bottledbird68
03-15-2010, 04:00 AM
Ok, here's the car:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/87bird.jpg
Now, here's the backstory, this car has kind of become like the bastard child of our fleet. It really serves no purpose for us but I have a sentimental attachment to it since it's the car I brought our daughter home from the hospital in. That being said I intend to keep it forever but it is, and always has been the super budget, built out of spare/cheap/scrounged parts car.
Well, something in the motor let go 2 seasons ago, now it's got a nasty valvetrain noise and barely idles. No great loss as it's a carb'd 305/automatic car with about 170k on it lol.
Anyhow, the major car budget this year went into the jeep, her subie, and the z. I really don't want to let this car sit another year but I'm torn on what to do with it. Whatever I do I'm going to be stingy, if I were going to drop 5g's I'd just as soon order all the sheetmetal I need to get the 68 done ;)
Here's where I'm at and what I have. I have three build ideas but am open to more if anyone knows of any killer deals.
Either way I plan to make it a stick. Already have an LT1 style t56 sitting here so that's out of the way.
Plan 1: I have a 6.0 LQ4 sitting here. Also have a pair of ebay turbo's sized right for it.
The issue here is by the time I buy f car intake/accessories/oil pan I can probably have a couple of my other ideas in and running for the same if not less, plus I'll still need other odds and ends. Unless anyone has the hookup on used parts I think this one is cost prohibitive.
Plan 2: I have a 97 camaro with a 3.8 6 cylinder in it. I also have a pair of dsm 14b turbo's that I think would work pretty good on it. Realistically one of my only hold ups here is how to mate the t56 to it. Adaptor kits are usually pricey.
Plan 3: Buy a complete 94-97 b body and pirate the LT1 and everything else out of it. I see them from time to time for 500ish and that same pair of turbo's for the 6,0 combo would most likely wind up on the LT1.
Plan 4: I dunno, that's why I'm posting. Basically I'd like to do as much horsetrading/bartering/finding the right deal stuff as possible.
Anyone know of anything? I'm wide open beyond wanting to clear 400 horse and make it a stick with overdrive.
So if anyone has any ideas, or knows of anything I'm all ears. Lets brainstorm.
This is the super budget car, as it sits I'm into the car for under 2g's and it's got a decent paint job (after I fix some minor tree/ice damage) with 91 aero nose/gfx conversion, zo6 wheels, zo6 brakes, 4th 3.42 posi rear, southside machine sfc's, spohn trailing arms/panhard bar and was a really nice driving car. I miss it and want it back this year. What's out there, lets toss some ideas around.
I'm going to post a for sale thread for some of my odds and ends up too, so, if anyone is interested in anything let me know, I'm open to trades :)
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu134/bottledbird68/87bird.jpg
Now, here's the backstory, this car has kind of become like the bastard child of our fleet. It really serves no purpose for us but I have a sentimental attachment to it since it's the car I brought our daughter home from the hospital in. That being said I intend to keep it forever but it is, and always has been the super budget, built out of spare/cheap/scrounged parts car.
Well, something in the motor let go 2 seasons ago, now it's got a nasty valvetrain noise and barely idles. No great loss as it's a carb'd 305/automatic car with about 170k on it lol.
Anyhow, the major car budget this year went into the jeep, her subie, and the z. I really don't want to let this car sit another year but I'm torn on what to do with it. Whatever I do I'm going to be stingy, if I were going to drop 5g's I'd just as soon order all the sheetmetal I need to get the 68 done ;)
Here's where I'm at and what I have. I have three build ideas but am open to more if anyone knows of any killer deals.
Either way I plan to make it a stick. Already have an LT1 style t56 sitting here so that's out of the way.
Plan 1: I have a 6.0 LQ4 sitting here. Also have a pair of ebay turbo's sized right for it.
The issue here is by the time I buy f car intake/accessories/oil pan I can probably have a couple of my other ideas in and running for the same if not less, plus I'll still need other odds and ends. Unless anyone has the hookup on used parts I think this one is cost prohibitive.
Plan 2: I have a 97 camaro with a 3.8 6 cylinder in it. I also have a pair of dsm 14b turbo's that I think would work pretty good on it. Realistically one of my only hold ups here is how to mate the t56 to it. Adaptor kits are usually pricey.
Plan 3: Buy a complete 94-97 b body and pirate the LT1 and everything else out of it. I see them from time to time for 500ish and that same pair of turbo's for the 6,0 combo would most likely wind up on the LT1.
Plan 4: I dunno, that's why I'm posting. Basically I'd like to do as much horsetrading/bartering/finding the right deal stuff as possible.
Anyone know of anything? I'm wide open beyond wanting to clear 400 horse and make it a stick with overdrive.
So if anyone has any ideas, or knows of anything I'm all ears. Lets brainstorm.
This is the super budget car, as it sits I'm into the car for under 2g's and it's got a decent paint job (after I fix some minor tree/ice damage) with 91 aero nose/gfx conversion, zo6 wheels, zo6 brakes, 4th 3.42 posi rear, southside machine sfc's, spohn trailing arms/panhard bar and was a really nice driving car. I miss it and want it back this year. What's out there, lets toss some ideas around.
I'm going to post a for sale thread for some of my odds and ends up too, so, if anyone is interested in anything let me know, I'm open to trades :)