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At this point there is only the two batwing bolts holding the assembly in the car, and they are loose. Next weekend it will come out and we can swap anything we're going to swap before we put it back in. The Dana 44 assembly does not have ABS provisions, so whatever the piece is that holds the hubs ...

It's cool to have a fresh view via new tracks this year compared to the last couple years. And still within one days driving distance to get there.

-BP

Today got the car up on blocks and stands. We pulled the complete exhaust off, my favorite front two bolts from the torque arm, the rear shocks, brake calipers, and sway bar end links. I think next week will likely be able to get the rest of the assembly out of the car in one unit.

-BP

It was 3124lbs before with almost a full tank also...

-BP

I bought some Harbor Freight wheel dollies to help up spin this thing around in the garage. They worked pretty well with no issues.
Before we put the car on the dollies we put it on the scales for the first time since the engine swap. In this scenario it had a full tank of gas too. The pictures ...

Were you paid to do this ad for Swisstrax? You should be writing an infomercial for them.
Looks real nice in there. Big transformation for sure.

-BP

Today we finished with the bushing replacement on the rearend, and it got close to two quarts of fresh synthetic 75-90 rear diff oil and a tube of posi additive. Next week we'll make a plan and start getting after taking the old Dana 36 out.

-BP

There's several cures out there, but more gas is the simplistic solution.

-BP

The bog out of 13 is low fuel. It gets away from the pickup and dies. I never ran it under 1/2 tank at any track. A real common problem with these cars. I had some 1:23s there too. I thought the brakes were great, but more is better as they are on the small side.
I never did anything with the tune ...

Wow, glad to see it still in action and getting better in the process! That car was super fun for sure. With my Vette back in action, hopefully we'll see out in the world too.

-BP

The Viper got it's new license plate and frame. Turned out pretty well I think.

-BP

We just use portable heaters there. Old school fumes and headaches. LOL

-BP

That's really cool, especially in 25 with your plate.

-BP

Pretty sure this is a December car. Right about when I moved freshman year to Chardon.

-BP

Today we got the Dana 44 pulled out of the corner, along with the new shop press, and got started pushing out a few control arm bushings. It took a few attempts to figure out the right way to set the press hardware and secure it, but we were able to successfully push out all four bushings on the ...