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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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I love that green SA with the flares and fender mirrors but this silver SA has always been one of my favorites. It was owned by a forum member in Norway? but he sold it..

That engine bay is off the hook.....
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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My dream rotary is a 67 corvette convertible... it would have one of those new modern frame kits that takes front and rear suspension from a C4 (1984-96) Vette. Body would be close to stock, ditto interior, nice chrome wheels.... and a huge 13B turbo! Or, even better, since we're dreaming, a 20B turbo!

I want to teach a lesson to all you turds who remove the rotary and drop in a v8. Here's turn-about -- pull the V8 and install a rotary! Hurry Lotto and pull my numbers!
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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My dream FB would be a brand new 85 SE , 0 kms on it with a renesis under the hood with the 6 speed from the 8, rx-8 gauges and seats. Maybe white paint with white rims. Of course suspension/exhaust/other goodies.

hard choice to go with a renesis or an NA 3 rotor, imo both offer enough horse power in an FB...
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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Like more than a few people who have posted, my dream FB is my car with a few mods (some of which I have already obtained).

'81 GS
Pacifica widebody kit
Racing rear spoiler (can't recall who made it, but I have one)
GSL-SE suspension w/Konis and Eibach springs
TII engine w/streetport
Wheels either 15 or 16" (not yet decided)
Stock interior, possibly recovered in leather
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 05:58 AM
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That engine bay is off the hook.....

LOL!!!! that car is from NEW ZEALAND!!!
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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Yeah, that's right. Best part is that it's sitting in my workshop.

/cue the hate
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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At least it's a decent motor unlike the GM junk that piston people throw in. I'd love to see it finished if you can make it turn
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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lol aren't the GM motors suppose to be more reliable than the fix or repair dailies
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Old Nov 5, 2008 | 01:05 AM
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Old Nov 5, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
At least it's a decent motor unlike the GM junk that piston people throw in. I'd love to see it finished if you can make it turn
I'll definitely be making a build thread/progress thread once it gets going a little more. Still gathering bits and pieces.

I had originally bought an 85 GSL from a friend of mine. The 12A in that is running fine, I was going to just pull it and drop in the V8. A little bit after I bought that I found a guy looking to sell his 85 GL with the grannies kit, older 302 and AOD already installed. He wanted 300 for the car, so I jumped on that. A bit after I got that one I found a nice deal on a 88 302HO/AOD combo out of a Lincoln, decided I'd rather run EFI than a carbed setup. So I'll snag the limited slip rear end of of the GSL... along with the louvers () and put those on the GL.

Here is the GSL I bought from my friend, 200 bucks. The moron who had it before my friend sprayed primer all over the OE paint. No prep, no nothing. Just sprayed...over everything... even the wheels! It was that metallic brown color before he got primer happy.


Here's the GL with the 302, it was 300 bucks.


I'm pretty excited about the project, my goal is 300+ horsepower out of the 5.0, shouldn't be that hard to get there. Stock 5.0 HO is good for 225 hp and 300 lb-ft. The AFR 165 heads I have my eyes on are good for 100 ponies by themselves.

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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 02:25 AM
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single turbo REW+FB FTW
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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rotary84
lol aren't the GM motors suppose to be more reliable than the fix or repair dailies
Hahaha that's a joke right? Yeah that's why GM put a distributor behind the water pump in the LT1's. I tell ya I don't sell ANY distributors for LT1's
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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I said that I own my dream FB already, I'd love to get its stance like this though:

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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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yo ratboy wered you get those rims?
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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every fb's rear end should be this big!

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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenku
Hrm, dream (or "next" depending on how you look at it) is built to old GTU specs; as close to Team Highball's '86 Daytona car as possible. Peripheral 12A, widebody, whaletail, etcetera. Built to SVRA specs because, well, what's the point if you can't roadrace it?
i was happy to look in the svra rules, cause thats what is sitting in my driveway! it might even run soon
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by notveryhappyjack
pick it up sunday afternoon, never been this anxious in my life.


that car makes me question the color i'm planning on paiting mine. what color is that it's hot as "f"
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:24 AM
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thats car is sick!!! but id love to have directfreaks car...in white
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:33 AM
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A really clean rust-free dark green 1985 GSL-SE with the Rx-8 6-speed transmission, TII hubs and brakes, The 16X engine (when it's completed), 2 inch flares up front and 3.5 inch flares out back with 15 by 8 wheels up front (flush offset) wrapped in 255/RZ(whatever keeps the stock speedo accurate)/15 and rear wheels at 16 by 10(also flush offset) with 275/RZ(matching diam sidewall to front)/16. Then a black interior that mirrors the stock layout in modern supercar materials like alacantra, leather, soft-touch plastics, and carbon fiber with a cage that doesn't make entry too hard, but just stiffens the chassis up a bit. RE-Speed's rack and pinion steering system, a RB full exhaust for what ever they'd engineer for the 16X. Re-Speed's coil over conversion kit and whatever coilovers that make for a good compromise between streetable, and track-worthy. The engine and tranny are both new, zero miles, and the LSD and TII break calipers are freshly rebuilt. Steel-braded every kind of line you can get, all bulbs in the car, both exterior and interior are replaced with comparable output LEDs. Everyhting is seam welded to stiffen the chassis. Retrofitted HIDs that are properly engineered and don't blind other people on the road. stock body other than the flares. A mild tint job to darkenthe windows just a hair, but doesn't make it hard to see in/out of the car. The power windows/antenna/windshield wiper motors/ and any other electrical actuator/motor is brand new and greased up to work at modern speeds, not 1985 power window speed. No emissions equipment, new wiring harness, and a wire tuck under the hood with a battery relocated to the driver storage bin for a super clean under hood appearance.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 01:39 AM
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the speedo is through the transmission. so it would be the drive wheels that matter, not the fronts. but yes i completely agree with you on this being a dream fb.
If the 16x pushes out decent hp and torque, i would definitely go for that route instead of turbo. plus the MPG gains should be phenomenal
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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my dream 7...pure track car.....hard turns, fast as hell, no loss of traction!!!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
Honestly, my own car, that's why i'm building it.

85 SE, widebody, TII motor - too many mods to list. Shooting for over 400 rwhp. (old picture)

or his,lol.......
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by C_Town_Tuner
that car makes me question the color i'm planning on paiting mine. what color is that it's hot as "f"
i want to know as well, im guessing its montego blue. i had a mb fd and ive always wanted to paint a 1st gen this color, i think i just might for my SA
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