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I've had my 87 TII for about a year now, but I'm ashamed it's been sitting for the past six months. I'm a mechanic by profession, so it's very... very hard for me to find the inspiration (and tbh, some funds) to get the car back on the road.
Last time I drove it, I was going quite fast at 100% throttle, and lost one rotor. I was able to limp home in the car, and it hasn't started since. I purchased the car with bad water seals. I'll be getting a reman engine for the car next week, and have it running again. It's lightly modded with FLTA-2s, cage, 3" turbo back, and new oem mounts on the engine/tranny/diff. The day I bought the car, after leaving the tag office, a truck drive on her cell phone pulled out in front of me and did quite a bit of damage. The damage check got me +$500 more than I paid for the car... so, as it stands now, I have absolutely no money in the car. I've purchased all the parts to fix the car minus a TII hood for $50 last week (bumper/fender/headlight assy.). Here's the only picture I have of the car http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...jopops/car.jpg BTW, paint is PPG Hot-Rod Black - from previous owner. |
don't worry im sure its going to be a beast ive been working on mine for a while still needs more work but funds are tight.
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Looks like you just need to set some time aside and get this beast back on the road again. It looks awesome with that huge exhaust.
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Hope you get the car back on the road.
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Originally Posted by Mo_Jo_Jo
(Post 8853321)
I've had my 87 TII for about a year now, but I'm ashamed it's been sitting for the past six months. I'm a mechanic by profession, so it's very... very hard for me to find the inspiration (and tbh, some funds) to get the car back on the road.
Last time I drove it, I was going quite fast at 100% throttle, and lost one rotor. I was able to limp home in the car, and it hasn't started since. I purchased the car with bad water seals. I'll be getting a reman engine for the car next week, and have it running again. It's lightly modded with FLTA-2s, cage, 3" turbo back, and new oem mounts on the engine/tranny/diff. The day I bought the car, after leaving the tag office, a truck drive on her cell phone pulled out in front of me and did quite a bit of damage. The damage check got me +$500 more than I paid for the car... so, as it stands now, I have absolutely no money in the car. I've purchased all the parts to fix the car minus a TII hood for $50 last week (bumper/fender/headlight assy.). Here's the only picture I have of the car http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...jopops/car.jpg BTW, paint is PPG Hot-Rod Black - from previous owner. welcome to the boards :bigok: |
Good luck with the car.
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yes, get it running and check out the OGTA thread in the SE section. quite a few in the GA area.
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Originally Posted by Mo_Jo_Jo
(Post 8853321)
Last time I drove it, I was going quite fast at 100% throttle
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...jopops/car.jpg BTW, paint is PPG Hot-Rod Black - from previous owner. |
Thanks for the comments guys!
I've been working on motorcycles for 6 years, only to start doing it as a profession four years ago. I spent a brief amount of time (~6 months) working at an auto repair shop, in between bike shops. I work in the custom bike industry and deal with high-price (~40K+) bikes. This, I feel, is my niche... However, I'm thinking about going back to school to gain education in the IT industry. I would be fine to do all car/bike work simply as a hobby at a more relaxed pace. Inspiration, and time is very hard to come by for me, but this is really not the time or place. :) I've got so much going besides this car right now. Only recently have I begain to re-focus on this. The paint was the previous owner's choice - I would have gone for a gloss black my self. There will be no wide-bodying of the fenders. As far as appearance, the only thing I'll be changing is the wheels, and that's pretty low on the list right now. |
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