Got a little carried away with weight reduction
05-04-2008, 01:13 PM
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I didn't notch the hood for the brackets. The hood sits flat on them.
I don't plan on street driving, except cruises possibly. I'm going to get another camaro for that with a 6 speed.
Under-hood was rattle canned so I can easily touch it up. Semi-gloss. I scuffed it all up good with scotch-brite and did several light coats over it.
I don't plan on street driving, except cruises possibly. I'm going to get another camaro for that with a 6 speed.
Under-hood was rattle canned so I can easily touch it up. Semi-gloss. I scuffed it all up good with scotch-brite and did several light coats over it.
05-04-2008, 10:51 PM
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I got my 93 through an amazing deal ($400 cash + $500 parts) and on 2/2/08 I went through hell to get it. I was / am still tired of saving up and spending a small fortune on parts for my Formula. At this point I've spent about 9k and need about that much more to get it drivable.
Now, I'm just strictly trying to finish my 93 and do it on a super budget. It should be running with the turbo setup and caged for less than $3500 in parts. Once that is done I'll start saving up for my formula once again and work on that. Once that is done and I've bought everything for both my 93 and Formula I'm going to go ***** out on the 95 and turn it into a straight race car. I cringe at the amount of money I have and will spend on these three cars.
05-05-2008, 12:33 AM
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Well, it's rather confusing. I bought my Formula (2/23/07) because the trans went out in my 95 and I'd been saving to get a LS1 car for about 3 years. Then, my engine blew randomly in my formula upon attempted startup. I then got my trans fixed in the 95 and have been driving that ever since. I've been saving and collecting parts for my Formula since it blew up 6/3/07.
I got my 93 through an amazing deal ($400 cash + $500 parts) and on 2/2/08 I went through hell to get it. I was / am still tired of saving up and spending a small fortune on parts for my Formula. At this point I've spent about 9k and need about that much more to get it drivable.
Now, I'm just strictly trying to finish my 93 and do it on a super budget. It should be running with the turbo setup and caged for less than $3500 in parts. Once that is done I'll start saving up for my formula once again and work on that. Once that is done and I've bought everything for both my 93 and Formula I'm going to go ***** out on the 95 and turn it into a straight race car. I cringe at the amount of money I have and will spend on these three cars.
I got my 93 through an amazing deal ($400 cash + $500 parts) and on 2/2/08 I went through hell to get it. I was / am still tired of saving up and spending a small fortune on parts for my Formula. At this point I've spent about 9k and need about that much more to get it drivable.
Now, I'm just strictly trying to finish my 93 and do it on a super budget. It should be running with the turbo setup and caged for less than $3500 in parts. Once that is done I'll start saving up for my formula once again and work on that. Once that is done and I've bought everything for both my 93 and Formula I'm going to go ***** out on the 95 and turn it into a straight race car. I cringe at the amount of money I have and will spend on these three cars.
05-05-2008, 01:06 AM
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That's what I like to hear. It is insane. Every year it gets crazier and I know the year before I would have thought I was nuts. I guess I'm more comfortable with it and learning to fabricate or something.
I started counting today, I think I have over 1000 hours in it this year and last since the project started.
The car will run before friday when it goes in for paint. I have 'til wednesday to finish the wiring. That gives me thursday/friday to dial everything in... add fluids, check for leaks, set ride height, torque and retorque, make sure everything works etc. With that in mind... I might not make it lol.
I started counting today, I think I have over 1000 hours in it this year and last since the project started.
The car will run before friday when it goes in for paint. I have 'til wednesday to finish the wiring. That gives me thursday/friday to dial everything in... add fluids, check for leaks, set ride height, torque and retorque, make sure everything works etc. With that in mind... I might not make it lol.
05-05-2008, 01:56 AM
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I've never at any point had more than one of them operative. Only my 95 is currently working. My 93 should be done in a month or two though.I would never sell my formula. I could see myself selling the both the camaros on the other hand though. I know for certain I don't need three cars. Ideally, I'd just like to have one of the camaros (race oriented), my Formula (street oriented), and something to tow them around the country with. I'm really not sure what I'm going to do.
I don't see selling my 95 as worth while right now. The only problems I've ever had with it are the trans leaking and an alternator. It's a reliable form of transportation and in reality it's not worth much money. I'm just going to drive it till it dies and drop something else in there. It'll probably be a long way down the road or never even happen. Maybe at that point I'll sell the 93 as long as I have something else I can drive.
My 95 and Formula are both currently registered and insured. My 93 doesn't have anything on it. I need to drop the insurance off my Formula so I can save about $65 each month.
05-08-2008, 01:26 AM
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More Pics!
Front-end going back together! I'm neck deep in wiring. The one pic shows the relays, junction blocks, painless kill solenoid, and the computer mount which still needs some work.
Headed for paint this weekend.
Front-end going back together! I'm neck deep in wiring. The one pic shows the relays, junction blocks, painless kill solenoid, and the computer mount which still needs some work.
Headed for paint this weekend.
05-09-2008, 12:49 AM
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No inside kill switch is a big *** red mushroom button that you put close to reach, when you *think* you're gonna crash you hit it to kill the power inside the car, I'm mounting mine next to the shifter.
Never know when you might get your *** knocked out and be pumping gas all over the place.
Never know when you might get your *** knocked out and be pumping gas all over the place.
05-09-2008, 02:04 AM
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Car is on the ground! Trimming the rear bumper and getting the hood to fit right. Then she's off to paint.
I'm rolling it out of the garage tomorrow and will get some pics of the tucked rear.
I'm rolling it out of the garage tomorrow and will get some pics of the tucked rear.
05-10-2008, 01:29 AM
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That's about what mine looked like although I left the inner part of the fender running down so I had a reference point for the front end/head light.
Now cut back the cowl to the windshield. You can go in as far as you want. I should have gone further. By farther I mean further on the bottom (more angle cut)
Now cut back the cowl to the windshield. You can go in as far as you want. I should have gone further. By farther I mean further on the bottom (more angle cut)