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Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula "painted"
Thanks Kieth
Still more I want to do with it and the stickers are coming.
Drew
Thanks Kieth
Still more I want to do with it and the stickers are coming.
Drew
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Stickers are here, door is off for a hinge rebuild, new headliner material is here, time is currently not hereHard Work Guarantees Nothing - Lack of it Does!
Drew Gerth - Newburgh, INComment
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Headliner fix
Finally some progress.
Problem
Stripped, cleaned and patched
New material on
Hard Work Guarantees Nothing - Lack of it Does!
Drew Gerth - Newburgh, INComment
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Finished the headliner and got the decals on before heading to the Car Craft Summer Nationals but unfortunatly we never made it do to a fuel pump failure.
That landed the bird here:
Then here:
Hard Work Guarantees Nothing - Lack of it Does!
Drew Gerth - Newburgh, INComment
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I was waiting for a comment from Squirrel about computer driven stuff and not being able to use a 5 gallon can and gravity feed to get home... ouch. Sorry to hear it.
My question - is the tank full? Reason I ask? My fuel pumps always seem to barf when the tank is full.Flying south, with a flock of bird dogs.Comment
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full to the top of courseHard Work Guarantees Nothing - Lack of it Does!
Drew Gerth - Newburgh, INComment
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Been having lots of fun with the car. Autocrossing and the first two legs of power tour this year. Just put a new AGR steering box on to tighten things up a little and it made a noticeable difference. Then today while running some errands the motor let go. I was doing some spirited driving at the time but nothing to over the top. Loud bang followed by rattle and loss of oil pressure. Restarted to hear more clanging. I am debating just throwing another motor in it out of a vette I have access to or doing a full rebuild on the one that is in it.Hard Work Guarantees Nothing - Lack of it Does!
Drew Gerth - Newburgh, INComment
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whats the diffrence between the vette and formula engine? Would it hold its value better "numbers matching"? If the vette engine is the same or better I would say drop it in and get back on the road, you can always build the badest formula engine later and swap it back in.Comment
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Gmpp ls3?Editor-at-Large at...well, here, of course!
"Remy-Z, you've outdone yourself again, I thought a Mirada was the icing on the cake of rodding, but this Imperial is the spread of little 99-cent candy letters spelling out "EAT ME" on top of that cake."Comment
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BBC?Doing it all wrong since 1966Comment
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The vette engine has aluminum heads and 85,000 fewer miles. It also hasn't been bottle fed.Originally posted by Russell View Post
The LS3 is a thought but more coin.Hard Work Guarantees Nothing - Lack of it Does!
Drew Gerth - Newburgh, INComment
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It's also 50-state legal and new with warranty. A good trade off.Editor-at-Large at...well, here, of course!
"Remy-Z, you've outdone yourself again, I thought a Mirada was the icing on the cake of rodding, but this Imperial is the spread of little 99-cent candy letters spelling out "EAT ME" on top of that cake."Comment
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that's a nice way of saying "beat on by hooligans for you magazine reader guy's entertainment"... is the 'vette mill an LT1 or LT4? If it's not too much, seems like a good way to get you back on the road.Originally posted by 91CCFirebird View PostFlying south, with a flock of bird dogs.Comment
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The vette engine is a L98 out of a rear ended 90. I would just put the long block in my car. Probably add my 1.6 roller rockers and may put a cam in it.Hard Work Guarantees Nothing - Lack of it Does!
Drew Gerth - Newburgh, INComment
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L98 sure would be a nice little upgrade. Plus, 50ish lbs. lighter with the aluminum heads. Nice easy swap.
Does the car have a 305 in it now? If so, you will have to swap out a few sensors to make it all jive correctly. Knock sensor, MAP (I think), and something else I am forgeting are calibrated differently in a 305 car. Oh, and snag the Vette computer, too.Bakersfield, CA.Comment
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