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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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pick up some Eibach sportlines off criagslist, they should be a bit better than the cut stock springs
also found a set of SP performance diamond slotted rotors, not a big fan of the slots but they were cheap. might try a set of Hawk Performance HPS brake pads
there alittle rusty from sitting in a barn for a few years |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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found out last year before I parked it my fuel pump was putting out 8psi and over powering the needle and seat in the carb, I've slowly been working on putting in a dead head regulator. I might have got a little carried away with AN fittings and braided line...LOL
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blue89 Member
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
1986 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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HVAC delete in Canada... that's pretty hardcore.
Was the FPR mounted on the fender for any reason? Seems like you could build a bracket off the alt mount or something and run less fuel line sort of like so.... |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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aaron_sK wrote: | HVAC delete in Canada... that's pretty hardcore. |
ya that was a mistake, I go throw a few bottles of rain-X anti-fog a year and freeze my ass off when its cold out.
aaron_sK wrote: | Was the FPR mounted on the fender for any reason? Seems like you could build a bracket off the alt mount or something and run less fuel line sort of like so.... |
never thought of putting it there, the fender seemed like a good place |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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blue89 wrote: | Nice carb. What body and boosters are they? |
just a holley 4160 with choke horn milled off |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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got the sportlines in, hopefully it settles a bit more.
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Must be a light car in the front end, if it has that stance with sportlines! |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Dewey316 wrote: | Must be a light car in the front end, if it has that stance with sportlines! |
that's what I figured the cars pretty light it weighed 3190 before the frame connectors and traclink. |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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I picked up a holley 4150 street avenger, I haven driven it that much but it seems alot better than the 4160 single feed I had before.
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RSFreak The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 2946 Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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I got Eibacks on the front of the Berlinetta and it still sits too high in my opinion. But I only have about 2" of ground clearance with my current exhaust setup so I'm not going any lower with it. _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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RK82 wrote: | it weighed 3190 before the frame connectors and traclink. |
That's quite an accomplishment for a streetable smallblock car.
RK82 wrote: | I picked up a holley 4150 street avenger, I haven driven it that much but it seems alot better than the 4160 single feed I had before. |
If your old 4160 had plate secondaries I would imagine you would notice a whole world of new power. |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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I'll have to weigh it again this summer, I think I've added 100-150 pounds to it |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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picked up some IROC wheels
the front two are BFG G-force sports with around 80% left, the rear two are getting replaced with Nitto NT555s
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Now you guys make fun of me for having mud flaps on my car... but look! I'm not the only person!
I'm just way ahead of my time. You'll all be doing it soon enough. |
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chevymad Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 5474
1987 Pontiac Formula
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Base birds and formulas mud flaps are almost required. I tried to go without after painting it the first time.. hello rockchips. If I had gfx they'd serve the same function. |
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Alphius Peanut
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 2429 Location: Grand Mound
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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IROCs make everything look good, it is a fact. Good choice on wheels. _________________ 84 Camaro Z28 - LS1/T56
85 Silverado - Low and Slow |
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RSFreak The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 2946 Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Alphius wrote: | IROCs make everything look good, it is a fact. Good choice on wheels. |
Yup!
_________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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my nitto NT555Rs came in last week, mounted them up today
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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Since I don't daily drive this car anymore, I figured I'd get rid of the crappy 2 1/2" single exhaust.
here's the old exhaust
The new set-up is literally a hack job I cut up the old exhaust to make this, all I had to buy was two 18" long 2 1/2" straight pieces and mufflers, I am gonna add a crossover pipe eventually
I went with moroso spiral flow mufflers, there a little loud but they sound good
I have alot more tuning to do but it seems to pull alot harder from 3000-6000RPM |
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