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Old 02-27-06, 10:20 PM
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Now:
drivers front fender
header panel (between hood and bumper)
bumper cover
bumper support
doors
door and hatch seals
new seats
install my Koni Blue's
interior
exhaust leak
O2 bung
tune
tranny
fluids
figure out the humming in my rear end

save money for:
sandblasting
rhino lining underbody
widebody
paint
rims
tires for said rims
-se front suspension swap or 2nd gen front subframe/suspension swap
Ford 8.8 out of the '03/'04 Cobra or 9" rear end
aluminum radiator
custom driveshaft
FD tranny
built 13brew or 20b (porting, balancing & lightening rotors/counterweight, etc. etc.)
turbo
computer
fuel system
intercooler
radiator
cage
racing seats
stereo
too much else to list, it's going to be a long-term project
Old 02-27-06, 10:20 PM
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Oh yeah I'd forgotten!

Install the SA dashboard for more kneeroom

How silly of me.
Old 02-27-06, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Lyons
you should consider yourself lucky....at least your car still has paint mine is on stands, no glass no interior to speak of, no doors, no front fenders, your lucky mines in for serious overhaul
i do indeed consider myself lucky.
my car is a pos, its just being torn down to be simplified before i swap my engine and dell from my dd.
Old 02-28-06, 02:18 AM
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ACT clutch
New exhaust
new fuel tank
new fuel filter
new lsd & tranny oil
new oil cooler lines
electric fan
new belts
Old 02-28-06, 06:10 AM
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my S :

brake master and slave cylinders
new soft brake lines
carb rebuild
new cat/pipes/muffler
new tires
tie rod ends
ball joints
strut cartridges
springs
control arm bushings
front sway bar bushings
u joints
reupholster the interior
driver side window mechanism
new weather stripping and seals all the way around
fix/remove A/C

my GS :

engine rebuild
minor body work
paint
reupholster the interior
springs
strut cartridges
tires
driver side window mechanism
weather stripping for sunroof
Old 02-28-06, 07:18 AM
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84 GS:
new culutch master&slave cylinder
new rad
oil cooler swap
new tranny or rebuild
new t/o bearing
new clutch
front drivers fender
header panel
e-fan
new u-joints
all new wheel bearings
omp rebuild
omp adapter from rotary avaition
tune up
alignment
paint job
lots of interior work
racing beat full exaust
and im in the middle of emissions removal and a carb rebuild
i got tons of $$$ just no time to do the work
Old 02-28-06, 07:36 AM
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17x12 and 17x10 CCW's, all 4 brake rotors machined, a TII powerplant, microtech, intercooler, full 3" exhaust, innovative wideband, basically the works its gonna take me a while to afford it all....
Old 02-28-06, 09:49 AM
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It needs to be put together, this is a list of the parts I have laying around:

Intercooler
Intake manifold
Holley carb
Springs
Shocks
Coilover perches
Engine torque brace
Blow-off valve

Then after I get everything together I am going to need another motor since I think this one is ready to pop. Should be fun for at least a month though!!
Old 02-28-06, 10:22 AM
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'84 GS; nothing.

'85 GSL SE; heater core/valve, interior, paint, shocks, springs, suspension bushings.

Mike
Old 02-28-06, 10:37 AM
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1981 GS:

Needs exhaust finished
Carb and fuel tank cleaned/drained
Bodywork finished
and then painted and possibly sold as there's another one coming home soon.
Old 02-28-06, 11:22 AM
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Mine needs to get out of the body shop and to stop running like ****.
Old 02-28-06, 01:37 PM
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My '84 GSL SE needs:

- Paint job
- Suspension bushing set
- 4 tires

Thats it for now
Old 02-28-06, 01:58 PM
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I need the carb to be back together...or another one...
wiring and plumbing of the vac lines
complete suspension
windsheild
various lenses and harnesses etc...
weatherstripping
interior
tires
rebuilt brake system and clutch master cylinder
battery
frame straightening and front end
another car that isnt in such bad shape

oh yeah, and the exhaust has been full of antifreeze for over 10 years, so that too. Who knows maybe even a fuel pump when I get it all back together.
Old 02-28-06, 02:07 PM
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hmm i just got it and i already need:

clutch kit, MC, and SC (hopefully fix my clutch problems)
Air pump (fix the emission system for registration)
steering column trim
stock gauges (have crappy aftermarket one)
stock steering wheel (have crappy aftermarket one)
paint job
tune up (probably need to rebuild the carb)
need to tighten the steering up (has about 6 or more inches of play in it)

oh forgot:
tires
weather trim
fix rear taillight
coolant flush
thorough cleaning of interior (thinkin of recarpeting)
thorough cleaning of engine bay (lots of black widow webs)
new dash (sun ate it to ****)
new stereo (it doesnt have one)
new clock (its faded to hell)
finish exhaust system (has rb header/presilencer, needs catless pipe and muffler)
new bulb in passenger front running light

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Old 02-28-06, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 3times
I was just looking at your cardomain.. NICE CAR. Clean Looking. Where did u get that shift ****?
thanks!

i got the shift **** from advanced auto, but it had a fake carbon fiber insert where the rotor picture is now. I just popped that out and resized a rotor picture to fit in the circle. Then I put the picture on a couple layers of index card to bring it up flush with the rest of the **** and glued it in.
Old 02-28-06, 04:38 PM
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I need:

New starter
Rear brake calipers
Plastic column around steering wheel red color..
The cap that goes on the back where fluid is supposed to spray out onto the back window
a screw..
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