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Originally Posted by ducktape
(Post 6981497)
It was James Duncar's car, and used to have the whale tale. Legend has it that it was hit by a cop car, and all the magnificent body work was paid for by Louisville Metro.
The user on here is "Malambry", and he's a pretty cool guy. I PM'd him a while back and he sais the car is still running, and is getting a motor built by Ludwig. I told him he should bring it out to the autocross! 404 Malambry not found... It's Maguire. And the engine was done about a year ago. He has autocrossed it. |
'82 base model
Titanium Grey from the Spirit R Mariah GTO widebody TII subframe with TII suspension (dont' they come with aluminum arms?) 9" from Granny's with 4.10's and a clutch LSD 5x114.3 lug pattern 18x12 CCW Classics, black center, polished lip Richmond T56 lightened and balanced rotating assembly triple plate carbon clutch 9lb Aluminum flywheel aluminum sideplates from Racing Beat 5" full exhaust coilovers camber plates back halved with a 4 link Extend Port 20b GT42R 1.00 or 1.15 A/R biggest brakes that will fit under the wheels huge master cylinder Motec and the list goes on. |
a few options:
all of which are SAs cause everyone knows SAs are hotter;) silver SA with datsun flares left black. ALL kinds of goodies suspension wise, too many to list. full 5 lug suspension swap with SE rearend. SE rearend built to its absolute strongest point; moser axles, kaaz diff, some form of treatment to the gears to make them mucho mucho stronger. with some 16x7 and 16x8 gold SSR reverse mesh wheels. for the power plant, its either be a 4 port 13b ported and boosted, a NA ported 20b, a lightly boosted 20b, SR20DET, or LS1. the other option is the same as above except with the very rare pacifica widebody kit instead of the flares. with some bigger wheels. |
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Which dream FB? I've got three!
They all start with an S3 FB base which gets completely stripped to the metal inside, outside and upside down and then painted back as close to a "factory" finish as possible. Interiors are stock S3 grey interiors, though one of them would probably end up with some sort of racing-specific seats and quite a bit of weight reduction for interior. The main reason I have three is because there are three powerplants and three paint colours that I really like, so I don't think I'd be able to choose between them if I had an unilmited supply of money. I'd just have to build 'em all. The Underdog: This is the daily cruiser. The fun but reliable N/A that doesn't chug premium gas like it's going out of style. Nearly twice as powerful as stock, it cruises along under a cloak of near-stock stealth, awaiting it's next unsuspecting victim. It's also basically the car I'm building right now. Paint: K3 - Sunbeam Silver Metallic Engine: The Ultimate Streetable 12a Drivetrain: Stock S3 tranny, miata torsen diff, mazdatrix driveshaft Suspension: RB Springs, KYB GR-2 Gas Shocks, Poly bushings front, Rubber bushings rear, Front RB sway bar, stock rear swaybar (or no swaybar, haven't decided yet) Brakes: Stock 4wheel GSL discs, TII Brake Booster and master cyl, stainless steel lines, Hawk HPS brake pads Fuel: Mallory Comp 70 Fuel pump, Holley 1-4psi FPR, ReSpeed fuel pressure gauge, standard rubber hoses Ignition: 2nd gen coil with TT box until someone devises a way to create a small, simple iginiton control computer to use a 2nd Gen CAS in an FB Intake: Sterling Carb, ported intake mani, ISCRacing Airbox Cooling: Aluminum Rad (as yet unspecified), 2nd Gen FMOC, e-fan with thermoswitch Steering: Completely NEW stock components (until someone comes out with something better. Electrical: 2nd Gen Fuse Box, Non Sealed-beam headlights with replaceable bulbs, headlight relay, brand new hand-made copper battery wires with larger gauge, FD Alternator and dual pulley Exhaust: RB Street Port exhaust system Cosmetics: Dan Atkins clear corner lenses, IoTus clear taillights, '83LE rims with black powdercoated centres and polished lips, Rubberized "euro sport" antenna, smoked glass sunroof Tires: Sumitomo HTR200s Sound: Infinity Kappa 63.7i rear speakers, Infinity Kappa 52.7i front speakers, Infinity Reference 8" sub (x2) in custom rear enclosures between back of hatch and taillights, Infiinity reference 4channel amp for speakers, Infinity reference sub amp, Nakamichi CD300 deck, Akiratdk stereo surround with 3-guage cluster Other: Water Temp, Oil Temp and Oil Pressure gauges mounted in Akiratdk stereo surround. 2x Wideband O2 sensor (one in each pipe of RB system so 1 per rotor), gauges mounted on pillar-gauge pod, and space-age sound deadening everywhere. The Turbo This is a track/road car. It guzzles premium with reckless abandon, has suspension that you wouldn't want to take on old country roads for fear of your internal organs protesting, and it's louder than the UnderDog, but you *can* take it on the street. Since I'm not a "balls-to-the-wall" racer (yet) I opted to keep this streetable instead of making a 100% track car, so it will have a few amenities not usually found in full-out race cars. For example, a passenger seat (removable though) and a stock dash. Paint: Either A7, AY, U2, DP, V3, or L6 (see chart) Engine: Probably a highly modified S4 or S5 13b with TII irons but N/A high comp rotors, a methanol injection system, large intercooler, some sort of upgraded turbo, engine management system (probably haltech), and whatever port job works well for turbos. Drivetrain: I don't know a lot about transmissions, so I'll tentatively say a "dogbox" since I've heard that name thrown around as an expensive race tranny that's strong and fast to shift. Since it's a power car, I'd probably be going Ford 9" rear and have some sort of different suspension setup that doesn't suck nearly as much as the watt's link and control arms do. Suspension: Eibach springs and Tokico blue adjustible shocks, poly bushings front, rubber rear, probably RB front sway bar, a strut tower brace that also braces against the firewall, coilovers, adjustible end links, and those things that you mod the strut tower for to let you adjust your alignment Brakes: front and rear TII big brake conversion with 4-pot calipers, Hawk pads Fuel: Whatever kicks ass for a high comp turbo motor Ignition: handled by the haltech, probably using 3 MSD boxes like DF's car has Intake: Again, not my forte... but sounds like upgraded injectors and some sort of porting or modification of the intake would be necessary Cooling: Aluminum rad, good e-fan, temp sensor should be the screw-in variety not the between-the-fins variety Steering: Again, same as above unless something better appears Electrical: same as above but add in whatever is necessary for the fuel and ignition control Exhaust: since the turbo has a single downpipe, it'll probably have to be some sort of custom system that allows enough flow Cosmetics: *functional* body kit, to keep it on the ground at higher speeds. Hopefully something that looks awesome too. Probably no sunroof. Fiberglass or CF wherever I can put it. Tires: Probably a set of tires specifically for racing and another set for city driving Sound: minimalist. Just a deck and 4 speakers powered from the deck. Enough to keep it rockin' when not at the track Other: Racing seat of some sort, racing steering wheel, stripped interior, and all the various gauges needed to keep a good turbo car running The Beast I've always wanted a 20b or 4-rotor engined car, so that's what this car is. I've also wanted a supercharged car, so why not go all-out and have a supercharged, ported 20b? Since this car has power to spare, I don't bother with the weight reduction. It's a full car, including space-age sound deadening and an awesome sound system like the UnderDog has and a full interior. Paint: H1 - Sparkling Black Metallic Engine: Ported, built up Cosmo 20b... Maybe a supercharger, why the hell not Drivetrain: something that can handle TORQUE... Dogbox? Suspension: See "The Turbo" Brakes: See "The Turbo" Fuel: I get the feeling this will need a massive fuel system. SS Lines of large diameter and good in-tank pump or two is a must Ignition: Gotta be some sort of custom awesomeness that's computer controlled Intake: Whatever gets as much air as possible in. Cooling: Whatever it takes to keep a super 20b cool Steering: See "The UnderDog" Electrical: See "The Turbo" Exhaust: Custom Biggass exhaust Cosmetics: Maybe a widebody kit, because a car with this kind of power and torque under the hood screams "I'm a big bugger that's coming to kick your ass" Tires: BIG. Sound: This is where the "Screw the hatch area, let's strike some fear into their hearts" sound system would come in Other: |
the red swedish widenbody fb but with a peripheral 20b.
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http://www.mrmodels.co.nz/New_Upload...X7_Series1.jpg
My dream FB is pretty much this...but in black, with gold bolts holding on the fenders, and droppped on gold BBS rims (15s or so). And boosted of course. |
Originally Posted by kenn_chan
(Post 6986003)
Well it would be a FB body vice the SA, with the FC front crossmember conversion, a 13bt with a decent turbo on it of course with the trans, etc. a wide body kit, prefer the JSS but would accept the Mariah, and a nice fat set of watanabes on it, in a nice deep green color. Oh and it needs one of them hot a$$ Latino, or Asian hotties in the passenger seat.
cheers kenn Oh wait whats that, it must be my dream car almost finished! :shocking: Now wheres the Girl?????:wallbash: You really need to get some high quality pictures of that beast ... with a latino chicka por favor :D |
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:rock: I want this car.
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Originally Posted by Mazda RX-7 EFINI TYPE
(Post 6992585)
http://www.mrmodels.co.nz/New_Upload...X7_Series1.jpg
My dream FB is pretty much this...but in black, with gold bolts holding on the fenders, and droppped on gold BBS rims (15s or so). And boosted of course. fkn hot though! |
LOL...yea...could do without the plaid seats...but the kit just turns me on...lol.
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Hrm, dream (or "next" depending on how you look at it) is built to old GTU specs; as close to Team Highball's '86 Daytona car as possible. Peripheral 12A, widebody, whaletail, etcetera. Built to SVRA specs because, well, what's the point if you can't roadrace it?
Current project's doing about everything that I want in a street car. S5 internals in... well, let's just say bigass streetported irons, ITBs, trilink and panhard, 5-bolt conversion (T2 rotors of course), Wilwood 4-pots up front, non-assist dual master cylinder brake setup, Bilstein struts / shocks. No, not the P30-0104 inserts. Heh heh heh. This is, of course, ignoring little bits and pieces. |
Pamela.
RIP. |
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Originally Posted by Mazda RX-7 EFINI TYPE
(Post 6992585)
http://www.mrmodels.co.nz/New_Upload...X7_Series1.jpg
My dream FB is pretty much this...but in black, with gold bolts holding on the fenders, and droppped on gold BBS rims (15s or so). And boosted of course. |
Originally Posted by Directfreak
(Post 6986149)
Dude, you need to take like 1000 pictures of that car and post them up pronto!!!
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Originally Posted by brett1621
(Post 6986246)
here are a couple more pics of the interior...
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ahhh, dreams....
1980 RX-7, skymaster blue with metallic chip (nightime sky effect) S3 front end front air dam slight and discreet fender flares all around slim whale tail 13B Renesis, the 9k happy version, forified to run above 10k (N/A would be ok... at first) with three shiny sequential two barrel carburators! (no one said it had to make sense) well, maybe not 5 lug FC front suspension swap with quad calipers custom double wishbone independent rear suspension with a torsen LSD (squeezing a TII rear in would be acceptable) What better wheels for an RX-7 than BBS RX wheels? 205s on 8 inch wide rims adjustable coilovers make sense, but a coil on adjustable airbag suspension would be awesome. Change stance on the fly and let the car jump Toyota Getrag V160 or V161 transmission, adapted to fit custom aluminum driveshaft almost stock black SA interior 79' 130mph speedo, 12k tach in stock location with stock coloring rear +1 seat, with speakers in molding on sides Clarion gutted to house wifi/cellnet/gps/bluetooth enabled computer with digital tuner, knobs still functional though slurpy style cdrom in tape deck location fold fown 7" LCD screen, touchpad integrated into top of ashtray, a GUI that can be run keyboardless foldable bluetooth keyboard in glove box, for those ops that no GUI is good for extra gauges, with oil pressure and voltmeter at the top of the list, displayed on LCD two cup holders in front, somewhere, one for the rear too adjustble and fully collapsable steering wheel to compliment the seats that fold into a bed, onboard AI, four directable jet engines in the underbody plus two at the rear, sealed chamber rebreather system, submersible mode, refinery in location of the gas tank to convert trash into hydrogen... EDIT: 205s are big enough. :-P |
My dream FB would be either a Black widebody version with full fuel injected bridgeport like my old car, or a turbo set up like my current car:
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/5...weekkn3.th.png Cam... |
^ is vair' nice
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Originally Posted by ducktape
(Post 6979597)
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...2&d=1136234748
This with slight flares, and a Cosmo RE. Some day, when money is no object... :( |
Originally Posted by peejay
(Post 6984940)
My dream FB is not an FB, it's an SA. FBs are ugly.
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My dream car is my 85' V8 powered SE....I know its a V8 and a lot of you guys dont like that (you actually hate that!!) but its what I know how to work on and I love it!!!
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...w88/driver.jpg http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...ow88/motor.jpg |
Ha Ha....I posted the same pic thats in my sig. lol
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Ah, what a beatiful car them FBs are.
This one is mine, an 84 12A with 285000 kms (you can turn the engine by turning the alternator wheel), but the damm thing still runs! In terms of upgrades, my knowledge and budget rather limit the upgrades, but, its got a header and almost straight-piped, some 8mm NGK sparkwires, a custom hood vent and a custom spoiler, and a temporary switch start and 14" Carroll Shelby rims (Which I think theyre kinda rare, I have that 4x110 pattern). Also took out all the carpet and radio and whatnot. My dream? SOmehow make the 12A (a new one) more powerful, and make my own body kit for it... |
new list.
1983 rx7 gsl black and blue int 13B large port stage 3 turbo with really good computer chip hoping to get around 400HP custom bodykit tuner wing tinted windows black 90mm headlights 2.5 with fart can custom header DIABLO DELTA FORCE rims 18 INCH aftermarkit steering wheel and shift nob |
my dream fb is that little white car in the background |
a V8 powered fb would be my dream ;)
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K3 Sunbeam silver, Grey/black interior, Datsun 240Z rivet on flares, 14x8 F, 15x8.5 rear (for the rake) FC GTU spoiler, N/A F.I 12A, w/ITB's, SP, current RB SP exhaust, 4 point cage, Recaros, Carbon hood, sunroof. Replace gas tank with 8 gal fuel cell, Current suspension, but better tires. Thats the big stuff. It's what I'm working on (as im sure we all are), maybe 2 more years and she should be done. Then I can move on to an FD or get another FB
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One of my dream FB's is about to begin once I get my FC on the road to use as my daily driver. She'll be pulled off the road and the 138K 12A will be pulled apart for some fresh bits and pieces along with some angry attacks from a drimmel and a Hybrid HT-18. Shootin for 300 rwhp!
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Originally Posted by brett1621
(Post 6986246)
here are a couple more pics of the interior...
that kit has been questioned so many times it ain't funny.. i'm sure there's a few servers that are full because of all the threads started on it.. If your dad really does own it, get pics! of everything! and molds.. of everything! |
85 GSL-SE
silver black interior 13b REW -J port with all bolt-ons or 20b street port -single turbo flares fiting the insanely deep dish rims ford 9inch narrowed with different gears t2 tranny rotors changed for aftermarket along with suspension lowered 2 inches or so no moldings or door handles all filled remote start so i could fire it up and scare ppl radar detector/ jammer - it would be needed |
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A black 100% rust free FB with with a mariah airdam and rear bumper, with a stock wrap around wing, and of corse wide body kit. Some pretty black deep dish BBS wheels that match the kit, window tints and a subtle drop. As for performance, an NA 20b with high compression rotors, judge ito street porting, the best and most well tuned fuel injection setup money can buy, with a high dollar SS borla exhaust system, upgraded brakes, a built manual trans with a tough, but streetable clutch, and finally a nice ford rear end.
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I love that green SA with the flares and fender mirrors but this silver SA has always been one of my favorites. It was owned by a forum member in Norway? but he sold it..
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../silverSA2.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../silverSA6.jpg |
^^ thats a lot of freaking shiny things.
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Originally Posted by ratboy
(Post 7110325)
I love that green SA with the flares and fender mirrors but this silver SA has always been one of my favorites. It was owned by a forum member in Norway? but he sold it..
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../silverSA2.jpg |
I'm building it..... I guess one day I will post completed pics and the list.
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I've been building up my dream car for 3 years.. I have been replacing parts that were aged like steering arms, ball joints (everything pretty much).. and have finally opted to get the motor done. So far I have done mostly all the work myself, but at this point I have got Stuie doing some custom brakes, building an engine and an exhaust (things I would prefer get done right first time, guaranteed) :)
I reckon I could have 2 dream 7's - one with a completely stripped but neat interior - all freshly painted, and another with a nice simple stock interior... Things to do to complete the dream: - engine (in progress) - thermofans (in progress) - exhaust (in progress) - diff - old one is going to die once i get the engine - one of seals at rear of gearbox leaks oil onto exhaust - gps tracking system (upgrade to alarm - will be installed the day i get the car back) - upgrade headlights to brighter more focussed - track wheels + tyres - bend the chassis under drivers seat so i can fit a new seat in lower (i wont fit in the car with a helmet - too tall) - maybe replace front bar, as it has been repaired but is not perfect.. - maybe rewire everything :P i have no idea where ill get the motivation and time to do this though lol... maybe one day - DRIVE IT STAGE 2: - upgrade to a 20B :) (this will be in many years... but definitely i want to do this one day) I reckon the main thing for me is to keep it simple and neat - if I can keep it like that, it'll be my dream car :) http://stuff.pw.cx/CIMG2070%20(Large).JPG |
well, i've got 2 dream FBs and 1 dream SA.
i'll start with FB #1 (the one i'm actually trying to build) Series 3 GS (manual windows and sunroof/moonroof) custom paint (navy blue and silver - in a design yet to be determined) full suspension (it's a mix-n-match system i've drafted for my own driving tastes) polygraphite bushings all around strut tower brace stock 13" aluminum wheels (the "+" wheels) Yokohama AVS Intermediates (NLA - but this is a dream, right?) headlight upgrade stainless steel brake lines Hawk HP+ pads ATE Super Blue stock dark gray/black interior (except seats - to be determined, i guess i'll have to bend over and accept that i'll need to upgrade the stock radio, too, since none of the fucking tape players work! no biggie though, i love CDs) Momo steering wheel (custom horn button) limo tint - with functional rear defogger 13B large streetport (all i'll say until i actually get it assembled and fired up is it will probably represent every 13B (in parts) from the S5 to the Renesis - i'm still gathering needed parts) Autronic SM4 50 mm IDA intake system (550cc x 4) EFI-modified gast tank RB streetport exhaust system aluminum flywheel ACT stage 3 rebuild S4 GXL tranny (synthetic fluid) SE oil cooler torque brace (possibly RB, possibly) engine & tranny mounts (to be determined) possible custom driveshaft (depends on what my research yields for studies on weight savings vs. cost) upgraded electrical system (alternator, lights, battery relocation, etc.) i'm basically planning to build the Rx-7 i would have wanted Mazda to offer back then, whether stock or some sort of special model. this is what i'm trying to work on (on and off between other projects) now. still to come ... the SA dream and the FB Turbo dream. |
Originally Posted by PaImportTuner
(Post 6979804)
+1 man, I just ordered that air dam. then bubble flares, 13b BP and 50DCOE seems more realistic to me.
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im in a very slow build of my very own fb
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...1stGenS3-1.jpg basically i wrote of my s8 fd rz, and got car back of insurance now i intend to build a FB /rz im putting the s8 13b in it, the red recaros, and integrating all other bits and peices, i am also going to get c/f inner door skins, and a custom cf dash made up eventually, all that and much much more, + the added feature of a house is going to slow me down a little bit, ive estimated it taking about 3-4 years... but see how i go |
My dream car is my current car (a silver '79 model with Factory spoiler and louvres), but with Black Datsun Z flares, deep dish 8 spoke wheels ie: Panasport, Watanabe, etc, GSL-SE rear end and brakes, and a rebuilt 12a mild streetport with a blowthrough turbo/carb setup. Kinda like what a 79 GTX would've been like. I just want some show and some go, but no overkill hp.
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the dream SA ... would prefer a '79
black restored unibody (reinforced suspension points) restored interior (okay ... aftermarket radio/CD) mild suspension brakes (lines, pads, synthetic fluid) stock 13" waffles OR the FB aluminums (not decided yet) limo tint upgraded electrical 12A large streetport (built to be totally obnoxious) :) [lightened rotating assembly, aluminum flywheel, full balance, etc.] Sterling Nikki custom exhaust FB GSL rear end |
Originally Posted by innertwist
(Post 7001616)
ahhh, dreams....
1980 RX-7, skymaster blue with metallic chip (nightime sky effect) S3 front end front air dam slight and discreet fender flares all around slim whale tail 13B Renesis, the 9k happy version, forified to run above 10k (N/A would be ok... at first) with three shiny sequential two barrel carburators! (no one said it had to make sense) well, maybe not 5 lug FC front suspension swap with quad calipers custom double wishbone independent rear suspension with a torsen LSD (squeezing a TII rear in would be acceptable) What better wheels for an RX-7 than BBS RX wheels? 205s on 8 inch wide rims adjustable coilovers make sense, but a coil on adjustable airbag suspension would be awesome. Change stance on the fly and let the car jump Toyota Getrag V160 or V161 transmission, adapted to fit custom aluminum driveshaft almost stock black SA interior 79' 130mph speedo, 12k tach in stock location with stock coloring rear +1 seat, with speakers in molding on sides Clarion gutted to house wifi/cellnet/gps/bluetooth enabled computer with digital tuner, knobs still functional though slurpy style cdrom in tape deck location fold fown 7" LCD screen, touchpad integrated into top of ashtray, a GUI that can be run keyboardless foldable bluetooth keyboard in glove box, for those ops that no GUI is good for extra gauges, with oil pressure and voltmeter at the top of the list, displayed on LCD two cup holders in front, somewhere, one for the rear too adjustble and fully collapsable steering wheel to compliment the seats that fold into a bed, onboard AI, four directable jet engines in the underbody plus two at the rear, sealed chamber rebreather system, submersible mode, refinery in location of the gas tank to convert trash into hydrogen... EDIT: 205s are big enough. :-P hehe i:iwstupid: |
ratboy, that must be the silver surfer's 1st gen. Yeesh. :)
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My dream FB is this
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...d=230547&stc=1 into this https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...d=174767&stc=1 Here's a short list of specs. Car '83 GSL color: white (seems to be the color of choice for 20B installs) Engine early 20B #756 needs a rebuild ECU MegaSquirt 2.2 board with 'classic' CPU and MSnS-E J-109 ignition with late leading Misc Walbro 255 lph GSL-SE tank (maybe) BUR7EQ spark plugs 2.5" thickwall exhaust with Borla mufflers still debating clutch radiator (tall or 3 core short) clutch fan or electric If the weather is nice (not raining) tomorrow I get to START on the 20B install TOMORROW!! |
my dream FB would have a full suspension setup, deep dish, widebody, 13b REW, and RHD.
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Mmmmm I can hear the sweet sound of perfection already Jeff. Keep us posted on that install
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Well it's raining so I won't get started on it today, but I have a Cosmo to work on in the garage. :)
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