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Old 07-27-2017, 08:48 PM
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Just picked up my first F-body last weekend. It does have a rod knock, but I got it for a song. Initial plans are to replace the blown ls1 with a lq4 I had laying around from a past mustang project.
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Looks good, good luck with your project.
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Looks good, I hope your project is uneventful and lots of fun.
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Triple-white ragtop T/A, nice.
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Thanks for the replies. I'm currently freshening up the motor. For now, this will be a stock rebuild. I want to get the car back on the road and enjoy it. I haven't had a running muscle car since I parted out my lsx mustang almost 10 years ago, so I'm pretty excited about it.
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Looks good! Good luck with build!
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Nice! Any updates?
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6.0 LQ4 rebuilt
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Out with the old
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haha I remember that day was so good to get the 3800 out and know how close I was to getting the LS in. I've been pondering a convertible for a few months seems like it would just be a fun car.
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Awesome!
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I drove her to work today for the first time, 110 miles in all ( top was up. A little chilly out). She has decent power and runs smooth. The front struts make a little noise, but overall I'm really happy with her. Can't wait til it warms up again!
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Glad you got her up and running again! The white top cars are pretty rare, aren't they?



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