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EyeTrip
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9/23/2002
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There I was minding my own damn business and the light turned green. So I feathered the throttle (Imagine that) and a solid sound dragging under the truck started. I quickly pulled off and looked under the truck to find I snapped my traction bar!
The moral to the story is if you hammer on your truck day in and day out, it gets used to it. Don't baby it! It will break every time!
I broke the crankshaft in my VW the only day I was nice to it. Go figure.
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kota on 20s
GenIII
9/23/2002
02:11:09
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LMAO!! i could have been worse. what kind of VW?
-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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EyeTrip
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9/23/2002
12:43:14
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65 Notch factory sunroof heavily moded ... It's undergoing a complete rebuild presently ... Just got a scat engine case to work with. hehehe It should be a dakota killer
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EyeTrip
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9/23/2002
13:20:41
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Wow! I just e-mailed Competition Engineering and asked where I could get a replacment eye bolt and how to prevent it from breaking again. They asked for my address to send me a new one and gave some tips. Within hours! I'm impressed.
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kota on 20s
GenIII
9/23/2002
13:32:05
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notchbacks are BAD ASS!!! what size engine? my brother has a 60 bug with a 1914 in it. he was thinking of putting a turbo on it, but i beleve he is just going to build a NA 2332
-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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EyeTrip
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9/23/2002
13:43:37
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Havent found the right crank yet but it's going to have 104mm bore. It sould end up around 3.0L
I'm thinking that will make it move.
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kota on 20s
GenIII
9/23/2002
19:36:58
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NICE!! are you worried about heat?
-Eric
Injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown.
5.2L, 5speed. Powerdyne SC, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, MSD 6BTM, ciramic JBA headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson
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DaveR
GenII
9/23/2002
20:37:14
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WHat for tips did comp engineering give? Last thing I want to do is put up with breaking a bar.
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EyeTrip
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9/23/2002
21:53:59
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The Tech guy said to give it more pre tention on the spring.
I have found that that makes the ride stiffer that it already is but if that the way it needs to be, so be it.
I'm driving with just one bar on for a day or two and holy crapola what a difference. If I nail it is tends to push to the side that isn't connected.
I know I shouldn't be doing that but I had to know. I'm a tweaker at hart.
The VW will have a 911 type cooling tin/fan. Notchbacks have some extra room in the back, and I'm going to use it.
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Lab Rat
GenIII
9/24/2002
11:15:00
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Which bars are you using? I've been all over their website, found the Slide-A-Link but the Dakota is shown only to 1999.
LR
Gibson Dual Sport, AirForce One air intake, Jet II, IAT, TPS, when are we gonna see some real parts??!!
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EyeTrip
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9/24/2002
13:33:29
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P/N C2092 from Competition Engineering says it's for '99 and will work on the 2000 and 2001. The suspensions are the same dimentions.
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Lab Rat
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9/24/2002
14:12:30
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Thanks.
Gibson Dual Sport, AirForce One air intake, Jet II, IAT, TPS, when are we gonna see some real parts??!!
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Rob
GenIII
9/24/2002
16:16:57
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Look at your post
1.I found it!
2.I broke it!
Damn it! maybe viagra can fix your problems!LOl j/k
When are you coming back to Sac? You missed a good time last week.After the races about 300 people went to the hot rod cafe/night club and there were burnouts,beer and naked ladies what else could you ask for?
1NICEDAK
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EyeTrip
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9/24/2002
18:40:33
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AWWWW Crap, I hate it when I miss nakid ladies!! And Beer! Mannn I need thoeropy now... And missing burnouts, well I might just have to drink into a drunken stuper now.
LOL Soon I will be comming down for a couple of days.
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Rob
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9/25/2002
17:13:16
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let me know when you are coming down maybe we can arrange something to do for the night.Bar,Races,weather, women.......If it were not for the political bullsh!t this would be the best state!
1NICEDAK
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EyeTrip
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9/25/2002
21:20:45
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Rob I will do that. And Yes the politcs ran me off, but the reast of it is great.
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Demon Dakota
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9/26/2002
14:23:21
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I love notchbacks! I've got what I call the "Killer Beetle" myself. It's a beast! Engine size is 101.6mm x 69mm, and there's a nice blow through turbo producing 15 PSI. It dynoed at 253 RWHP and is the scariest thing on this Earth to drive (with no weight in the front end). It's faster than the '68 GTO I just sold, and it had 472 RWHP. I really want a Ghia Convertible to stuff that motor in, or maybe a '62 Bus done in a serious Cali style. Glad to know there are some more VW engine freaks out there!
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EyeTrip
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9/27/2002
05:46:45
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Sounds like you got yourself a true ripper! Way to go.
I always wanted a "V" nosed bus, I had a 68 camper that pulled 16.2 in the 1/4 HAHAHA 1835 in her.
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