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Old 05-02-2018, 01:44 PM
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Default 1981 zephyr sloppy 4.8 turbo build



So im back at Another project again. This one will stay with me for good 😀

1981 zephyr

The plan is to go 9s.


Plans. Th400.8.8 rear. S475 turbo. E85



8.50 cage


Aje full tubular k member and coilovers

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4.8l
summit racing intake mani/ 92mm tb








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What ended up happening to the RX7 ?
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Cool! Glad to see you're still at it!
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What ended up happening to the RX7 ?

i ended up parting it out and sold it as a roller
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Nice. Glad to see you're still at it too
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Love Zephyr/Fairmonts! The ugly stepsisters.
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In for updates...
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Scored a fbody oil pan and a sn95 8.8 rear




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I have an 81 4-door Zephyr sitting around, too. I had some absurd build planned but have decided to go EXTREME sleeper turbo setup.

I have a spreadsheet with pricing for every last hose, fitting, and bracket to do a 9-second build on a $5k budget (including the cost of the car).
You have a time frame on when you might have this running? I'm going to be watching carefully lol.
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4.8s are awesome too!

What cam are you going to throw in it?
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Originally Posted by JoeNova
I have an 81 4-door Zephyr sitting around, too. I had some absurd build planned but have decided to go EXTREME sleeper turbo setup.

I have a spreadsheet with pricing for every last hose, fitting, and bracket to do a 9-second build on a $5k budget (including the cost of the car).
You have a time frame on when you might have this running? I'm going to be watching carefully lol.
Sometime july-August or so or maybe sooner who knows lol.
I wanna make this build look somewhat “pretty” so i wana take my time on it. We shall see. Still tryna do things within a budget also.

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4.8s are awesome too!

What cam are you going to throw in it?
ima go with the sloppy stage 2.

Or i have a 240/248 114 plus 3 i can throw in too. Lol. 😈
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Sloppy stage 2 should fit the bill nicely. What are the plans for the rear end?
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Originally Posted by krazy4
Sloppy stage 2 should fit the bill nicely. What are the plans for the rear end?
this rear already has a 3.08 rear gear. So ima leave that in there.
I will either change the center section to a 31 spline from a explorer or do a spool, still not sure what I wana do with that.

But the axles will be upgraded forsure.
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Some more pics



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Cage looks nice!
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Cage looks good. Coming along nicely.
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Made some little progress.
fbody windage tray came in and also the pac 1218 springs.

Got the oil pan bolted down.
also got the summit (melling) oil pump put on along witb the ls2 timing chain.

Waiting for the sloppy stage 2 cam to come in friday so i can finish assembling the whole thing.
hopefully drop the engine in on sunday.





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Ls7 lifters and speedmaster head studs installed along with stock GM 4.8/5.3 headgaskets.





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