon.
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I'm getting frustrated from reading (your) frustrations. If the part is ready to ship and you've already paid-what's the hold-up? Last I saw the postman is still running.


Time's up.



Maybe the postman got lost ? (Yeah that is Kevin Costner,..and like the movie, this sucks)



Doesn't matter, been very patient, requested monies back immediatly (stay tuned) ,..... Dean and I are moving on.

He will be building me a custom setup.

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Do you think Dean will have enough time before D11?
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we did get the brakes changed as well as finish up some loose ends but without the exhaust I can not even fier the car so today I will see if I can build a test pipe to atleast get the car fired.
if we need I will build the exhaust if it does not show up this week.

here are some brake pics. the old calipers were all locked up, it is a woulder the car even stoped at all.
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I finaly got a call from the shipper and they will be here today with the exhaust.
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got the exhaust as planed but the shipper crushed it so we will be using part of it and I will build the rest. it will work out better this way I can make it flow better for the motor but it will take longer.
should have some pic's up this week.
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should have some pic's up this week.
D.


Wow! it's down to the wire.
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got the exhaust as planed but the shipper crushed it so we will be using part of it and I will build the rest. it will work out better this way I can make it flow better for the motor but it will take longer.
should have some pic's up this week.
D.


Let me guess....it...was...UPS????
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Let me guess....it...was...UPS????


nope, not this time, R&L
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Ordered my Car-lo style exhaust tips !



Should arrive by the end of the week.

http://vibrantperformance.c...1059&products_id=101
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Cool, with any luck I will get them fast so I can get the exhaust done in time for tunning. nothing like getting down to the wire
I have something cooking on the car at the moment
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Ordered my Car-lo style exhaust tips! Should arrive by the end of the week.

http://vibrantperformance.c...1059&products_id=101


Tony, that's sweet! I like that type of exhaust tips because of it's size. Reminds me of the Nissan GTR. Those tips are huge!



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Tony, that's sweet! I like that type of exhaust tips because of it's size. Reminds me of the Nissan GTR. Those tips are huge!


They will look even better once they are underneath a widebody rear bumper.
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Dean did anything arrive ?

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Ok, no tips yet but I hope to have them today. we did get the main part of the exhaust built yesterday. I need to go and get one flange to conect the header because I ran out of them.
once that is done we will be looking over the car and I hope to fire it tonight.
I will keep you all posted.
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Got a good phone call today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xos2MnVxe-c

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LOL! we did get it to fire yesterday but we have a bad fuel pump that we will be replacing today as soon as it gets here.
I was able to get the exhaust build and in the car, just waiting on the tips. we got the brakes bled.
today we are finishing up all the detail work like the sound deadner on the back wall as well as hopefully tuining the car this aftrenoon.
we were going to save this but Tony said to post them so I hope you all like it.
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That looks great!!!!
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took me some time but ive read almost every post in this build and i have to say nice car! seems like it is taking some time like all builds but with time comes perfection! great job and im glad you are spending the time and money into a car that is worth it oh and grats on the marriage shes beautiful. now time for babys! hahaha.
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awesome! she's all one color again!
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Looking good!!!
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the car waiting for tips. yesterday we got the sound deadener installed on the inside fire wall and finished up a few other details.
we have a problem with the computer not liking the swap, it went in to lock down mode and will not let the car start so we will be hooking up the tuner this morning to unlock it and tune the car.
so if all goes well I should be driving the car up and down the street this aftrenoon.

the computer is from a bonnie and it locks out the injector pulse in theft mode.
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This project is about to get really interesting,...hehehe.

i hope you are wearing depends !!

All i will say.

Did i mention i was happy ??

Crazy Man Dancing In Best Buy!!!

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So I heard....
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we did not make it to Daytona with the car because of vendor isues but we did get the car to fire and run yesterday.
it had a bad crank sensor and the computor was locked in security mode. once we got that taken care of we got the car to start but ran into a nother isue that we will have to work on today.
the oil bypass spring is stuck and blew out the filter it is an easy but messy fix. the car should be running by this afternoon.

Tony and I have talked and the car will be staying with us a bit longer for test and tune as well as a few other things we talked about doing.

I have been working non stop the last few weeks and now I am being told that if I do not take time off this weekend to handle a few things with my wife that she is going to kill me
I will miss all of you at the show.
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some pics of the car outside.
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Tony,

Any idea what you're doing with the engine hatch? that motor is too clean to get covered up it screams to be seen.

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Thanks Dean for the pixs ! looking good.

Rod, no idea yet, but i am on the same thought vien.
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Got to meet up with a fellow choptop owner this past weekend at Daytona.

Ron is a really cool guy, with an absolutely stunning car.






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His car looked so good it almost seduced me into chucking the widebody idea and just going stock,.........................................................................almost.

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Dean.

Any pictures of the new tips ?
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I will get some today and post them for you.
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Dean.

Any pictures of the new tips ?


Dude, quit it. Enjoy your honeymoon!
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Dude, quit it. Enjoy your honeymoon!


oh trust me i am !!!

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