"The Stig's former college room mate" (das-stig)
08/22/2016 at 17:25 • Filed to: None
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"The Stig's former college room mate" (das-stig)
08/22/2016 at 17:25 • Filed to: None | 1
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Dinner conversation the other night somehow got on the topic of my 78 Trans Am i had in high school. I told my wife i wished i still had it, to which she said “so buy another one.” Um, OK, twist my arm. So commence the hunt! Criteria are: must be V8/ 4 spd. Don’t care what V8 as it will probably get an LS swap. But must run/drive as is. Body must be solid. No rust, paint in reasonable condition. Interior not important so long as got a dash and at least the front seats. Solid roof, no t tops or sunroof. prefer years 70-78. located in the northeast/mid atlantic.
cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> The Stig's former college room mate
08/22/2016 at 17:29 |
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What’s your budget?
AfromanGTO
> The Stig's former college room mate
08/22/2016 at 17:33 |
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LS swap a Pontiac? WTF is wrong with you? Here is the big boy engine you want to put in it.
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AfromanGTO
> The Stig's former college room mate
08/22/2016 at 17:38 |
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Here’s an 81:
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/cto/570045…
A 75:
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/cto/571187…
crowmolly
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
08/22/2016 at 17:47 |
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Most important question right here.
If you want a real T/A, cool, but if you are going to LS swap it you should go T56.
If you don’t care if it’s real and will do a T/A clone, buy a V6/TH350 car since it’s going in the dumpster anyway.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> The Stig's former college room mate
08/22/2016 at 17:58 |
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This is good wife-ing.
Dru
> The Stig's former college room mate
08/22/2016 at 18:27 |
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Either she's amazing or she's testing you and you're about to fail said test.
Bandit - destroyed his car
> The Stig's former college room mate
08/22/2016 at 18:28 |
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Why not 79/81 and nose swap? And maybe think about getting an automatic car and doing an LS/T-56 swap? Most of those swaps use the automatic console and stuff. Also, don’t ruin a perfectly good 400/4-speed car just to do a swap... but if you do, I’ll take the 4 speed parts off of you.
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The Stig's former college room mate
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
08/23/2016 at 07:42 |
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$10K
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The Stig's former college room mate
> crowmolly
08/23/2016 at 07:44 |
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I just love the way an old 4 speed feels. t56 just isn’t the same.
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The Stig's former college room mate
> AfromanGTO
08/23/2016 at 07:48 |
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too much bling on that. if it doesn’t make it go faster, turn quicker or stop shorter, it has no business being on the car. I will set the car up for road course, so i will likely end up with an aluminum 5.3 from a trailblazer under the hood. The one i had in high school had the 403 in it, which lasted about a week before i yanked it out and swapped in a 455.
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The Stig's former college room mate
> Bandit - destroyed his car
08/23/2016 at 07:49 |
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if it’s cost effective, i’d do a nose swap.
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The Stig's former college room mate
> Dru
08/23/2016 at 07:52 |
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not a test. she really is amazing. and she’s a car nut too. we have 7 cars between the two of us.
random001
> The Stig's former college room mate
08/23/2016 at 08:06 |
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Might make sense to look for an auto. The car will be cheaper, probably, and if you’re doing an engine swap you’ll want a trans swap anyway.