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Capt Worley PE
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Dexman PE PMP
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Capt Worley PE
Run silent, run deep
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
That was run under the primered, cracked fiberglass body kit.
Capt Worley PE
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With a big wing.
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
So...Junior wants to sell the 1985 FJ60 and get a muscle car. He's looking for an Oldsmobile Cutlass or a <1972 Mustang.
Kind of on the fence. The FJ needs new suspension and an engine rebuild (280K miles) if he keeps it which means anywhere from $1500 to $3000 for the basics. It also needs an interior, but that's secondary, he can get the new interior (and a stereo) on his own dime. If we sell it as is, he could probably get a driver Cutlass or Mustang for the cash plus about the same for the repairs of the FJ.
I think the FJ is a pretty cool teen car, and it's built like a tank so once we make the repairs it'll be pretty indestructible, but I also had a Mustang when I was in HS which was also a tank...
Kind of on the fence. The FJ needs new suspension and an engine rebuild (280K miles) if he keeps it which means anywhere from $1500 to $3000 for the basics. It also needs an interior, but that's secondary, he can get the new interior (and a stereo) on his own dime. If we sell it as is, he could probably get a driver Cutlass or Mustang for the cash plus about the same for the repairs of the FJ.
I think the FJ is a pretty cool teen car, and it's built like a tank so once we make the repairs it'll be pretty indestructible, but I also had a Mustang when I was in HS which was also a tank...
Dexman PE PMP
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And a hood scoop held on with double-sided 3M tape.
No NOS stickers, but he had bits and pieces of an improperly installed NOS Sniper kit (the wimpy solenoids) installed on the motor. Thankfully he never used it, because that motor would have been toast. He also had "Eibach" stickers (maker of the crooked springs), a "FUEL SLUTS" sticker on the rear window (beats me), and a "SPDNTCKT" license plate, which I still have, and will shoot up with the AR-15 later this fall in celebration.
No body kit, either. Exhaust is a relatively quiet dual exhaust. It WILL be getting a giant wing this winter though, but for function, not looks. The name of the game in hillclimb events is downforce, so it will receive a purpose built GT wing from a company in California, along with a custom front splitter. I also need some new shocks, but the cost of custom Bilsteins, Ohlens, or Koni's are roughly what I paid for the damned car...
Just for reference, here is the BBR Shark. This thing holds roughly every hillclimb and autocross record in the Southeast, and generates over 1G in braking when he lets off the throttle, just from downforce.
No body kit, either. Exhaust is a relatively quiet dual exhaust. It WILL be getting a giant wing this winter though, but for function, not looks. The name of the game in hillclimb events is downforce, so it will receive a purpose built GT wing from a company in California, along with a custom front splitter. I also need some new shocks, but the cost of custom Bilsteins, Ohlens, or Koni's are roughly what I paid for the damned car...
Just for reference, here is the BBR Shark. This thing holds roughly every hillclimb and autocross record in the Southeast, and generates over 1G in braking when he lets off the throttle, just from downforce.
knight1fox3
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Looks nice Supe!
Capt Worley PE
Run silent, run deep
Headlight motors dead?
Either dead, or victim to the one of many wiring problems that will be addressed this winter. More than likely it's in the headlight switch - it's frozen solid, i.e. vice grips wouldn't even turn the shaft.
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
I'm probably going to go with one of the above mentioned tires.
I have a G35 as well. Are you getting wheels and tires? Brand?My G35 needs new wheels after I curbed dodging old people driving
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Dexman PE PMP
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Replaced the front tires on Saturday, so now I have a full set of the Continentals. The ride on those is so much better than the Pirellis. Smooth, quiet, yet responsive. Highly recommend.
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