I haven't posted in awhile ever since I got the car done so I thought I'd put some pictures up of it! The only things I have done to it since my last thread is 28 spline ten factory axles, new auburn posi unit, 3:73 gears, and a new PROM from tunedperformance. I just took the Gotti's off and put the winter wheels on.

 

 

Looking good!

 

and if anyone cares this is what she looked like when I got her!

 

Gorgeous Formula! I remember reading your restoration thread... quite a transformation you made on that car

 

thanks!

 

Car's looking great! I saw you out at the 66 Festival. Really makes me miss my bird. I can't wait to get another one. Dang priorities.

 

Thanks man, yeah if I remember rust got the best of yours. Its a sad thing, but i'm sure you'll be back in one before you know it!

 

How is the Auburn posi working for you? Any issues? It's what I want to put into my car but others say to go Eaton? And how are the 3.73 gears?

 

So far it works great, it was brand new out of a 94 Z28 back in '94. Most people say they have had no problems with their auburn unit too. For the gears I went from a 2.73 to a 3.73 so its a night and day difference. The car is soooo much quicker, but the gas mileage got worse.

 

Well that's cool. Since my car is not a daily driver, screw the gas mileage. LOL

Yea, I want that feeling of quick acceleration when I do take it out for the Sunday drives etc. Btw, how much do you think you lost in gas mileage just out of curiosity?

 

I'm sure its a little better in the summer but I went from around 16mpg to 12mpg. It doesn't help that its about 20-30 degrees out right now. When I had 2.73's I was getting about 20 mpg on the highway in the summer.

 

Well since you're fuel injected and I have a carb in mine you get better mileage. I average about 14-16 mpg city.

 

Looks good , the more I looked at it the more those wheels grew on me. Im a stickler for original wheels on these cars. Winter wheels?? I cringe thinking about it in all the snow an salt .

 

Theres a carwash not to far from me that has a sprayer than cleans off road salt and road grime under the car, I'm going to go there if I ever get caught driving in salt. Hopefully this is the only winter I will have to drive it in.

 

I hope so too, I had an 87 gmc 1/2 ton my grandpa bought new. I got it with 45,xxx mi.Sadly my dad and I put it through it first winter. That was it, thats all it took to kill that truck, never was the same. I hope it wont be the same for you.

 

looks good man