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Hey all!

 

Wanted to join the club, had my Silverado since 2003, but haven't been into the forums much. Looking forward to hearing from the members!

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Welcome to GMT.

 

I'll be down your way later on today. Got to take my daughter to PT.

 

 

Thanks for the replies....you got a 65 Impala? I know this is a truck forum but I'd love to see some pics! Had a 65 myself a long time ago, sure miss it!

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Welcome to GMT.

 

I'll be down your way later on today. Got to take my daughter to PT.

 

 

Thanks for the replies....you got a 65 Impala? I know this is a truck forum but I'd love to see some pics! Had a 65 myself a long time ago, sure miss it!

 

 

 

Here it is. Nothing fancy. Just took me 24yrs to get it like this. Ton of savings went into it.

 

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That's an interesting looking air gap manifold.

 

 

It is an Edelbrock Victor Jr intake manifold that is adapted for fuel injection. The system is a Mass-Flow system. Runs great even when it is cold out. :thumbs:

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That's an interesting looking air gap manifold.

 

 

It is an Edelbrock Victor Jr intake manifold that is adapted for fuel injection. The system is a Mass-Flow system. Runs great even when it is cold out. :thumbs:

 

 

 

Man...that is a sweet looking ride! Really regret selling mine, but I didn't have the resources to keep it at the time.

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