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  1. Thread: Mama Jean

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    Jean

    Alan and Maurice- Wanted to offer my condolences. Jean's warm personality always shined through and made talking to Unique a pleasant experience. She will be sorely missed. Jim Ofria
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    hi jerry- here is my photo. thanks, jim ofria,...

    hi jerry- here is my photo. thanks, jim ofria, andover, mass.
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    i used bruce bunn in atlanta a few years ago and...

    i used bruce bunn in atlanta a few years ago and the paint job looks just as good today as when he finished it. not sure if he still does this but he picked the body up at unique and brought it back...
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    hi - it looks very neat. when you mash the gas...

    hi - it looks very neat. when you mash the gas pedal, will it miss the lines ok?
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    hi david- you can shim the trans up a little more...

    hi david- you can shim the trans up a little more like maybe 1/4"-1/2" to get some clearance but not too much because remember you have side pipes attached to frame. jim
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    the guy at alumarad.com is kind of a "water temp...

    the guy at alumarad.com is kind of a "water temp jedi" and very helpful. talks about your fan fighting against the mechanical thermostat. i added one of his 180 deg in-hose elec stats for my puller...
  7. Thread: check it out

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    alan, sweet. how could you let me go with blue...

    alan, sweet. how could you let me go with blue and white?. jim o.
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    Poll: alan told me when i was doing my research. really...

    alan told me when i was doing my research. really helped me to decide.
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    hey phil, i'm always blowing them out so i'll be...

    hey phil, i'm always blowing them out so i'll be interested to see how yours hold up.

    one trick i found was to cut the gasket in half so there are 2 ports per gasket instead of 4. it makes them a...
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    yesr round transport

    back in 2005 i used a company called YEAR ROUND TRANSPORT to ship my kit from unique to boston,ma. and was very satisfied. the phone number 1-800-784-7951 seems to be out of service. does anyone know...
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    fire extinguisher

    i hope everyone carries a tested fire extinguisher. i was driving on rt 93 north of boston today and saw a car engulfed in flames on the opposite side of the highway with people standing by...
  12. Thread: Wheel Balance

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    Wheel Balance

    a lot has been written on this forum about wheel balance. listen to this one. i have trigos and yokahamas that were dynamically balanced yet car was shimmying. took front wheels to another place...
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    i ended up adding a 3/8" shim between tailshaft...

    i ended up adding a 3/8" shim between tailshaft and crossmember and it solved the vibration. it made a huge difference in the angle because the driveshaft is so short. was afraid to go higher because...
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    if you are trying to keep price down, order...

    if you are trying to keep price down, order options that are difficult to build in later if you .

    1.like ferrules for side curtains and tonneau (inexpensive)
    2.defroster vents to help you pass...
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    if you look closely at the center photo you can...

    if you look closely at the center photo you can see a welded sleeve above the crossmount where the bolt passes through. must be for another motor/trans configuration. will move it up and let you...
  16. Thread: trigo pins

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    hi brian,yes the allen wrench tool from trigo...

    hi brian,yes the allen wrench tool from trigo works fine. i think they were torqued too high before which caused my problem. i don't think you should use red thread lock on the pins because you have...
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    yes, i have to correct that angle. there is 1.5"...

    yes, i have to correct that angle. there is 1.5" difference in height between the 2 yokes. i notice another set of holes in the trans cross mount(see photo) which are 1.5" different. i think that...
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    tony, i am working on the wheel balance issue...

    tony, i am working on the wheel balance issue also. had them done on the car last week but still have shimmy at 50 mph. going back tomorrow.

    but this other vibration is different like when...
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    driveshaft angle

    i have been trying to eliminate a vibration when accelerating since my car was new. in reviewing all of the old posts i understand there should be some side-to-side driveshaft angle but it seems...
  20. Thread: trigo pins

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    they really are serrated like a torx but you are...

    they really are serrated like a torx but you are right that an allen wrench will work. 2 of mine were just on too tight so i stripped them. i did use anti- seize this time and torqued to 60 lbs.
  21. Thread: trigo pins

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    turns out the threads were 1/2-20 and i just had...

    turns out the threads were 1/2-20 and i just had to chase them with a tap because of plating.
  22. Thread: trigo pins

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    hi tony, the tool did not come with wheels but it...

    hi tony, the tool did not come with wheels but it is only $10. it is basically a hex like an allen wrench. i had bought a torx bit for impact wrench but teeth on trigo pins are shallow so 2 of them...
  23. Thread: trigo pins

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    trigo pins

    does anyone know the correct thread size for the front wheel studs? i ordered 1/2" thread on trigo pins from so cal speed (they bought out trigo)and they appear wrong. btw,get the correct tool from...
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    ya tony. that was part of a carefully thought out...

    ya tony. that was part of a carefully thought out plan on our part. right?

    i think i got the gates numbers from unique manual but i had napa cross reference them so maybe just use napa is best. ...
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    any thoughts?

    any thoughts?
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