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I just read through the entire thread and find this build amazing. I love odd ball combos for Stock Eliminator. In case you haven't already done it, pick the brain of Jim Mantle. His Pacer is amazing to watch. Jim is a very knowledgeable guy, is easy to talk to and his car flies for a 6 cylinder car.

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Its still there Ed, Tom added a hook to it to use a engine hoist to get it out though. Now that its back at 150, spare tire will go back in I guess.

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Who knocked it back to 150? Was it the pacer?

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Must have been. Last I checked Jim had made runs and qualified with some -.8's and a -.9 or two out in the Northwest at a couple events, but not sure how altitude or a mineshaft condition might have been factored into that whole scene.

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Brian....just read your entire thread....love your car...

I have a 81 Spirit with a 87 258 and Clifford intake..long tube header and a holly 390 4bl carb...needs work thurst bearing gone in engine...
Jim

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Car was just plain too fast, wasn't it? :) Fix it up and try again! It's what we all do.

Hey, sorry for no Stocker updates for a while, I have "old house" problems to cure first and then I'll be back at it. Thought I had those handled already but guess not. Stay tuned.

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Finally, after some house grief it's back into action on the car. About one week ago, I applied the door decals and earlier this week started experimenting with the hood art layout. I didn't care for the factory offering, so I got some yellow pinstripe tape and started laying out my own pattern on some flames around a "homemade" AMX decal. Not sure I like it, but the pinstriping is easily ripped back off if needed. The AMX decal will stay on the hood though, that one is fairly permanent.

Now, the big news: September 3, 2016... very close to one full year after I started on this whole adventure, I filled up all the fluids, gave everything a final look-over, tug, and re-check, and started the car up after 23.5 years of sitting. Vroom! Oil pressure came up, and nothing melted or caught on fire. Topped everything off after a short run period and then drove it up and down the country road where I live, albeit slowly, (the tires are rotted and horrible), and it shifts into all the gears.
THE CAR LIVES!!!

Let the refinement process begin.

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Looks great. Bet you are anxious to get it on the track.
Very nice work.
Pete

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Good job!

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Now, howl is that. The greatest achievement is that you did it yourself.Nothing like giving life to something like that.