Project gutted Formula
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From: Cheney, Wa
Thanks man. Hopefully the car is back together sometime in May. I still need to find a TH350 and converter for it. Im shooting for some 11s with a bolt on only car. Im gonna be bringing the car to my house here on base on wed. Fellow FBODY guys are always welcome at my house...as long as they drive LT1 cars
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From: Oviedo,Fl/Fairbanks,AK
Im gonna be working on it hopefully this Sunday. I gotta get the head gaskets here so i can put the motor back together. Ur more then welcome to come check it out and what not on Sunday if you want.
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From: Cheney, Wa
I think i can sneek away from the house for a bit. PM me your address on base unless your doing it at the auto hobby shop, and time you plan to start?
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From: Oviedo,Fl/Fairbanks,AK
So i finally got some work done on the car today after not workin on it for what seemed to be forever. Got the heads back on, auto pedals put in and the dash in...and of coarse i broke the damn oil pressure sending unit
there goes another 30 bucks
there goes another 30 bucks urs is 2900 with u in it?! mines 3200 but am using a 9in and the bmr extreme tq arm (alot heavier) but its 3200 with me in it. i dont see how im so heavy. ill have reweigh m ine after i put my hood and chromoly pa racing k member one
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From: Oviedo,Fl/Fairbanks,AK
im not sure how much it weights right now as it still in pieces. The 2900 is what im shooting for lol. I cant see how yours is 3200 do you still have the bumpers, front sway, all the hvac behind the dash and stuff?
things added that add weight:
moser 9in
bmr extreme tq arm/ds loop/ subframes
spohn 1" drag rear sway bar
things taken out
-all accessories
-hvac (all of it)
-front bumper support and all bracket ect
-no wiper assembly
-front frame to rad support
-no front sway or brackets ect
-door bars
-carpet
-all interior panels are out except doors panels
-fender lining
-upper panhard
-e brake assembly
-cd player and all speakers
added lighter:
draglights
chromoly lca's and panhard
still have stock hood, stock k member, and power driver but that will all change soon!
moser 9in
bmr extreme tq arm/ds loop/ subframes
spohn 1" drag rear sway bar
things taken out
-all accessories
-hvac (all of it)
-front bumper support and all bracket ect
-no wiper assembly
-front frame to rad support
-no front sway or brackets ect
-door bars
-carpet
-all interior panels are out except doors panels
-fender lining
-upper panhard
-e brake assembly
-cd player and all speakers
added lighter:
draglights
chromoly lca's and panhard
still have stock hood, stock k member, and power driver but that will all change soon!
Last edited by BIG_T; Apr 26, 2009 at 09:03 PM.
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Oviedo,Fl/Fairbanks,AK
things added that add weight:
moser 9in
bmr extreme tq arm/ds loop/ subframes
spohn 1" drag rear sway bar
things taken out
-all accessories
-hvac (all of it)
-front bumper support and all bracket ect
-no wiper assembly
-front frame to rad support
-no front sway or brackets ect
-door bars
-carpet
-all interior panels are out except doors panels
-fender lining
-upper panhard
-e brake assembly
-cd player and all speakers
added lighter:
draglights
chromoly lca's and panhard
still have stock hood, stock k member, and power driver but that will all change soon!
moser 9in
bmr extreme tq arm/ds loop/ subframes
spohn 1" drag rear sway bar
things taken out
-all accessories
-hvac (all of it)
-front bumper support and all bracket ect
-no wiper assembly
-front frame to rad support
-no front sway or brackets ect
-door bars
-carpet
-all interior panels are out except doors panels
-fender lining
-upper panhard
-e brake assembly
-cd player and all speakers
added lighter:
draglights
chromoly lca's and panhard
still have stock hood, stock k member, and power driver but that will all change soon!
Seems pretty similar to mine. Except i have the rear bumper out, inner fender metal, front bumper mounts (frame horns??) and carpet. I still have the stock power seat as well. Next on the list is gutting the under side of the hood, all seat brackets and upper panhard brace.
Seems pretty similar to mine. Except i have the rear bumper out, inner fender metal, front bumper mounts (frame horns??) and carpet. I still have the stock power seat as well. Next on the list is gutting the under side of the hood, all seat brackets and upper panhard brace.
can you please please tell me how you got those m f'ing door bars out? i have tried 2 different times and never budged a bolt simply because i cant get a socket on them nor a wrench.... i thought about trying to grind or cut them out but yet again it doesnt seem to fit inside the doors. what tools did you use?
can you please please tell me how you got those m f'ing door bars out? i have tried 2 different times and never budged a bolt simply because i cant get a socket on them nor a wrench.... i thought about trying to grind or cut them out but yet again it doesnt seem to fit inside the doors. what tools did you use?
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From: Oviedo,Fl/Fairbanks,AK
pretty much the same way i did it. I used a 1/4in ratchet and put a 3/4in wrench on it to get some more leverage. It took me a while to aswell.
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From: Oviedo,Fl/Fairbanks,AK
Hopefully i can get it lightened up some more. Im going to be doing a Tubular K member soon so hopefully that helps out a bit.
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From: Oviedo,Fl/Fairbanks,AK
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From: Oviedo,Fl/Fairbanks,AK
Finally got some time to work on the car again. I got the dash back in, race seat mounted, finished taking out all the interior panels, 2 front speakers and wiring for the radio, ac, heater, airbags and power seats. Heres a few pics...don't mind how dirty it is shes been sitting in the garage since december.
Removing all of those random brackets sucks ***. What did you use to remove them? I used a small air grinder and some bi metal cutting disks. It made a huge mess and took forever.