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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #375 on: October 18, 2012 - 02:45:09 PM »
Looks great!  Love the argent tail panel!  :2thumbs:
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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #376 on: October 18, 2012 - 02:52:38 PM »
Thanks ordered a new edelbrock w/ the electric choke I will pick it up tomorrow. Now I am trying to figure out why I keep blowing the spark plug wires off. I prpbably need to get some better wires, they are slipping off when I am drivin. Blew two wires off just on this run this morning plug it back in she runs great powerful. I may need to crimp em a bit.

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #377 on: October 18, 2012 - 03:04:18 PM »
How great does it feel?

Kinda scary at first but i got used to it and the clutch needs a minor adjustment I have a little over a inch of play not chatter but a minor vibration in the clutch pedal feel. The Brake pedal is slow to release, ( does not return rapidly even though they stop the car great ). I have 15psi vac pressure and she runs stellar when the plug wires stay in. Very powerful car, and holy crap is she fast. I have never driven a car this fast before.

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #378 on: October 18, 2012 - 03:17:00 PM »
I'm still gonna get a alignment done but I got it darn close , no drift at all slithers down the road smooth!

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #379 on: October 18, 2012 - 03:39:38 PM »
I think I had too much slop outside of the plug wire clips and the wind must have been flopping them around i tightened every wire up and clipped so more of the wire is at the cap.

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #380 on: October 18, 2012 - 05:51:54 PM »
Just drove her for a good 40 min lots of hooo's and Nice car !!  :bigsmile: Went to pick up my daughter from school and she must have gotten a ride with a freind I was a little late getting there.  :eek4: Next time  :ylsuper:

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #381 on: October 18, 2012 - 06:07:46 PM »

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #382 on: October 18, 2012 - 06:12:14 PM »
Yeah MY WIFE is a better photographer than me. She always gets the great shots. Found my daughter walking home today she did not see me but a couple of the high school boys saw her get into a cool car! She did not see me scoulin at em.  :poopoke:  :burnout:

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #383 on: October 18, 2012 - 07:33:13 PM »
A few pics after the street runs.







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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #384 on: October 23, 2012 - 04:39:53 PM »
She is a thirsty Lady I'd be surprised if she gets 7-10 mpg  :icon16:

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #385 on: October 23, 2012 - 05:16:14 PM »
She is a thirsty Lady I'd be surprised if she gets 7-10 mpg  :icon16:

Welcome to the club.    :grinyes:

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #386 on: October 23, 2012 - 05:19:08 PM »
It is the price we pay for having an absolutely insane throttle response!!  :2thumbs:  :wow:

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #387 on: October 24, 2012 - 05:40:33 PM »
yep! 10-12 mpg is about what i get.

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #388 on: November 06, 2012 - 03:05:24 PM »
Took her for another trip on the street again today!! Feeling confident in her performance, definately need to get a overflow bottle of some sort, just like when I had the small block she still pukes coolant after I shut her off when I have been driving her a while.

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Re: Gran Coupe in WA state
« Reply #389 on: November 06, 2012 - 03:56:25 PM »
Took her for another trip on the street again today!! Feeling confident in her performance, definately need to get a overflow bottle of some sort, just like when I had the small block she still pukes coolant after I shut her off when I have been driving her a while.

That's par for the course. Once the fluid is just above the fins(for lack of a better word), it won't puke coolant anymore. You can't fill the radiator to the top. Can you tell I have been down this road before.    :bricks1:

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