Is it a sin????

[vanbibber]

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and hey, its still a bird :D

[DAS BOOT]

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and hey, its still a bird :D

thats the problem...




I will say I am slightly shocked I never thought you would go v8 f0body, especially an lt1....


Its cool, but with all the neon/mercedes madness, just surprised you went f-body.


But then again this is coming from a guy with the screenname MustangEater, and he has a 5.0 in the garage. LOL

[12secondv6]

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Well..... I figured some people would be pissed......

Look at it from my point of view...... my 10 year dream was utterly destroyed.... I've had a huge involvement in the f body world.... especially the v6 world.

I should take a pic of my v6 engine bay.... maybe this will put my decision into a better perspective.



This LT1 is NOT a race car..... it is a daily driver.... at best I will salvage some v6 parts (cat back, LCA's, QA1's, panhard rod etc). I only expect a maximum of 350 hp out of the lt1..... mods that I find acceptable are intake, exhaust, gears, suspension and tuning.

Nothing else.

This car will retain ALL emissions bits.... I want a legit, legal, and street friendly f body.

My v6 is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo far gone..... it is like standing at the bottom of the grand canyon..... looking up.... and you have to climb up the whole way... no ropes.... no safety gear etc!

BUT..... anything is possible. I have always joked about having 2 f bodies..... a V8 as a daily driver and a v6 as a race car.



Time will tell.

The v6 needs HUGE amounts of work and money...... and I don't have the time and spare cash. Yes, one could say... you shoulda spent the money from the lt1 on the v6.... but at best.... the car might be running but not track worthy or safe.


I want to drive an f body and enjoy it. That is why I have the lt1. It has decent power and is SUPER clean and stock. If I gt another v6.... I would need to do a HUGE amount of mods to get it to the level of the lt1.

The lt1 will NOT get the v6 rear..... I won't put 4:10's and a locker diff in a daily driver.

Oh well..... if you are mad..... sorry..... at least I am still in the f body world. Time will tell..... I WANT a stroker, heads n cam v6 f body.

[Niko97RS]

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dude who cares. they are your cars

and uve set so many precedents for us. i just look up 2 you

so again, sorry about the loss but congrats on the gain. im pumped for u either way with whatever path you choose(so long as its Fbody) lol

[vanbibber]

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anyways james, congrats. :tup: ive always liked that color, thats what my old bird was.

how much did you pay?

[Nachius]

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Congrats James, I understand your feelings about the V6, and I won't go dig up all the threads where you said you'd never betray us! ;)

[DAS BOOT]

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Its cool... not a shock, I can understand... I would love to have a nice 300-400 hp daily driver that is comfrotable.


the shock is that it was you that did it. Never thought I would see it :)

[merlinsrealm]

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Congrats James.

Who cares if its a 6 or nt. Its a BIRDIE!

Does that mean you wont sell me your front runners?

[Everglades W68]

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Nice car, James!

I like the honeycomb tail lights. The floormats are like mine (except mine read "Firebird," of course).

:cool:

[Oi Bird V8]

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i had that green color when i bought myne... then i apinted it :-p congrats