Progress Thread LILCBRA's 87 GT vert project (now prepping to replace the left floor pan)

[LILCBRA]

Not exactly apples to apples, but here's this one.

View: https://youtu.be/pEUnFv9DbjI?si=vdFE1vUPiUSvF5Sh

 

[Noobz347]

Those would look really good tucked in better.

 

[gkomo]

The 17” turbines looked pretty sweet in one photo I saw.

 

[Noobz347]

The 17” turbines looked pretty sweet in one photo I saw.

What 17" Turbines?

 

[gkomo]

What 17" Turbines?

The ones that don’t exist, lol Thought they were real!

Edit: went back and found the photo I was thinking of. They are real I think but not actual Turbines. MFW wheels that I’m assuming pay tribute to the turbines, and they are 18’s, not 17’s:



I think MFW is affiliated with Makers Garage.

 

[Noobz347]

The ones that don’t exist, lol Thought they were real!

Edit: went back and found the photo I was thinking of. They are real I think but not actual Turbines. MFW wheels that I’m assuming pay tribute to the turbines, and they are 18’s, not 17’s:



I think MFW is affiliated with Makers Garage.

I thought I missed something.

Would not have been the first time. lol

 

[gkomo]

Still look good. But knowing Makers Garage Cobra replica pricing and other MFW wheels, these will probably be north of $2,500 a set.

 

[LILCBRA]

Too rich for my blood.....

 

[Noobz347]

Too rich for my blood.....

Damn... I thought maybe you'd get me a set too.

 

[LILCBRA]

Damn... I thought maybe you'd get me a set too.

That's why I can't afford them, your set is on it's way. Still waiting on that supercharger you were sending me in exchange for them....

 

[Noobz347]

That's why I can't afford them, your set is on it's way. Still waiting on that supercharger you were sending me in exchange for them....

Just waiting of the Flux Capacitor to get back in stock at Oreille's.

 

[LILCBRA]

You mean they don't have my part?! O'Really....

 

[Noobz347]

Still not in stock.

https://www.oreillyauto.com/flux-capacitor?q=flux-capacitor

 

[LILCBRA]

Damn them all to hell!!

 

[Noobz347]

I have a plan...

When it comes in, I'm going to bring it back to yesterday. Then we're all set.

 

[LILCBRA]

Great Scott - that's genius!

 

[LILCBRA]

Well, I doubt I'll get to it anytime soon, but I broke down and bought a cheap replacement fuel pump just so I can get it running again. I don't have any concrete plans or anything atm, but I'm thinking that I may actually start something on this in the next couple of months. I've gotten it turned around in the end stall and got the engine hoist assembled, and I've broken down about half of the sides of my trailer that I used when I moved back. The plan is to make cribbing from that extra lumber, plus what was left here by the previous owner, so I can crawl around underneath it til I break down and purchase a lift. I think, for this coming summer, I'm just going to swap in the new T5 and get it running and driving, then maybe tear it completely down next year and go to town on everything.

 

[LILCBRA]

More parts for the pile have been ordered. Obviously got them through Amazon, that's because I had plenty of points on my Amazon card to get them for $0 out of pocket.

T5 swap and a gear swap coming soon! (well, not that soon - still have plenty of other stuff to get taken care of.... )

 

[Noobz347]

Pinion Setting Tool?


What does one need this for? How does this tool 'set the pinion'?

 

[LILCBRA]

What does one need this for? How does this tool 'set the pinion'?

Best guess - it's a Transformer.