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IMSA GT
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FEB 10, 01:20 AM
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Nice find and of course I like the paint....anything flashy is cool  By the way.....where the hell have you been hiding????
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fierofool
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FEB 10, 08:12 AM
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Fieroboom, if that car shines up good, bring it on.
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fieroboom
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FEB 10, 08:46 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by IMSA GT:
Nice find and of course I like the paint....anything flashy is cool By the way.....where the hell have you been hiding???? |
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I've been pretty busy... Our rental lease on our house ends on Feb 20th, so most of my time has been concentrated on loading up the fam and going to check out houses at just about every opportunity. I've also been squirreling some things away at my parent's house so that in case I'm forced to make a quick move for some reason, I won't have as much to load up. Then when you add Daytona preparation on top of that, it keeps me busy... 
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fieroboom
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FEB 11, 12:37 PM
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Performed a thorough rust inspection lastnight, and I was actually pleasantly surprised!!
Trunk carpet is in really good shape; just needs a good cleaning:
It's a MI car, so I expected rust in the corners:
(The other side is worse, but I lost the image by accidentally saving over it...)
But the good news is, the frame rails are actually in really good shape!
YAY!! 
There is some surface rust, but nothing like what I experienced with my concept donor... So I'm going to continue with plans to drop the '88 v6 in it, and scoot in it to Daytona!
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fieroboom
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FEB 15, 06:07 PM
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Ok, Just got the Formula home, so now it's time for this coupe to meet it's destiny... To become "The '85 Coupe-ula"...
You've seen the coupe, now here's the Formula:
And both of them in harmony ...
Yes, sad shape, I know. I caught it in the middle of parting out, and got it for some trades, with no money out of pocket.
Question time... This is the only '88 I've ever had; can someone tell me if an '88 cradle will bolt up to a pre-88 chassis?
Thanks!
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mrjohnishome
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FEB 15, 06:18 PM
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fieroboom
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FEB 15, 06:23 PM
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Hey thanks Nick, that was quick. I don't really need to buy anything, I'm just planning how in-depth the swap is going to be. If it would bolt up, then I was just going to swap the whole darn thing in, but it's not that much more effort to pull the drivetrain off the cradle and put it on the '85 cradle. And then if I need mounts on the cradle (which I'm sure I will), I can fab them up.
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Raydar
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FEB 15, 08:47 PM
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Just be aware that the 88 front mount (under the crank pulley) is totally different from the earlier years.
You'll have to find an earlier one, as well as a lower A/C bracket.
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pontiackid86
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FEB 15, 09:05 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fieroboom:
Ok, Just got the Formula home, so now it's time for this coupe to meet it's destiny... To become "The '85 Coupe-ula"...
You've seen the coupe, now here's the Formula:
And both of them in harmony ...
Yes, sad shape, I know. I caught it in the middle of parting out, and got it for some trades, with no money out of pocket.
Question time... This is the only '88 I've ever had; can someone tell me if an '88 cradle will bolt up to a pre-88 chassis?
Thanks! |
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that wasent very nice to do you could have at least givin it cinder blocks.
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fieroboom
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FEB 15, 09:19 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by pontiackid86:
that wasent very nice to do you could have at least givin it cinder blocks. |
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...and hear all the jokes about a redneck in AL with his car on blocks?!? HA! Don't think so...
It was a pain to get on the trailer as it is. As soon as I get the drivetrain out, it and the concept donor will go to my parent's house out in the boonies (they have ~25 acres) so I can have some room in my 1 car garage for the coupe-ula...
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