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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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so i had an idea today as i looked at the rear of my car, i didnt like how it said grandprix on the bottom left of the trunk so i took the X and P off, saved them then took off the other letters and put the X and P back on , i think i looks way better , just a 10 minute project,. and the last pic i am sooo damn close to biting the bullet and buying it so i can throw a 03/04 termi motor in it, been one of my dream builds for a while now.







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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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how many hp you gain from that mod?
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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.06 hp gained from the removal of 6 letters , improving aerodynamic downforce around the rear bumper/trunk.
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jabronie78
how many hp you gain from that mod?
probaly need to get dyno tuned first....im sure the fuel ratio is off
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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looks good!
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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Plus your car weighs less now. j/k

Looks good.
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 05:12 PM
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good idea looks good
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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I would like to follow your lead and do the same. Can you explain how to remove and reapply the letters?
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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I would like to follow your lead and do the same. Can you explain how to remove and reapply the letters?
Hair drier and some fishing line to get them off. I'm assuming 3M adhesive to put them back on?
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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Hair drier and some fishing line to get them off. I'm assuming 3M adhesive to put them back on?
well if your careful enough im sure you can get enough left on the letters to just slap them back on.
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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i used a hair dryer and my pocket knife but was very careful not to scratch the paint, i removed all letter except the G for alignment purposes. then i used some deep creep to get the sticky and extra stuff off, then rinsed off with water. then im sure some 3M would work good but i used just a dusting of gorrilla glue (yikes) not sure if that was a good idea or not but there staying real good plus its weatherproof.
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Looks good! I hate the GrandPrix emblem too. Today the guy at Taco time said,
"Man.. thats a nice sounding GTO"
Lol!
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Looks good, I'm going to make my car weigh less, taking the seats out, brakes, doors, hood, trunk, struts, battery, and one cv shaft.





LOL
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 10:25 PM
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Looks good! I hate the GrandPrix emblem too. Today the guy at Taco time said,
"Man.. thats a nice sounding GTO"
Lol!
i would have just been like thanks.

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Looks good, I'm going to make my car weigh less, taking the seats out, brakes, doors, hood, trunk, struts, battery, and one cv shaft.





LOL
the gas tank is a must when doing any form of wieght reduction.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 01:27 PM
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Very clever.

I almost bought a fox too. $1000, was a auto vert, though... And need a little body work, new top, and tires...
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 01:40 PM
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Very clever.

I almost bought a fox too. $1000, was a auto vert, though... And need a little body work, new top, and tires...
they want like 6200 for this one, its CLEAN, roll cage, T-5, 4.10's, interior is 9/10, gonna test drive it tomorrow, maybe they will take 5500.
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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A t-5? You're not planning on keeping that thing are you?!?!
I may know where a 60k mile termi motor and viper spec 6 spd is for very cheap. If you get the car let me know and I'll see if it's still available. Well worth the drive from MI to IN.
I personally like the notches. I had cash in hand and called about one, 10 point cage, mini tubbed, rear coil-overs, solid body, $800 and about 10 miles away. sold within hours of being posted on craigslist. i was pissed.
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Originally Posted by 94ss06gxp
.06 hp gained from the removal of 6 letters , improving aerodynamic downforce around the rear bumper/trunk.
Hahahahahaha, awesome ;-)

Looks good, I like it!!
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Looks very nice! I wish GM had seen fit to to put 5.3L before the V8 badge so people would stop asking to see the Northstar they think is under the hood. The Mustang looks nice, but 6200 seems steep for a car that must be 17 years old. What's under the hood? And yeah, with the terminator motor, that car would be an awesome semi sleeper, at least until someone gets close enough to see the rollcage.
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