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rebel- i agree, but i want everything stealth for a cleaner look so it will be a little more of a pain.
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post pics of the brakes!
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Image hopefully that worked is there something missing between the vacuum ball on the right and the heater core besides the heater core cover i haven't had the interior in together in so long. looks like there should be a wedge shaped piece of plastic in there.
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I believe so, if no one else can confirm or add a pic , I will try to take one tomorrow for you.

btw, i know where you stole that pic,lol ... good to see peeps using the tech gallery :supz:

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hehe!!!!
heres a pic of the fronts i somehow dont have a pic of the rear disc conversion.
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lol i was looking at picking those ssbc conversions for my van how do they feel much, much stronger?
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I am wanting to do this upgrade on front and rear also.... :bounce:
Anyone tell me what the difficulty is on installing this swap?
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cobra- i don't know this is a work in progress
astro-ss-v8-honestly pretty easy if you were doing a stock swap like most everyone here would be, its just bolting on a few pieces in the rear. and a direct bolt on up front. with my air ride and frame mods my gave me a little bit of clearance issues in back.
and yes that is a 9in rear end shortened
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I hope one of these will be the pic you need Danny, sorry for takin so long to get them to you :cheers:

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Hydro-boost conversion, and my 11 inch (cop car) rear drums conversion, will Stop my V8 hi-po motor just fine.... (300hp)

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And if you're running an awd, a simple swap to 3/4 ton calipers will slow you down damn quick as well. I just took my tech's 05' awd to work day before yesterday because it had snowed here. His brakes suck compared to mine. The 11" rears as Darren mentioned make a difference, the oversize front calipers just make it better.
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And the big brake upgrade is so easy to do there's no good reason not to do it. \:D/
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And alot cheaper.... But if you have fancy wheels you will see brake drums on the rear instead of cooler looking discs.

But you can always hide the drums with those fancy chrome wheel backing discs if you want.
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Zammy-thank you sir for the pics!
well guys a lot of body work is being done and wiring i haven't taken any pics as there not that cool to look at or show very much, but im still working away at it.
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well everyone my dad is one hell of a man he bought for my birthday all 3 rear door seals and the sliding door seal for me. and vance is one hell of friend he bought me a dual electric fan!!!
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