Cascade Crew

Jess · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:56 am Post subject: She lives agian!

The GTA is back on the road. Burnout

Drove it to work this morning for the first time in a couple years, and drove it last night again for the first time in a while. Just had to put a new battery in and she fired right up. And oh boy, did I miss driving that thing - felt so nice to go around a corner and not feel any body roll I'll have a smile on my face for a while. Very Happy

Just need to find some good seats, a non AC heater box, a new radio pod and figure out how to fix the e-brake and she'll be more pleasant to drive till more power can find its way under the hood.

Burnout

Dewey316 · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:06 am Post subject:

Sweet! I always liked your GTA. Although, with the R6, I image it was hard to get motivated to get the GTA done.

So, is the plan, to paint the nose/fender, and then think big poncho power?

Jess · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:18 am Post subject:

I rattle canned the fender a couple years ago, so it looks decent enough now that its not ugly. The plan is just to drive it for the time beeing, nothing in the budget to put into it at the moment. The 95 and the R6 would probably have to go before fun money could be allocated to the GTA currently. I still dream about big Poncho power and a T-56 for it. But realistically, even a stock LT1 / 6-speed combo would be a lot of fun for it.

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:57 am Post subject:

hey tou have a stock LT1 don't you Wink

great to hear it is back on the road. schultzy and i were just discussing the awsomness that was (is) your GTA. for those of us newbs that have never seen it what kind of stuff does it have? 305,350? t5/700r4? regulardash/digitaldash? ttops/hardtop?

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320

Good to hear your working on the right car now. Wink

Have fun with her.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:

Coolness Jess! Like Gambino said we were just talking about your GTA Saturday night at the track. I always loved the black/gold combo.

Also nice to see you post Razz

-Schultzy

Jess · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:23 am Post subject:

305 Stock auto, 5-speed conversion. Black on grey leather, t-tops, analog dash (my preference), 3.27 posi rear, air foil, Eibach springs, Hedman headers & y-pipe. STB, Wonder bar, Adj. LCA's & Panhard bar (all poly) Think that sums up the performance goodies.

A stock LT1 that isn't beeing used to power my 95 would be ideal Razz

Its nice driving again, the woman and I will probably take it for a twisty ride up Chuckanut drive this week Very Happy

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:25 am Post subject:

airfoil? is that that thing in the throttlebody or do you have some huge ricer wing on the back Laughing

sounds cool man, can't wait to see it at a gathering.

Jess · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:30 am Post subject:

Yeah throttlebody Air foil sorry. I could never desecrate my poor GTA with a ricer wing.

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320

PonchoTA · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject:

Good job Jess! Knew you couldn't let her go forever! Laughing

Enjoy!

RSFreak · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject:

Is this the same car you had at the SIR test and tune gathering several years ago? It was pretty nice (for a Firebird). Wink

j/k

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject:

Jess · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:48 am Post subject:

blue89 · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject:

HEY! I LIVE BY CHUCKANUT!

Any time you want to go for a drive just let me know. I'm just north of there.

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject:

congrads on bringing her back from the dead jess!

now I have to get my third gen up and going, so I am not the only one bringing a 4th gen to crew gatherings.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject:

90droptoproc · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:06 am Post subject:

wow, way to go Jess, I had started to think it woundn't see the road again, I remember it back from the ocean shores gathering, and afew after, it was a very nice car, although I don't think I have seen it since the accident