Just picked her up yesterday,guy said he traded his TII for it : parents say not to mess with anything on it.
- 86' SE
- Sunroof
- 2+2 seating
- Manual
- Engine is completely stock
- Brand new (performance?) flywheel
- came with extra manual transmission
- Brand new Master Cylinder in the box still
- Brand new brakes,but possible leak
- needs some work around the quarters
- guy said he installed some new bushings to the shifter so theres no play whatsoever
-Starts up,but seems to miss,but when you engage the clutch it idles perfect,brother says its something to do with the transmission and the clutch
- I might be selling the rims soon or i might just get some new tires for it

Not Bad for being picked up for only $500

 

pretty awesome for 500$!

keep the wheels they look good! and congrats.

 

thanks

 

Pretty good deal. Hopefully the PO took good care of it and you won't need a major tune-up. But maybe you should anyway.

Your parents say not to mess with it? Are they crazy? No offense, but I'd probably start with restoring those tail lights. Any plans for it?

 

i was really thinking about upgrading the suspension and taking out the original air box and making it a forced induction. And maybe new tires

 

looks like a SE 4lug s4.. upgrade to 5lug and brakes would be a plus

 

i really dont think my parents would want me to do that...well,right now anyways

 

new tires are a must especially for DD.

and suspension will make it a better drive IMO.

and i would leave it N/A for now. do suspension and new tires and just start there. i would also work on restoring the body parts like stated from rotaryjun.

 

yah, the tires definately need to be replaced because their pretty worn down.And by the looks of the the front suspension,it might already have new suspension up front

 

awesome pick up for 500. i agree with everyone on the fixing the body up to make it look clean, new tires and something on suspension. and i do suggest the five lug upgrade with the brakes. and im sure your parents wont mind the five lug upgrade cause you'll be able to stop better which means. SAFER

 

...well....... if your gona throw the "THE CAR WILL BE SAFER TALK" Might as well talk them into getting you a roll cage.

or you can talk about "getting better gas milage" and add intake, header, RB exhaust. LOL


Just kidding! good buy for $500, have you checked the compression on the motor? If not you might want to find out how much life is left in that engine. That way you can gauge yourself for a rebuild in the future by saving up and having money that sits in an account just for your car in case of engine fail.

 

hmmm,right now i'm 15 but in march i'll be starting driver's training.I don't got any job but i can probably do some side jobs and save some money up just incase of a rebuild. i think the engine only had about 85k on it

 

^Nice find for 500 dollars. As you begin to understand these things and your parents begin to see your passion, i am sure their "dont touch it" view will change.

Hell of a first car. Mine was an old 1981 cutlass 4 door, we use to bake the **** out of that thing.

john ny

 

their view as of now is they dont want me messing up anything...sorta have a habit of doing stuff like that

 

For $500 that is a steal! Nice job, start with a full fluids tune up, plugs,wires and ect.

 

thanks

 

thats cool, jus take your time with it, your 15 so you still got years ahead of you to play with, just stay out of trouble lol.

 

lol i'll try my hardest lol

 

For $500 cant complain at all its not too bad.....wow 15 deff take your time with it since your young bought my first one when i was 17 for the same price you did g/l with the car.

 

thanks

 

holy ****! good find!!!!! looks just like my baby!! mine is a gxl thou



im from the detroit area, once you get yours going good lets have a shoot. just remember to always do good work on her and she'll treat you nice.

 

jesus christ! that thing looks exactly like it!

 

dude it has the same options!!!!(besides the 5 lugs)

 

Your not gonna make **** forced induction without a turbo or a supercharger. Leave your airbox alone.

This is what you should do.

Drive the car the way it is and get to learn the car as it is. Work on suspension and handling first. Don't do **** to the engine but maintenance like plugs, wires, fluids. Save up a buttload of cash. Don't you don't even need to dick around with changing the exhaust to something like a fancy racing beat NA exhaust. After a couple years you should have a decent stack of dough and you should have the cars handling characteristics tuned to your liking and have gotten some decent seat time and have developed a good feel for the car.

Now, it is time for power. At this point your best bet would be a Turbo swap, then you will have a better platform with much more power potential. Making any power in NA form is quite pricey for the rather small gains. This is the reason why I suggest not spending any extra on the NA setup as it will only dissapoint you if you are looking for 200+ whp and it will feel like you pissed away alot of money when you get rid of your NA stuff to go turbo after spending money trying to make decent NA power... However, if you do not want more than 190-200 whp then it is possible to do NA. But for the money it may cost to get you there you probably could do a stock turbo swap.

 

yeah, minus all the gxl upgrade stuff. and i took the wing off hah