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Old 11-02-2010, 10:41 AM
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i picked up this gem yesterday from a 93 year old gentleman it even came witha handicap motorized scooter. plans are a 6.0 with a victor and a elbow on a Borg Warner s400 80mm looking for low 9's and doing the hot rod power tour and drag week.

what u guys think



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Holy sleeper batman! Widen the rear wheels a couple inches & leave the ugly hubcaps on it. All you'll need is a quiet exhaust and you'll have the baddest sleeper around.
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I think you're going to have traction issues with it. THere isn't much room for a larger rear tire and wheel selection is practically non-existent with most scooters.

What do you plan on doing with the wagon?

You going to Cordova on Saturday?

Roger
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Originally Posted by Nashty
I think you're going to have traction issues with it. THere isn't much room for a larger rear tire and wheel selection is practically non-existent with most scooters.

Roger
Now that's funny!

But I do like sleepers. Keeping the green paint would help.
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Love it man!
There's just something about a sleeper station wagon!!
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I think you drink nasty beer! Cool project tho!
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very cool project.
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I agree with boostnut, DO NOT CHANGE THE LOOK!! And get a "I'd rather be playing bingo" bumper sticker!

Awesome find!!
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Easy grandpa.... lol
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Thanks guys. The paint and interior is all being left alone. Not quite sure on wheels. But looking for bottom 9's.
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So what r the plans for the scooter?
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Now I know you didn't tell this man what you were going to do with the wagon. Because he for sure would not sell it to you haha
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My folks owned a '78 fairmont wagon with a 302 until the mid 80s. It smoked my uncles '81 Delorean badly even with its anemic smog contol choked setup. Love this project!
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i say screw the wagon put the turbo on the scooter.

nice find man, that thing is ugly and i love it lol.

I think a couple years ago they had a fairmont with a 5.3 turbo setup in it going like mids 10s with mild boost and bolt ons. Hotrod magazine maybe?
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well its been slow but heres a few pics






slowly but surely coming along. we should start doing piping this week for the turbo. ill post pics as it comes along
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That is sick. Looks like is coming along nicely.
Great job.
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would be cool with Ls motor into that wagon..Let grandma drive around the town
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Brings back memorys from the one i did in 2002.
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I like it.
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Originally Posted by 94ls1bird
Brings back memorys from the one i did in 2002.
probably my favorite car of all time, ive been looking for a clean fairmont wagon for a long time to replace my notch.


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