$20k into a car worth $10k
bought the car missing many engine/trans parts
but was good paint, and good interior carpet.
restored the fx3 suspension

was going to use my other c4’s engine but that engine was bad from a defective camdhsft. So I had to build an all new forged 383 off of it.
The cam is super mild 218ish duration but .580 lift with the 1.7 roller rockers i put on it. Has 1 3/4” headers and afr195 comp elim heads from my old
engine. 26 lb flywheel with spec stage 3+ clutch disc. The car is for my wife

took advantage of the snow/ice to do some ‘brake lock-ups’ which made the service abs light go off

the service ride control light also went off after a few test runs in my driveway

its taken 2 yrs but its getting back to life.
still needs exhaust

 

The fun factor PRICESSLSS. Don't see too meany black 93s I like it .. Can one really put a price on the YE HA factor ..

 

it was fun popping the clutch & crab walking it sideways on the snow/ice in my driveway (testing the d44) with no exhaust /open headers.

 

Awesome

 

Here it is on the way to exhaust shop

Im not sure what exhaust the EM header extension pieces are meant to mate up to, but its not the lt1 stock exhaust for sure.

 

First impressions driving this thing
compared to my 800 hp 1993

Super sensitive clutch (spec stage 3+ disc ) with 28 lb flywheel.

Great car to peel tires and fishtail around a turn - it has more low end (below 2000) compared to my other.

Muffler eliminators in and resonator still on. Hate them, droning, loud. The mufflers will be going on

also, fhe loud noise made 2 other cars want to try and race me. A pickup truck and some import PO$

contrast that to my 800 hp c4 - nobody tries to race that. I think they hear the s/c whistle/whine and get intimidated.

theres something wrong with my fx3 shocks. The ride is unbelievably bouncy and uncomfortable.

SES light for vehicle speed sensor is on (the speedo works fine tnough) - so im not sure if thats causing an issue with the control of the fx3 shocks

the targa type seems to rattle. Ill need to check its bolts

The radio kind of works (antenna doesnt) so ill be replacing it at some point with modern radio/bluetooth

thats my update

 

your shocks may just be plain wore out

 

Sounds like an interesting project. Good luck with the rest of the updates.

 

 

So many issues ive had to fix:
dragging door locks
falling off door panels
unlowered the car
poor ride quality
broken power seats
broken headlight gears
broken power antenna
non functional speaker amps
Burnt out dash bulbs
crappy 12” front brakes i replaced with 13’s
bad master and slave cylinder
(and more)
sagging tilt steering that oversize bushings made better but didnt completely fix

now the d44 is leaking and will have to completely remove it, reseal the batwing and replace the dry rotted batwing bushings with poly

I had it aligned but the alignment guy tripped and broke off the pass shark fill panel that I just had refinished - he is getting a new one refinished for me

Next i have to get its a/c filled and converted to r-134…..

a long road

this low end torque 383 mild cam set up is fun to drive but feels different when breaking loose tires

this car / it feels like i have so much more time to correct and react when breaking loose traction compared to the other one

this car feels like it handles better (it rides lower).
i also have the front wheel track pushed out nearly an inch with different hubs to accomodate the 13” brembo calipers

 

Car looks great and nice work