Original and Current pics of Your third gen
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Original and Current pics of Your third gen
Post up pics of your third gen when you started and a current photo. complete or not.
I was digging through some stuff and found the pics of my Ta the day I got it. It still makes me chuckle a little about what a turd it was. Anyway I thought it might be a cool thread to start so here goes.
This first pic was june of 2003
July 2003 first time at drags with it. 16.1s @88 mph for a total in the car of $850.00
June 7th 2014
I was digging through some stuff and found the pics of my Ta the day I got it. It still makes me chuckle a little about what a turd it was. Anyway I thought it might be a cool thread to start so here goes.
This first pic was june of 2003
July 2003 first time at drags with it. 16.1s @88 mph for a total in the car of $850.00
June 7th 2014
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Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
I got this 1991 Camaro Rs 3.1L V6 auto back in December of 2002 with 33k miles on it. Ran 17.30s in its stock form. I drag raced the crap out of it for many years in its stock form. Was consistent for a stock car. Got it for $4200 and it was in damm good shape for 33k miles. The picture with the car having a bra on it is the day I brought it home...
Now its a mid 12 second V6. Still am trying to make it faster and more consistent then ever. But its a fun fun car to drive around on the streets and its always fun to get a interesting conversations at the race track, either good ones or bad, I still love the direction I went with the car.
Now its a mid 12 second V6. Still am trying to make it faster and more consistent then ever. But its a fun fun car to drive around on the streets and its always fun to get a interesting conversations at the race track, either good ones or bad, I still love the direction I went with the car.
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I got this 1991 Camaro Rs 3.1L V6 auto back in December of 2002 with 33k miles on it. Ran 17.30s in its stock form. I drag raced the crap out of it for many years in its stock form. Was consistent for a stock car. Got it for $4200 and it was in damm good shape for 33k miles. The picture with the car having a bra on it is the day I brought it home...
Now its a mid 12 second V6. Still am trying to make it faster and more consistent then ever. But its a fun fun car to drive around on the streets and its always fun to get a interesting conversations at the race track, either good ones or bad, I still love the direction I went with the car.
Now its a mid 12 second V6. Still am trying to make it faster and more consistent then ever. But its a fun fun car to drive around on the streets and its always fun to get a interesting conversations at the race track, either good ones or bad, I still love the direction I went with the car.
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Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
Thanks! Hopefully I can get out to Norwalk soon. Ive been hitting up Milan for points so far this year as its so much closer to where I live now. But I grew up racing and spectating at Norwalk since I could walk. I miss going there like I use to.
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Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
id post some of all of mine but my photobucket is currently over its bandwith limit
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Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
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Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
few days after bringing home the v6 nexto my old 383 t5 iroc
few months later cleaned up added z28 grill/tailights 2 tone tint /nexto the elco
couple years later with the first turbo engine , full 1le suspension swap , harwood 2.5 inch bolton cowl , and 16 inch iroc rims, 2 tone tint removed in favor of straight black tint
car knocks on the 11 second zone with a 3.1L v6 and garrett hybrid 60-1 turbo , tci 4500 stall, tci streetfighter trans, 4:10 rear gears
z28 before the v6 car
car was for sale at the carwash bought it on the spot and washed it up
engine well um its 305 was beat up bent pushrods, low compression etc so that started an engine build
car ended up like this with a 4 inch cowl hood
sorry for the crappy pictures but most of these were taken before digi camera were good or common
few months later cleaned up added z28 grill/tailights 2 tone tint /nexto the elco
couple years later with the first turbo engine , full 1le suspension swap , harwood 2.5 inch bolton cowl , and 16 inch iroc rims, 2 tone tint removed in favor of straight black tint
car knocks on the 11 second zone with a 3.1L v6 and garrett hybrid 60-1 turbo , tci 4500 stall, tci streetfighter trans, 4:10 rear gears
z28 before the v6 car
car was for sale at the carwash bought it on the spot and washed it up
engine well um its 305 was beat up bent pushrods, low compression etc so that started an engine build
car ended up like this with a 4 inch cowl hood
sorry for the crappy pictures but most of these were taken before digi camera were good or common
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Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
Engine: 3.1 Turbo/ 355 twin turbo
Transmission: a4 w/ 4500 stall/ a4 / t5
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Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
the new toy
1989 iroc-z
somone blew up the original tpi engine and swaped in a 70's truck motor carb and all( of course u know everyone has a vette engine in it when they sell it lol) and really hacked up the car , i got it super cheap though
got her home and started to clean her up
heres a somewhat before shot as i had already started to work on it byt his point
then i decided i was going turbo on this car as well so started putting it back to tpi
top of the t6 76mm turbo peeking out
then i decided i wanted twin turbos so i sold off thew t6 turbo and parts and went twin gt3076's
1989 iroc-z
somone blew up the original tpi engine and swaped in a 70's truck motor carb and all( of course u know everyone has a vette engine in it when they sell it lol) and really hacked up the car , i got it super cheap though
got her home and started to clean her up
heres a somewhat before shot as i had already started to work on it byt his point
then i decided i was going turbo on this car as well so started putting it back to tpi
top of the t6 76mm turbo peeking out
then i decided i wanted twin turbos so i sold off thew t6 turbo and parts and went twin gt3076's
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Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
Engine: 3.1 Turbo/ 355 twin turbo
Transmission: a4 w/ 4500 stall/ a4 / t5
Axle/Gears: strange s60 /w 3:42's
Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
next came the flat black primer
winter came and i lost a few freeze plugs, time for a built engine
the original hood was tweaked so i replaced it with an amd steel 4 inch hood
cars up and running now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7uZzE8PESY
some odds and ends then its off for paint , and when it gets back the dragstar racestars will be going on it
winter came and i lost a few freeze plugs, time for a built engine
the original hood was tweaked so i replaced it with an amd steel 4 inch hood
cars up and running now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7uZzE8PESY
some odds and ends then its off for paint , and when it gets back the dragstar racestars will be going on it
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Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
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Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
wow i am a picture ho lol anyways ill spare u guys the other f-bodys i have since i already posted a gazillion pics
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Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
I already posted pics like this in a different thread.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/orga...-race-car.html
The only thing missing from that link is how the car looks today. This was taken back in 2012 but it's still how the car looks. The rear sponsor decal has been removed and I'm not sure if I'll remove the other one yet. That sponsor buys my fuel and I haven't needed any for a while.
My car has a new IHRA number 6X87 and it still runs low 9's. Last time I tried to get an 8 second pass, I put it up on the back bumper twice before calling it a day.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/orga...-race-car.html
The only thing missing from that link is how the car looks today. This was taken back in 2012 but it's still how the car looks. The rear sponsor decal has been removed and I'm not sure if I'll remove the other one yet. That sponsor buys my fuel and I haven't needed any for a while.
My car has a new IHRA number 6X87 and it still runs low 9's. Last time I tried to get an 8 second pass, I put it up on the back bumper twice before calling it a day.
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Re: Original and Current pics of Your third gen
Not my pic but exactly as mine looked in 1994 when I bought it..
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Car: 89 Camaro RS running MS2X
Engine: .48/.60AR T3/T4 2.8L V6
Transmission: Rebuilt 700R4 2500 stall
Axle/Gears: Next to break...
Bought mine in June 2008 for $4000 at a buy here pay here, with 180,000 miles.
And this is a relatively current pic when it was still NA with 260,000 miles, original motor and trans with no rebuild. Plastidipped rims and front bumper. Black semigloss up top with the original maroon down bottom.
Now its a Megasquirt powered T3 garrett turbocharged V6, soon to be my daily driver again. Also with a vent in the hood for my TMIC.
And this is a relatively current pic when it was still NA with 260,000 miles, original motor and trans with no rebuild. Plastidipped rims and front bumper. Black semigloss up top with the original maroon down bottom.
Now its a Megasquirt powered T3 garrett turbocharged V6, soon to be my daily driver again. Also with a vent in the hood for my TMIC.
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