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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 06:11 PM
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Getting closer!

Been a long time coming. Like to thank everyone for the help along the way. I have a good handful of threads from building the engine to brakes to rear ends. Some day I should prob sit down and make a build thread so y'all can see where I started from and everything I did to it. Nothing super extravagant but looking at the car makes a guy happy knowing he did it w his own hands. Yup, paint too. Theres Still quite a few things left to do but am hoping in a month or so to have it road ready.
Again, thanks for the guidance. Enjoy.

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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 07:26 PM
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Very nice. Year? Specs? Options. Good job.
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 08:39 PM
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Very nice. Year? Specs? Options. Good job.
84z28, 383 480hp 500tq, ruthless racing built 700r4, 8.8 rear 373 gear.
Msd 6al programmable
750 holley
Rpm intake
Worked over Dart pro 1 heads
Comp roller valve terrain
custom cam from Powell machine. Cant remember specs off top of me head
Molnar rods
Scat 9000 crank
Canton pan
Fluid damper
Block is a 74 4 bolt main.
Nothing special really, wanted a solid motor I can beat on and not worry about it.

Ford 8.8, strange axles, Yukon guts

Custom made torque arm, lcas, pan bar and trans mount

Custom 304ss exhaust

Kenny B sfc

Eibach springs, tpis custom valved struts

Ls1 brakes

The car has just about every option from factory. 70k on the odometer, very clean solid car.

Thanks man!!

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Old Aug 20, 2020 | 01:39 PM
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Car: 88 T/A, 91 Formula, 94 Firehawk
Engine: 400 Pontiac, 5.0 TPI, 5.7 LT1
Transmission: 700R4, T5, T56
Axle/Gears: 4.10, 3.42, 3.42
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Looks nice man! Have you driven it with the TPIS struts? I have them on my Trans Am. Installed them back in 97 with some Eibachs as well. Car looked and drove just fine but there was something I didn’t like about them. Think they were soft on compression and stiff on the rebound. Considering I drag raced it occasionally they weren’t favorable for that. Street driving I had no complaints.
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Old Aug 21, 2020 | 09:40 AM
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Looks nice man! Have you driven it with the TPIS struts? I have them on my Trans Am. Installed them back in 97 with some Eibachs as well. Car looked and drove just fine but there was something I didn’t like about them. Think they were soft on compression and stiff on the rebound. Considering I drag raced it occasionally they weren’t favorable for that. Street driving I had no complaints.
Yup, sure have. Love them. But nothing to compare them to.
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