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    • MybirdIStheword
      MybirdIStheword last edited by

      Since I didn't bother (nor cared to) backup my kinjoppo posts, and due to a lack of anything better to do on my lunchbreak, I thought I would do the best thing: talk about myself. Everyone loves that, right?

      My car love goes back to preschool, where my mom would buy me hotwheels cars to surprise me after school. My chosen career path? Monster truck driver, apparently. Hey, it still could happen...
      You know the story. Played all the racing games, go karts, bumper cars, whatever I could get my hands on. It started to wane a bit in my later years, due to Pittsburgh not being much of a car town. At least it wasn't back then.

      Then I got my license. Was like I woke back up. It was exactly what I had hoped for.

      Scraped and saved, and bought myself a Porsche 944 n/a as a highschool senior. No looking back at that point.

      Unfortunately that car died from a combination of sams club tires, sleep deprivation, and a wet/oily road surface. RIP my beloved Stacy.

      Following that, I bought myself a '10 cooper s R56. It sucked and I wont forgive Mini nor BMW.

      Currently have my restoration+ project, a 1979 Firebird Trans Am, 403 3-speed auto car. Been trying to get it legal for 6 years now, but hey it was pretty rough and I am working out of an open air Pennsylvania driveway. Specs are as follows:
      Rebuilt Oldsmobile 403 engine, kb hypereutectic pistons , 9.5:1 bored .024 over. Comp 260h cam. Pertronix HEI coil and module. Hooker competition headers. Trans go shift kit, Pro touring f-body subframe connectors and solid body bushings. Pypes 2.5 inch x flow exhaust w/glasspack style (street-pro) mufflers.
      Makes 309 crank horsepower, but 425 lb/ft of torque.
      1104201714.jpg

      Looks great in pictures, but it's pretty rough. About a 20-footer. Currently needs front suspension bushings, wheel bearings, front calipers and a powersteering rebuild and mechanically it will be pretty thoroughly overhauled at that point. Longterm plans are a 5 speed manual, rear discs, a better diff, fuel injection, and a nicer stereo on top of a cosmetic restoration.

      Also, I have my lovely '18 FOST. I put mud flaps on it.
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      For the future, I plan to do some hyper mega crunch saving (which I have done successfully before) in order to have enough cash to partly finance both a house, and a Caterham Seven. Being that I am still fresh in my new career, I expect this will take several years (curse you student loans) but my eyeball math works out.
      Here's to hoping everything goes back to normal. Should you have any questions regarding buying/maintaining a 2nd gen f-body, feel free to DM me. I am still a somewhat amateur mechanic but I know a great many of the pitfalls of these cars.

      Hopefully my posts begin to transition from wrenching posts, to event posts....

      79 Trans Am
      22 Bronco
      I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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      • ClassicDatsunDebate
        ClassicDatsunDebate @MybirdIStheword last edited by

        @mybirdistheword Glad to see you made it over to the Hyphen! Looking forward to seeing more T/A content!

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        • rctothefuture
          rctothefuture last edited by

          Glad you made it!

          What trans are you planning to use behind the Olds? I've been looking at T/A's as 77 and 79's are still somewhat cheap and I don't really want a 3rd gen.

          2013 Chevy Volt
          2014 Mini Paceman S
          1995 Ford Probe GT

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          • TheJWT
            TheJWT last edited by

            Love the T/A and I support your Caterham 7 aspirations 1000%

            '90 MS137 Crown, '96 GSX-R 750, '03 RC51, '15 CBR300

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            • FTTOHG
              FTTOHG @MybirdIStheword last edited by

              @mybirdistheword I scrolled through quick before actually reading the post and as soon as I saw the FoST my first thought was holy crap that’s somewhere Pittsburgh isn’t it. I was born at Magee and grew up in Mt. Lebanon on the border of Dormont and Brookline in a neighborhood full of houses just like that one. You’re right Pittsburgh isn’t too much a car town but there are some cool pockets if you know where to look. Quite the motor build in that TA!

              2022 Ascent, 2013 Outback, 2012 SVT Raptor

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              • derp
                derp last edited by

                2015 F150 - 2002 IS300 Wagon - 1987 Supra - 2005 Civic
                Curator - Merch Guy

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                • MybirdIStheword
                  MybirdIStheword @FTTOHG last edited by

                  @fttohg thanks, the motor itself is really only a mild build at best. Haven't touched the heads or the bottom end, but the olds motors start to have structural issues above 400hp so I think i'm pretty happy as is. Feels plenty fun even with the dogshit gearing the car came with.

                  79 Trans Am
                  22 Bronco
                  I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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                  • just-a-scratch
                    just-a-scratch last edited by

                    it sounds like the mechanicals are in pretty good shape now. Congratulations. As for making it look prettier, that kind of work takes a kind of patience I haven't found yet. Best of luck. I look forward to updates.

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                    • MybirdIStheword
                      MybirdIStheword @rctothefuture last edited by

                      @rctothefuture probably a tremec TKO 5 speed. They make kits that fit these cars I believe

                      79 Trans Am
                      22 Bronco
                      I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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                      • MybirdIStheword
                        MybirdIStheword @just-a-scratch last edited by

                        @just-a-scratch the bodywork I plan on farming out. The interior is not that challenging since they make upholstery kits

                        79 Trans Am
                        22 Bronco
                        I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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                        • Qaaaaa
                          Qaaaaa last edited by

                          Mudflaps on an ST, eh? I didn't realize you were already up to stage three!

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                          • MybirdIStheword
                            MybirdIStheword @Qaaaaa last edited by

                            @qaaaaa yup. Thinking about putting in an application for a race team after that one...

                            79 Trans Am
                            22 Bronco
                            I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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                            • rctothefuture
                              rctothefuture @MybirdIStheword last edited by

                              @mybirdistheword Very nice. Thought you would go with a rock crusher, but a 5 speed would be nice for cruising.

                              2013 Chevy Volt
                              2014 Mini Paceman S
                              1995 Ford Probe GT

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                              • MybirdIStheword
                                MybirdIStheword @rctothefuture last edited by

                                @rctothefuture with the vintage stuff not in junkyards anymore, dollar per dollar new stuff makes more sense.

                                79 Trans Am
                                22 Bronco
                                I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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