So, my parents just split up and now that moneys been rough and I've had to part with some of my horses since I'm fully paying for them now. Dad decided to make it up to me. I got my permit 6 months ago and me and dad began our search of my dream car. Our original plan was to get a couple and throw a decent one together.. well we got carried away ;]
This was the first one:


I had wanted a v6 to save me money and because I don't plan on beating on it, ever. So this was a v6, it was rusted out but it was the beginning to our 'project'.

Next came:


This rusted v8 that my dad wanted to race. It had brand new parts underneith that we plan on putting my 'main car'.

Thannn:


Dad liked the looks of this v8.. body wasn't so bad.

Next was:

This rusted v8 and soon to follow:

THIS v8.. which he had quite a bit of fun in.
So with 4 v8s and a v6 we thought we'd have enough.
But, we had a hard time choosing a body to 'build on' until
I found my babyyy;




Yep, this v6 with ONLY 90k (and Im the third owner), will be my road car. And she's alll ready! Registered, stickered, insured.. I've just gotta get my license (I'm waiting for my date back). I recently sent her to the shop to have her carborator rebuilt, new water pump put in and new radiator and new seals.

Anywhoooo. Go ahead and comment away. We had a budget of 3000, which we made, surprisingly (we had a lot of connections) and please throw in things you think may look cool on my car, keep in mind.. I'm not driving her for speed.

 

like the look, id lose the bra and the rims, maybe get some nice stock iroc rims or even some z28 rims, id get the newer style taillights and tint the windows and she would be perfect!

 

I agree those bra things are nothing but trouble.

 

Really clean car, looks good! I would just ditch the bra, tint, and lower it... You wont break 250$ and it will look really good IMO.

 

Sell 4 of them and build the 2 you keep!

 

Agreed.

And like everyone else said, ditch the bra. I like the rims though.

I'd leave the motor stock, leave any upgrading you do to the suspension, tires and brakes

 

Love the car man, looks awesome. I'm in the same boat starting with a 2.8. You'll soon want a V8 don't worry.

 

Burn the bra, pull the front plate if ya can, and trash the tacky thing on the rear window.

Otherwise, very nice.

 

Oh, the louvers are staying ;] I'm going to tint the headlight/taillights, and put those super bright blue bulbs in, I'm going to pull the additional front bumper piece off because it's broken so it will be completely original looking and I don't know about the tires ;] Everyone thinks there girly, and since, haha, I'm a girl, I think they make her (my car) look feminine. I don't think I'm going to tint the windows right away, I would first need to replace all my plastic lining stuff.. and I don't have to much money from all my horse events anyway so time will tell ;p

 

Doubt it ;] It only has 90,000 miles and I want it to last me forever. I'm not reckless, anymore. I only plan to drive her to school and to my work locations, other wise I'm taking the bus to save gas money.

 

I agree, keep the louvers

Is it a manual by any chance? Even better if it is, still looks like a nice ride even if it's an auto. I regularly got 25-26 mpg in town when I had my 2.8 with the 5 speed, loved that thing

Had louvers too

 

It is a manuaal. And yeah, right now I'm getting roughly 20-24 mpg :] Love it.

 

I too don't like bras on thirdgens. Otherwise its a nice ride!

 

Nice car! I just turned 18 and I've had my car for a year now. I have a 305 and there is nothing like getting about 12 mpg in town with it for a daily driver

 

;] Yeah, the first thing I told myself is why get a fast car when you aren't going to speed? Haha, my brothers one ton get's better gas mileage then that.

 

I agree too- I never liked them on Firebirds but louvers always seemed to look good on Camaros to me.

By the way that's how I got a v6 too- all the v8 cars we found were garbage, their engines barely ran or burned oil, paint was ruined, interiors were shredded, dents, etc. For the same price my car was in mint condition.

Wow- I'm blinded every night by people that put those horrible "super bright blue bulbs" on their cars. They're trying to copy real (aka expensive) HID lights and failing miserabily- and blinding me too. Please be considerate to your fellow drivers and don't do it. Here are some better (and legal) options, and besides, did you know that the human eye doesn't see as well (or as far) with blue light? https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/v6/5...-question.html

 

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Get real HIDs or just better factory style bulbs. Tinted covers + cheap blue bulbs = ten foot visibility at night.

 

I planned on getting HIDs, they have an awesome deal right now, buy a pair and get a pair free. I would like to be able to see, for my own safety. Maine's not the place to have crappy headlights ;p

 

I wanted a V8 for 2 reasons:

1. Sounds a lot better then a V6 car (which is very important lol).
2. Easier to swap a 350 or 383 later in life (unless LS1 is cheap by then).

Also, seeing how fast you can get up to the speed limit off of a green light is fun

 

In case you can't tell, I get blinded every night by inconsiderate drivers- what you think are HIDs are not HIDs, I can tell by the price- those are the same "cruddy headlights" that you're trying to avoid. As I said above, the human eye doesn't see as well in blue light. You're going to get blue light without any visibility. http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2738

For a real headlight upgrade, you're looking at over $500, you need lenses with "cut-off" and those certainly aren't buy-one-get-one-free, then upgraded wiring, etc.

Again, please dont. But if you do, I'll be sure to high-beam you when you come the other way.

 

I wanted a 60* v6 for 2 reasons:

1. Sounds alot funner with a pair of turbos (which I'll be adding this spring lol).
2. Easier to cut corners with better handling (and still gives better weight bias than an LS1).

Also, seeing how fast you can get up to the speed limit off of a green light is fun, especially when the guy behind you has a v8.

 

Turbos sound like crap to me

 

gotta agree here... v8 is king. it's not about how fast you're going, it's about how fast you get there.. haha
I'd throw a z28 body kit on it. nice find on a great car!

 

and by the way... twin turbo beefed out v6 will never touch a supercharged 383. haha

 

Way off topic, but its just a matter of throwing money at it. There are 4-bangers that can spank a supercharged 502.

Besides, everyone knows v12s are king.

 

Y'know there was a reason the NHRA banned turbos in top fuel. And in the late 80's and 90's People were going stupid fast with Grand Nationals and Syclones/Typhoons. Other guys couldn't keep up and started whining to level the field and stiffer restrictions came in other classes. The reality is it's easy to go stupid fast (and get there quick ) with a turbo setup, regardless of how many cylinders it's feeding. Blowers (including paxton chargers) are being eclipsed by turbos.

Sorry for the hijack. Tinted lights and brighter bulbs sound like a bad idea. You'll end up with normal intensity and purpleish-grey beams. I know it won't be as cool to you as tinting everything, but they make clear light covers as well. I saw someone retrofit some silverado lights on a thirdgen. I didn't like it but you may.