86'sportcoupe

Hey guys this is my 86 coupe, its my first car, when I first got it it looked decent but it was ran into the ground mechanically, was overheated bad, had no brakes and was just in sad shape. Since then I've slowly been working to fix all of the issues and generally improve the car inside and out. I'm re writing this in winter 2015, so I've had the car for a little over 2 years now. She's a happy 3rd gen now. Running fantastic, stopping, and looking good! And getting a 383 stroker soon So here's my build thread from start till now!

*** UPDATE *** Here are the most current pictures as of 2/18/15, Always check the end of the thread for new pics, too lazy to update!





Here's when I got the car




Then the top end rebuild begins, as you can see, the car was badly overheated before I got it. Bottom end is a reman .030 305 that the previous owner bought.

The engine was stock other than short headers and a torker 2 intake. Previous owner even used the stock leaking qjet on it! Then later replaced that with an even worse holley 650 spreadbore. Garbage, this must have ran like crap!






Now here's what that looks like today, it is a .030 over 305, 9.5:1, lots of head work, cam, double roller chain, accel ignition, eddy intake, holley 600, hedman long tubes ect.. (getting a 383 stroker soon! See end of thread for details on that)


and then all of the brakes had to be done, and I mean all of them, master cylinder back

86'sportcoupe

And now to the looks, here is a before and after of the interior, new gauges, dashpad, console lid, steering wheel and lots of cleaning!



Now today as of 2/18/15


the outside doesnt look like its changed much but it has been much improved, paint has been buffed, clay bared and I wash and wax it a lot, plastidipped wheels, grid tails and a few other things, but here are some current pics






Well if you get this far thanks for looking and the build will be updated as new things go on!

86_irocz-28

looks good I got a soft spot for 86's had a sport coupe similiar to yours

DiabolicalRS

nice car man

crafty_z28

wow... Looks waaaayyy better than either one of my F-bodies! keep up the good work!

86'sportcoupe

Thanks guys, next on the list is a set of irocs!

jharrison5

Looks nice! Sport coupes are so over looked and under valued. It really is a shame since they are such nice cars.

86'sportcoupe

Thanks man, and I completely agree, I really wish more people would appreciate them. They have a bad rap because most of the ones you see are basket cases

Jersey89GTA

iTrader: (1)

Fine job, looks great. Looks like it was repainted.

Enjoy and be safe.

86'sportcoupe

It was re painted a few years ago by the previous owner

86'sportcoupe

Heres a few new things that will be going on soon, megashifter, a set of vintage m/t valve covers I restored and a 1967 holley off of a 396/350hp, its only a little over 600cfm surprisingly

Zane M

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Nice Job!

DiabolicalRS

im thinkin of doing the same exhaust set up as you, how much did it cost you and do you have a video of your new exhaust

86'sportcoupe

It didnt cost all that much, probably a few hundred, including the $100 cat, you just need some basic fabrication and welding skills and you'll be fine, here is a video, let me know if you cant see it
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=3&theater

86'sportcoupe

also its not broken in yet, just got the bullet on last week, had a flowmaster tucked under there but I kept bottoming out lol

DiabolicalRS

yea i cant see it

86'sportcoupe

alright Ill throw it on youtube tomorrow

86'sportcoupe

Here is the same setup with the flowmaster, I liked the idle with the flowmaster better, but the bullet sounds a lot better at every other rpm

MY87LT

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Well it's good to see a Sport Coupe win at a car show.

86'sportcoupe

Well to be fair they were pretty small shows, still was surprised to win though

86'sportcoupe

Here you go DiabolicalRS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqUFE...ature=youtu.be

86'sportcoupe

Probably last detail of the year oh well, anyways Im going to be pulling the intake and mill out a bit of the plenum divider and do some port work on it, also going to throw on those Mickey T valve covers

Scorpner

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Nice job! I'm a sports coupe fan as well. Love what you did with the rims too.

86'sportcoupe

Sure does sound good for a 305 doesnt it?

86'sportcoupe

The future heart of this car, the foundation of my 383, a .030 over 1970 lt1 4 bolt camaro block, we have lots of parts to choose from when building it, Ill be able to have it when Im older. it was machined by my dad and then sat in the garage with other blocks for years, I dug it out and prepped it, its ready to go! (updated pic as I've changed the color from chevy orange to metallic grey)

3318RS

Nice job!!!!

hillntx

The garage reminds me of Toretto's garage in The Fast and the Furious. Is that a grey '67 Camaro behind your car?

86'sportcoupe

A lot of people say that lol and yes, thats my dads 67, 47,000 original miles, been sitting garaged for 30+ years! it was a drag car back in the 70s

86'sportcoupe

Here is a nice fall shot I got a few days ago

Edwardgp

Very nice thanks for sharing.

86'sportcoupe

Here are the latest projects, I painted the manifold with some vht aluminum paint, turned out really good, also building a new q-jet for it, the one I had was a 1969 off of a big block chevy, we modified it just a bit too much and the idle circuit was too rich, went out in the garage and found another center, this time a stock 1970 350 camaro carb, we will modify it as needed. also the car will be getting the accel super coil put back on to match the distributor, we had it off because we thought it was bad, but it ended up being a ground issue

86'sportcoupe

Back up and running!

86'sportcoupe

Some photoshopped Irocs, I want them even more now!

86'sportcoupe

Just snatched this up today, and 89 borg warner 9 bolt posi with discs for $125! its complete too, everything I need, including the rare pbr brakes, also have the springs, brake lines, and sway bar, score!

DiabolicalRS

while your rear is out are you gonna touch the gas tank or anything?

86'sportcoupe

No need to really, I believe the p.o put a newer tank in

kmcn47

how exactly are pbr brakes rare? a rare option maybe? because im pretty sure you can buy those calipers in any parts store

86'sportcoupe

They were rare on the 9 bolt, 1989 only I believe

kmcn47

ahhh, nice score

86'sportcoupe

New dash and tach, scored a mint dash for $90 and bought a new autometer sport comp tach, also have new turn signal lenses on the way!

86'sportcoupe

New turn signal lights and re mounted license plate

kmcn47

somehow i don't think local pd will like your new spot

86'sportcoupe

Havent had any issues, if you are looking from farther away its very clear and readable

kmcn47

neat, might have to move my front plate....... although the z28 nose hangs lower.

86'sportcoupe

Few more projects done, cant do a whole lt because of the crazy winter we have had, anyways I did an led swap, in the dash, heater controls, shifter panel and the tach so far, looks pretty cool. also got a start on polishing my old m/t valve covers, did the top one by hand a bit, already looks good, cant wait to break out the buffer and see what it does! In the meantime also did an engine bay detail and the first wash of the season!

Zeifer

What did you do for LEDs? Your cluster looks nice and bright. Mine's dim as hell.

86'sportcoupe

I got a bunch of 194 led bulbs from amazon

MY87LT

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I love the L.E.D. swap. I went with the bright whites on mine which give it a blue hue.

Zeifer

Got a link?

86'sportcoupe

pretty sure it was these