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95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.

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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.

1st of all I like to say coodos to this site it helped me from start to finish. If anyone has questions on how I did something or why I did something feel free to ask.95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.-hpim0293.jpg

95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.-hpim0297.jpg

95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.-hpim0449.jpg
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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Re: 95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.

Pulled this 86 out of a wreckers yard for $650 kept it a 5sp added 3.23 posi rear w/disk brakes




95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.-hpim0531.jpg

95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.-hpim0578.jpg

95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.-hpim0734.jpg

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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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Car: 1988 Firebird - 1998 Z28
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Re: 95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.

somebody has some bank... lol. thats the same body kit i wanted to order. how hard was it to install?
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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Car: 86 bird
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Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: 95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.

was very tricky, it was suppose to just mount flush but I couldn't get it to sit straight so I pop rivoted it on and fiberglassed it on solid
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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The body kit doesn't do anything for me, but that's just not my thing. I'm more into function than form, and prefer a sleeper to something that looks faster than it can back up.

All that aside, what do you plan to do with the car? If you ever plan on driving it, I'd highly recommend getting rid of that "triangle of death" on top of the carb. I'm not fan of Edelbrock carbs, either, but if it's more show than go, it's fine.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Re: 95% finished my V6-V8 swap and complete overhaul, let me know what you think.

I will keep it for a year put a few km. on it, maybe enter a show and shine, then consider trading it, I will never get what I put into it to put a for sale sign on, it was more of a project I have always wanted to do.trust me she's fully functional,a huge agrenaline rush. the hood has a 2" cowel indunction that the air cleaner sits up into, Mind you thats a easy change if it doesn't do its job.

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