Spectre
The Deported
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2007
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- Dallas, Texas
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- 00 4Runner | 02 919 | 87 XJ6 | 86 CB700SC
You'd be better off saving for a turbo swap, IMHO.
You'd be better off saving for a turbo swap, IMHO.
Meh, I'd say don't put to much money into your first car anyway. They tend to be gone quite quickly and unexpectedly.
No the ford is IN BACK
Meh, I'd say don't put to much money into your first car anyway. They tend to be gone quite quickly and unexpectedly.
insurance tend to disagree that your sierra came from factory with a 1.1 liter pug engine when they find your car in a ditch though
EDIT: Oh yeah, and due to the stupid car modification laws here, I would need to fit bigger disks to the front, and swap the rear drums for disks from an ABS -Sierra if I wanted to do any sort of forced induction..
With extra power from forced induction you'll be glad you have better brakes.
Yeah, but changing the rear drums for disks is a real pain in the ass. Basically you either need to swap the whole rear axle (Worst job in the entire world because you can be damn sure that not one of the 23-year old, underseal covered bolts will be willing to move) or make custom brakets from 8mm thick steel so you can put Scorpio calipers on.. Bigger front disks and calipers just bolt on, so I will make that upgrade when the current disks&pads wear out.
Oh, no doubt it'd be annoying as all hell to do.
But doesn't make it that stupid to have done.
BTW I hope you get far with that car, I love small fast Fords ;D
well, rear brakes don't really affect braking performance *that* much anyway..
Pic of the manifold, head &cam package I've been offered:
Why all the first-car hate? The MX5 was my first car and I turned it into a fully restored, fun dd/track-car. Before that I had rented motorcycles, because i didn't want my "first" car to be crap- now the MX5 will be staying with me as long as possible. Same with the Yami- my first non-homebuilt bike that I actually owned; it's a bit of a beater but I still love it to bits and probably won't be ditching it anytime soon either.
I don't get it either. Everyone says first cars are crashed or junked or generally don't end well. Well, my Mustang was my first car, it's in considerably better condition than when I got it, and I have never even been so much as pulled over, so my driving record is spotless. I fail to see how that's not gone well.
Owning one Bugatti Veyron's out of reach for all but a monied few, but a reader spotted this three car garage in suburban Las Vegas with not one, but two Bugatti Veyrons. Note the Lexus LX daily driver.
http://img268.imageshack.**/img268/4638/bugattiveyrons.jpg