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Old 04-03-2016, 08:10 AM   #1
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Re: 1976 Square "Simple Green"

Buy everything on a credit card, this way she'll only flip out once a month.
Then when she asks you what "this" stuff is you can always pull the " I can't remember" what it was for. She storms out and no more questions
It's how I do it
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Old 04-03-2016, 09:04 AM   #2
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Buy everything on a credit card, this way she'll only flip out once a month.
Then when she asks you what "this" stuff is you can always pull the " I can't remember" what it was for. She storms out and no more questions
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Haha. Yes but when you have a stay at home mom and packages show up everyday lol she starts asking questions.
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Old 04-03-2016, 12:46 PM   #3
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Everything gets delivered to my work and I sneak things in to the garage.
You should of seen me trying to get my transmission/transfer case out of my minivan in to my garage, it was like a keystone cop movie.
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Old 04-04-2016, 11:57 AM   #4
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Everything gets delivered to my work and I sneak things in to the garage.
You should of seen me trying to get my transmission/transfer case out of my minivan in to my garage, it was like a keystone cop movie.
Lol. That would have been funny to watch.

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Old 04-03-2016, 02:47 PM   #5
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Which serpentine kit are you going with? Stay away from the speed master one. I tried it first and it was total junk. I got the billet specialties one and it fit great.
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Old 04-04-2016, 11:58 AM   #6
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Which serpentine kit are you going with? Stay away from the speed master one. I tried it first and it was total junk. I got the billet specialties one and it fit great.
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Honestly I have not heard of the speed master. I was looking at Concept 1, Eddies Motorsports 8 rib and the Billet Specilties.

Since you have the BS. The alternator that comes with it is that only a 1 wire or can you use the 3 wire setup on it?
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Old 04-04-2016, 12:08 PM   #7
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Finally broke down and bought the PB sway bar. The addco one got tired of waiting for the Phantom PB Swaybar to be released.
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Old 04-04-2016, 12:24 PM   #8
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So far the wilwood calipers are doing a good job. And I don't have to worry about the drilled and slotted areas on the rotor rusting either.
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Old 04-04-2016, 12:32 PM   #9
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Also that little brake fitting that goes through the frame that came with the wilwood ss brake lines. I wasn't happy how it was fitting and how hard it was getting that clip on just didn't look right or good it was cocked at a angle. After I removed it and examined it the fitting was not long enough to go through the frame that the clip need to slide on in the grove. So I rolled the dice on 2 other brands. And 1 of the other brands fitting that goes through the the frame fit perfect. Better than what came in the wilwood kit.

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Old 04-04-2016, 02:49 PM   #10
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Honestly I have not heard of the speed master. I was looking at Concept 1, Eddies Motorsports 8 rib and the Billet Specilties.

Since you have the BS. The alternator that comes with it is that only a 1 wire or can you use the 3 wire setup on it?
Rod, mine came with a 3 wire.
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Old 04-04-2016, 03:05 PM   #11
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Rod, mine came with a 3 wire.
Well that helps me out a bunch brother!! Called BS and the great CS rep said 1 wire only. I trust you more than I trust him lol.

Did you ever get your FiTech lined out?
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Old 04-04-2016, 03:17 PM   #12
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Its better than it was. I'm still tweaking it. I have to "prime" the fuel pump twice when its been sitting over night. I keep messing with the amount of cranking fuel and of course you can only do it once a day! Before if it sat for a few minutes it would always take 3 or 4 tries to start it back up. I ran all new wires for everything and it helped quite a bit. I am not sold on this fuel command center though.

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Old 04-05-2016, 06:30 PM   #13
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Its better than it was. I'm still tweaking it. I have to "prime" the fuel pump twice when its been sitting over night. I keep messing with the amount of cranking fuel and of course you can only do it once a day! Before if it sat for a few minutes it would always take 3 or 4 tries to start it back up. I ran all new wires for everything and it helped quite a bit. I am not sold on this fuel command center though.

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Still a bummer it isn't working as advertised. New wiring is always good if done properly.
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Old 04-05-2016, 06:31 PM   #14
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Forgot to post a pic of the exhaust wrap. This is a top view of it coming off the collector.
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Dialing it in.
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Old 04-07-2016, 04:55 PM   #16
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Did a few test hit today. AFR is dead perfect 12.9-13.2. I didn't have to do anything. That is why you pay the extra $ for a custom carb!! Thanks Robbie!!
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Old 04-18-2016, 07:06 PM   #17
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I don't know, I think it needs a little mud on it to look better.
Could be just me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I don't know, I think it needs a little mud on it to look better.
Could be just me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I would of rather had mud than bird S H I T. Nasty damn bird. I was pissed! But it worked out.
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Old 04-24-2016, 11:27 AM   #19
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A short exhaust clip.

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Old 04-24-2016, 11:42 AM   #20
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A Rollin up the road video.

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Old 04-24-2016, 03:21 PM   #21
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Cars and Coffee show I attended this morning. It was packed. And as soon as I parked and popped the hood for the first 2 hrs I was telling people about the truck.
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Old 05-02-2016, 01:12 PM   #22
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Ray hear.
Looking good..
In the end.......
Good chose on the Fitech. Thing..(or lack of)

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Old 05-02-2016, 01:34 PM   #23
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Thanks Ray appreciate that. I agree about the LiTech haha also. Biggest waste of my money I have ever spent on my truck.
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Thanks Ray appreciate that. I agree about the LiTech haha also. Biggest waste of my money I have ever spent on my truck.
Sorry you had trouble with your FiTech, but my install on a stock ZZ4 350 went just the opposite. It really runs great.

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Sorry you had trouble with your FiTech, but my install on a stock ZZ4 350 went just the opposite. It really runs great.

That's great happy it has worked out for you. I would hate to see anyone go through what I did.
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