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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 12:06 PM
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Car: 2- 1986 TA 1 t-top 1 hardtop
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Tricked out TA

thought you guys would get a kick out of my TA. Don't worry it was a doner car, saving the life of 2 others.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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there are no words....except why didn't you part out the drivetrain? and uh...do you still drive it? i would...
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 12:23 PM
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wow, that's the most stripped-down T/A I've ever seen without calling it a pile of parts instead of a T/A
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 12:38 PM
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i saved everything but the main body, very badly damaged. I couldn't drive it like this cause the first thing i pulled was the motor.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 01:27 PM
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
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Heyyyyyy I need a couple of those centercaps on those wheels
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 01:35 PM
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you should make a Dune Buggy out of it
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 01:38 PM
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now that i've had more time to think about it...how much do you guesstimate that it weighs? ....nah, i'm just crazy as hell, nm
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 01:40 PM
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take it to the strip and pull a dead stock motor 13 second time... LMAO!
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 01:51 PM
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lol, i was thinking a 150 shot on the stock engine and some fat tires, spray off the line and get a wicked wheelstand, until you fall out from the lack of a seat or belts....but yea, if you stayed on, it'd run real nice times, given that the whole thing doesn't just fold and bend over itself

lets see, my car weighs 3050 with a full interior...i reckon thats half the car (assuming the engine weighs around as much as the full interior)....stock engine was maybe 170hp....+150...so 310hp on a 1500lb car...the little online calcs that est et and mph based on weight and hp say that it'd run 9.7@138

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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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Originally posted by ontogenesis
lol, i was thinking a 150 shot on the stock engine and some fat tires, spray off the line and get a wicked wheelstand, until you fall out from the lack of a seat or belts....but yea, if you stayed on, it'd run real nice times, given that the whole thing doesn't just fold and bend over itself


put the pedals as levers on the wheel and stand up and surf!
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 01:56 PM
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*grabs a torch and walks out to the car*
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 02:33 PM
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wow speaking of cars in desperate need of some sfc's!!! and how funny would it be if you were running in the 9's youd have to have a full roll cage haha thatd be a funny sight.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 02:34 PM
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wow speaking of cars in desperate need of some sfc's!!! and how funny would it be if you were running in the 9's youd have to have a full roll cage haha thatd be a funny sight.
by the time he braced that enough to be legal to run 9s, i bet it would weigh the same as it did stock.. lol
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 03:27 PM
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Originally posted by ontogenesis
now that i've had more time to think about it...how much do you guesstimate that it weighs? ....nah, i'm just crazy as hell, nm
its real easy to move around. I can lift the back and the front myself, though not at the same time. and I'm not a big guy
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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Originally posted by MrDude_1
take it to the strip and pull a dead stock motor 13 second time... LMAO!
i was thinking the same thing. thats weight reduction at its best.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 05:30 PM
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Originally posted by badandy247
you should make a Dune Buggy out of it
hahhahaha when i saw it i thought the same thing man
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 06:32 PM
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Car: 1981 Chevy Malibu, 1987 Formula 350
Engine: 229 V6, L98 TPI 350
Transmission: TH350, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt ???, 9 bolt 3.27 posi
can anyone say...BIG GOKART?!?!?!?!? or maybe even a big lawn mower! lol
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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You're both right! That would make the coolest overgrown go-cart I've ever seen! Otherwise just tack a roll-cage over the whole thing and call it GOOD! Hehehe
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 08:24 PM
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Originally posted by speedingpenguin
can anyone say...BIG GOKART?!?!?!?!? or maybe even a big lawn mower! lol
Heh heh.. All he would need is a steering wheel/column, gas/brake pedals,a rollbar,2 bench seats(front&back) and maybe an old 1600cc VW Bug engine.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:39 PM
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I was thinking a golf cart, but hey I have always wanted to do doughnuts on the greens.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 11:19 PM
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I don't know about you guys, but I'm scarred for life! I thoght my 83 parts KARR was bad.
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 12:04 AM
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Hehe... jump up and down on the floor boards... 5 bucks says ya can bend it in half :P thirdgen sub-frames are not known for their strength :P
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Old Nov 16, 2003 | 04:51 PM
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Here's one we did back in the beginning of may. Its fed 4 thirdgen's and counting. Looks like you ravaged yours alot worse though

You gotta have some fun with it before you take it to the scrapyard though, it would be wrong not to

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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 12:37 AM
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that would be pretty fun to ride around like that lol
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 01:44 AM
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2 words...

WEIGHT REDUCTION!
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 12:13 PM
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dude seriously, grab a $50 carbed 305 from the 'yard and drop it in. have a little fun anyway. either that or donate it to monster garage. no wait, theyd just tear it apart, yeah get a 305.
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 04:41 PM
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Originally posted by StreetRoc85 350
dude seriously, grab a $50 carbed 305 from the 'yard and drop it in. have a little fun anyway. either that or donate it to monster garage. no wait, theyd just tear it apart, yeah get a 305.
I don't think it has much more left to tear apart
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 05:01 PM
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I guess this proves once and for all that if you go and cut the bar out of your t-tops your car won't instantly fold.
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