ok i sold the red car.. now im gonna be sitting here with 11G in my hand and a nice 1st gen car.. hmm thinking i would rather keep the 1st gen and have the 3rd gen engine in it, instead of a 3rd gen itself for what its worth.. so this is what im thinking..

- 16x7 Panasports (white)
BF Goodrench Street Drag Tires

- Coilovers
I really want coilovers but dont know what to do about the rear.. i dont feel like converting to a GSL-SE rear.. Might just get some RB springs and Some Racing Koni shocks or whatever you guys reccomend i want something that will be a harsh ride i dont care.. this aint an old ladys car.. And i guess with this comes all the strut cars and sway bars.. but i guess its reccomended that you remove the stock rear sway bar or leave it there just dont upgrade it eh?....

- Turbo
This car would be really wicked with a blow though setup on it.. at about 15-20psi i would say about 400hp or so with this port i have.. I am very weiry about doing this, i know its easy but I need backing and lots o support..

- Rollcage
Being built by a friend, this will be fun!

- Stereo
Yes im putting a few mids in it and maybe a 10" sub (wont this be an all around car? )

- Flywheel... Looking at the RB aluminum flywheel.. The thing that concers me does the flywheel wear out or is it the clutch material / friction plate more? And for a clutch what would you recommend? i dont hear good things about the Center force ones.. i was looking at the one the RB offered but wont i need an organic friction plate with an aluminum flywheel?

- Brakes.. I think the brake department will be pretty good.. Ill pick up some Hawp Hp pads and get the SS brainded lines and keep the drum rear.. For the weight of this car it sould be plenty of stopping power..

- Exhaust - I guess if i go turbo then Ill throw on a 3" or 3.5" exhaust if i can fit it uder the car.. Any experences with big pipes anyone?

- Seats are cummin in.. 5 point harnesses are in now and i am picking them up tomorrow..

- Gauges would be nice to put in.. So let see what i will need..
Oil Pressure
Water Temp
Oil Temp
Exhaust Temp
My bud runs temp sensors for his tranny and diff too and exhaust but i think thats not really nessary.. oh and A/f and boost if i get this turbo in...

I think that pretty much does it.. I would like to get some side skirts but have nobody that has them or made them?? anyone? I am running outta ideas here of what to get and so on.. Any ideas shoot them out.. There must be something that i missed...

Tyler

 

get a gsl rear end and get the discs too, say no to drums

 

oh yeah the LSD rear end im getting forsure.. and what brakeing power did you guys notice after the disk swap? i wouldnt mind just getting the Willwood upgrade for the front and be dont with it

 

street drag tires? whaaaaa? if youre going to make ait a drag car dont get 16's

 

the lsd comes with discs, discs are a good thing

 

yeah really, why on earth would you want to keep the drums? I get a headache every time I have to work on them.

Disc brakes are SOOO much easier to work on, and they have alot more stopping power.

There is a reason why they never used drums on the rears in the 7's after the fb's.

 

Is ther a bolt in kit for this? I haven't been able to find any.

 

discs are alot easier to work with.

 

do the tII brake swap, pcd wont matter since youre prolly changin your rear end too right?

 

only thing I don't like about older model discs is that the parking brake in them doesn't work very well....

in my experience at least...

 

Don't go with over 2" exhaust piping, i read up on piping, if you're going with anything over 2" you'll have very little gain over 7000rpms and it'll kill your power from 3,500-5000 rpms from what i read, but if this piping is press bent insted of mandril bent 2.25 would be about the same as 2" because of the bends...or with 11 grand why not go with a 3rd gen? if i had that kind of money in my hand i'd go out and get one, they're so sexy, i saw 5 in a line in the parking lot where i picked up my header, i had to leave before i made a mess... "we need to put this cars up appears birds are shitting on them", "wait, that's not bird ****!"

 

haha nice...

How easy is the swap to disk brakes.. I guess Ill have to find the whole rear of a GSL-SE.. They have the Independany rear too eh?

p.s - I think i would rather take a turbo 1st gen intead of a 3rd gen right now anyways

oh and my bud used 3" exhaust on his bridgeported car and decided to try 3.5 one day and he said is was quiet a bit better.. i said 3" becuase of the turbo there would be no way i would keep 2" with one

 

yeah there is i have to try and find it again..

 

where can u buy a set of adjustible struts for the 79.. RB doesnt seem to have adjustibles all the way around for me..? or am i just missing them?