I'm surprised to see quite a few long-time 2.3 members in here still. About 3-5 years ago, I spent a lot of time on here accumulating most of my posts. About 3 years ago, it seemed like the amount of tech and worth while posts went down the toilet and I stopped posting so much here as I transitioned to turboford. It seems a bit better in here these days, so I thought I'd give an update. A bit long though.
Some of you older members may remember my old 88lx. I got it in the fall of 1999, bone stock with 56k miles. She used to be rust free and look very nice. Here is picture from 2004:
She's sat outside for the last 10 years and weather has hit her hard, along with the tree that got in my way in 2005. The paint is flaking off badly and I've got some rust around the moon roof. The good news is, that the constant oil leaks have pervented any rust from forming underneath the car, on any frame or suspension parts, so she's still solid.
I've had a lot of fun with the car over the years. I have over 100 time slips, starting with 19 second passes when it was stock. This year, I finally got 12s with my very simple combination of mostly junk yard parts. Literally, the most expensive part I have is the tires, at 150$ each (nitto 555R). I rebuilt a C4 and installed it, along with my own work on head, saving money. There are still quite a few issues to fix, namely a bad turbo and a few leaks. None the less, it is still a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to finding much nicer and more expensive cars to eat for lunch.
I haven't gotten a lot of time or money to play with the car for the last 3-4 years, but I'm still making progress and having fun with the car. A bit more than 3 years ago, I met a wonderful girl from China. I've made a total of 5 trips there, including one where I presented a ring. On August 1st, she arrived here and we'll marry in just 1 week. It won't be too long before I'm a father as well. I do plan to keep the car as a toy, because it doesn't cost much to keep it and occasionally have fun as I have time.
I have a lot I'd like to do with the car this fall before the snow flies. First, I'd like to finish installing the nitrous setup I picked up and hit the dyno. Then, I'll have to see what she can do in the quarter again. Think I can get 11's on an 80 shot? Seems possible if I can get the 60' time down a bit more. I'd also like to take some of my flat black rust paint and hit the rusty spots before winter so it doesn't get a lot worse. My soon to be wife doesn't mind the car and enjoys going to some of the car/mustang events with me. She went with me to the track several weeks ago and took the above picture and some video: YouTube - Bhuff's 2.3 13.1 @ 106 August 29, 2008
And for good measure, here are some pictures of my daily driver. It's a 97 GT, 5sp, black interior. The color is origional, Autumn orange with less than 2000 produced in this color. She has 156k miles and I've had her since around 100k, but still in great condition and runs stronger than your average stockish NPI 4.6.
Some of you older members may remember my old 88lx. I got it in the fall of 1999, bone stock with 56k miles. She used to be rust free and look very nice. Here is picture from 2004:
She's sat outside for the last 10 years and weather has hit her hard, along with the tree that got in my way in 2005. The paint is flaking off badly and I've got some rust around the moon roof. The good news is, that the constant oil leaks have pervented any rust from forming underneath the car, on any frame or suspension parts, so she's still solid.
I've had a lot of fun with the car over the years. I have over 100 time slips, starting with 19 second passes when it was stock. This year, I finally got 12s with my very simple combination of mostly junk yard parts. Literally, the most expensive part I have is the tires, at 150$ each (nitto 555R). I rebuilt a C4 and installed it, along with my own work on head, saving money. There are still quite a few issues to fix, namely a bad turbo and a few leaks. None the less, it is still a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to finding much nicer and more expensive cars to eat for lunch.
I haven't gotten a lot of time or money to play with the car for the last 3-4 years, but I'm still making progress and having fun with the car. A bit more than 3 years ago, I met a wonderful girl from China. I've made a total of 5 trips there, including one where I presented a ring. On August 1st, she arrived here and we'll marry in just 1 week. It won't be too long before I'm a father as well. I do plan to keep the car as a toy, because it doesn't cost much to keep it and occasionally have fun as I have time.
I have a lot I'd like to do with the car this fall before the snow flies. First, I'd like to finish installing the nitrous setup I picked up and hit the dyno. Then, I'll have to see what she can do in the quarter again. Think I can get 11's on an 80 shot? Seems possible if I can get the 60' time down a bit more. I'd also like to take some of my flat black rust paint and hit the rusty spots before winter so it doesn't get a lot worse. My soon to be wife doesn't mind the car and enjoys going to some of the car/mustang events with me. She went with me to the track several weeks ago and took the above picture and some video: YouTube - Bhuff's 2.3 13.1 @ 106 August 29, 2008
And for good measure, here are some pictures of my daily driver. It's a 97 GT, 5sp, black interior. The color is origional, Autumn orange with less than 2000 produced in this color. She has 156k miles and I've had her since around 100k, but still in great condition and runs stronger than your average stockish NPI 4.6.