Best modification YOU have done to your car?
09-09-2002, 10:32 AM
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Best modification YOU have done to your car?
Hi guys... me again...
What all modifications rank on your top 10 Favorite list?
I have the engine out of the '75... so mods are possible :reddevil
Lets hear some ideas :cheers:
What all modifications rank on your top 10 Favorite list?
I have the engine out of the '75... so mods are possible :reddevil
Lets hear some ideas :cheers:
09-09-2002, 11:02 AM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (ZD75blue)
had a set of hooker headers nickle plated and installed true dual. over the last 20 years the plating has worn off and the rest of the system is showing its age. the only other mod was a am/fm cassette installed in the early 80's. old technology im looking to up date.
09-09-2002, 11:21 AM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (ZD75blue)
I haven't really done too much to my car yet. The one mod that puts the biggest grin on my face every time I start it is the 40 series Flowmasters. :D
:cool: :cheers:
:cool: :cheers:
09-09-2002, 11:52 AM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (Stewart's74)
Best mod I did? dunno havent tested anythig yet. But I'm betting it'll be the zf 6 in place of the 700r4 :)
Just wanted to say to stewart's74 what an amazing job he did on the engine. The left pic looks like it came out of the titanic :)
Marck
Just wanted to say to stewart's74 what an amazing job he did on the engine. The left pic looks like it came out of the titanic :)
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09-09-2002, 11:54 AM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (Stewart's74)
Stewart--amazing before & after pics of your engine in your sig. How the hell did they let that engine get that rusty?
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09-09-2002, 12:34 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (JB)
Stewart--amazing before & after pics of your engine in your sig. How the hell did they let that engine get that rusty?
JB
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Looks like it was stored underwater
09-09-2002, 12:41 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (Alwyn678)
haha...
I think i will have to keep the 2 in to 1 pipes on the car... i have thought about running 3 inchers :reddevil
I might run headers, but i dont think i can get it to pass inspection with em... even though the 75 was only 1 pipe into the right front leg of the y pipe...
Stewart... that is one pretty car... i'm with the rest of the guys... how did it get that rusty?
at least mine had a protective layer of grease, sand, dirt, dust, oil leaks, powersteering goop, and paint down under it... :jester
I think i will have to keep the 2 in to 1 pipes on the car... i have thought about running 3 inchers :reddevil
I might run headers, but i dont think i can get it to pass inspection with em... even though the 75 was only 1 pipe into the right front leg of the y pipe...
Stewart... that is one pretty car... i'm with the rest of the guys... how did it get that rusty?
at least mine had a protective layer of grease, sand, dirt, dust, oil leaks, powersteering goop, and paint down under it... :jester
09-09-2002, 12:45 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (ZD75blue)
EASY...DPFI,. 730 computer on original engine, should have left it alone at that point.....after that wheels/tires and r/pinion steering/////down the list is the O/drive auto 700r4...because the 700 is a POS.....but that's life...
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09-09-2002, 12:49 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (mrvette)
Mr vette, what are your tail lights off of?
How much money would it run me to grab an ls1 with the computer etc? That would pass emissions, and plant some power :yesnod:
How much money would it run me to grab an ls1 with the computer etc? That would pass emissions, and plant some power :yesnod:
09-09-2002, 12:56 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (ZD75blue)
Tail lights from a '68 Olds 88, the previous owners did that....and fender flared that were trimmed back also....body had had several paint jobs and various mods through the decades....except for the hood, it's the way I bought it....6-7 years ago....
Passing emissions with anything other than stock setup is highly problematica.....visual inspections and all that poopie...forget the readings, they want BOTH....
but once your car gets old enough that no one cares anymore....snicker...well that's the advantage of a chrome shark....
the LS1 could cost about 4 grand....but the late computers are junk, and complicated to programme....with so many interfaces to GOD knows what in the stock cars.....I dunno if one could be redone cheaply or not....
it's only about 400 hp anyway, so why bother??? get an earlier block, and build your own for less than 4 grand, and do your own DPFI or maybe an Edel setup...cost less, and just as good IMO....
GENE
Passing emissions with anything other than stock setup is highly problematica.....visual inspections and all that poopie...forget the readings, they want BOTH....
but once your car gets old enough that no one cares anymore....snicker...well that's the advantage of a chrome shark....
the LS1 could cost about 4 grand....but the late computers are junk, and complicated to programme....with so many interfaces to GOD knows what in the stock cars.....I dunno if one could be redone cheaply or not....
it's only about 400 hp anyway, so why bother??? get an earlier block, and build your own for less than 4 grand, and do your own DPFI or maybe an Edel setup...cost less, and just as good IMO....
GENE
09-09-2002, 12:58 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (ZD75blue)
ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4 ZZ4
Also, take the time to set up your distributor and carb. Lars, has an easy to follow paper on distributors in the archive.
Also, take the time to set up your distributor and carb. Lars, has an easy to follow paper on distributors in the archive.
09-09-2002, 01:06 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (stngry63)
NUttin rong with a ZZ4, good engine apparently...BUT you can do your own better and cheaper via junkyard roller block and rebuild with forged pistons....select your own cam and heads....less than 4 grand....
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09-09-2002, 01:07 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (stngry63)
I added a plastic overflow container to the cooling system, so instead of spewing coolant onto my driveway, it just goes into the plastic container and I can stop obssessing about my car "overheating" !!!! :lol: MJ
09-09-2002, 02:09 PM
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Re: Best modification YOU have done to your car? (Merlin522)
Bwahahaha... Merlin... i dont know if your response can help or not... :jester
At least yours runs :smash:
I've thought about the zz4, but i could build one comparable to it for less... :yesnod:
At least yours runs :smash:
I've thought about the zz4, but i could build one comparable to it for less... :yesnod: