whats everyone's plans for F-body

If i can ever get the money my plans are to get a ls1 6 speed and put in my iroc-z and poosibly air ride suspension with a ramair/ss hood and either crager ss 17x8 or a.r.e torque thrust II 17x8's. i want it to be bright red.

My plan is to get the car back up and running again. Then new tires and possibly a louder catback. But that's it for me. Then later this summer, I need to get a 4-cyl beater for the longer drive to school this fall.

I have tons I wish to do to my 96. I am still looking up what all I can do and since i'm not a mechanic I need to do a lot of research.

Pull, the headers and exhaust off the Z28 carcas for the GTA.

Transplant the 3:73 posi, Z to GTA

And another damn 3rd gen fuel pump. :cya:

Take my aggressions out from the f/p by sawzalling what ever metal actaully still remains on the Z :icon16:

oh, i've got a lot planned still. (I actually have it all written down)

-Engine phase II: replace XE268 with bigger roller cam, new oil pan (fix minor leak), electric water pump, N2O wet kit.
-metallic gray paint job
-redo interior (all black) & custom dash, 4-point seat belts
-install 3.73 and torsen diff (after cryo treatment)
-admire.

drop in my new 355(aluminum head roller cam) with all poly engine/trans mounts, with a built 700R4, redo'ing all front suspension and steering(including Poly a-arm bushings, and front and rear brakes(Hawks fron pads with earls stainless lines), install my SFC's, LCA's, panhard bar, torque arm and LCA relocation brachets(all UMI). install eaton posi with my richmond 3.73 gears and moser axles. put my interior back together with the new carpet(GM restoration parts, 2 in goodmark cowl hood, all new weatherstriping, new passenger side fender, 3000Rpm stall lock up converter, B&M trans cooler, build a 3" mandrel bent single exhaust system, aluminum driveshaft, and a whole crapload of other stuff.

Well since I have no cash to put into it right now, I just wanna fix up some things on it like my bumper and the seats, otherwise its stayin stock, I am thinking about some new wheels though..

You'll all see once it's together

1) purchase 02 SS camaro, black
2) change engine internals -> high comp, lopey cam
3) change drivetrain to handle power
4) if thats not enough power, supercharge the crap out of it..


but in real life.. :( be sad for a few years i dont have the $$$ to do anything.

body work and paint is about all that's left on my list. well, maybe an audio system upgrade and getting the alarm installed too.

Cars are too damn expensive.

Cars are too damn expensive.

meh

1-1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA $2000

Set of headers, free from other car

Catback exhaust, free from other car

Rear differential, free from other car.

Electric fuel pump $250

Another 3rd gen F-Body spending more time in the garage then being driven.....

Priceless. :icon16:

I want to swap some parts from an LS1, namely catback, shocks, springs, 3:42 posi, aluminum DS, and then if I have money leftover pacesetter headers. Yeah, i'm poor. (PM if you have/can get these parts for cheap).

My plans for this summer: Actually drive the damn car more. I only put 3k miles on it last summer, car sits with about 20k on it and its a 00 ss.

I change my mind every other day on what I want to do.
Cam my LS-1 or build a motor. Or just do both.

meh

1-1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA $2000

Set of headers, free from other car

Catback exhaust, free from other car

Rear differential, free from other car.

Electric fuel pump $250

Another 3rd gen F-Body spending more time in the garage then being driven.....

Priceless. :icon16:

you're buying your fuel pump from the wrong place. my walbro was under $100

I plan on a lot of things for my car. Here are the only projects lined up for it.

get a fender and paint it dark blue and dark red $200.00

put the 400 in it with a custom grind cam $500.00

make the axle sturdy enough to not die from 400/400 and D/R's $250.00

make the rear air susp. adjust from drivers seat $50.00

Plus a few other things. This summer i will at least get it painted and the 400 in it.

11.75 5800 feet up.

11.75 5800 feet up.

Don't they require a cage for that?

My plans are in my sig...send it to a new home after winter.

My plans are in my sig...send it to a new home after winter.

Son, you got that there shit ass-backwards.

yea not a very good daily beater in winter :disappoin. that 3000 would do a hell of alot better in the snow.

yea not a very good daily beater in winter :disappoin. that 3000 would do a hell of alot better in the snow.

And why's that? Handles just as good as any other car i've had in the winter. I've had the car 6 years now and I never drove it in winter just because of all the stories about how "bad f-bodies are in the snow". As long as you know how to drive and have a decent set of tires it don't matter.

VR4 in the winter? I shall do no such thing! :nono:

you're buying your fuel pump from the wrong place. my walbro was under $100

You know I'm a pollock right? Walbro 255, $100, Walbro 100 for $255 :lol2:

Honestly tho I am budgeting up to $250 for a in-ine pump, AFPR, ines etc.

You know I'm a pollock right? Walbro 255, $100, Walbro 100 for $255 :lol2:

Honestly tho I am budgeting up to $250 for a in-ine pump, AFPR, ines etc.
yeah a inline would definately be the way to go, im not even going to bother with my stock mechanical any more, just bought a blue pump actuallly

Plan to put a new starter on it, drive it a little if parents permit, then sell it in the local paper and resign myself to the yota for a few years.

f-bodies arent too bad in the winter. Quite fun actually. One thing they do well is slide around. sports cars are like motorcycles. in the winter its harder to sell them and you will not make as much as you could during spring or summer.

f-bodies arent too bad in the winter. Quite fun actually. .

Driving my first one in the winter wasnt' bad at all. It was when the choke plate on the carb would get sticky and idle the thing at 1.5-2k some RPM and start to turn around at a stop because the brakes couldn't hold it. :lol2:

I haven't had any problems driving in the snow. Only slide when i want to. Got out on a local highway going straight on the road, but facing sideways, for like 100 yards, then straightened it out becuase of my friends' complaints. It drives good in the snow, but the cold weather has had it's effect on parts. I never had a problem until winter hits, now i'm afraid to drive it down the street and back. It's been my daily driver through the winter while it's running, but the other 75% of the time, the toyota sienna has, and i HATE Toyotas, especially this one, slow, crappy, and runs on 4-5 cylinders out of 6, plus i can watch the fuel gauge go down.

Don't they require a cage for that?
Negative.

11.49 or faster. :wink:

1) Win lottery
2) buy 2007 z06.

or plan B
1) Get car painted
2) Magnaflow exhaust
3) Lingenfelter CAI

Negative.

11.49 or faster. :wink:

Racing at your elevation is liek cheap cheating to avoid a cage, lol

lmao...mow that was funny as hell!!!! i would love for him to bring that car down here and see what the hell it would run...or even better (too hot in fl) bring it to jersey or va, where the air is cooler and let that monster loose. im sure he is running low 10's..hell spray that sum bitch with a 100 shot or so (i know that wont happen but hell one could dream) and he may run 10 flat or lower!! marcus can i drive your car when its snowing up there?? ill take care of her i promise!! lol

get my audio system hooked up ,11 sec 1/4

My car as it sits would most likely be upper 10's with a zero DA.

Sometime I will get off the hill.
Gonna get kicked off the track though. :lol:

My car as it sits would most likely be upper 10's with a zero DA.

Sometime I will get off the hill.
Gonna get kicked off the track though. :lol:
you would only really need one run, just to see what it would do.

It would take a few passes.
I would be adding 80 RWHP just by getting off the mountain.

Quite a bit more power to get used to.

My car as it sits would most likely be upper 10's with a zero DA.

Sometime I will get off the hill.
Gonna get kicked off the track though. :lol:
It would all be worth it.

come to NJ. I'd pt money that Atco won't say a word to you, plus you'll be racing at a da of about 5 feet

put the 461 in it drive it for a little sell it and buy a 77 or earlier, oh and grow a mullet to go with it all.