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Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #45 on: August 28, 2007 - 06:00:08 PM »
Congrats NZ.  :clapping:


  Let the fun begin!!   :woo:  :cooldancing:


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Offline Carlwalski

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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #46 on: August 28, 2007 - 11:11:21 PM »


Thanks everyone! Lots of nice comments and good input about the sills & colour combo. I'm still not sure on the sills but at the moment it's in favour of without. Question, if I paint the car and don't put the sills on, is all that is required to put them on is line up, tape the drill points and install? Just wondering if it's an easy job to do AFTER the paint. I know it's bad to do it after the paint but I'm thinking in terms of a last resort to put them on if it looks too bare.


67vertman - LMAO "Neil" :dunno: :grinno: Carl, but thanks for the kind words mate, much appreciated.


Swedefish - At this stage I'm aiming for around 1/1/2009 or around 16-18 months.


aussie-e-body - Thanks, Lucy & Madeline are the names I wanted. Both fit the era or the cars, unique enough (but not weird unique) and just good car names. I don't name my other cars just as cars but being a Moparfreak and with the passion I have these cars are more than cars to me, I wouldn't name my kid "Human" or "Come to tea XT9945" so I wouldn't name my pride & joys the same either. Each to their own, but, I love my cars, Lucy & Madeline. Oh, and Madeline could be like that too lol Lucy is the good girl.  :biggrin:


StrOkEr - Yup, I agree 100%. The word clone seems to be used very willy nilly. Clones (to me) are exact replicas, without being too anal like #'s blocks but using date codes and correct ci engines, factory interior, stampings from the workers, basically a concourse car without a #'s block is a clone to me. My car definitely CAN'T be a clone and I prefer it that way. I prefer mine to be a factory custom build car (or similar). And yes, from the very start of this Hemi project I was always going to remove the fender tag and make my own one up, custom, not forged.


Thanks again everyone.  :cheers:
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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #47 on: August 28, 2007 - 11:14:38 PM »
what type of HP you wanna get out of that 540???

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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #48 on: August 28, 2007 - 11:15:21 PM »
Sweet Ride!  good luck with the resto/resurection.

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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #49 on: August 28, 2007 - 11:19:43 PM »
 :wow:    You are going to have a blast!   Enjoy!

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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #50 on: August 28, 2007 - 11:24:08 PM »

what type of HP you wanna get out of that 540???


I'd told Tim Banning that I'd be a little "disappointed" with 596hp etc. So, I said for him to make sure it's over 600hp. I'm guessing around 620hp and 650ft-lb of torque. So, for this engine, it's hardly struggling.


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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #51 on: August 28, 2007 - 11:26:27 PM »
I have no ill street issues with my 650+HP 499 NZ..you will be happy....definately go be cool setup...plus you are fuel injected..tell him to bump it up and 50HP...lol  :burnout:

PS dont let cuda guy borrow your motor for our upcoming race...lol

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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #52 on: August 28, 2007 - 11:29:38 PM »


:lol2: Nah, 650hp is about the limit Tim said for a 100% streetable car. Of course, you "could" drive a 1200hp car on the street, but, using it is the problem. I want to be able to power shift this car through the Tremec at not worry "as" much as if I had a 700hp car. Traction will always be a bit of an issue, but not too bad. Just some time to get use to it. I'd love the dyno to come back as 605hp. I just want over 600hp but not way over.  ;) In time if it's not enough, $3-4K and it will be a 900hp engine, so, power will always be there for me being a very mild engine at present.

Your stroker has some big balls mate, good effort. :cheers:
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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #53 on: August 29, 2007 - 12:14:08 AM »
Thanks for being understanding Carl I must been  :smokin: crack when I wrote that post.  :misbehaving:  :clueless:



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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #54 on: August 29, 2007 - 01:00:17 AM »
Thanks for being understanding Carl I must been  :smokin: crack when I wrote that post.  :misbehaving:  :clueless:

:lol2: All good brother, all good. It was funny, nothing to get angry about. :drunk: :2thumbs:



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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #55 on: August 29, 2007 - 01:33:48 AM »
Congrats NZ !!  :ylsuper: :ylsuper: :burnout: :burnout:

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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #56 on: August 29, 2007 - 03:26:19 AM »
 :cheers:
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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #57 on: August 29, 2007 - 05:42:41 PM »
There is no such thing as a clone mopar...think about it???

A clone is a Pontiac Fiero with a Lambo kit on it...... :chatting:

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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #58 on: August 30, 2007 - 01:38:48 AM »
 :woohoo:
Glad to see you finally got your Cuda   :2thumbs:

Sorry to hear about the dent.   :faint:
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Re: Madeline Is Home In NZ
« Reply #59 on: August 30, 2007 - 01:45:11 AM »
:woohoo:
Glad to see you finally got your Cuda   :2thumbs:

Sorry to hear about the dent.   :faint:

 :iagree:

Get the plunger out  :walkaway: