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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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My project...RedBull.what do you think?

I havent been on here in quite a long time since i owned my 86 T/A and it was totalled.3 yrs ago I got my hands on this 87 T/A with carb 305 with 93k on it with a mint body and decent interior in it.Sadly a yrs later i had a nasty run in with a parked tow truck after hittin a very bad pot hole during a storm Well just like the rest of you I figured Im not getting rid of my beast to be..time to upgrade First i repaired my driver side qtr panel with another right back to factory,got my hands on a pre 87 350 block.bored 30 over,corvette aluminum heads with angle job already done,ported polished,complete tpi intake off a 92 GTA including harness ecm,march pulleys,eibach 2" lowering springs,tds wonder bar,rebuilt the 700r4 with stage 2 kit,b and m megashifter on its way,hooker 2055,magnaflow lt1 3" catback.Keep in mind Im 23..barely have any mechanical skills but I am a custom car stereo installer and fabricator and I want to try this mostly on my own and get to know my car and take pride in building it myself..even it if doesnt run as nice as it can I gave it a shot.Im putting alot of time and effort into this to one day be a fun ride.Time for pics:
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Im nearing the end of this build for now.Just need to do my plumbing and then put everything back together along with my custom made air intake.then its off to have the exhaust welded up and then its off for a new paint job.Im putting C5 Z06 rims on it aswell.Im happy I got this far on my own and if it wasnt for the seacrh button on here id be soooo lost so to all you thirdgen gods,thank you.
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 12:33 AM
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looking good looks like a fun project thats the way to build a car do everything yourself then you can feel so much more pride in it because you did it all, keep us updated
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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Yup,its been a long year researching this swap since i know nothing about TPI but I learned alot.So far many parts are out beig polished,now interior wise Im keep mostly stock,adding tripple pillar guages,and a very trick stereo system has already been thought out.But safety first i got a $800 alarm system with starter I installed myself which has proximity sensors,window modules,pager,tracking system etc.The car is really coming alive again Im havin dreams of it
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