89Formula50

Its almost a 4 hour ride.

FlippindaBird

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o ok so its halfway between you and me 50 for gas ok??

89Formula50

I will go threw my van this week to make sure she will hold up for the trip.

Updated pick of the motor.


And A dry run of the hood.

FlippindaBird

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that hood looks hot, wish i could find one for 100$ its lift off too?? so you get rid of the weight from the latch and the hinges

89Formula50

Nope its a direct fit bolt on. Thank god. i would hate to lift this off everytime i want to go under the hood.

FlippindaBird

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lol oh ok, i want the lift off for the weight loss still a KICKA$$ deal

89Formula50

And Some more progress.

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wannafbody

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so what are you gonna do about all that orange overspray?

89Formula50

I use brake clean on a rag and it wipes right off. What i did before i sprayed the block, was wiped tire shine around the surfaces that would get over soray on them.

Now the brake clean wipes it right off with no problems. quick and easy.

The wire loom is getting replaced with new stuff so i didnt care about that.

89Formula50

oops double post.

89Formula50

Well she is finally running. Still need to work out a couple little things but she runs good.




And a couple vids of her first start up. and movement since last year

musclecar70sfan

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Nice! What kind of headers are you running? And did you take it for a spin yet?

89Formula50

Headman shortys with their y pipe. got it from a member on here. Not yet. i had her outside running to make sure the thermostat opened as well as no leaks. everything was good then it started down pouring.

I think the timing needs to go up as well as the fuel pressure is a little doggish and the idle is a little low.

sablemaniac

looks nice! sounds good too!

89Formula50

Thanks. The lt1 cam swap was pretty easy. everything seemed to go together very smooth except for the y pipe. lol.

89Formula50

Well she is finally on the road. took her for a ride and she wanted to overheat. Took her back the the garage let her cool down. Open up the cap let her heat up and seemed to be running good again.

She stay about 200 which i was told these cars usually run warm.

Also she is a little laggy. Im still tinkering with the fuel pressure and the cable for the tranny.

Im running the timing at about 10* but it seems like she wants more fuel.

Also did a 3 hour cleaning to the paint today will get pics up later.

89Formula50

Well after a few times playing around it was the tv cable. It was way to loose.

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sablemaniac

looks nice! but it looks weird with just the third brake light on the decklid without a wing on top of it.

89Formula50

Yeah i know. the spoiler is a disaster. Im talking to a guy from rochester who has a nice one. So will be picking it up this weekend.

89Formula50

Well some up to date on the car.

Running great. engine runs and sounds healthy.





Still running the stock tune. Ordered 3.73's throwing them in and going to have it tuned.

musclecar70sfan

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so you're gonna throw in a picture of your car on the track and you won't tell us the times you were running?! the nerve! lol.

89Formula50

Lol. Belive me they where horrible.

Its the worst 1/8th mile track in the country.

Well ran 3 times.
First run - 11.8 R/T 1.9 ( yeah i know i slept at the light) Lol.
Second run - 11.4 R/T 1.1
Let the car rest and cool down.
Third run - 10.8 R/T .59 also was running in regular drive this time.

Remember stock tune and 2.73 rearend. Plus alot of tire spin.

sablemaniac

was that at the shredd and regan cruise night?

89Formula50

Yes it was. And Hows your car coming?

sablemaniac

i haven't worked on it in a couple months. i've had a lot going on. i got a trans for it and i just need the wire harness for it and the dipstick tube and it can go in. i've been putting my extra money towards the vacation that my g/f and i are taking in 2 weeks.


yours looks really nice. can't wait to have mine look just as good. i hope to have mine at lancaster next year to see what it runs.

89Formula50

Thats cool. family first.

Yeah. over the winter i should have the aluminum driveshaft in, the 3.73's, and a fresh tune.

As well as the new spoiler, and some other small things

musclecar70sfan

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do you plan on daily driving your bird with the 3.73s? I'm curious to see how those will be.

89Formula50

No the car only see's car shows drags and occasional here and their. I put about 2k miles on her a year. Give or take.

89Formula50

Well ive been away from the car a bit, but some updated and my 450 dollar trailer full. lol.

First off. No more stuck up headlights.



Also will be swapping out the torker intake with a new performer intake, thank you craigslist for the 25 dollar find. lol.

And the trailer is loaded with a good rearend with 3.73's and a new detroit locker, alld new seats that just need a shampooing, 4 point roll cage, and a slp exhaust.

89Formula50

Got bored today. cleaned up the intake and made it stand out a little. Yes i have to much time on my hands.

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pics of the locker and 3.73s

86T/A_Ram_Air

looks really good man, i love that color, i wish i woulda held on to the one i had that color

89Formula50

thanks. Yeah i got lucky when i found the car. I get alot of compliments even in the state she is in now.

89Formula50

Well the rear end is in, new brake lines, new shoes and drums. and got the lines bled. tomorrow i will throw the tires on and take her for a little ride.

89Formula50

Well refinished the 2 rear wheels.

musclecar70sfan

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those wheels look awesome!! how did you do that?

89Formula50

I basicly stripped and sanded all the rough, bad spots. scuffed the rims up. Added a coat of primer. Wet sanded, then a few coats of silver metalic rim paint. wet sanded between each coat. Then took a can of blue paint and a foam brush and brushed the blue on. took a fine paint brush and did the pontiac label. Then 3 coats of clear.

I also baked then in my small shed for a few hours at 100 degrees. made the paint hard as a rock. lol