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Build Thread My Never Ending 89 Notch Thread

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TOOLOW91

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?
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MY 85 GT said:
More for a stick car?..i don't notice that with the AOD....
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the aod i am sure moves the same but because the shifter is mounted to the floor you dont notice where as the stick rides on the transmission you see its every move.
 

TOOLOW91

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?
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so tanks back in , motor mounts are loose motor should be out Saturday after noon
 
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TOOLOW91

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?
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just added what i have into the car with the two paint jobs and the one bad motor , with out any misc stuff that i have changed or maintained along the way i am 9,270.50 and counting labor of love labor of love
 

TOOLOW91

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?
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Oh on another note. Taxes coming back 2700. short block will get built as soon as i have the check and i have decided to throw twisted wedge heads on it . YEE HAW.
 
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MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.
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I'm up to 13k with one motor and one paint job hahaha gotta love these money pits
 
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84Ttop

They make new pistons every day, so why worry?
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I'm not adding mine up.... I don't have one receipt for that exact reason. lol
 
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MY 85 GT

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Try funding 4 cars..LOL...my 2 and my wifes 2..Oh wait and our 2 trucks.... isnt cheap thats for sure...but its not for the money its for the love of the cars ..racing, hanging with cool people...etc etc etc....Oh did i mention we have 4 dogs and 6 cats too....Wow i dont even want to add up what we go a month...on bills....Now im sad... lol
 
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84Ttop

They make new pistons every day, so why worry?
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^^ Lol I know the feeling!
 
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MY 85 GT

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84Ttop said:
^^ Lol I know the feeling!
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Yeah its worth it tho!!!!!
 
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CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,
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TOOLOW91 said:
just added what i have into the car with the two paint jobs and the one bad motor , with out any misc stuff that i have changed or maintained along the way i am 9,270.50 and counting labor of love labor of love
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I'm past 10k and the wheels/tires have never been on the ground yet. I must really be in love then.
 
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krazedstang

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Well I don't feel so bad that I'm at 6k, but my car still isn't running so theres that...
 
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TOOLOW91

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gonna work on getting the stuff out of the bay this week and paint maybe by the weekend
 
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TOOLOW91

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more meaningless progress it's on the stand
 
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MY 85 GT

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Looking good Jeff...in your spare time stop by my house to take my motor out and throw it in the Damn river....LOL...you can take what you want off it...im done....lol
 
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84Ttop

They make new pistons every day, so why worry?
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MY 85 GT said:
Looking good Jeff...in your spare time stop by my house to take my motor out and throw it in the Damn river....LOL...you can take what you want off it...im done....lol
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Wow, what did I miss?
 

88LX5.Oh

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MY 85 GT said:
Looking good Jeff...in your spare time stop by my house to take my motor out and throw it in the Damn river....LOL...you can take what you want off it...im done....lol
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I'll take you up on that offer.
 

MY 85 GT

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84Ttop said:
Wow, what did I miss?
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Not much Nick...lol...still trying to fix this damn problem with my car I know if I take it somewhere im sure they can fix it..but the car ran fine for almost 3 yrs with this set-up and now it does the HOT re-start surge its really a pain....wish I could fix it myself but I guess Im not capable of doing it...and that pisses me off too...
 

MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.
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Have you gone through the surging idle chit?
 

MY 85 GT

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yeah a 1000 times...new TPS...New Iac...new o2s...I have no clue...what else do check or do...
 

MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.
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Hmmm idk but I found my issue to be from getting unmetered air into my throttle body by means of pcv system
 
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