First off would like to say hello! long time 82 regal owner, new 91 firebird owner. Just wondering what u guys are doing to prep your car for spring? I spent the last weekend replacing battery, cables, starter, plugs & wires, rotor, dist.cap..... New pads, rotor, inner and out wheel bearings..... Trust me I'm ussually not this motivated but just bought the car and she needed some mechanical love. Glad to say my 91 305tbi is runnin like a champ. so what are u doing to prep for a great summer to come?

 

Mosier axles and new bearings/seals, rear disc brakes (pbr's), lca's (J&M eng),Probuilt 700R4, alum.driveshaft, poly swaybarbushings and torque arm. Seats, doorpanels, and rollcage to go. Not enough $ or time ever!!!! LOL...

 

Amen to that. Working 6 days a week plus school doesn't give much time, I just like to hit up a car wash, lol.

 

Nothing yet! Still too cold. Once it warms up get the differential and heater core put in, along with new hood struts, wonderbar, door hinge repair kit, oxygen sensor, 160 thermostat, alignment, magnaflow, and many other things i want to do but don't have the $$

 

G.M.> kicks ***! Are you ready for summer?

 

Well, I drove mine in the winter so it has not been siting but it was nice this weekend. So I did a bit of "Spring prep" checked all fluids, checked brakes, painted some small things like wiper arms and the radio antenna that had been fading over the years but never got around to doing it before winter. Plus putting a nice coat of wax on it.
Next week I get to pop on my new emblems and then the next rebuild the nose of the car. Then it will be set for summer.
I got to do everything on the weekend cause I got work and classes during the week and the camaro is my DD.

 

Haven't done anything special since I drive it year round. Do need to take the antifreeze back out before the track opens up at the end of the month.

 

I'm driving mine as my daily driver as well. no problem with summer comin but not sure she will handle to well next winter here in N.W.Ohio!

 

Well, through the winter I finally got the 3" Flowmaster exhaust installed which should make the 400 I built last summer breathe better. Re-adjusted my rockers, changed the intake gaskets, and reconnected my heater hoses to the heater. Changed the oil and filter cleaned up underneath while I have it up in the air. Started it up last Saturday, sure sounded good to hear it run again and now I really have the fever!!

 

What's up Ohio, I got the fever as well!

 

Spring is here, putting my tranny in this week and hope to have it out soon!

 

Had my '86 out all winter (winter car broke down in november) mines all ready to go new breaks, radiator, break lines, upper lower hoses, ran new tranny lines to radiator,rims and tires, if weather keeps up painting this month, hopefully.

 

just did the oil/filter change on mine, plus a CAI, new E3 plugs, MSD cap, rotor, wires and street fire ignition coil (starts way easier now). also putting new window motors in, wiring up the new sound system, and i ordered a new cam and steel roller rockers for it, plus getting the headers soon, then turning it into a side exit exhaust talk about fever. after all that i may get around to putting a better rear end/driveshaft in it, poly bushings all around, new struts/shocks, and then get onto the body & interior work. gonna be black/blue highlight interior with front racing seats and 5 point harnesses, new gauges, maybe a better shifter. then either gonna fix the front end or convert it to a camaro front end. then finally paint it with the black/blue pearl paint i got two years ago for my old camaro :S plans plans PLANS! i cant wait to see bare highway so i can just destroy these old tires, but we just got 1.5 more feet of snow, so its staying in the garage for now

 

i pulled the engine, trans, rear, reinforced my SFC and intalled a 6pt cage and new seats/gauges/interior. also installed high flow high pressure pump. new custom fuel and brake lines.painted everything and fixed all the rust. gona put a ford 8.8 in and a 480hp HSR 383 thats just for the 2009 spring

 

Here's a pic of my winter work. I am ready for spring!!

 

Toledo, Ohio is ready to see what the bird can do this spring! My 82'Regal has the standard N/A 3.8 (non-turb, classic lines!) so the bird has bigger *****! I wonder how Michigan felt when a MAC team (Toledo Rockets) beat them @ THE BIG HOUSE! LOL!

 

Very nice....

 

Thanks, I have enjoyed working on and driving this car alot over the past 23 years I have owned it. I feel like 17 all over again and that was a loooong time ago for me.

 

All the updates are great... Summer is the time to show these car the best! your guys's car outrank my bird for certain And I appreciacte all the time and money that go's into theese great cars! spend and show off some more...... Love it!

 

with those braces, did you have any trouble of the distributor getting in the way?
i was looking under the hood of my car today, daydreaming, and it seemed like there wouldn't be enough room for it to go there

 

It is close to the distributor so I had to take my 5lb hammer and a block of wood to flatten it above the dizzy for clearance and it works perfectly and they really do tighten up the front end along with a wonder bar to tie the frame rails together on the front.

 

Here's a different view of how the brace bolts in.

 

oh ok sweet. thanks a lot. im gonna look into those.

but for now the next few things im gonna do are SFCs and build the rearend

 

New paint, fuel pump, headers, rear gears.

 

What size gears? Pics of the work are always great!

 

Gut the rearend and throw all bran new stuff in it and pray that it holds. Just still debating between a 3.90 and a 4.10 gear.

 

Putting in 3.90s. there not in yet

 

My spring story is building a brick patio for my woman an all the rip cuts happened in the gararge with my Regal.... Brick dust looks great on my other woman... It's all worth it for certain.... Love all the great engine bay pics! SOME DAY..................

 

What did u do today? I got new rear tires for the bird, finished the patio, and washed the regal and her Cragars!

 

Man, I had the car running today, and to say it sounds good is an understatement for sure. I have my sticker on and I am calling the insurance agent so I can drive it Monday and Tuesday this week since it is getting nice here in Ohio. I am sooo ready for the cruising to begin..

 

It was a great day! Have fun and kick ***!